Tom Tabor
WWII Veteran Tom Tabor, 2007
Tom Tabor, 2007 (Interviewed by Randall Barrett)
- Branch: United States Navy
- Military Service: 1943 - 1946
- Highest Rank: Sonar Man 2nd Class
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
:32 - Enlisting and training
2:39 - Newly commissioned ship - Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Traw, antisubmarine vessel, sonar radar, storms
6:40 - Very young, just a job, day to day activities to get through, all kids on the ship
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Maidson, SD.
Images Provided by Tom Tabor
Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Traw War Operations
Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Traw
Destroyer Escort U.S.S. Traw
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