Bermuda Islands, 32.3078, -64.7505Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, Banaba, GB-HQ Gilbert and Ellice Crown Colony, -0.855, 169.5395Marshall Islands, Majuro Atoll, 7.1103499, 171.2231827United States, Florida, Monroe County, Key West, 24.55524, -81.78163United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383Chandler, F. C.Long, David D., Jr., 1915-20072004-10-08In 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.video/quicktimehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Veterans History Project oral history recordingsVeterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, AmericanSpruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969Jackson, James Leland, 1913-2007Griffin, George Clayton, 1896-1990Governor (Minesweeper : AMc-82)Dynamic (Minesweeper : Am-91)Competent (Minesweeper : AM-316)Pochard (Minesweeper : AM-375)Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlantic Steel CompanyOral history interview of David D. Long, Jr.MovingImage