Oral History Interview with Paul Candelori, February 28, 2007 Page: 12
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Oral History Interview with Paul Candelori, February 28, 2007 (Sound)
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Paul Candelori. Candelori joined the Navy in June of 1943. He served as Radioman Third Class and had additional training in amphibious landings. He traveled to Hawaii in April of 1944, training and working on the island. In February of 1945 he was assigned to USS LST-646 and participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima, working as radio operator and delivering supplies to the troops on the island. Candelori returned to the US in December of 1945 and was discharged in April of 1946.
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Oral History Interview with Paul Candelori, February 28, 2007, text, February 28, 2007; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1605084/m1/13/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.