Oral History Interview with Robert C. Hughes, August 5, 1978 Page: 1
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Robert C. HughesInterviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello
Place of Interview: Little Rock, ArkansasDr. Marcello:
Mr. Hughes:Dr. Marcello:
Date: August 5, 1978
This is Ron Marcello interviewing Robert C. Hughes for
the North Texas State University Oral History Collection.
The interview is taking place on August 5, 1978, in Little
Rock, Arkansas. I'm interviewing Mr. Hughes in order to
get his reminiscences and experiences and impressions
while he was aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during
the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Mr, Hughes, to begin this interview, just very briefly
tell me a little bit about yourself. In other words, tell
me where you were born, your education--things of that
nature, Just be very brief and general.
Well, I was born in Winchester, Tennessee--Franklin County--
on September 5, 1918. My family moved to Arkansas in 1921,
which I don't remember at that time. I grew up in a community
. . . in the country on a cotton farm, I went to a country
school and finished the tenth grade. In 1941, on June 6th,
I enlisted in the Navy--the U.S. Navy.
Why did you decide to enter the Navy in 1941?
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Hughes, Robert C. Oral History Interview with Robert C. Hughes, August 5, 1978, book, August 5, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306943/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.