- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of David D. Long, Jr.
- Creator:
- Chandler, F. C.
Long, David D., Jr., 1915-2007 - Date of Original:
- 2004-10-08
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
Spruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969
Jackson, James Leland, 1913-2007
Griffin, George Clayton, 1896-1990
Governor (Minesweeper : AMc-82)
Dynamic (Minesweeper : Am-91)
Competent (Minesweeper : AM-316)
Pochard (Minesweeper : AM-375)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlantic Steel Company - Location:
- Bermuda Islands, 32.3078, -64.7505
Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, Banaba, GB-HQ Gilbert and Ellice Crown Colony, -0.855, 169.5395
Marshall Islands, Majuro Atoll, 7.1103499, 171.2231827
United States, Florida, Monroe County, Key West, 24.55524, -81.78163
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, David Long recalls his service in the U.S. Navy. He describes his childhood and education. He tells of meeting President Roosevelt when he came to Atlanta to dedicate Techwood Homes. He recalls his four commands aboard minesweepers in both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets and details stories of those commands. He remembers clearing mines ahead of the fleet before the Japanese surrender. He describes the technology of World War II mines. He was to have participated in "Operation Majestic," part of the planned invasion of Japan. After the war, he remained in the Atlanta Battalion of the Naval Reserves and met at Naval Air Station Atlanta when it was located at what is now Fulton County Airport - Brown Field.
David Long was a Naval Officer during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/248
- 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:
- 51:38
- 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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