John Conner Atkeson, Sr., oral history interview, November 29, 1975 and March 30, 1976
- Title
- John Conner Atkeson, Sr., oral history interview, November 29, 1975 and March 30, 1976
- Description
- In this oral history, Rear Admiral John Conner Atkeson, Sr. discusses shipboard duty in the pre–World War II Navy, including life at Guantanamo Bay, the impact of the Washington Naval Conference, notable naval incidents, and early destroyer service. The interview also discusses World War II operations, such as convoy duty, kamikaze attacks, major Pacific battles, and command decisions. The first interview took place on November 29th, 1975. In the second interview, Lennon states that the date is March 31, 1976, though library documentation records this second interview date as March 30th, 1976.
- Date
- November 29, 1975 - March 30, 1976
- Original Format
- oral histories
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- Local Identifier
- OH0029-b1-fa
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- Subject(s)
- Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937
- Halsey, William F. (William Frederick), 1882-1959
- Wilkins, George H. (George Hubert), Sir, 1888-1958
- Atkeson, John Conner
- United States. Navy--Officers
- Gilmer (Destroyer)
- Nautilus (Submarine : SS-73)
- New Jersey (Battleship : BB-62)
- Reuben James (Destroyer)
- Conference on the Limitation of Armament (1921-1922 : Washington, D.C.)
- Admirals--United States--Interviews
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
- Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration
- Guantánamo Bay (Cuba)--History
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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Naval and Maritime History
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