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Box 16

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Carrol N. White papers, 2000, approximately 1944

 File — Box: 16, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 432
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a memoir of Carrol N. White, in which he tells of his time as a gunner's mate in the U.S. Navy on an attack transport in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. He talks of some of the day to day operations of the ship, and of some of his more memorable experiences, including an attack from Japanese Kamikazes, one of whom successfully crashed into the ship neighboring his. He also speaks of his religious experiences, and of the incredible chance meeting of his brother, who...
Dates: 2000; approximately 1944