Oral History Interview with Warren Deciores, January 4, 2001 Track: 1 of 1

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Deciores. Deciores was born in1909 and joined the Navy in 1928. He completed Hospital Corpsman School, graduating in June of 1929. He worked in the operating room of a hospital on Mare Island for his basic training duty. He later moved into administration. From 1935 through 1937, Deciores completed two years of medical work on Guam, including providing care to the island natives. He would pick up supplies in China for his work on the island. In 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Deciores was stationed at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, in Virginia. He additionally served aboard the hospital ships, USS Refuge (AH-11) and USS Relief (AH-1). He traveled through both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He continued his service after the war ended and retired in February of 1959.

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