Oral History Interview with Virgil Haley, March 12, 2014
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Virgil Haley. Haley joined the Navy in June 1944 and trained at San Diego. After training as a quartermaster and signalman, Haley joined the USS Williams (DE-372). His job aboard ship was to steer and work in the chart room. The Williams provided escort duty in the New Guinea and the Solomon Islands area. He also describes being caught in a typhoon. Haley returned to the US and was discharged in June, 1946.
Date:
March 12, 2014
Creator:
Haley, Virgil
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation