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Episode 22: Ralph Jones on Pearl Harbor

In this episode, Ralph Jones recalls witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Jones, a Navy Yeoman, served in an air squadron in the Pacific Theater of Operations, and awoke on December 7 hearing explosions. After World War II ended, Jones attended the University of Florida and served as a flight instructor during the Korean War. Dr. Julian Pleasants interviewed Jones on March 24, 1999.

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