- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Walter Thomas Walls, August 10, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Walls, Walter Thomas
- 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
Korean War, 1950-1953
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Walter Thomas Walls recounts his service during WWII. He entered the Navy in 1944 as a volunteer on the USS Atlanta. He trained as a gunnery serving in the Pacific theater. His ship was off the coast of Japan during the first land bombardment. Mr. Walls also served during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired in 1966.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAlCdwdTQM&feature=youtu.be
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 46 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
