Oral History Interview with Ervin Vernon, November 3, 2012
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ervin Vernon. Vernon joined the Navy in September of 1942. He served as a Fireman and Machinist Mate aboard USS Claxton (DD-571). They traveled to New Caledonia, Manus Island in New Guinea and participated in the invasion of the Philippines and the Battle of Leyte Gulf in late 1944. Vernon shares numerous details of his work in, and the function of, the boiler room. In May of 1945, they conducted radar picket duty off the coast o…
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Date:
November 3, 2012
Duration:
2 hours 47 minutes 32 seconds
Creator:
Vernon, Ervin
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation