Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Software, E-Resource Audio Recording Ernest M. Phillips Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: USS Northampton
- Location of Service: Pacific; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4404
Ernest Phillips served in the Marine Corps for five years during WWII. A corporal stationed on the USS Northampton, he witnessed many major events, including the attack on Pearl Harbor and many of the naval battles associated with the Guadalcanal campaign. In his interview he vividly describes the night the Northampton was sunk by Japanese torpedoes at the Battle of Tassafaronga, and how he was thrown overboard and forced to swim to shore.
Ernest M. Phillips Collection
Interview / Recording
Transcript
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Play"If you'd asked anyone... they would have told you the best time to attack Pearl Harbor would be Sunday morning." 00:18:21.6 - 00:19:36.3
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PlaySeeing the devastation at Pearl Harbor 00:22:52.0 - 00:26:05.0
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PlayListening to Tokyo Rose 00:35:23.0 - 00:37:21.0
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PlayGuadalcanal; sinking of the USS Northampton; going overboard and swimming to shore (Part 1) 00:42:05.0 - 00:46:34.0
About this Item
Title
- Ernest M. Phillips Collection
Names
- Phillips, Ernest M.
- Legacies: Stories from the Second World War
- David German
- Swope, Thomas
- National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
State of Birth
- AR
Home State
- OH
Headings
- - Phillips, Ernest M.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Marine Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- Veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Marine Corps
- Unit of Service: USS Northampton
- Location of Service: Pacific; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Dates of Service: 1940-1945
- Military Status: Veteran
Materials
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Reference copy (collected 09/16/2005)
- Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 01/28/2003)
- Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 01/01/2005)
- Computer File: Floppy Disk [1 item] -- Electronic file of manuscript (collected 10/11/2005)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 10/11/2005)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/4404
Cite as
- Ernest M. Phillips Collection (AFC/2001/001/4404), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- online text