Oral History Interview with Francis Jerome McArdle, January 10, 2015
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis McArdle. McArdle was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania on 4 June 1925. Upon joining the Navy in 1943, he was sent to Sampson, New York for boot training. He then went to Quincy, Massachusetts where he was assigned aboard the USS Quincy (CA-71) as a carpenters mate. He recalls a visit to the ship by General Dwight D. Eisenhower prior to the invasion of Normandy. He describes the carnage on Utah Beach and picking up the …
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Date:
January 10, 2015
Duration:
3 hours 4 minutes 24 seconds
Creator:
McArdle, Francis J.
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation