Olaf M. Hustvedt oral history interview,
| Author/creator | Hustvedt, Olaf M. creator, interviewee. |
| Other author | United States Naval Institute. |
| Format | Archival & Manuscript Material |
| Production | 1975. |
| Description | transcript 333 pages |
| Supplemental Content | Finding aid |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | This typed memoir is a copy of sessions conducted by the U.S. Naval Institute in 1975. This copy was made with the approval of Captain Erling H. Hustvedt, son and heir of Admiral Hustvedt. All copyright privileges belong to the U.S. Naval Institute and the family of Admiral Hustvedt. |
| General note | Interviewer: U.S. Naval Institute. Interview date: December 31, 1975. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as | Olaf M. Hustvedt Oral History Interview, Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Repository does not own copyright to the oral history collection. Permission to cite, reproduce, or broadcast must be obtained from both the repository and the participants in the oral history, or their heirs. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner- Gift of Olaf M. Hustvedt. |
| Biographical note | Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt (USNA Class of 1909), during a thirty six year career, distinguished himself in Naval Ordnance and as battleship commander. He served in World War I and World War II, headed the Experimental Section in the Bureau of Ordnance, served as Production Chief of the Naval Gun Factory, commanded the USS DETROIT, the USS NORTH CAROLINA, Commander Battleships, Atlantic Fleet, and Battleship Division 7. |