Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Harold Augustus Lippard Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Franklin (CV 13)
- Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Pensacola, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Philippines; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Hospital Corpsman First Class
He had never been aboard a boat bigger than a rowboat, so when North Carolina farm boy Harold Lippard boarded the huge aircraft carrier Franklin, he might be expected to be awed. Still, Lippard called on his training and kept his composure amid one of the worst catastrophes in U.S. Naval history, when a kamikaze plane dropped two huge bombs on the Franklin on March 19, 1945. Even after he was blown overboard by an explosion, Lippard continued to bring aid and comfort to his fellow sailors.
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PlayAssignment to the aircraft carrier Franklin. 00:07:32.0 - 00:10:24.0
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PlayAction at Iwo Jima; dangers of being stationed on the flight deck; ritual of crossing the International Date Line. 00:14:04.0 - 00:17:00.0
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PlayFirst hit by a kamikaze. 00:18:17.0 - 00:22:08.0
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PlayReality of war sinking in when he goes home on leave. 00:24:37.0 - 00:26:15.0
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PlayThe kamikaze attack that "set off everything." 00:27:25.0 - 00:32:09.0
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PlayGoing into the water in the aftermath of the attack; treating the wounded there. 00:34:17.0 - 00:35:48.0
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About this Item
Title
- Harold Augustus Lippard Collection
Names
- WRCB-TV Channel 3
- Bowen, Sarah
- Lippard, Harold Augustus
- National Court Reporters Association (NCRA)
- Karen St. Cyr
- Willie, Michael
State of Birth
- NC
Home State
- TN
Headings
- - Lippard, Harold Augustus
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- White
Status
- Veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Franklin (CV 13)
- Location of Service: Pacific Theater; Pensacola, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Philippines; Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Hospital Corpsman First Class
- Dates of Service: 1944-1956
- Military Status: Veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Military Status: Veteran
Materials
- Video: Betacam SX [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 05/18/2004)
- Video: Digital Betacam [2 items] -- Digitized Copy (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording (collected 05/18/2004)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/20960
Cite as
- Harold Augustus Lippard Collection (AFC/2001/001/20960), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- online text
- video