Oral History Interview with Ivan E. Davies, October 12, 2010
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Transcript of an oral interview with Ivan E. Davies. Born in 1921, he joined the Navy and was assigned to the B-2 hangar deck division on USS Enterprise (CV-6) in 1943. He describes the flight deck after the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. He discusses his subsequent assignment to the mess deck as well as his assignment as aircraft elevator operator. He describes a shooting accident on the hangar deck; an aircraft landing accident; and a fire on the flight deck. He talks about kamikazes and the da…
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Date:
October 12, 2010
Duration:
1 hour 57 minutes 10 seconds
Creator:
Davies, Ivan E.
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation