Ralph Churchwell oral history transcription, 2009
Item
Identifier: MSC-382- Item OH 434
Scope and Contents
Churchwell discusses his youth in Tennessee, his enlistment in the Navy as a steward in 1937, training a the Norfolk Naval Base, discrimination against African Americans, assignment at the US Naval Academy, the USS Seminole (At-65), the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, Japanese attack on the ship and evacuation from it, assigned to Guadalcanal, returned to the American mainland, assigned to USS Allioth, V-J Day, and post war career in the Civil Service as a field representative investigating Officers Clubs.
Dates
- Creation: 2009
Creator
- Naval War College (U.S.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subject
- Churchwell, Ralph (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository