Oral history interview with Eldon L. Hoel, 2005.

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Oral history interview with Eldon L. Hoel, 2005.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668108152

Eldon Hoel, a Madison, Wisconsin native, discusses his Navy service in the South Pacific during World War II.

Master videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 51 min.); sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 22 p.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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