Edwin "Ned" C. Winder, 2001

File — Box: 17, Folder: 5

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Winder (b. 1922) discusses his family heritage, including his great-grandfather starting Winder Dairy in 1880. He also talks about his mission to the Southern States before joining the Navy in 1944. After his training in radar he was assigned to the destroyer Hugh W. Hadley as a fire control officer on a five-inch gun. He describes the attack on the Hadley and sinking of the Hale. He was discharged in 1945. 59 pages.

Dates

2001

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