Frederick J. Ruder oral history interview, May 22, 1987; November 19, 1987
- Title
- Frederick J. Ruder oral history interview, May 22, 1987; November 19, 1987
- Description
- Captain Frederick J. Ruder (1917-), a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1941, served in destroyers and submarines during a thirty-year Naval career. He comments on his enlisted and Naval Reserves service prior to entering the U.S. Naval Academy, his education at the Academy, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the battle of the Coral Sea, and his role in the sinking of the burning carrier LEXINGTON.
- Date
- May 22, 1987 - November 19, 1987
- Original Format
- oral histories
- Extent
- 10cm x 63cm
- Local Identifier
- OH0088
- Creator(s)
- Contributor(s)
- Subject(s)
- Ruder, Frederick J., 1917-
- United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews
- United States Naval Academy--Students
- Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1927-1942)
- United States. Naval Reserve
- Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942
- Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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Military History: World War II
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