Title: Benjamin C. Byrnside, Jr., oral history interview, April 28, 2001

Identifier: OH0182   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/11259)

Description: Captain Benjamin C. Byrnside, Jr., USNA Class of 1941, Oral History Interview. Captain Byrnside discusses his experiences at the Naval Academy. He also comments on his service on the USS Enterprise CV-6 including sailing into Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941 the day after the attack, escorting the USS Hornet on the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, the battle of Midway, and the sinking of the USS Hornet at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Interviewer: Dr. Jonathan Dembo.