Oral history interview with Elijah Collins, Jr., 2001 December 06.

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Oral history interview with Elijah Collins, Jr., 2001 December 06.

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Interview with Elijah Collins, Jr., a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Also comments about the Battle of Savo Island, August 9, 1942, and the sinking of the Blue, August 22, 1942.

60 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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SNAC Resource ID: 7442828

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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