Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo co…
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Date:
February 19, 2005
Creator:
Fernandez, Acencion
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation