Oral History Interview with A. W. McCasker
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with A. W. McCasker. McCasker joined the Royal Australian Navy and at the end of 1942 was stationed on Guadalcanal. He took a small party behind enemy lines to Lord Howe Island on a reconnaissance mission, accompanied by two American soldiers and a Javanese guide. There he was greeted by a Polynesian king who held a formal ceremony declaring war on the Japanese. McCasker brought along a radio that could reach several hundred mile…
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Date:
November 20, 2014
Creator:
McCasker, A. W.
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation