Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003

• Main Authors: Alexander, William J., Clemens, John J., 1921-
• Other Authors: National Museum of the Pacific War
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 2003
• Subjects: People - Individuals; Oral histories; Biographies; Interviews; Personal narratives; Clemens; John J; Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Navy; Military and War - Transportation - Ships; Military and War - Wars - World War II; Attu Island; Pacific; Attu; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc306951/

Interview with John J. Clemens. The interview includes Clemens' personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Houston, Texas, World War II-era service in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard USS Wren in the Pacific Theater, and piloting a ship into Tokyo Bay immediately following the Japanese surrender. Clemens speaks about convoy missions across the Atlantic Ocean, the January 4, 1944 sinking of the USS Turner while moored in New York Harbor and the court of inquiry regarding the sinking, actions in the Aleutian Islands, Attu, Okinawa, and Philippine campaigns and anti-kamikaze warfare while aboard the USS Wren, and the effects that Allied bombing had on Tokyo.