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

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 norther...

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Bibliographic Details
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://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1857718/
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Summary: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.

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