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Oral History Interview with James E. Leavelle, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Leavelle. Leavelle graduated from high school in May 1944 and on July 8, 1944 he was sworn into the US Navy in Amarillo, Texas. His high school had offered a special course in radio operating, so he enrolled in the course and learned basic radio theory as well as how to copy Morse code. On 18 July, he reported to the Navy Recruiting and Processing Station at Lubbock, Texas where he was officially sworn into the Navy fo… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Creator: Leavelle, James E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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