Huse, Edwin Ralph
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Title
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Huse, Edwin Ralph
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Performer
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Edwin Ralph Huse
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Interviewer
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William Vollano
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Description
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Ed Huse enlisted in the Navy Air Corps at the age of 22, after his third year in college. He took his basic training in California, and his pilot training in Arizona. He took to flying immediately, and commented "I did it very well!" As soon as he learned to land on aircraft carriers, he was assigned to the Monterey. He saw action in Saipan, Tinian, and the Philippines, flying a Grumman Hellcat. Ed described a situation in which he could not get both landing gears down. Therefore, he was directed to land on an island. When he got there, he still could not release his gear, and landed with some difficulty. Although Ed did not receive any individual medals, he did receive a number of Battle Stars. After being discharged, he went into advertising and promotion, at which he felt he would be good, and he was. Ed completed his BA in eight years, going to Wayne State University part time. He had three children, losing his son, who was also a Navy man. Ed was even mugged and had $1,500 stolen. Ed divorced his first wife after 28 years. He now lives with his second wife at Gilbert Residence, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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Date Span
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Dates of Service
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Subject
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Commissioned; United States Navy; World War, 1939-1945; Second World War - Pacific Theater; Lieutenant
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Publisher
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Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Collection Location
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2/27
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https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.68021
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Spatial Coverage
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Second World War - Pacific Theater
