LEADER 03083npca 2200517Ii 4500001 on1059452672 003 OCoLC 005 20230124155759.0 008 181029s1996 ncu eng d 035 (Sirsi) o1059452672 035 (OCoLC)1059452672 040 ERE |cERE |dUtOrBLW 043 p------ 049 EREE 099 #oh0155 100 1 Celustka, Robert J., |ecreator, |einterviewee. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 Robert J. Celustka oral history interview, |fAugust 27, 1996. 300 |3sound recording1 |faudiocassette (1.5 hours) 300 |3transcript35 pages 336 spoken word |bspw |2rdacontent 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 audio |bs |2rdamedia 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 audiocassette |bss |2rdacarrier 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon. Interview date: August 27, 1996. 506 No access restrictions. 520 Captain Celustka describes his youth as the son of immigrants in Baltimore, Maryland; his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1940; experiences at the Academy; and his being turned back to the Class of 1941 due to a soccer injury. He comments on his assignment to the USS NORTH CAROLINA in April, 1941, as an ordnance officer and his service on the NORTH CAROLINA for thirty eight months. Celustka recounts his experiences in flight training during 1944 and the circumnavigation of the world in 1947-1948 in the USS VALLEY FORGE. Other commentary concerns duty at the Naval Academy as an aviation instructor; a leg injury from a minor aviation accident; instructor duty at Pensacola, Florida; and assignments to the Air War College at Maxwell Air Base, operations officer in the USS MIDWAY, staff duty at COMNAV, and duty at North Island and Treasure Island. 524 Robert J. Celustka Oral History Interview (#OH0155), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. 540 Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. 541 |3Joyner- |cGift ofRobert J. Celustka. 600 10 Celustka, Robert J. |?UNAUTHORIZED 610 10 United States. |bNavy |xOfficers |vInterviews. |=^A156777 610 20 United States Naval Academy |xHistory. |=^A123300 610 20 United States Naval Academy |xFaculty. |=^A123300 610 20 North Carolina (Battleship : BB-55) |=^A691096 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xCampaigns |zPacific Ocean. |=^A116267 610 10 United States. |bNavy |xAviation. |=^A91740 610 20 Valley Forge (Aircraft carrier) |=^A1362825 700 1 Lennon, Donald R., |einterviewer. |=^A548042 856 42 |3Finding aid |uhttp://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/OH0155/ 949 |ojjjd 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 1011703