Oral History Interview with Walter Sy, June 3, 2011
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Sy. Sy joined the Navy in January of 1941. He was trained as an electrician and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 6 December 1941 to join the crew of the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Sy briefly discusses being handed a rifle on the day of the attack and seeing the damage. He was assigned to the USS Gridley (DD-380) and traveled from the Aleutians to the South Pacific. Sy discusses how he became a baker after the CO had some br…
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Date:
June 3, 2011
Duration:
1 hour 10 minutes 08 seconds
Creator:
Sy, Walter
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation