Oral History Interview with James Leavelle, December 7, 2017
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Leavelle. Leavelle joined the Navy in 1940 after he finished a stint in the Civilian Conservation Corps and high school. After training, Leavelle was assigned to USS Whitney (AD-4). He was aboard the Whitney during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was later injured by a rogue wave and elected to be medically discharged. He went on to be a detective in the Dallas Police Department and was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when Jack …
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December 7, 2017
Creator:
Leavelle, James
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation