Memoir, ca. 1995.

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Memoir, ca. 1995.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51605763

Includes highly detailed description of Wilhite's naval training and service; the service record and history of the USS McCall; purposes and functions of destroyer vessels; the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor; the rescue of navy radioman George Ray Tweed from Guam; Wilhite's marriage, family and LDS religious beliefs; naval combatā‚ including participation at Guadalcanal and the bombardment of Iwo Jima; duty in Kodiak, Alaska; and liberty in New Zealand. Includes two photocopied photographs of Wilhite during World War II.

1 folder (42 p.) + 2 photocopied photographs.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Tweed, George R.

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Wilhite, Billy Junior, 1920-

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Served in the US Navy during World War II from 1940-1946 aboard the destroyer USS McCall DD-400. Wilhite was assigned as an electricians mate and achieved the rank of Chief Electricians Mate. From the description of Memoir, ca. 1995. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51605763 ...