Oral history interview with Lee Wiskirchen, [sound recording], 2003.

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Oral history interview with Lee Wiskirchen, [sound recording], 2003.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/712169429

Leroy "Lee" Wiskirchen, a Port Washington, Wisconsin native, discusses his Navy service during the Cold War as a radioman aboard the USS Shenandoah.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 50 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 50 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 17 p.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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