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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-WFW-01
Interviewee(s)
West, Welford A., 1921-
Biographical Note
Crew Member, PT-157.
Interviewer(s)
Vicki Daitch
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
West discusses his background growing up on the water and around boats, his career with the Navy as a PT boat skipper near the Solomon Islands, and the retrieval of John F. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew after their boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
16 February 2005
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Welford West, recorded interview by Vicki Daitch, February 16, 2005, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
Place(s)
Use Restriction Note
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Accession Number
OH 2006-004
Transcript
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