Oral History Interview with Kingsley Matthews, September 30, 1989

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Interview with Kingsley Matthews, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Includes an appendix.

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[2], 34, [2] p. ; 28 cm.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Matthews, Kingsley September 30, 1989.

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    Publisher Info: Board of Regents of the University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, TX

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Interview with Kingsley Matthews, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Includes an appendix.

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[2], 34, [2] p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1989 for the World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors (Navy) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, University of North Texas.

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  • September 30, 1989

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Matthews, Kingsley. Oral History Interview with Kingsley Matthews, September 30, 1989, text, September 30, 1989; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2220750/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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