Richard 'Dick' Ramsey, U.S. Navy, D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa

About this episode

Dick Ramsey shares his experiences as a U.S. Navy coxswain during pivotal battles in World War II.

Dick Ramsey's family had it tough lduring the Great Depression. He quit school when he was 15 years old and started working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a pipefitter. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he started helping to build battleships. In 1943, Ramsey joined the U.S. Navy and was assigned as coxswain on the USS Nevada . In this edition of Veterans Chronicle s, Ramsey takes us through training to the Nevada 's involvement in the D-Day landings in Normandy, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. He also reveals several very close calls while in the Pacific and reveals the immense honor given to the USS Nevada and then quickly taken away. Ramsey also shares how the Nevada survived the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor long before he came aboard and how he and his shipmates stayed close for decades after the war.

People in this episode

Guest: Dick Ramsey

Topics covered

• military history
• personal stories
• World War II
• naval battles
• veteran experiences

Keywords

• Dick Ramsey
• USS Nevada
• D-Day
• Iwo Jima
• Okinawa
• Pearl Harbor
• navy
• veteran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USS Nevada

Places: Brooklyn

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