Oral history interview with Ralph E. Hacker, [sound recording], 2004.

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Oral history interview with Ralph E. Hacker, [sound recording], 2004.

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Ralph E. Hacker, a Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin native, discusses his Navy service during World War II as a radioman aboard LST-925. Hacker talks about being drafted, boot camp at Great Lakes (Illinois), radio school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and amphibious training at Camp Bradford (Virginia). Assigned to LST-925, he explains the capabilities of the ship and his duties as a radioman. He touches on boarding the brand-new ship in Boston, sailing through the Panama Canal, and delivering beer to Guadalcanal. Hacker touches on extra duty as mailman, living conditions, food, playing cards for fun, and listening to Tokyo Rose on the radio. He discusses being part of the invasion of Lingayen Gulf (Philippines) and being hit there by a suicide boat. Transferred to the flotilla staff aboard a different LST, he describes the invasion of Okinawa. After the war ended, Hacker touches on being based at Yokohama (Japan) for six months during the occupation. He mentions his homecoming, eventually returning to his pre-war job in Sturgeon Bay, and using the GI-Bill for a low-interest loan.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 26 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 26 min.); analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 14 p.

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Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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