Oral History Interview with Leroy Reininger, May 13, 2011

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leroy Reininger. Reininger was born in Seguin, Texas 29 November 1924 into a family of thirteen children. After dropping out of high school to work on the family farm, he was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He went to San Diego for four weeks of boot training before being sent to Seattle where he was assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 7. The unit went to several bases for training prior to going aboard the USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) in October 1944. After taking part in the … continued below

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Reininger, Leroy May 13, 2011.

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leroy Reininger. Reininger was born in Seguin, Texas 29 November 1924 into a family of thirteen children. After dropping out of high school to work on the family farm, he was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He went to San Diego for four weeks of boot training before being sent to Seattle where he was assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 7. The unit went to several bases for training prior to going aboard the USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) in October 1944. After taking part in the invasion of Luzon, the ship went to the Admiralty Islands to prepare for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Reininger saw the USS Bismarck Sea (CV-95) sinking after being attacked by a kamikaze, and remarks that the Lunga Point was also stuck by a kamikaze during the invasion of Iwo Jima. After returning to Guam for ammunition and supplies the ship participated in the invasion of Okinawa. Following the Japanese surrender the ship went to Japan on a number of occasions to pick up Allied prisoners of war, returning them to Okinawa or to the United States. The Lunga Point returned to Tacoma, Washington in January 1946, where it was decommissioned. Reininger was discharged a few months later.

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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection

This oral history collection depicts an instrumental era in American history. In these transcripts of interviews with World War II veterans are personal experiences with the war, from the Doolittle Raid and D-Day to the Battle for Bataan.

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Oral History Interview with Leroy Reininger, May 13, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leroy Reininger. Reininger was born in Seguin, Texas 29 November 1924 into a family of thirteen children. After dropping out of high school to work on the family farm, he was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He went to San Diego for four weeks of boot training before being sent to Seattle where he was assigned to Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 7. The unit went to several bases for training prior to going aboard the USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) in October 1944. After taking part in the invasion of Luzon, the ship went to the Admiralty Islands to prepare for the invasion of Iwo Jima. Reininger saw the USS Bismarck Sea (CV-95) sinking after being attacked by a kamikaze, and remarks that the Lunga Point was also stuck by a kamikaze during the invasion of Iwo Jima. After returning to Guam for ammunition and supplies the ship participated in the invasion of Okinawa. Following the Japanese surrender the ship went to Japan on a number of occasions to pick up Allied prisoners of war, returning them to Okinawa or to the United States. The Lunga Point returned to Tacoma, Washington in January 1946, where it was decommissioned. Reininger was discharged a few months later.

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Reininger, Leroy. Oral History Interview with Leroy Reininger, May 13, 2011, audio recording, May 13, 2011; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1609776/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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