Oral History: Charles Samas n.d., .

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

online resource (video file 0:49:42) : Sound, Colour

Place of Publication:

n.d.,

Summary:

Seaman 1st Class, Charles Samas was born September 18, 1924 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Raised in an orphanage, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 to get away from the orphanage. He was assigned to the black gang aboard the USS Maddox (622). The Maddox participated in the invasion of North Africa and ran sub-patrol off the coast of Africa once he landed. The Maddox was then part of the invasion of Sicily. Samas was in the boiler room while the fighting was taking place; however, he received an order to come to the bridge. He was on the bridge for 10 minutes and the Maddox took a direct hit from a German torpedo bomber. The Maddox went to the bottom of the sea in less than two minutes. Samas was able to abandon the sinking ship and floated in the sea for ten hours before he was rescued. He was sent to the United States and given 30 days leave. Upon his return from leave, he was sent to the Pacific where he was stationed aboard LSD-13 which participated in the landings of Leyte, Luzon, and Okinawa. Samas was discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1946 and returned home to Pennsylvania.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on 12 June, 2019).

Archive Reference: OH.3402.