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Oral History Interview with William R. Sanchez, June 24, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with with William R. Sanchez. Born in Texas in 1918, Sanchez joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1938. He was drafted into the Army in 1940 and elected to serve in the Philippines. He was assigned to the 59th Regiment, Coast Artillery, Battery D and later Battery H at Fort Mills (Corregidor). He was then assigned to Army Intelligence in the Harbor Defense Headquarters. He recounts how the Army Intelligence at Corregid… more
Date: June 24, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Sanchez, William R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Rhythm Review

Description: Booklet outlining the program for a concert entitled "Rhythm Review" presented by staff and students at Manzanar Elementary School, Manzanar War Relocation Center, on April 26, 1943. The program lists the school's staff and briefly outlines the curriculum for rhythmic activities that combine both musical and physical education.
Date: April 26, 1943
Creator: Manzanar Education Department
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Group of U.S. Servicemen]

Description: Photograph of U.S. Servicemen gathered around a shirtless tattooed soldier kneeling with a small knife and pistol in either hand. On the ground in front of him are papers, an upside-down helmet and a tipped over backpack. The other men stand or kneel around him in various states of dress, they all wear belted pants, and some wear collared shirts and helmets. A man on the ground to the right has a large wad of cash in his hand.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Solider Canoeing]

Description: Photograph of a soldier in his underwear paddling a small canoe. There are three poles coming off the canoe to a support. In the upper right-hand corner stands a shirtless man waist deep in the water with his hands on his hips.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Men On Top of Diving Platform]

Description: Photograph of two men on top of a double decker diving platform on a beach. The man on the left leans his weight against the railing in a pair of white shorts. The other man sits on the right in a pair of pants rolled up to his calf.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Two Soldiers Canoeing]

Description: Photograph of two men in small wooden canoes. They are shirtless and wearing shorts and paddling the canoes with paddles. There are support poles coming off the canoes. On the far right stands a shirtless man in the water. Behind them is a rocky shore with four small buildings and a rocky hillside.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Men on Diving Platform]

Description: Photograph of two men on a double decker diving platform on a beach. The first man is on the bottom platform shirtless with his back to the camera handing something up to the man on the platform above him. The man on the upper platform wears white swim trunks and bends over the railing to grab what the man below him is handing him.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Man in Canoe]

Description: Photograph of a dark-haired man in a small wooden canoe. The man is wearing black underwear and is paddling the canoe with a small dark paddle. There are two support poles attached to the canoe that go off to the left.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Playing Cards]

Description: Photograph of soldiers sitting on the ground outside in a circle playing cards. Some of the men wear collared shirts with their pants and boots but most are shirtless with brimmed hats not fully resting on their heads.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Play Dominos]

Description: Photograph of four soldiers sitting on the ground around a wooden crate playing dominos. The men are in a wooded area near a waterway that is visible behind them. The two men on the right wear collared shirts, pants and boots. One of the men on the right is shirtless with pants on and the other wears nothing but a brimmed hat, a necklace, and his boots.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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