John E. Mackey, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Navy
- Highest Rank: 1st Class Petty Officer
- Military Service: Enlisted, 1941 - 1946
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:00 - Enlisted in Navy
0:58 - Training
2:09 - Diesel repair during the war
3:08 - Went to China after the war, shipped Japanese soldiers back to Japan
4:12 - Support group on a destroyer ship
4:47 - Atomic bomb reaction
5:12 - Living conditions on the ship, brother-in-law killed during the war, GI Bill, and wife
7:32 - How parents felt about the war
8:49 - Feelings about Japanese and time in service
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.