Oral History Interview with Israel Berger, May 22, 2008
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Israel Berger. While attending medical school, Berger took an officer’s correspondence course with the Navy in May 1942. After interning at the Norfolk Naval Hospital and completing the V-12 program, he boarded the USS Drew (APA-162) as a general medical officer, traveling between Oahu and Saipan. Berger was relieved to be treated kindly despite being one of only two Jewish men on his ship. Despite having grown up in a koshe…
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Date:
May 22, 2008
Duration:
48 minutes 29 seconds
Creator:
Berger, Israel
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation