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Oral History Interview with John Hotova, October 19, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Hotova. Hotova was born in November 1918. He describes conditions during the Great Depression. He left high school at 15 years of age and joined the National Guard in 1939. He was assigned to the 242nd Coast Artillery. Hotova applied for flight training in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He did not qualify for advanced flight training and was assigned to aircraft mechanics school at Keesler Field, Mississippi. After four mo… more
Date: October 19, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Hotova, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Phillip Grau, August 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Phillip Grau. Grau entered the Army Air Forces in October, 1941 after having studied radio and telegraph operation. He did well enough to be an instructor before going overseas. In 1944, Grau went to Dacca, India. Once there, Grau served as a radio operator aboard cargo planes flying aviation gasoline over the Himalaya Mountains to airfields in China. He had over 1500 hours flight time and shares several anecdotes about flying th… more
Date: August 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Grau, Phillip S.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Mullen, January 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Mullen. Mullen joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1943. He served as a nose gunner aboard a B-17 with the 2nd Bomb Group, 429th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force. He deployed to Italy in June of 1944, and completed 35 missions, including one over marshalling yards in Salzburg, Austria. Mullen received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Date: January 19, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Mullen, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert B. Norman, April 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert B. Norman. Norman grew up in North Carolina and finished two years at NC State in Raleigh before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1940. Shortly after the war started, Norman qualified for cadet flying school and earned his wings in December, 1942. He shares his experiences while in flight training. Norman had an advantage as he had learned to fly in the Civilian Pilot Program while at NC State. Upon graduating, Norm… more
Date: April 19, 2004
Duration: 46 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Norman, Robert B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Surles, April 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Surles. Surles was born in 1924 in Louisiana. In December, 1942 he joined the Navy. He trained at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. After basic training, Surles was trained in fire control and naval gunnery in Washington, DC. Upon completing that, he reported aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13) in January, 1944. Surles describes being aboard the Franklin when it was attacked in March, 1945 off the coast of Kyushu. Surl… more
Date: April 19, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Surles, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Gilbreath, August 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Gilbreath. Born in 1925, he was drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943. As a member of a mortar team in the 4th Division, he first saw military action on Roi-Namur. He describes a mortar and his role on a mortar team. He relates an incident in which LSTs, including his own USS LST-39, caught fire and exploded in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He describes action on Saipan, including landing; combat; friendly fire; Japanese Banzai… more
Date: August 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Gilbreath, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lester D. Read, July 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lester D. Read. Read was born 14 September 1928 in Plymouth, Indiana and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1943. Drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943, he describes training in boot camp at San Diego. He then went to tank training school where he was assigned to reconnaissance and liaison in the 5th Marine Division, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Tank Battalion. His primary job was to communicate by radio between the infantr… more
Date: July 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Read, Lester D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Combs, December 19, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Combs. Combs was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1940 and was in flight school in California when Pearl Harbor was attacked. After graduating and receiving his commission, he was assigned as a flight instructor at West Point in March, 1942. After transitioning from B-17s to B-29s, Combs joined a B-29 crew as a crew commander and headed overseas to Tinian in spring, 1945 and joined the 313th Bomb Wing. When the war en… more
Date: December 19, 2003
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Combs, John E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Guatemozin Garcia, October 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Guatemozin Garcia. Garcia was born in Alice, Texas 26 October 1923. Upon graduating from high school in 1942, he joined the Army Air Forces. Four of his brothers were also in the military during World War II. After completing basic training at Shepherd Field, Texas he was sent to Fort Myers, Florida for four weeks of gunnery training. He was then sent to Santa Ana, California where he joined the 34th Bomb Group as a nose gun… more
Date: October 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Garcia, Guatemozin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ignacio Gonzales, February 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ignacio Gonzales. Gonzales joined the Marine Corps. He landed at Guam as a replacement and learned a little about combat by patrolling for Japanese holdouts before going to Iwo Jima. He was wounded on Iwo Jima and evacuated to a hospital ship, on which he was transported back to Guam, then the US. Once he was recovered, he took his discharge.
Date: February 19, 2005
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Gonzales, Ignacio
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank M. 'Tommy' Thompson, February 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank M. ""Tommy"" Thompson. Thompson was attending the University of Virginia in 1942 when he decided to enlist in the Marine Corps with some friends. Soon, he found himself training in Hawaii. He describes the lines of men waiting to get into the whorehouses in Honolulu. He landed on Saipan with the Second Marine Division where he describes a banzai attack by the Japanese infantry. Thompson witnessed the famous incident wh… more
Date: February 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Thompson, Frank M. 'Tommy'
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Buckner, February 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Buckner. Buckner volunteered for service in the Marines Corps in 1943. When he finished basic training, he attended field music school before being assigned to the Fifth Marine Division, 26th Marines. After extensive training, Buckner's unit landed at Iwo Jima in the afternoon of D-day. He was only one of 16 original members of his company to survive the battle. After the war, Buckner went on to occupy Japan.
Date: February 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Buckner, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John V. Wilson, February 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John V. Wilson. He volunteered for service in the Marine Corps at Tyler, Texas in January, 1942. He went to San Diego for basic training, then earned his wings as a paratrooper by completing parachute school. At Bougainville, Wilson joined the 1st Parachute Battalion. He was there 30 days before being relieved by the Army. The 1st Parachute Battalion was soon disbanded and Wilson was then assigned to the newly formed Fifth M… more
Date: February 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes
Creator: Wilson, John V.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Crawford, September 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Roy Crawford. Crawford joined the Navy in January of 1944. He completed Radar Operator School, and served aboard the USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) beginning late February. He worked as a radarman and engineers’ yeoman. They traveled to Pearl Harbor and in July provided escort duty to Eniwetok and Saipan. In September they supported landings at Peleliu, and at Leyte in October. They launched torpedoes at the Japanese battleship Ya… more
Date: September 19, 2004
Duration: 22 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Crawford, Roy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William McDowell, September 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William McDowell. McDowell joined the Navy in October of 1942. He completed radar and sonar school, and worked in radar maintenance and later as Chief Radio Technician aboard the USS Bennion (DD-662) beginning December of 1943. They arrived at Pearl Harbor in March of 1944 escorting the USS Bataan (CVL-29) to the Pacific. They served as a fighter director and radar picket ship during numerous campaigns, including the Tinian, Leyt… more
Date: September 19, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: McDowell, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Morgan, September 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Morgan. Morgan joined the Navy in January of 1944. Beginning June, he served aboard the USS Holt (DE-706) as a Seaman 2nd Class, and worked as a quartermaster. They provided anti-submarine patrol, protection for operations in Leyte Gulf and escort services to Hollandia, New Guinea. They steamed with a convoy toward Mindoro for the establishment of a motor torpedo boat base on the island, and the Holt provided gunfire supp… more
Date: September 19, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Morgan, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Saunders, September 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Saunders. Born in 1924, he joined the Navy in 1943. After attending gunnery and electric hydraulic schools, he was assigned to the USS Miami (CL-89). After the shakedown cruise to the Caribbean Sea and Greenland, the ship was sent to join Cruiser Division Fourteen in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii via the Panama Canal. He served as a gunners mate and mount captain. He describes firing star shells during the Mariana Islands Campa… more
Date: September 19, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Saunders, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Martin Harris, January 19, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Martin Harris. Harris was born in Japan in 1923. He moved to the US to attend college. The war broke out and he joined the Navy. He completed Navy Language School. In April of 1944 he was transferred to the Joint Intelligence Center of Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA) under the direction of CINCPAC. He worked as a translator of documents. In May of 1944, he was selected for the Naval Civil Affairs Unit and deployed to Saipan. He share… more
Date: January 19, 1998
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Harris, Martin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Sloup, July 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Sloup. Sloup joined the Army in 1943. He served with the 7th Infantry Division and participated in the invasions of Leyte and Okinawa. After the war ended, Sloup was shipped to Korea. In January of 1946, he returned to the US and was discharged.
Date: July 19, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Sloup, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James White, July 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James “Jim” White. White was born in Cosby, Tennessee on 6 April 1920. He tells of conditions encountered while growing up during the Depression. Entering the U.S. Army in 1942 he was assigned to the 90th Infantry Division, Company A, 358th Regiment and trained as a rifleman at Camp Barkley, Texas. The division was sent to England in preparation for Operation Overlord. White landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day +1 and comments on … more
Date: July 19, 2002
Duration: 54 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: White, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gerald Peterson, July 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gerald Peterson. Peterson was born in Indianapolis in 1917. He grew up during the Great Depression and shares memories of how his family managed. He graduated from Arsenal Technical School in 1935. Peterson graduated from General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan in 1939 with a degree in industrial engineering and management. He was hired by the Boeing Company, and completed structural designs for the tail section of the B-17. … more
Date: July 19, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Peterson, Gerald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Wright, October 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Wright. Wright was born on a ranch in Nebraska in 1921. He participated in the Civilian Pilot Training program while attending the University of Missouri and quit school to join the Navy on 1 June 1941. He was undergoing flight training at Pensacola when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Soon thereafter, he had his final check flight with Joe Foss, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. Upon graduation, Wright became … more
Date: October 19, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Wright, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Higgins, October 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernest Higgins. Higgins joined the Army in August of 1940. He was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, 32nd Infantry Regiment. He participated in the battles of Attu, Kwajalein, Leyte and Okinawa. His job was to ensure that supplies were delivered on the beach within an hour of the beach landings. Higgins continued his service in the military, retiring in 1973 with rank of lieutenant colonel.
Date: October 19, 2002
Duration: 31 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Higgins, Ernest
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George De Laughter, October 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George De Laughter. De Laughter joined the Army in 1942. He was assigned to the 7th Infantry Division, 32nd Regiment. He worked as a supply officer. He participated in the battles of Attu, Kwajalein, Leyte and Okinawa. He was discharged in March of 1946.
Date: October 19, 2002
Duration: 36 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: De Laughter, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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