Oral History Interview with Francis Blake, January 8, 2004
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis Blake. Blake was born in Idaho and finished high school in Portland, Oregon. He then went to California for some college and worked in the mining industry in Arizona before joining the Marine Corps in August 1938. He trained at San Diego, then went to Sea School. Afterward, he was assigned to the USS Idaho (BB-42). He eventually became the captain's orderly and then an admiral's orderly while aboard the Idaho. Blake …
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Date:
January 8, 2004
Duration:
4 hours 2 minutes 26 seconds
Creator:
Blake, Francis E.
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation