- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of Melton Harold Reaves
- Creator:
- VerHoef, Sue Hardy
Reaves, Melton Harold, 1923-2017 - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 2016-12-03
- Subject:
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Radar
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Death and burial
Bronx (Attack transport : APA-236)
Warren (Attack transport : APA-53) - People:
- Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 - Location:
- Guam, 13.47861, 144.81834
Palau, Peleliu Island, 7.021, 134.259731025
Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island, -5.9631994, 154.9998011
Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, -9.59842095, 160.148511701845
United States, California, San Diego County, San Diego, 32.71571, -117.16472
United States, Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor
United States, Illinois, Lake County, Naval Station Great Lake, 42.30468, -87.84853
United States, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Tinker Air Force Base, 35.4117548, -97.3907973906368 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, Harold Reaves recalls his experiences serving in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II. He describes using wooden guns during basic training, his later training as a radar technician, and transiting the Pacific Ocean in an old Merchant Marine ship. His unit provided support to the First Marine Division on Guadalcanal using truck-mounted radar equipment. He describes the types of radar they used, their methods for clearing the beaches, and his activities on Bougainville and Peleliu Islands. He recalls many incidents including "liberating" many cases of sake from a cave; experiencing a typhoon at sea; the "Zoot Suit" riots of 1943; and weeping openly when he learned that President Roosevelt died.
SS Sea Snipe; LCM (Landing Craft Machinery); "Pee Call Charlie"; C-46 (Curtiss C-46 Commando); points; Electronics School; "Ruptured Duck"; radar technician; typhoon; "Pachucos";
Harold Reaves served in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/819
- 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:
- 1:25:59
- 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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