Oral History Interview with Leal Langshaw, April 3, 2003
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leal Langshaw. Langshaw was born in Salina, Kansas 29 December 1918. At 21 he joined the US Navy and underwent boot camp at San Diego. He then attended machinist school and worked in a torpedo shop. He describes defects in the torpedo firing pins. Langshaw was transferred to Pearl Harbor and he describes what he saw when he arrived there on 24 December 1941. He was assigned to the engine room of the USS Plunger (SS-179) and …
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Date:
April 3, 2003
Duration:
48 minutes 12 seconds
Creator:
Langshaw, Leal
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation