Oral History Interview with James (Jim) Phinney, July 15, 2010
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Transcript of an oral interview with James (Jim) Phinney. He begins by discussing joining the Navy, going through boot camp and becoming an aircraft electrician. He was assigned to the USS Lexington and describes abandoning ship after it was hit by torpedos and the aftermath of getting rescued then going to San Diego to be reassigned to the USS Enterprise. He mentions being at Guadalcanal and later aboard a sub-chaser and ancedotes about the crossing the equator initiation ceremony, a time Admi…
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Date:
July 15, 2010
Duration:
2 hours 39 minutes 26 seconds
Creator:
Phinney, James (Jim)
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