Everett Boyd Arndt Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Everett Boyd Arndt

State of Birth:

NC

Home State:

NC

Note:

This interview was conducted by Veterans History Project volunteers on the National Mall in Washington, DC during the National World War II Reunion: Tribute to a Generation, May 27-30, 2004. Interviews in this group range from one minute to 25 minutes in length.

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Navy

Unit of Service:

USS Heermann (DD 532)

Location of Service:

California; Philippines; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Iwo Jima [UF Naka Iwo, Sulphur Island]; Tokyo Bay, Japan

Highest Rank:

Fireman First Class

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran notes he was 50 miles from Tokyo when the atomic bomb exploded.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: Audio Cassette [ item] --Oral history interview

Audio: CD [1 item] --Reference copy

Interviewer:

Jaclyn Pfaehler

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Library of Congress

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/12885

Subjects:

Arndt, Everett Boyd
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Everett Boyd Arndt Collection
(AFC/2001/001/12885), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress