John Mackey
John E. Mackey, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Navy
- Highest Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer
- Military Service: Enlisted, 1941 - 1946
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:00 - Enlisted in Navy
0:58 - Training
2:09 - Diesel repair during the war
3:08 - Went to China after the war, shipped Japanese soldiers back to Japan
4:12 - Support group on a destroyer ship
4:47 - Atomic bomb reaction
5:12 - Living conditions on the ship, brother-in-law killed during the war, GI Bill, and wife
7:32 - How parents felt about the war
8:49 - Feelings about Japanese and time in service
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.
John E. Mackey, 1942
John E. Mackey, Philippine Islands, 1945
Group photo, 1945 (John E. Mackey, 3rd row, 1st soldier on the left)
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