James M. Mertz oral history interview,

Author/creator Mertz, James M. creator, interviewee.
Other author Lennon, Donald R., interviewer.
Format Archival & Manuscript Material
Production1989.
Descriptionsound recording 1 audiocassette (60 mins)
Descriptiontranscript 13 pages
Supplemental ContentFinding aid
Subjects

Abstract After subchaser duty in the PC 544 in 1942, he spent six months on the staff of Subchaser Training Center. In November 1943 Mertz assumed command of the USS STURTEVANT (DE 239) in which he participated in convoy duty to the Mediterranean and the Irish Sea.
General noteInterviewer: Donald R. Lennon. Interview date: July 18, 1989.
Access restrictionNo access restrictions.
Cite as James M. Mertz Oral History Interview (#OH0116), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Terms of useRepository does not own copyright to the oral history collection. Permission to cite, reproduce, or broadcast must be obtained from both the repository and the participants in the oral history, or their heirs.
Acquisitions source Joyner- Gift of James M. Mertz.
Biographical noteJames M. Mertz, a native of Greenich, Connecticut and a graduate of Yale University, grew up sailing in Long Island Sound. He was commissioned as a US Naval Reserve officer on active duty in 1941.

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