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Oral History Interview with Bill Knuth, May 6, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Knuth. The Great Depression caused Knuth and his father to relocate often due to financial hardship. After the tenth move, Knuth sought refuge in the Navy in 1944. After basic training he was assigned as a deckhand to the USS Tulsa (PG-22). His battle station was at the 20-millimeter trunnion, unloading spent magazines. In his spare time he managed to converse with Chinese crewmen, despite the language barrier. Arriving… more
Date: May 6, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Knuth, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Strathman, May 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eugene Strathman. Strathman joined the Navy in the fall of 1943. He completed signal school and was assigned to LSM-11. They hauled tank destroyers. He provides some details of the LSM and its armament. They traveled to Hilo, Hawaii. Aboard the LSM he served as a cook. In January of 1945 they participated in the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf. They were the first ship to hit the beach. He describes some of the air raids of kamikaze pl… more
Date: May 5, 2009
Duration: 35 minutes 01 second
Creator: Strathman, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Force in 1943 after one semester at Louisiana State University. After he turned 18 in early 1944, he was called to active duty. After basic training, Samuelson went to aerial gunnery school at Kingman, Arizona. Upon completion there, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. His crew was selected to go to Cuba on a goodwill mission. After that, his crew flew to England, where he was assigned to the 95th Bomber Group, 8th… more
Date: May 3, 2009
Duration: 54 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Samuelson, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tom Story, May 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Tom Story. Story joined the Navy in October of 1934. Beginning September of 1936, he served as Quartermaster aboard USS Perkins (DD-377), operating out of San Diego. He was discharged in July, then re-enlisted and volunteered for submarine school. Story served aboard the USS S-45 (SS-156), completing antisubmarine warfare training. From early 1942 through early 1943, they completed war patrols in the Solomon Islands. Beginning Ap… more
Date: May 7, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Story, Tom
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Boren, May 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Boren. Boren joined the Marine Corps in 1943 under the V-12 program in Monticello, Arkansas. Upon graduating, he was sent to basic training at Parris Island. He received advanced weapons training at Camp Lejeune in preparation for the invasion of Japan. After the war ended, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor in a commander’s office, handling mail and confidential messages. Boren returned home and was discharged in May … more
Date: May 7, 2009
Duration: 47 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Boren, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Craddock, May 11, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Craddock. Craddock joined the Marine Corps in May 1942 and attended boot camp at Parris Island. He soon entered the V-12 program and upon completion returned to Parris Island. After further training at Camp Lejeune, he attended platoon commander’s training at Quantico. He then prepared for the invasion of Japan at Camp Pendleton and Hawaii. After the war ended, he was sent to Guam to flush out Japanese holdouts. He was … more
Date: May 11, 2009
Duration: 36 minutes 01 second
Creator: Craddock, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Wade, May 21, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Wade. Wade was born on 23 November 1921 in Nolanville, Texas and attended John Tarleton College where he completed Civilian Pilot Training. As a cadet he trained in P-38s at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, followed by advanced training in 1943 at North Island Naval Air Base in California. Upon completion of training he flew to Nadzab, New Guinea for his first combat assignment with the Fifth Air Force, Eighth Fight… more
Date: May 21, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Wade, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Rhoades, May 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rhoades. Rhoades joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He received gunnery training at an armed guard school and upon completion was assigned to a Merchant Marine ship, the SS Canfield, carrying supplies to Halifax. He then served aboard the SS Potomac, bringing Army supplies to Panama and returning with raw sugar. The ship was coal-powered and broke down in the Gulf of Mexico; so … more
Date: May 7, 2009
Duration: 40 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Rhoades, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Claude Hudson, May 4, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Claude Hudson. Hudson joined the Army in late 1943 and received basic training in Miami Beach, having already completed his first year of college. After being sent to a college training detachment, he was selected for pilot training and began pre-flight at Maxwell Field. Upon completion of flight school, he was assigned to the Second Combat Cargo Squadron and sent to India. There he piloted a C-47, dropping supplies to Briti… more
Date: May 4, 2009
Duration: 38 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Hudson, Claude
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Christian de Marcken, May 29, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Christian W. de Marcken. De Marcken was born 24 January 1928 in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium. His father, Gustave immigrated to the United States, became a citizen and served in the US Army during World War I. Later he worked for the Hammond Organ Company, which sent him to Brussels. In 1939 the US embassy advised he and his family return to the United States. He did not leave Belgium, which was soon occupied by Nazi Germany for… more
Date: May 29, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: de Marcken, Christian
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with G. K. Guennel, May 28, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with G. K. Guennel. Guennel moved to the United States from Germany in 1934. From January of 1933 to September of 1934, prior to moving to the States, he lived under the Hitler regime and provides some details of this experience. While attending Butler University in Indiana Guennel enlisted in the Army Reserve in the summer of 1942. He was called to active duty in June of 1943 after his graduation. He was invited to take Army Intellig… more
Date: May 28, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Guennel, G. K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Jerome, May 29, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Jerome. Jerome joined the Navy in August of 1944. He was assigned to the engineering division, operating evaporators and other engine room machinery. He served aboard the USS Benevolence (AH-13). In July of 1945 they departed for the Pacific, providing hospital services, preventive medicine and casualty evacuation. They were with the Allied fleet in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan. They processed liberated Allied pri… more
Date: May 29, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Jerome, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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