WWII Veteran Story Side A (40:42)

This weeks find comes from Darrel, a fellow cassette enthusiast who found this amazing tape in Austin, Texas. This recording was made by a grandfather for his grandchildren to tell them about his life and experiences in the Navy during WWII. If you can get past his monotone voice the story has some amazing detail and some great deadpan wit.

On the first side the narrator describes meeting and falling in love with his wife and enlisting in the Navy to fight in the war. He goes through training and then ships out of San Francisco on the USS Helena. He goes into some great detail about different battles and scenarios that occur.

I will post the second side next week. It gets even crazier.

USS Helena, 1942

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