Oral History Interview with Joe Fields, October 9, 2003
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe Fields. He was born in Benton, Kentucky on 29 June 1926. Upon graduation from high school in May, 1944, he enlisted in the Navy and was sent to basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois. Fields describes several of his experiences while in boot camp. He attended Radio Operator’s School and was assigned as a member of the commissioning crew of USS LSM-96. The vessel sailed to Pearl Harbor, embarked a radar intercept squadro…
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Date:
October 9, 2003
Duration:
2 hours 2 minutes 20 seconds
Creator:
Fields, Joe
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation