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Harry E. Peterson Jr.
Years Served: | 1941-1969 | |
Branch: | Navy | |
Ships: | USS Feland (APA-11) USS Piranha (SS-389) |
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Service Locations: | Pacific Theater (Australia, New Zealand, Tarawa, Japan) | |
Highest Rank: | Commander | |
Age Entered: | 18 | |
Age at Interview: | 82 (2005) | |
Place of Birth: | Newburgh, N.Y. | |
Interviewer: | Sandra Arnold |
Audio Clips
- Best time of my life was in the Navy
- Bombarded Tarawa before the invasion
- Describing landings on Tarawa
- Identifying Japanese ships
- Life on a ship compared to life on a submarine
- Mission of submarines
- Our decks ran red with blood
- Standing watches onboard Navy ships
- Tracking a Japanese ship
- Training Marines in landing procedures
- Was on a patrol when Japan surrendered
- Witnessed Marines landing on Tarawa
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