Oral History Interview with Phil Perabo, April 14, 2008
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Phil Perabo. Perabo joined the Navy in 1941. He trained and served as a fighter pilot. Beginning in 1942 he was assigned to the fleet aboard the USS Bogue (CVE-9), where he worked with a strike group. They sunk the first German sub in the Atlantic. Perabo later joined Fighter Squadron VF-82 in the Pacific and served aboard the USS Bennington (CV-20). He completed 25 mission and in May of 1945 he was shot down and taken prisoner a…
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Date:
April 14, 2008
Duration:
1 hour 7 minutes 44 seconds
Creator:
Perabo, Phil
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation