- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Louie Clark, August 10, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Clark, Louie Maxwell, 1924-2014
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-08-10
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Navy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
Kamikaze airplanes
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Formosa
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Louie Clark recounts his WWII experiences. He was drafted in May 1943 serving in the U. S. Navy on the destroyer USS Haynsworth DD 700. Mr. Clark served during Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Formosa and Luzon campaigns. On April 6, 1945 his ship was hit by a kamikaze plane. Mr. Clark also recounts being on a ship that escorted the Queen Mary with Winston Churchill on board back to England.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATQSg-aaGOQ&index=34&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 95 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
