James Bennett Oral History Interview (1 of 2), 1994-11-14

Interview of James J. Bennett (born 1924) regarding his service in the Navy during World War II. He describes his reaction to the war as a high school student, his basic training, his duties and missions aboard the submarine U.S.S Cod as a quartermaster, daily life aboard a submarine, his leave in Marquette, his experience and missions aboard the U.S.S. Ray, the construction differences between "New London" and "Manitowac" submarines, his reaction to the atomic bomb and the end of the war, the point-system discharge, his lasting opinion on his service, the restrictions the military placed on correspondence, and the history of the submarines he was on. <br> <br> <a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A122125">Listen to part 2 of the interview here.</a> <br> <br> <a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A122077">See the transcript of this interview here.</a>