Oral History Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, January 21, 2008
Description:
Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, an Armed Guard in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses lying about his age in order to join the navy at 15 and his experience in boot camp. He served as an Armed Guard on merchant ships that transported supplies across the Atlantic and remembers being in London while German bombers flew overhead. He transported German prisoners out of Marseilles and Naples shortly after the liberation of those cities. He remembers going to Times Square upon hearing …
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Date:
January 21, 2008
Duration:
1 hour 16 minutes 50 seconds
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & McDuffie, Glenn E.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation