Oral History Interview with Oliver Schaetter, May 12, 2008
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oliver Schaetter. Schaetter joined the Navy in December 1943 and was immediately selected as a pharmacist’s mate due to his civilian experience as an embalmer. He received training at Balboa Park sick bay and recalls comforting a shell-shocked soldier who had hidden under his bunk during a fireworks display. In December 1944 Schaetter was assigned to the USS Goshen (APA-108), which functioned as a third-class hospital ship a…
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Date:
May 12, 2008
Duration:
1 hour 5 minutes 18 seconds
Creator:
Schaetter, Oliver
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