Oral History Interview with Bobbie W. Noble, June 30, 2011
Description:
Transcript of an oral interview with Bobbie W. Noble. He joined the Navy at 17 shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was aboard the USS North Carolina in early 1942. Noble did not finish high school and he received all his training aboard ship. He was in New York City when the French liner Normandie caught fire and capsized. He served as a powder hoist operator in the center gun of the number 3 turret. The North Carolina, after her shakedown cruise, spent the winter anchored in Portland,…
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Date:
June 30, 2011
Duration:
1 hour 33 minutes 31 seconds
Creator:
Noble, Bobbie W.
Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation