Oscar D. MacMillan Oral History Interview, February 6, 1988
(Oral History #OH0102)
Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Oscar D. MacMillan Oral History Interview |
| Creators: |
Lennon, Donald R.
MacMillan, Oscar David |
| Repository: | ECU Manuscript Collection |
| Languages: | English |
| Extent: | 0.0050 Cubic feet, 1 audiotape, 1.5 hours, 37 pages . |
Administrative Information
General note
1919-1950
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
Oscar D. MacMillan Oral History Interview (#OH0102), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
- Gift of Oscar D. MacMillan
Processing Information
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Description
Captain MacMillan, a member of the US Naval Academy Class of 1941, discusses his education at the Academy, service in the USS HULL, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, operations off New Guinea and Guadalcanal, duty on the USS AMMEN and the USS FLOYD B. PARKS, and battle cruises to the Aleutian Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines. Other commentary concerns taking command of the DE CROSS late in 1945.
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