Burgess, Frederick J. (Interview transcript and video), 2005

Boring, Frank (Interviewer)

Fred Burgess is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy from June 23, 1944 to May 16, 1946. During the course of the interview he discusses in great detail his pre-enlistment, enlistment/basic training experience, and active duty in the South Pacific fighting against the Japanese. He describes in vivid detail the fighting on New Caledonia, Ulithe, Okinawa, in the Philippines, Saipan, and the suicide bomber attacks on the USS Franklin. He further goes into some detail about what the occupation of Japan was like. Burgess concludes by discussing what he got out of his military service.

2005-03-10

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives

Veterans History Project (U.S.)

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