Oral History Interview with James J. Joyce, January 27, 2011
Description:
Transcript of an oral interview with James "Jim" Joyce. When Joyce finished high school, he joined the Navy in January, 1943. Soon, he was training with a naval construction battalion (Seabees), and was assigned to Banika Island in the Russell Islands in the Solomons where he served in a bakery and as a stevedore. He was attached to the 11th Construction Battalion. Eventually, Joyce headed for Okinawa and was there on D-day (1 April 1945). He escorted Japanese prisoners of war to Saipan and hea…
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Date:
January 27, 2011
Duration:
1 hour 26 minutes 34 seconds
Creator:
Joyce, James J.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation