David E. Perkins Oral History Interview
December 12, 1978
Oral History #OH0054- Creator(s)
- Perkins, David E., 1925-2006; Lennon, Donald R.
- Physical description
- 0.02 Cubic Feet, 4 audiocassettes, 4.25 hours, 105 pages
- Preferred Citation
- David E. Perkins Oral History Interview (#OH0054), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
- Repository
- ECU Manuscript Collection
- Access
- No restrictions
Scope and arrangement
Captain Perkins recounts his experiences as a Coast Guard officer from enrollment in a New London, Conn. prep school in 1941 until his retirement in 1977. Topics discussed include the Coast Guard Academy, duty on the Atlantic and Pacific coast, search and rescue operations in Alaska, involvement in the weather patrol program, assignment to Coast Guard headquarters, duty in Vietnam, and involvement in the planning and execution of OPSAIL (1976 Tall Ships Event).
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of David E. Perkins
Processing information
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Copyright notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Metadata Rights Declaration
General note
1941-1977
Key terms
Personal Names
Perkins, David E., 1925-2006Corporate Names
United States Coast Guard Academy--StudentsUnited States. Coast Guard--Officers--Interviews
Topical
Operation Sail, 1976Search and rescue operations--Alaska
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns