Oral History Interview with Gaylord Whitlock, October 4, 2000
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gaylord Whitlock. Whitlock was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois on 1 July 1917. Upon graduating from high school in 1935, he entered university in Carbondale, Illinois and graduated in 1939. In 1943, he received a commission in the US Navy Naval Reserve and reported to the Naval Training School of Aerological Engineers at UCLA where he received a professional degree in meteorology. He was then ordered to attend the Scripps Ins…
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Date:
October 4, 2000
Duration:
1 hour 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator:
Whitlock, Gaylord
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation