Oral History Interview with Ken Prescott, October 19, 2002 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Ken Prescott, October 19, 2002

Creator

  • Interviewee: Prescott, Ken
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Cox, Floyd
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2002-10-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth W. Prescott. Prescott was born 9 August 1920 in Jackson, Michigan. Upon graduating from midshipman’s school at Northwestern University in December 1942, Prescott volunteered to serve with a PT boat squadron. He was sent to Melville, Rhode Island for training. When complete, went to Tulagi and was assigned as executive officer aboard PT Boat 61. Commenting on the construction of a PT boat he also discusses the armament and number of crewmen and the responsibilities of each. He reminisces about his friendship with John F. Kennedy and comments on several experiences he had with him. Recalling the PT boat tender, USS Jamestown (APG-3), he tells of the services it provided to the PT squadrons in the area. Prescott was later made executive officer of the Jamestown.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 16 min., 58 sec.)

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
  • Keyword: Torpedo boats
  • Keyword: Tulagi Island (Solomon Islands)
  • Keyword: USS PT-61
  • Keyword: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
  • Keyword: USS Jamestown (AGP-3)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Ken Prescott, October 19, 2002, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604140

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

  • Sound

Format

  • Audio

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: OH00682
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1607952
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