MEPP Oral History: Ernest Purcell, WWII Veteran

The MEPP is proud to present the inaugural interview of our oral history project!

Dr. Ernest Purcell served in the US Navy on the USS Ranger, USS Flying Scud, and USS Cape Ugat during World War II. He later served with the US Air Force during the Korean War in North Africa. Listen to his timeless accounts of a near miss at the hands of a German U-boat, attacking German coastal positions in Norway and a German counterattack, relations among ship personnel, his religious testimony, and much more!

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MEPP Ernest Purcell Transcript

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