Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, July 3, 2012

Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, July 3, 2012

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Owen Fluckey. Fluckey joined the Navy in April 1944. Fluckey recalls hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor when he was 16. He trained at Great lakes, Illinois and recalls a few humorous incidents. Fluckey served at a weather station on Clipperton Island for nine months before transferring to a submarine tender. While assigned to Clipperton Island, Fluckey witnessed USS LST-563 running aground there. Fluckey's job was to tend to the salt water evaporators on the island. When he transferred off Clipperton, he was assigned to … continued below

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1 sound recording (1 hr., 24 min., 33 sec.)

Creation Information

Fluckey, Owen July 3, 2012.

Context

This audio recording is part of the collection entitled: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection and was provided by the National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this recording can be viewed below.

Interviewee

Fluckey, Owen

Interviewers

Publisher

National Museum of the Pacific War
Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Established in 1967, the Museum honors the 8 million Americans who served in WWII in the Pacific Theater by sharing their stories with the world. Located in Fredericksburg in the restored Nimitz "Steamboat" Hotel, the Museum partners with the Texas Historical Commission to preserve the historical resources of the era.

Description

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Owen Fluckey. Fluckey joined the Navy in April 1944. Fluckey recalls hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor when he was 16. He trained at Great lakes, Illinois and recalls a few humorous incidents. Fluckey served at a weather station on Clipperton Island for nine months before transferring to a submarine tender. While assigned to Clipperton Island, Fluckey witnessed USS LST-563 running aground there. Fluckey's job was to tend to the salt water evaporators on the island. When he transferred off Clipperton, he was assigned to the USS Nereus (AS-17), a submarine tender. After the war, Fluckey went to Japan for some occupation duty. He was discharged in June, 1946.

Physical Description

1 sound recording (1 hr., 24 min., 33 sec.)

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Library of Congress Subject Headings

World War, 1939-1945

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Language

English

Item Type

Sound

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Unique identifying numbers for this recording in the Portal or other systems.

Accession or Local Control No: OH03552
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1610029

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Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, July 3, 2012, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1606223

Collections

This recording is part of the following collections of related materials.

National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection

This oral history collection depicts an instrumental era in American history. In these transcripts of interviews with World War II veterans are personal experiences with the war, from the Doolittle Raid and D-Day to the Battle for Bataan.

National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive

The Digital Archive presents digitized collections from the Center for Pacific War Studies collections at the National Museum of the Pacific War. Collections and material are continuously being added and represent only a small portion of the archives' physical holdings.

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