Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Hoyt B. Condra 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 Tarbell (DD 142); USS Charleston (PG 51); USS John W. Weeks (DD 701); USS Indiana (BB 58)
- Location of Service: South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic Ocean; North Africa; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Bermuda; Pacific; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Philippines; Iwo Jima; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Japan
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Second Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/18564
Hoyt Condra was 16 when he joined the Navy in September 1941, getting a buddy to sign for him as his father. He began by serving on an escort protecting convoys of merchant ships across the Atlantic. As a gunner, he had a front-row seat for several of the Pacific island invasions, including Iwo Jima, when he watched in horror as the Marines suffered their worst single day of casualties. Japanese planes attacked his ship with strafing and torpedoes, and he was involved in the rescue operation when a sister ship was hit by the deadliest kamikaze attack of the war.
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About this Item
Title
- Hoyt B. Condra Collection
Names
- Willie, Michael Lloyd
- WRCB-TV Channel 3
- Condra, Hoyt B.
- Bowen, Sarah
Home State
- Tennessee
Headings
- - Condra, Hoyt B.
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Navy.
Form
- Betacam SP
Extent
- 3 items
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: Navy
- Unit of Service: USS Tarbell (DD 142); USS Charleston (PG 51); USS John W. Weeks (DD 701); USS Indiana (BB 58)
- Location of Service: Norfolk, Virginia; Atlantic Ocean; North Africa; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Bermuda; Pacific; Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands); Philippines; Iwo Jima; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Japan
- Dates of Service: 1941-1947
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Navy
- Location of Service: South Carolina
- Highest Rank: Petty Officer Second Class
- Dates of Service: 1950-1951
- Entrance into Service: Enlisted
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran served by training minesweepers off the South Carolina coast.
Materials
- Video: Betacam SP [3 items] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-06-16)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/18564
Cite as
- Hoyt B. Condra Collection (AFC/2001/001/18564), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bermuda
- Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
- Iwo Jima
- Japan
- Norfolk, Virginia
- North Africa
- Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)
- Pacific
- Philippines
- Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
- South Carolina