Enders P. Huey Oral History Interview

February 5, 1994
Oral History #OH0144
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Lennon, Donald R.; Huey, Enders P.
Physical description
0.005 Cubic Feet, 1 audiotape, 1.5 hours, 22 pages ,
Preferred Citation
Enders P. Huey Oral History Interview (#OH0144), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Captain Huey comments on his background, his time attending the U.S. Naval Academy, his World War II service including submarine duty in the South Pacific, and post-war duty at the Bikini Atoll during atomic bomb tests.

Scope and arrangement

Captain Huey comments on his background and his experiences at the U.S. Naval Academy; his service aboard the USS RICHMOND, operating out of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and off the coast of South America during 1942; and submarine duty in the South Pacific in the USS PERMIT. Of particular interest is a description of the sinking of a Russian trawler in the Sea of Japan. Postwar experiences include details of duty in the USS SKATE at Bikini during the atomic tests in 1946.

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Source of acquisition

Gift of Enders P. Huey

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Repository does not own copyright to the oral history collection. Permission to cite, reproduce, or broadcast must be obtained from both the repository and the participants in the oral history, or their heirs.

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General note

1937-1946

Key terms
Personal Names
Huey, Enders P.
Corporate Names
Permit (Submarine)
United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews
United States. Navy--Submarine forces
Topical
Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean
Places
Panama Canal (Panama)--History, Military--20th century