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    Blasted: From Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea
    Blasted: From Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea
    Blasted: From Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea
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    Blasted: From Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea

    By Kurt Opprecht

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    Chief Petty Officer Harold Lindstrom's personal account of his service in the heart of the action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

    This transcript of a 2003 interview includes accounts of his experiences at Pearl Harbor, the Coral Sea, Johnston Island, Bougainville, Saipan, Guam and the Philippines. He also speaks to the effects of war and the war's immediate aftermath.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateSep 24, 2015
    ISBN9781329568365
    Blasted: From Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea
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    Kurt Opprecht

    Kurt Opprecht is the author of The Billionaires’ Manifesto, and editor of How to Rule the World for Fun and Profit. As a journalist based in New York City and New Orleans, he has written for The New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Economist, The Sun, numerous other publications, and more corporate clients than he’d like to admit. His play, Dos Coyotes, ran at the Manhattan Repertory Theater in 2012. Kurt studied communications and competed in debate at Southern Utah University, then transferred to Reed College, where he completed his BA in philosophy. He spent four years in Tokyo, working as a radio DJ, actor, writer, and teacher before moving back to the US. He teaches writing for NYU's School of Professional Studies. His latest novel, Playing With Fire, is a journey into the jungles of Thailand, the heart of Pandora, and the soul of the Promethean prank.

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      Blasted - Kurt Opprecht

      Blasted: From Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea

      BLASTED

      FROM PEARL HARBOR TO THE CORAL SEA

      Chief Petty Officer Harold Lindstrom’s personal account of his service in the heart of the action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

      © Kurt Opprecht, 2006

      Printed by A.S.I. Inc.

      First Printing, August, 2006

      First e-book edition, September 2015

      Macintosh HD:Users:keithopprecht:Desktop:88x31.png

      Creative Commons BY-NC-ND

      INTERVIEWER’S NOTE

      All the time I knew my great-uncle Harold, I heard about his dramatic career in the US Navy during World War II – from everyone but him, that is.  Uncle Harold wasn’t eager to talk about his wartime experiences, and those close to him were rightfully protective of his desire to let a traumatic past stay in the past.

      But as he grew older, Uncle Harold seemed to come to terms with the events of that chapter of his life and it became less distressing for him to revisit the memories that he’d spent five decades holding at bay.  Also, I’m sure the end of his long life drawing near mellowed him to the notion of sharing his experiences with those of us who know him and love him.

      I sat down with my Uncle Harold in 2003, at the home of June Lindstrom, his sister-in-law, en route to the Lindstrom reunion in Seattle that year.  He was in good spirits and relatively good health.  Even the audio recording of the interview reveals his rascally sense of humor and irreverent attitude toward the world, an attitude which made for easier travel over the paths of some grim events.  He was politely modest about being interviewed, but I felt that he wanted to tell his story, despite how painful he expected it might be.

      This is not a verbatim transcript of that session; however, all edits have been made solely for ease of reading and understanding.  Nothing has been added or omitted.

      Kurt Opprecht

      HAROLD LINDSTROM INTERVIEW

      July 18, 2003

      Pearl Harbor

      Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, Harold Lindstrom was a third-class petty officer[1] stationed in the disbursing office at the Receiving Station at the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 

      And, the atmosphere there at this point is just normal…

      Calm every day; in fact, I was on a date the night before and I had duty that day.  I was supposed to be Officer of the Deck at the Receiving Station.  [The officer on duty] was supposed to take off at eight o’clock and I was getting ready to go on duty.

      I forgot what time...

      The Blitz came a little after eight AM.  I think I was relieving the watch about then, going to take over Officer of the Deck duty.

      On the deck of the ship that you were working on?

      No, it’s not a ship; it’s a receiving station, just a big building on the base, right on top of the hill before the main gate.

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