Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002

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Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Strauss' background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.

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Cox, Bill & Gibson, Buck. Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002, audio recording, October 19, 2002; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth204487/m1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.