Oral History Interview with Hannibal Tadlock, December 7, 2005 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Hannibal Tadlock, December 7, 2005

Creator

  • Interviewee: Tadlock, Hannibal
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Metzler, Ed
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
    Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2005-12-07

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hannibal Tadlock. Tadlock joined the Navy in 1940. He worked as an oil king aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36). Tadlock was aboard the Nevada while docked at Pearl Harbor during the attack on 7 December 1941. He was then stationed on the USS Lexington (CV-2) in the fire room during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May of 1942. He was then assigned to similar work aboard the USS Core (CVE-13) beginning December of 1943. They travelled across the Atlantic to England and Scotland, in search of German U-boats. They protected cargo and liberty ships and encountered German sailors from a bombed U-boat. In April of 1945 he was transferred to the USS Boxer (CV-21), working as a machinist’s mate. Tadlock was honorably discharged in April of 1946.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (51 min., 8 sec.)

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: United States. Navy -- Machinist's mates
  • Keyword: USS Nevada (BB-36)
  • Keyword: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • Keyword: USS Lexington (CV-2)
  • Keyword: Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942
  • Keyword: USS Core (CVE-13)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- England
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Scotland
  • Keyword: USS Boxer (CV-21)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Hannibal Tadlock, December 7, 2005, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604911

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Sound

Format

  • Audio

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH01558
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608719
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