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Interview with George Gowen, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer Chevalier during the Battle of Vella Lavella in January 1943 in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and his naval career after World War II.
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Interview with George Gowen, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer Chevalier during the Battle of Vella Lavella in January 1943 in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and his naval career after World War II.
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[2], 22 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Interview conducted in 1993 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Richard W. Byrd.
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