Oral History Interview with Cliff Robertson, December 7, 2001
Description:
Transcript of an oral interview with Cliff Robertson. Robertson was a crewman on a small, old freighter (SS Admiral Cole) about 150 miles out of Iloilo (in the vicinity of Philippines Islands) when his ship was bombed by a Japanese 4-engine amphibious plane - the same time Pearl Harbor was being bombed. Although their ship was damaged by the bombs, they got to Zamboanga and then were in the China Sea when the USS Houston (CA-30) was sunk. They finally got out down through Tora Straits and then …
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Date:
December 7, 2001
Duration:
51 minutes 26 seconds
Creator:
Robertson, Cliff
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation