Oral History Interview with Victor Delano, March 13, 1998
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Victor Delano. Delano was appointed to the Naval Academy in June of 1937 and graduated with distinction in February of 1941 and was commissioned ensign. He was assigned to the gunnery department of the Fire Control Division aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48), where he was stationed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship was moored in the Harbor, and Delano provides vivid details of the attack and sinking of the West Virgin…
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Date:
March 13, 1998
Duration:
51 minutes 59 seconds
Creator:
Delano, Victor
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation