| Abstract |
Admiral Weisner, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, recounts his distinguished career from his days as a student at the U.S. Naval Academy up to his assignment as a Fleet commander, headquartered in Japan. Among the many experiences detailed are duty aboard the USS WASP until December 1942; completion of Naval flight training school; deployment to the western Pacific; and duty on the USS BADOENG STRAIT and USS RENDOVA; participation in the Korean Conflict; attendance at the Naval War College; fighter squadron assignments; and command of the USS GUADALUPE, USS CORAL SEA, USS RANGER, and USS ENTERPRISE. Admiral Weisner's recollections end with his assignment, in 1970, to the USS OKLAHOMA CITY, as commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. |
| General note | Interviewer: Gene Williams. Interview date: February 5, 1994. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Maurice Franklin Weisner Oral History Interview (#OH0140), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Repository 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 Maurice Franklin Weisner. |
