Papers, 1941-1947.

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Papers, 1941-1947.

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Reminiscences of World War II service in the Pacific Theater, 1941-1945. The collection contains printed reminiscences, CD-ROMs and videotape of rescue from USS Oklahoma, December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942. Other documents include biography, photo in naval uniform, and press releases from USS Helena and USS Crater.

2.4 inches; 10.5 x 2.5 x 12 in.

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8142973

Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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Oklahoma (Battleship : BB-37)

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USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Navy, notable for being the first American class of oil-burning dreadnoughts. Commissioned in 1916, Oklahoma served in World War I as a part of Battleship Division Six, protecting Allied convoys on their way across the Atlantic. After the war, she served in both the United States Battle Fleet and Scouting Fleet. Oklahoma was modernized between 1927 and 1929. In 1936, she res...

De Long, George A., 1922-2002.

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George A. De Long was born in Annville, PA in 1922. In 1941, he joined the Navy and went to boot camp in Newport, RI, then to Quartermaster School. He was in USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, then served in USS Helena and saw action at the Battle of the Solomon Islands. He served in USS Crater at the end of the war, and then in USS Dixie during the Bikini A-bomb test. He attended Lebanon Valley College on the GI Bill and held various positions as an industrial specialist after th...

Helena (Light cruiser)

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Crater (Cargo ship)

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