Oral History Interview with Stephen Moulton, July 29, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Stephen Moulton. Moulton joined the Navy in March 1940 and received basic training in Illinois. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS San Francisco (CA-38) as a deckhand and traveled to Manila and Cavite. He lived among the villagers and describes their rustic lifestyle. He was then assigned to the USS Trinity (AO-13) in October 1941 and traveled to Tanjong Lobang to load up on oil for the Asiatic Fleet. In 1942 he was sent to Mare Island on account of health problems and eventually had his lung removed, perhaps due to inhaling particles from the ship’s stacks. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and discharged at Mare Island