Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
3:29 | Shortly after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Artie Curtis describes becoming part of the occupation force and witnessing the aftermath of the destruction.
Shortly after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Artie Curtis describes becoming part of the occupation force and witnessing the aftermath of the destruction.
Artie Curtis describes the armament on his ship, the USS St. Paul, and the role it played in the Pacific during World War II.
Artie Curtis remembers watching a fellow ship capsize and sink after passing through a violent typhoon in the Pacific.
Artie Curtis discusses how kamikaze aircraft would approach their Navy fleet, and one particularly close call.
