Oral Histories

Oral Histories

The following former USS Razorback crewmen have graciously submitted to an oral history interview. These interviews are being transcribed and will be made available to researchers. Contact the AIMM staff for more information.

• Gene Absher
• George J. Atkinson
• Maurice Barksdale – Ship’s Cook – 1960-1963
  • Transcript of Oral History Interview – (40KB Adobe PDF File)
  • MP3 File of Oral History Interview
• Max Bassett
• CAPT Joseph Bonds, USN (ret) – War Patrols 4 & 5 and Post-War service
  • Transcript of Oral History Interview – (23KB Adobe PDF File)
• Mrs. C. Donald Brown
• Charles Brown – Cook – 1944
• Norman W. Chatman
• Paul Hammack
• Bob Homes, Engineman – 1965-70
• Ray McCollum
• James Marr
• Mike Marmon – Ship’s Cook – 1960-1963
• Jim Mason
• Don Messner
• Calvin Moon, Radar Technician – World War II
  • Link to Oral History Interview conducted by Rutgers University
  • PDF Transcript
• Stanley Nordstrom
• Fred Rothweiler
• CAPT Joseph Talbert, USN (ret) – Last Commanding Officer of USS Razorback
• Ed Terney – Yeoman – 1962
• Fred Wright

Other Oral Histories

These oral histories have been collected by the AIMM staff and are related to various AIMM exhibits

• Oral History of Gail Jones – Mr. Jones is a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack. He was a Mineman aboard USS Oglala (CM-4) when she was sunk during the attack. He was interviewed at his residence in Searcy, Arkansas on November 26, 2012.