Oral History Interview with Alfred Rodrigues, December 11, 2003
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alfred Rodriquez. Rodriguez was born in Santa Barbara, California on 9 September 1921 and joined the Navy in 1940. Upon completion of boot training at San Diego in July, he was assigned to the USS Bobolink (AM-20), based at Maui, Hawaii. He recalls the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and his ship’s efforts to keep the heavily damaged USS California (BB-44) afloat. Afterwards, the Bobolink began pulling barges with fuel, ammu…
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Date:
December 11, 2003
Duration:
1 hour 29 minutes 56 seconds
Creator:
Rodriguez, Alfred
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation