Lively, Victor 2012-12-28

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This interview features Victor Lively, who served in the United States Navy during World War II. A native of Texas, Victor served in the Navy at Pearl Harbor. He also fought in Normandy, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima. This interview discusses Victor’s war experiences


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Victor Lively

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Date: December 28, 2012

Location: Palestine, Texas

Interviewer: David Marshall

Length: 01:20:56


Abstract

Victor discusses his family and early life in Slocum, Texas, Joining the navy in 1940, Victor remembers the explosions at Pearl Harbor, After the attack and taking the ship to Seattle, Places stationed on Convoy Service after Pearl Harbor, Involvement in D-Day invasion, Victor discusses being in Pacific Theater, Discussion of battleships and attachment to them, Attitudes toward war and Japanese, Recalls returning back to the states after VJ-Day, Talks about life aboard the ships, What Victor did for work after the war


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Transcript: Transcript available on Dspace

https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/223943


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