Oral History Interview with Winfred C. Chamberlain, July 16, 2012 Page: 3
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Oral History Interview with Winfred C. Chamberlain, July 16, 2012 (Sound)
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Winfred C Chamberlain. Chamberlain joined the Navy in August of 1942. He completed Midshipmen’s School and was commissioned as an officer. Chamberlain served as skipper aboard USS LST-696. From September of 1944 through January of 1945, he participated in the New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon operations. He transported some Seabees to Subic Bay, where they were constructing a submarine base. Chamberlain returned to the US and received an honorable discharge in January of 1946.
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Oral History Interview with Winfred C. Chamberlain, July 16, 2012, text, July 16, 2012; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1606304/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 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.