Oral history interview with Kenneth Theisen, [sound recording], 2005.

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Oral history interview with Kenneth Theisen, [sound recording], 2005.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/669054300

Theisen, a Madison, Wisconsin resident, discusses his service in the Navy as a radio technician, first class during World War II with the Mine Warfare Test Station.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 60 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 18 p.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7962596

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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