Oral History Interview with G. C. Petit, October 24, 2007

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with G C Petit. Petit joined the Navy in 1943. He served aboard the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) in the deck force and gunnery gang, beginning in 1944. Petit describes life aboard the ship. They were apart of task unit Taffy 3. They traveled through the Pacific, participating in battles at Saipan, the Philippines and Leyte Gulf. He provides some details of these battles, including the sinking of Gambier Bay during the Battle off Samar in October of 1944. He provides some detail of his time adrift in the water … continued below

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with G C Petit. Petit joined the Navy in 1943. He served aboard the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) in the deck force and gunnery gang, beginning in 1944. Petit describes life aboard the ship. They were apart of task unit Taffy 3. They traveled through the Pacific, participating in battles at Saipan, the Philippines and Leyte Gulf. He provides some details of these battles, including the sinking of Gambier Bay during the Battle off Samar in October of 1944. He provides some detail of his time adrift in the water before being rescued. In 1945 he served aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). They transported troops from England to the U.S. He was discharged in early 1946.

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with G C Petit. Petit joined the Navy in 1943. He served aboard the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) in the deck force and gunnery gang, beginning in 1944. Petit describes life aboard the ship. They were apart of task unit Taffy 3. They traveled through the Pacific, participating in battles at Saipan, the Philippines and Leyte Gulf. He provides some details of these battles, including the sinking of Gambier Bay during the Battle off Samar in October of 1944. He provides some detail of his time adrift in the water before being rescued. In 1945 he served aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). They transported troops from England to the U.S. He was discharged in early 1946.

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Petit, G. C. Oral History Interview with G. C. Petit, October 24, 2007, text, October 24, 2007; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1605314/: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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