Souza, Frank
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Frank Souza oral history transcription, 2004
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 311
Scope and Contents
Souza, Frank, 1917-. Youth in Newport, R.I.; Drafted in U.S. Navy, 1940; Boot camp at U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, R.I.; Assigned to USS Colorado; Pearl Harbor attack; Patrol duty in North Pacific, 1942; Battle of Tarawa; Invasion of the Marshall Islands; Battles of Leyte Gulf and Okinawa; Kamikaze attack on USS Colorado; Postwar assignment in USS Greenwich Bay; Hurricane Hunter Squad ron,Jacksonville, Fla.; Retired in 1961 in Newport, R.I.; Civil Service, Naval Base; Comments on naval career and favorite assignment.
Dates:
2004