Oral History Interview with Joe C. Turner, September 19, 1989 Page: 34
[2] 49 p. ; 28 cm.View a full description of this book.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Marcello:
Turner:The five destroyers that was alongside of us
were awake and had their machine guns and antiaircraft
guns going good by the time they came back in on the
second wave. In the first attack, the first thirty
minutes or so, there wasn't hardly anybody firing at
them. No guns were going; no ammunition was out. All
the ammunition was locked up for the weekend--holiday.
But during that second attack. there was a lull for
about thirty minutes or so--I could say thirty minutes
or maybe an hour--and when another wave came in, those
destroyers and the other ships around had machine guns
going, and they was knocking them down--everywhere. You
could see a plane on fire. I saw one just fly all to
pieces, and then I saw two or three of them just catch
fire and head down. You could hear them roaring, you
know. Then some of them went up and crashed into the
mountain. As reported by history, they shot down forty-
three that morning. I personally saw at least half a
dozen that I watched shot down, including two of our
men.
Did this happen during the day itself, or was it thatevening that those planes were shot down, the American
ones?
No, this was during the day. This was Flying
Fortresses--B-17s. These B-17s tried to get off the
ground at Hickam Field. They tried to get in the air,34
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
Marcello, Ronald E. & Turner, Joseph C. Oral History Interview with Joe C. Turner, September 19, 1989, book, September 19, 1989; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137897/m1/36/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.