Oral History Interview with Richard Grimm, April 28, 2004 Metadata

Title

• Main Title Oral History Interview with Richard Grimm, April 28, 2004

Creator

• Interviewee: Grimm, Richard
  Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

• Interviewer: Metzler, Ed
  Contributor Type: Personal
• Interviewer: Rush, Bonnie Day
  Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

• Creation: 2004-04-28

Language

• English

Description

• Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Grimm. Grimm joined the Navy in November 1941. He was sent to USS Maury (DD-401) and served as a signalman and anti-aircraft gunner. Grimm describes seeing Pearl Harbor soon after the attack and participating in the Battle of Coral Sea. He also mentions the signal that he was ordered to fly at the beginning of the Battle of Midway. Grimm describes seeing the USS Porter (DD-356) get hit at Santa Cruz and then taking part in the naval battles in the Solomon Islands where he helped recover casualties from the USS New Orleans (CA-32) and rescue crewman from the USS Helena (CL-50). He goes into detail on a close-call at the Battle of Kolombangara. At Vella Lavella, Grimm spotted the approaching Japanese fleet and describes how his ship launched torpedoes that sank three ships. He also discusses seeing the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) get hit by a torpedo that passed under the Maury. Grimm also took part in the landings at Leyte and Lingayen Gulf where the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) was damaged by a near miss from a kamikaze. He was in New York at the time of the Japanese surrender and a part of the celebration at Times Square. Grimm then joined the crew of a minesweeper for the occupation of Japan and describes the differences with his previous ship.
• Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 26 min., 41 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 -- Signalmen
• Keyword: USS Maury (DD-401)
• Keyword: Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942
• Keyword: Midway, Battle of, 1942
• Keyword: Kolombangara, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1943
• Keyword: Vella Gulf, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1943
• Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Leyte
• Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
• Keyword: Kamikaze airplanes

Primary Source

• Item is a Primary Source

Relation

• Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Richard Grimm, April 28, 2004, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604513

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: OH01111
• Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608322