Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another fou…
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Date:
September 21, 2008
Duration:
1 hour 6 minutes 31 seconds
Creator:
Jowdy, Al
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation