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- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of William M. Clary
- Creator:
- Lowance, David
Clary, William M., 1926-2021 - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 2006-07-07
- Subject:
- Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944
Val (Dive bomber)
Lightning (Fighter plane)
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
United States. Navy
United States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 - People:
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Bong, Richard I. - Location:
- Japan, Hokkaido, 43.4603175, 143.33071579283663
Japan, Okinawa, 26.53806, 127.96778
Philippines, Lingayen, 16.02065, 120.2306045
United States, Alabama, Mobile County, Brookley Air Force Base (historical), 30.62917, -88.06806
United States, Alaska, Aleutians West, Adak Island, 51.78444, -176.64028
United States, Florida, Duval County, Jacksonville, 30.33218, -81.65565
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931
United States, Hawaii, Honolulu County, Aiea, 21.38222, -157.93361
United States, Puerto Rico, Ramey Air Force Base
United States, Washington, King County, Seattle, 47.60621, -122.33207 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/dA-O3IFACEc||http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/335
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- Extent:
- 1:22:11
- 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:
-
In this interview, William Clary recalls his experiences in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He served aboard LSTs 704 and 610 as a "hot case man" catching the spent cases from the 5-inch guns. He relates many experiences from his cruises, including suicide boats and feeding wounded men ice cream. After the war, he completed his education and received a commission in the U.S. Army, later transferring to the U.S. Air Force. GI Bill William Clary was in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II.