Summary James Reardon, 90, of Fremont shares his experience on a U.S. Navy troop transport ship serving in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. He served as a Navy storekeeper aboard the USS Mellette, a 450-foot-long troop attack transport ship. He witnessed the aftermath in Nagasaki, where the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb and hastened the end of the war, and he watched from his ship as the Japanese formally surrendered in Tokyo Bay.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Harold Brown Jim McGrady James Reardon Charles Holcomb
Genres : War Documentary
Release date : Nov 7, 2015
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Direct link to full video
Language : English
Filming locations : Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Production companies : The News-Messenger
Summary James Reardon, 90, of Fremont shares his experience on a U.S. Navy troop transport ship serving in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. He served as a Navy storekeeper aboard the USS Mellette, a 450-foot-long troop attack transport ship. He witnessed the aftermath in Nagasaki, where the U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb and hastened the end of the war, and he watched from his ship as the Japanese formally surrendered in Tokyo Bay.
Genres : War Documentary
Release date : Nov 7, 2015
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Direct link to full video
Language : English
Filming locations : Sandusky County, Ohio, USA
Production companies : The News-Messenger
