Bobbe Johnson Memories of Pearl Harbor
This collection contains a 12-page typescript memoir by Bobbe Johnson in which Johnson describes the days before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Johnson was living with her husband, a lieutenant with the U.S. Navy, in Oahu, Hawaii at the time. Johnson’s husband survived the attack, but many of their friends and coworkers did not. Johnson goes into detail regarding their fear of a Japanese invasion as well as everyone stepping up to take care of each other in the aftermath of the attack.
Dates
- circa 1991
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Overview
This collection contains a 12-page typescript memoir by Bobbe Johnson in which Johnson describes the days before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Johnson was living with her husband, a lieutenant with the U.S. Navy, in Oahu, Hawaii at the time. Johnson’s husband survived the attack, but many of their friends and coworkers did not. Johnson goes into detail regarding their fear of a Japanese invasion as well as everyone stepping up to take care of each other in the aftermath of the attack.
Biographical / Historical
Bobbe Johnson was married to William Russell "Mac" McKinney (1917-1980), a lieutenant in the Navy. They lived in Oahu, Hawaii, while Mac was stationed at Pearl Harbor. Mac was an officer on the USS Oklahoma, one of three unsalvageable ships after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Previous Citation
This collection was previously listed as part of MS.1881.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository