Oral History Interview with John R. Zanca, November 14, 1987 Page: 1
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Oral History Collection
John ZancaInterviewer: Ronald E. Marcello
Place of Interview: Kenner, LouisianaDr. Marcello:
Mr. Zanca:Date: November 14, 1987
This is Ron Marcello interviewing John Zanca for the
North Texas State University Oral History
Collection. The interview is taking place on
November 14, 1987, in Kenner, Louisiana. I am
interviewing Mr. Zanca in order to get his
reminiscences and experiences while he was aboard
the cruiser USS Honolulu during the Japanese attack
at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Mr. Zanca, to begin this interview, just very
briefly give me a biographical sketch of yourself.
In other words, tell me when you were born, where
you were born--that sort of thing.
Well, I was born on the 6th of October, 1921. My
father was an Italian immigrant, and my mother was
American-born but of French ancestry, so I'm French
and Italian. I attended public schools in the city
of New Orleans up until the ninth grade, which at
the time I quit school, like so many others did of
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Zanca, John R. Oral History Interview with John R. Zanca, November 14, 1987, book, November 14, 1987; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137869/m1/3/?q=%22Military+and+War+-+Wars+-+World+War+II%22: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.