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Oral History Interview with George Redding, July 25, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Redding. Redding joined the Navy in June of 1944. He was assigned to the 81st, 91st and 8th Construction Battalions, and served with a pontoon outfit, ferrying supplies from ship to shore. In January of 1945 he traveled aboard a troop ship to Hawaii for additional training, then on to Ulithi, Eniwetok and Okinawa. They remained on the coast of Okinawa through August, transporting Red Cross supplies, Sherman tanks, and howi… more
Date: July 25, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Redding, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Redding, July 25, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Redding. Redding joined the Navy in June of 1944. He was assigned to the 81st, 91st and 8th Construction Battalions, and served with a pontoon outfit, ferrying supplies from ship to shore. In January of 1945 he traveled aboard a troop ship to Hawaii for additional training, then on to Ulithi, Eniwetok and Okinawa. They remained on the coast of Okinawa through August, transporting Red Cross supplies, Sherman tanks, and howi… more
Date: July 25, 2018
Creator: Redding, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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