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Title	Oral history interview with William Burrows recorded on 2010 Jan. 9
Description	Interview conducted by Michael Van Buren. William T. Burrows enlisted in the U.S. Navy and went to basic training in Sampson, NY. He was sent to Newport, RI for gunnery school, and then Boston before being assigned to the crew of the U.S.S. Drexler. The Drexler sailed around the Panama Canal and gathered provisions in Hawaii, and then sailed to the Pacific Theatre of the War. Their first stop was Guadalcanal, then Tarawa, and finally Okinawa. Their duty was to prepare the islands for battle. Burrows describes seeing ships as far as the eye could see during these battles. In Okinawa, the Drexler was part of a “picket line”, which was a line of ships that the Japanese planes had to pass before being able to bomb the island. It was during the “picket line” that the Drexler was hit by two kamikaze pilots and sunk. Burrows describes the bombing and the subsequent rescue after the sinking. He was then sent back to the U.S. for a mandatory leave before being reassigned to a seagoing tug out of Bath, Me. He was discharged and went to work for Potter and Johnson in R.I. and later the Post Office. At the time of the interview he had not yet retired, and still worked as a driver.
Date Original	01/09/2010
Digital Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Duration	01:13:35
Contributors	Van Buren, Michael M.
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Access Restrictions and Permissions	No access restrictions. For permission to reproduce contact Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research at (860) 832-2976
Image Identifier	VHP2010/5
Creator/Owner	Burrows, William
War or Conflict	World War, 1939-1945
Branch of Service	United States. Navy
Unit of Service	U.S.S. Drexler DD 741
Rank	Seaman 1st class
Status	Veteran
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews Destroyers (Warships) Kamikaze airplanes Shipwrecks
Geographic Location	Sampson Naval Training Station (Sampson, N.Y.) Newport (R.I.) Boston (Mass.) Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) Okinawa-shi (Japan) Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University. Center for Public Policy and Social Research
Language	eng
Relation	Veterans History Project (U.S.)
Type of Resource	Moving image
Citation	William Burrows Papers. VHP2010/5. Veterans History Project; Central Connecticut State University, Center for Public Policy and Social Research.
Transcript	Interactive transcript available on Youtube.com http://youtu.be/MhaXrXp-AYM
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