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Oral History Interview with Ellis D. Skidmore, June 3, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ellis D. Skidmore. Skidmore joined the Navy in April 1940 after receiving a letter from a friend in the Navy. After basic training, Skidomore went to radio school before being assigned to Patrol Squadron 44 (VP-44). In May, 1942, his unit was transferred to Pearl Harbor and by early June, Skidmore was at Midway Island. He was a PBY-5 crewman and served as a radio operator. Skidmore describes attacking two Japanese battleship… more
Date: June 3, 2005
Duration: 56 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Skidmore, Ellis D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Richard Pendleton, June 3, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with William Richard Pendleton. Growing up in Utah, his family knew that of Captain Mervyn Bennion, USN (captain of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) awarded the Medal of Honor during the attack on Pearl Harbor). Due to that acquaintance, Pendleton decided to join the Navy in November 1942. He was sent to Farragut, Idaho for basic training. He qualified as an aviation machinist's mate and was assigned to a PBY crew in VP-44. Their job consisted of picking up downed a… more
Date: June 3, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Pendleton, William Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Davis, June 3, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Davis. Davis joined the Navy in November, 1943 and trained at Farragut, Idaho. He was then assigned to USS Smalley (DD-565), which escorted troop ships to the Marshall Islands and patrolled in the Aleutian Islands. He recalls seeing kamikazes at Okinawa and rescuing survivors of another destroyer, USS William D. Porter (DD-579). After the war, Davis recalls being aboard the Smalley and dumping large amounts of Japane… more
Date: June 3, 2005
Duration: 36 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Davis, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Wallingford, August 3, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Wallingford. Wallingford enlisted in the Navy in August, 1942. He received very little training before being assigned to USS LST-452 in Washington. They first went to Hawaii, then Australia before getting involved in the campaign for New Guinea. In the Philippines, at Leyte, Wallingford was aboard when the ship received 8 enemy shells while beached and unloading. Toward the end of the war, Wallingford was assigned to … more
Date: August 3, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Wallingford, Joseph H
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wesley Visel, November 3, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Wesley Visel. Visel joined the Army shortly after war's outbreak and was sent to Texas for training. He ended up as an LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) driver and describes the operation of the amphibious vehicle. Visel describes loading up onto LSTs (Landing Ship. Tank) and invading Luzon, Philippines. He describes dropping infantrymen off, then returning to the side of a liberty ship where cargo was craned over the side into his LVT. Visel then headed back t… more
Date: November 3, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Visel, Wesley Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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