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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archie Kellems. Kellems joioned the navy in December 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After some training and being shipped to Hawaii, Kellems contracted the measels and was hospitalized for a while. When he was released, he was assigned to USS O'Brien (DD-415). He was aboard the O'Brien when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine along with USS Wasp (CV-7). He was rescued and then later assigned to USS Fullam (DD-474) in March 1943. In march 1945, he joined USS Niagara (APA-87) in time to take some troops to Okinawa. After the war ended, Kellems was discharged in early 1946, but was back i nthe Navy within six months. He made a career of hte Navy.
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Oral History Interview with Archie Kellems, October 1, 2019, audio recording, October 1, 2019; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1610937/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 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.