Oral History Interview with Thomas D. Riggleman, June 8, 1995

• Main Authors: Marcello, Ronald E., Riggleman, Thomas D., 1926-
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1995
• Subjects: Oral histories; Interviews; Personal narratives; Biographies; United States Navy > History > World War; 1939-1945; World War; 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area; WWII; USS McGowan; Navy veterans; naval operations; Riggleman; Thomas D.; 1926-; Pacific; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857718/

Transcript of an interview with Thomas Riggleman, an engineer and Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the destroyer USS McGowan during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Riggleman discusses everyday life aboard ship, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and kamikazes, and the operations off northern Japan in 1945. Appendix includes a photocopy of Thomas Riggleman's pre-interview information for the University of North Texas.