Oral History Interview with John C. ("Jack") Fitch, March 19, 1995

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Fitch begins with a summary of the naval career of his father, Admiral Aubrey Fitch. Fitch joined the Navy in early 1942. He was assigned to the USS Wasp (CV-7) just before it sank, then to the USS Hornet (CV-8) just before it sank. He was finally assigned to CASU-3 and sent to Guadalcanal. He reflects on what it was like for him in the service while having a high-ranking father. In April, 1943, Fitch transferred aboard the USS Nicholas (DD-449). Fitch shares several anecdotes of his experiences aboard the Nicholas while engaged in the fight around the Solomon Islands … continued below

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[2], 97, [5] p. ; 28 cm.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Fitch, John C. March 19, 1995.

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    Place of Publication: Denton, TX

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Fitch begins with a summary of the naval career of his father, Admiral Aubrey Fitch. Fitch joined the Navy in early 1942. He was assigned to the USS Wasp (CV-7) just before it sank, then to the USS Hornet (CV-8) just before it sank. He was finally assigned to CASU-3 and sent to Guadalcanal. He reflects on what it was like for him in the service while having a high-ranking father. In April, 1943, Fitch transferred aboard the USS Nicholas (DD-449). Fitch shares several anecdotes of his experiences aboard the Nicholas while engaged in the fight around the Solomon Islands and in the Slot. During the Battle of Kula Gulf, Fitch went aboard a whaleboat and rescued survivors from the USS Helena (CL-50). Fitch attended a gunnery school at Noumea before reporting aboard the USS La Vallette (DD-448) in October 1943. He describes being at the Marshall Islands invasion. In July 1944 Fitch returned to the US and put the USS Benner (DD-807) into commission. He recalls battling kamikazes while aboard the Benner on station off the coast of Japan toward the end of the war. Fitch returned to the US and was discharged in May 1946. Includes an appendix with characteristics of destroyer ships and photographs of the American naval operations in the Pacific Theater.

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[2], 97, [5] p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1995 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Naval Engagements) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, University of North Texas.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Fitch, John C. Oral History Interview with John C. ("Jack") Fitch, March 19, 1995, book, March 19, 1995; Denton, TX. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2288803/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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