Oral History Interview with Edward Duran, June 11, 2003 Page: 4
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Was born 12 September, 1910, and died about 17 December 2003
Enlisted in the Navy 27 October 1927 and retired in 1958
Present at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii at the beginning of World War Il
Present in Nagasaki, Japan several days after the end of war
Salvaged one of five attacking midget Japanese submarines
Had discussion with Admiral Nimitz regarding the midget submarine
The sub is now on display at the Admiral Nimitz State Historic Site
Supervised loading of ammunition on board a submarine at Pearl Harbor
for transfer to the besieged island of Corregidor
Same submarine secretly loaded $25 million in gold and silver at
Corregidor and returned it safely to Pearl Harbor
Survived ditching of a PBY in the Pacific Ocean
Participated in the capture of Yantan airfield during the Battle of Okinawa
Hosted movie star Tyrone Power for return trip from Guam to
Portland, OR
Navigator on board attack transport taking Admiral Byrd to Little America
Recovered Admiral Byrd's ice covered office headquarters left from
previous winter and now on display at the Navy Historical CenterMuseum, Washington, DC
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Duran, Edward. Oral History Interview with Edward Duran, June 11, 2003, text, June 11, 2003; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1606422/m1/4/?q=%22~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 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.