Peter E. Karetka oral history transcription, 2010
Scope and Contents
Karetka discusses his service in the Navy in World War II in USS Hughes and USS Hayter, including the Battle of Midway, the battle of Santa Cruz, and the resuce of the crew of the USS Hornet and the crew of the USS F.C. Davis in the North Atlantic. He comments on the sinking of the USS Yorktown as he remembers it, as well as crew, captains, camaraderie, and his love for the Navy.
Karetka was born in 1922 in Holyoke, MA. He left school in eigth grade and later joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He joined the Navy in 1940 and trained at the Newport Naval Training Station. He was discharged from the Navy in 1946 and later joined the Naval Reserves. Part of the WWII Veterans Oral History Project.
Dates
- Creation: 2010
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
- Karetka, Peter E. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository