In this third installment of the interview with Captain Calhoun, he relates the story of how, while in command of the USS Dewey, he and his fleet were caught in a typhoon in the South Pacific. He and his crew subsequently provided gunfire support to the Marines in Iwo Jima with a damaged hull sustained during the storm. He also discusses the court of inquiry following the typhoon and his own personal research into the causes and repercussions of that disaster.

Transcript Number 272 Title: Charles (Cal) Calhoun: Remembering World War II Interviewee: Charles (Cal) Calhoun Interviewer: Sherman Hayes Date of Interview: January 16, 2003 Location of Interview: Wilmington, NC Description: Mini DV Documentation: 1 Typed Transcript Series: World War II Veterans Oral History Preservation Project Series: Voices of Experience