Oral History Interview with Roy Peters, October 5, 2011
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Peters. Peters joined the Navy in February 1944 and was trained as a motor machinist mate. He was sent to USS LSM-96. Peters describes the machinery he worked on and his usual duties. He describes an incident when the enlisted men in the engine room repainted pipes to fool a new officer and the disciplinary action that followed. Peters mentions unloading equipment at Okinawa and seeing a merchant ship get hit by a torped…
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Date:
October 5, 2011
Duration:
1 hour 20 minutes 38 seconds
Creator:
Peters, Roy
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation