Collier County, FL
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Wilmer Stevens
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Years Served: | 1939-1968 | ||||||
Branch: | Army | |||||||
Unit: | 9th Signal, Headquarters Advanced Section, 1st Army Division | |||||||
Service Locations: | European + Pacific Theaters (Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Pearl Harbor) | |||||||
Highest Rank: | Colonel | |||||||
Age Entered: | 17 | |||||||
Age at Interview: | 84 (2006) | |||||||
Place of Birth: | Damriscota, Maine | |||||||
Interviewer: | Sandra Arnold |
Audio Clips
- A momentary lull between attacks
- Handling the flow of messages
- Little telephone service; we sent messages via cable
- Thought the Japanese planes were scheduled American B17 coming into Pearl Harbor
- We knew the Japanese would attack; we didn't know when
- We received a warning message that I will never forget
- We thought the first planes coming in were practicing fighter planes
- We were placed on an anti-sabatoge alert
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