title: Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011
creator: Stremel, Al
contributor: Franklin, Michael
publisher: National Museum of the Pacific War
date: 2011-07-30
language: English
description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with
 Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December,
 he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942,
 they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through
 November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons,
 Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil
 Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS Swanson (DD-443).
 Stremel was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
subject: World War, 1939-1945
subject: People - Individuals
subject: Military and War - Wars - World War II
subject: Interviews
subject: Oral histories
subject: Personal narratives
subject: Autobiographies
subject: Biographies
subject: WWII
subject: United States. Navy -- Fireman
subject: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
subject: Doolittle Raid, Tokyo, Japan, 1942
subject: Midway, Battle of, 1942
subject: Santa Cruz Islands, Battle of the, Solomon Islands, 1942
subject: Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
subject: USS Swanson (DD-443)
coverage: Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
coverage: 1940/2011-07
coverage: United States - Kansas - Rush County - Loretta
coverage: United States - Missouri - Jackson County - Kansas City
coverage: New Caledonia - South Province - Noumea
coverage: United States - Wake Island
coverage: United States - Washington - King County - Seattle
coverage: United States - Hawaii - Honolulu County - Honolulu
coverage: United States - Montana - Yellowstone County - Billings
coverage: United States - Colorado - Denver County - Denver
coverage: Philippines - Leyte Island
coverage: United States - Virginia - Norfolk Independent City - Norfolk
coverage: United States - Kansas - Shawnee County - Topeka
coverage: United States - Tennessee - Davidson County - Nashville
coverage: United States - Missouri - Greene County - Springfield
coverage: United States - New Jersey - Camden County - Camden
relation: Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011, [transcript]
 ark:/67531/metapth1606010
rights: Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives
rights: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum
 of the Pacific War.
type: Sound
format: 1 sound recording (2 hr., 5 min., 18 sec.)
format: Audio
identifier: local-cont-no: OH03295
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth1609817/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth1609817