Oral History Interview with Arthur Wages, August 18, 2016
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The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Wages. Wages joined the Navy in February 1943 and trained at Great Lakes and then attended quartermaster school in Rhode Island. When he got overseas to New Caledonia, he was assigned to the USS Washington (BB-56) in late 1943. He was aboard when the Washington was involved in a collision at sea. After a brief home leave and repairs, Wages returned to the ship and participated in the action at the Mariana Islands, the Pala…
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Date:
August 18, 2016
Duration:
1 hour 11 minutes 52 seconds
Creator:
Wages, Arthur
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