Oral History Interview with Gus Seeley, December 6, 2008 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with Gus Seeley, December 6, 2008

Creator

  • Interviewee: Seeley, Gus
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Interviewer: Jensen, Pete
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

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

Date

  • Creation: 2008-12-06

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gus Seeley. Seeley joined the Navy in July of 1940. During his career, he completed schooling for Yeoman, Naval Intelligence, Stenography and the Portuguese Language. Seeley served as Yeoman Third-Class aboard USS Honolulu (CL-48). They were moored in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. Seeley was later transferred to USS LST-312, serving in the European Theater. He participated in the Sicily Campaign, the Salerno landings and the Invasion of Normandy. Seeley was transferred to another LST, and also served in the invasions of the Philippines and Okinawa, and served with occupation forces in China.
  • Physical Description: 1 sound recording (2 hr., 26 min., 35 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: USS Honolulu (CL-48)
  • Keyword: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Salerno
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
  • Keyword: Allied landing craft and ships
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
  • Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island
  • Keyword: China occupation duty
  • Keyword: USS LST-312

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Relation

  • Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Gus Seeley, December 6, 2008, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1605538

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: OH02490
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1609347
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