Oral History Interview with Elliott Ross, May 1, 2001
Description:
Interview with Elliott Ross who joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He discusses being a landing craft coxswain carrying troops and supplies from ships to the shore in seven invasions: Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Santacristo, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and as an occupation force in Japan after the surrender. He talks mostly about Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan, but also mentions burials at sea and on the beachs, seeing his brother's ship get hit by torpedoes, and the emotional toll of th…
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Date:
May 1, 2000
Duration:
1 hour 8 minutes 07 seconds
Creator:
Cox, Floyd; Misenhimer, Richard & Ross, Elliott
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation