Oral History Interview with William J. Fisk, December 26, 1996

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Interview with William J. Fisk, a Navy veteran (VPB-123), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the crew of a PB4Y-2; his unauthorized participation in a combat mission out of Okinawa over the Sea of Japan; battle damage to his plane; description of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from aerial observations after the dropping of the atomic bombs.

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[2], 42 p. ; 28 cm.

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Alexander, William J. & Fisk, William J. December 26, 1996.

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    Place of Publication: Denton, TX

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Interview with William J. Fisk, a Navy veteran (VPB-123), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the crew of a PB4Y-2; his unauthorized participation in a combat mission out of Okinawa over the Sea of Japan; battle damage to his plane; description of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from aerial observations after the dropping of the atomic bombs.

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[2], 42 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1996 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project. Interviewer: William J. Alexander.

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Alexander, William J. & Fisk, William J. Oral History Interview with William J. Fisk, December 26, 1996, text, December 26, 1996; Denton, TX. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2288849/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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