Oral History Interview with Francis Sitar, January 11, 2016
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Francis J. Sitar. Sitar joined the Navy in early 1941. He completed training in Newport, Rhode Island. In mid-1941, he served aboard USS Mizar (AF-12), and traveled with Task Force 16 to Reykjavík, Iceland. For the next year the Mizar operated in the western Atlantic from a number of East Coast ports supplying bases and ships from Iceland to the Virgin Islands. In July of 1942 they transported a parachute battalion to New Zealand…
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Date:
January 11, 2016
Duration:
3 hours 46 minutes 30 seconds
Creator:
Sitar, Francis
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation