Title: Joseph K. Taussig, Jr., Oral History Interview

Identifier: OH0091   (https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/62797)

Description: Captain Taussig, a son and grandson of senior Naval officers, was a member of the US Naval Academy Class of 1941. He subsequently was stationed at Pearl Harbor where he was severely wounded during the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. Taussig discusses his background and his early memories growing up in a Navy family, his education, his experiences at the U.S. Naval Academy and his experiences aboard the U.S.S. NEVADA during the summer and fall of 1941. - November 19, 1987; May 13, 1988