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Oral History Interview with W. R. Barker, April 25, 2001

Description: Interview with W. R. Barker, a veteran who served as a combat engineer with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. It includes a conversation with Barker as he talks freely about his time in basic training at Camp Cook, when Bob Hope visited jungle training in Hawaii, and interactions between U.S. soldiers and the native islanders. He also discusses the Marines mission on Pelilu Island and meeting his brother in the Philippines.
Date: April 25, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Amador, Yacel & Barker, W. R.
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Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with W. R. Barker, April 25, 2001

Description: Interview with W. R. Barker, a veteran who served as a combat engineer with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. The transcript includes a conversation with Barker as he talks freely about his time in basic training at Camp Cook, when Bob Hope visited jungle training in Hawaii, and interactions between U.S. soldiers and the native islanders. He also discusses the Marines mission on Pelilu Island and meeting his brother in the Philippines.
Date: February 23, 2003
Creator: Amador, Yacel & Barker, W. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Lee College

[Soldiers Eating Dinner]

Description: Photograph of five U.S. Soldiers eating chicken legs and bread around a wood table. Three men sit on the left side of the table in long-sleeved collared shirts, and another man stands behind them with a chicken leg and a silver mug in hand. On the right sits another man with glasses, a watch and a long-sleeved collared shirt with a U.S. Army Sergeant patch on the arm. On the table are silver platers, silverware, drinking glasses and mugs, bread, a platter of chicken drumsticks and a wooden shel… more
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers and Women at the Beach]

Description: Photograph of soldiers in uniform sitting in wood chairs underneath an umbrella on the beach with three women. The men's uniforms consist of a side cap, long-sleeved collared shirts and pants tucked into dark lace up boots. The man furthest to the left is sitting with a dark-haired woman in a striped bathing suit holding a full soda bottle. The man to his right is looking down at a blonde woman lying in a white shirt and skirt in the sand at his feet. In the center is a wood table holding seve… more
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Receive Tennis Instruction]

Description: Photograph of three soldiers holding tennis rackets on a beach with a tennis instructor. The soldiers wear long sleeved collared shirts, ribbon bars, side caps, belts, and long pants tucked into black lace up boots. The tennis instructor stands to their right in a white cap, a polo, pants, and black soled white shoes. The instructor holds a tennis ball to the handle of his racket and is turned towards the soldiers.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Smoke and Have Dessert]

Description: Photograph of six soldiers in long-sleeved collared uniforms around a table smoking cigars and cigarettes. The man furthest to the right is cutting into a white dessert on a tall cake platter as the rest of the men watch. The table is covered in a white tablecloth, glasses, plates, silverware and liquor bottles. On the upper right-hand side, a server in a black jacket can be seen looking over his shoulder as he exits the room. On the left is a fern plant in a light-colored planter.
Date: 1942~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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