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Java Sea, Battle of the, Indonesia, 1942

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas H. Moorer transcript

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2001 Box 14 (01.0360-01.0384), Folder: 01.0395 - Folder 1
Identifier: 01.0395
Scope and Contents

This oral history interview transcript relates to Thomas H. Moorer who attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD from 1928 to 1933. In 1935, Moorer completed flight school and was stationed in Hawaii. He was present on December 7, 1941, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Moorer continued to serve in the Pacific Theater during World War II and remained in the U.S. Navy after the war.  In 1964, he had become an Admiral and by 1970, the Chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serving until 1974.

In the interview, Moorer recalls his first impressions of General MacArthur, who had asked him to send a plane to pick up any wounded servicemen in the Dutch East Indies.

Dates: Created: 1929-1974; Other: Majority of material found within 1941-1945; Other: Date acquired: 09/20/2001

Reserve Officers Association collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 14.0016
Content Description

This collection relates to the Reserve Officers Association and the experience of its members during World War Two.

Dates: 1939-2007; Other: Date accessioned: 2021-04-16