- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Robert William Hays
- Creator:
- Boone, Jack W.
Hays, Robert William, 1925-2010 - Date of Original:
- 2004-11-11
- Subject:
- Nautical astronomy
Radar
Amphibious warfare
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Navy
Navigation (celestial) - Location:
- Japan, Volcano Islands, Iwo Jima
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Marietta, 33.9526, -84.54993 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
vhs - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, Robert Hays briefly outlines his career in the U.S. Navy. In the Navy's V-12 program, he rose from the rank of Apprentice Seaman to Lieutenant (j.g.) by the time he was 20. He also gives his opinion on many social topics of the day and draws comparisons to contemporary issues.
Robert William Hays was in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WWII. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/200
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 15:00
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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