Oral History Interview with Lester McClanahan, May 12, 2012 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Lester McClanahan, May 12, 2012

Creator

  • Interviewee: McClanahan, Lester
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Metzler, Ed
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
    Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 2012-05-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lester McClanahan. McClanahan joined the Navy in 1944. He was assigned to the USS Algol (AKA-54) in June of 1944 and served as a deck hand and gunner. He provides some detail of the ship and the equipment it carried. They traveled to Eniwetok, Ulithi and Saipan, carrying supplies for troops after the invasions. They were at the invasion of Lingayen Gulf in early 1945, and later at Okinawa. He recalls the kamikaze plane attacks while at Okinawa. They also provided towing services for ships to the Philippines. They traveled to Qingdao, China and he discusses his experiences there. He was discharged in December of 1945.
  • Physical Description: 52 p.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: United States. Navy -- Gunner's mates
  • Keyword: USS Algol (AKA-54)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Saipan
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
  • Keyword: Qingdao (China)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Oral History Interview with Lester McClanahan, May 12, 2012 - ark:/67531/metapth1609999

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
    Code: NMPW
  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Text

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH03514
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1606193
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