Oral history interview with Robert M. Witzig [sound recording], 1999.

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Oral history interview with Robert M. Witzig [sound recording], 1999.

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Witzig, a Grant County, Wis. native, discusses his service with the Navy aboard the USS Indianapolis and his experiences after the ship was sunk by a submarine attack, and his rescue after remaining in the water for 5 days.

Sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 110 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 39 p.Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 110 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Master sound recording : 2 sound cassettes (ca. 110 min.) ; analog, 1 7/8 ips.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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