Dunning, John Maurice Franklin Weisner oral history interview, February 5, 1994 Admiral Maurice Franklin Weisner, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, recounts his distinguished career from his days as a student at the U.S. Naval Academy up to his assignment as a Fleet commander, headquartered in Japan. Among the many experiences detailed are duty aboard the USS WASP until December 1942; completion of Naval flight training school; deployment to the western Pacific; and duty on the USS Badoeng Strait and USS Rendova; participation in the Korean Conflict; attendance at the Naval War College; fighter squadron assignments; and command of the USS Guadalupe, USS Coral Sea, USS Ranger, and USS Enterprise. Admiral Weisne's recollections end with his assignment, in 1970, to the USS Oklahoma City, as commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon. OH0140 49645 1919 19940205 eng sound recording oral histories 10.1cm x 6.4cm x 1cm Weisner, Maurice F. (Maurice Franklin), 1917- United States. Navy Officers Interviews United States Naval Academy Students Air pilots, Military United States World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean Korean War, 1950-1953 United States North Carolina Pitt County (N.C.) Greenville (N.C.) Lennon, Donald R. contributor Weisner, Maurice F. (Maurice Franklin), 1917- creator This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Military History mh World War II wwii Korean War kwar Naval and Maritime History nmh OH0140 Maurice Franklin Weisner oral history interview, February 5, 1994 Admiral Maurice Franklin Weisner, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, recounts his distinguished career from his days as a student at the U.S. Naval Academy up to his assignment as a Fleet commander, headquartered in Japan. Among the many experiences detailed are duty aboard the USS WASP until December 1942; completion of Naval flight training school; deployment to the western Pacific; and duty on the USS Badoeng Strait and USS Rendova; participation in the Korean Conflict; attendance at the Naval War College; fighter squadron assignments; and command of the USS Guadalupe, USS Coral Sea, USS Ranger, and USS Enterprise. Admiral Weisne's recollections end with his assignment, in 1970, to the USS Oklahoma City, as commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon. Weisner, Maurice F. (Maurice Franklin), 1917- Weisner, Maurice F. (Maurice Franklin), 1917- Lennon, Donald R. 19940205 Sound oral histories J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 49645 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews United States Naval Academy--Students Air pilots, Military--United States World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean Korean War, 1950-1953 United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.) audio local, filename 49645.0001 5001298 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 d0f829508b35267d822c830cdb1ff20d ecu:digital_collections 1337 1080 RGB 101 mm 64 mm 20160816 Digital Collections Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 49645.0002 6675121 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 1ffd6ef1b6fe8423dd07129c29531a12 ecu:digital_collections 1397 1433 RGB 101 mm 104 mm 20160816 Digital Collections Zeutschel OS14000 A1 Omniscan 12.4 object plane in. 300 1 300 1 8 integer 3 internal 1 2019-05-16T12:00:00 md5