Oral History Interview with George Gowen, May 3, 1993 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with George Gowen, May 3, 1993

Creator

  • Interviewee: Gowen, George
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Byrd, Richard
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 1993-05-03

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Gowen. Gowen joined the Merchant Marine in 1934. He trained aboard the USS Annapolis (PG-10) for two years. He graduated from the training program in 1937 as an engineer, then worked aboard a ship delivering oil as third assistant engineer. From 1940 to 1942 he continued working in his same role on the USS Santee (CVE-29). From there he went to Bath, Maine to work as an assistant engineering officer aboard USS Chevalier (DD-451). He went into the Battle of Vella Lavella in 1943 on the Chevalier and provides details of their travels from Maine to the Solomon Islands. He describes the events of the Chevalier being sunk during this battle. In 1944 Gowen went on to be an engineering officer of another destroyer and participated in the Marianas Campaign. In 1951 Gowen was selected to command the USS Ingersoll (DD-652) in the Mediterranean. In 1958 he attended the Naval War College and was made commanding officer of the USS Aludra (AF-55). He then took command, as a captain, of the Navy’s portion of testing atomic weapons in the Pacific area and provides details of this experience. He retired in 1970 after 30 years of service.
  • Physical Description: 22 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 Merchant Marine
  • Keyword: USS Santee (CVE-29)
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mariana Islands
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mediterranean Sea
  • Keyword: Nuclear weapons -- Testing
  • Keyword: USS Chevalier (DD-451): USS Annapolis (IX-1)
  • Keyword: USS Ingersoll (DD-652)
  • Keyword: USS Aludra (AF-55)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

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: OH03594
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1606259
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