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Oral History Interview with Ernie Bowdre, September 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernie Bowdre. Bowdre joined the Navy in mid-1943. He served as a Storekeeper aboard a liberty ship and traveled to Noumea, New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. He was then assigned to USS President Jackson (APA-18). In 1943, they participated in the Bougainville Campaign, transporting troops from island to island. They landed troops in the reinforcement landing at Lingayen Gulf and Iwo Jima. Bowdre recalls the ship being hit by enemy f… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Bowdre, Ernie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Warren Vickers, October 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Vickers. Vickers was born in 1923. He joined the Army in 1942, and served as a rifleman and a scout with the 36th Infantry Division. The Division landed in North Africa on 13 April 1943. They participated in operations in Italy, the south of France and Germany. Vickers was discharged around late 1945.
Date: October 5, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Vickers, Warren
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard K. Bentley, October 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard K. Bentley. Bentley finished high school in Oklahoma nad joined the Navy in October, 1942. After boot camp, Bentley served with a Marine communications unit in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea before being assigned aboard the USS Kula Gulf (CVE-108).
Date: October 5, 2012
Duration: 30 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Bentley, Richard K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray William Rouch, September 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy William Rouch. Born in 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in July, 1942. He describes boot camp in San Diego, California. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. He describes the conditions on board ship en route to Camp Pakarariki, New Zealand. The Division was transported to Guadalcanal in January 1943. He talks about the deplorable living conditions on Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Tenaru River. He describes lan… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Rouch, Ray William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank C. Litters, Jr., June 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank C. Litters, Jr. Litters was attending Texas A&M (class of 1943) when the war started. His class was graduated early so they could begin active military service. He was commissioned and attached to an anti-aircraft artillery unit. In December, 1943, he shipped out for the Pacific. In January, 1944 his unit, the 208th Anti-aircraft Artillery battalion, arrived at New Guinea. Litters eventually got so sick with malaria an… more
Date: June 5, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Litters, Frank C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Howard B. "Jeep" Stebelton, October 5, 2012

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Howard B. “Jeep” Stebelton. Born in 1922, he was drafted into the Army Air Force in January, 1943. He was trained in airplane mechanics and aerial engineering. He describes aerial gunnery training at Kingman Army Airfield, Arizona. In the summer of 1944, he was sent to England and assigned to the 91st Bombardment Group, 324th Bomb Squadron. As top turret gunner, he went on missions to bomb targets in Germany, including a railroad yard in Hamm and an engine f… more
Date: October 5, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Stebelton, Howard B. "Jeep"
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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