Jack Paulton, 2007 (Interviewed by Julia Monczunski)

Branch of Service: United States Navy
Highest Rank: Gunners Mate, 3rd Class
Military Service: June 6th, 1944 - June 6th, 1946

Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.

:00 - Introduction
:54 - Enlisting in Navy
2:00 - Experiences on the U.S.S. Lovelace, Destroyer Escort 198
6:38 - Hearing about atomic bombs and experience; credited for the last submarine sunk in WWII
11:20 - VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day); a celebration of rockets
12:30 - Typhoon experience
13:38 - Atomic bomb reflection (saved lives)
14:39 - Going home and letters home

John Howard "Jack" Paulton Obituary

This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Hot Springs, SD.