Oral History Interview with Richard Dykstra, January 30, 2013
Description:
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Dykstra. Dykstra joined the Navy in January of 1943, at the age of seventeen. He served as a Radarman aboard USS Lunga Point (CVE-94), and saw combat in the Pacific at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Philippines. In August of 1945, their ship conducted minesweeping operations west of Okinawa. Dykstra returned to the US in November of 1945 and was discharged.
Date:
January 30, 2013
Duration:
1 hour 4 minutes 30 seconds
Creator:
Dykstra, Richard
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Partner:
National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation