Oral History Interview with Jim Briscoe, September 10, 2008
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Briscoe. Briscoe joined the Navy and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned as a motor machinist to an auxiliary minesweeper sent to the shores of France. A diver would first walk the bottom of the harbor, cutting loose all the mines, which were then towed out to sea and detonated with machine gun fire. The ship once had the dangerous task of drawing enemy fire to help locate a nearby Ge…
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Date:
September 10, 2008
Duration:
35 minutes 21 seconds
Creator:
Briscoe, Jim
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation