Oral History Interview with Blaise LePre, December 16, 2004
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Blaise LePre. LePre dropped out of high school and then joined the Navy in 1943. After basic training in New York and an engineering course in Minnesota, LePre headed west to Washington and was assigned to the USS West Virginia (BB-48). He was aboard the ship during the Battle of Surigao Strait. His duty station was in the boiler rooms. After some repairs at a floating drydock, the West Virginia headed for Iwo Jima to bombar…
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Date:
December 16, 2004
Duration:
1 hour 25 minutes 33 seconds
Creator:
LePre, Blaise Barney
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation