Oral History Interview with Fred Earl Smith, October 19, 2002
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Earl Smith. Smith was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 20 April 1923. Joining the Navy soon after graduation in 1941, he completed boot training at San Diego. Upon graduating from fire control school, he reported aboard the USS Tennessee (BB-43) at Pearl Harbor. He experienced the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and retrieved bodies in the aftermath. He was assigned to the USS Hornet (CV-8). After the Hornet sank, Smith was t…
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Date:
October 19, 2002
Duration:
53 minutes 30 seconds
Creator:
Smith, Fred Earl
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation