Oral history interview with Robert Beckstrand [sound recording], 1995.

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Oral history interview with Robert Beckstrand [sound recording], 1995.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53186718

The Stoughton, Wis. veteran discusses his World War II Navy service as a radioman aboard the U.S.S Maryland and his experiences in the Pacific theater.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 87 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 18 p.Military Papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 87 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum

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Van Ells, Mark D. (Mark David), 1962-

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Beckstrand, Robert G., 1925-

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Beckstrand (b. January 12, 1925) was drafted into the United States Navy in 1943 and served as a radioman aboard the U.S.S Maryland. He was honorably discharged in 1946 and eventually settled in Wisconsin. From the description of Oral history interview with Robert Beckstrand [sound recording], 1995. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 53186718 ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...