Oral History Interview with Tommy W. Shaffer, May 3, 2008
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tommy Shaffer. Shaffer was born in Florence, Texas 31 August 1926. He received his draft notice in 1944 and joined the United States Navy. After attending boot camp at San Diego, California he went aboard the USS Sangamon (CVE-26) in February 1945 as second loader on a 40mm gun. He describes the attack at Okinawa by Japanese aircraft and tells of one plane dropping a bomb on the ship just before crashing into the flight deck…
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Date:
May 3, 2008
Duration:
46 minutes 47 seconds
Creator:
Shaffer, Tommy
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation