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Oral History Interview with John Crichton, September 27, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Crichton. Crichton enlisted in the Army in June 1942 and was assigned to the 31st Infantry Division. In New Guinea, as captain of his unit he took no prisoners when intercepting elite Japanese forces even though the natives brought in prisoners bound in vines. While Crichton was evacuating all women from combat zones, he read in a Japanese diary that Americans planned to annihilate the Japanese, sparing only the most be… more
Date: September 27, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Crichton, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Martin and Paul McKay, September 1, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gilbert Martin and Paul McKay. McKay joined the Navy in February of 1940. Martin joined the Navy in May of 1940. They both completed boot camp in Norfolk Naval Air Station in Virginia and served aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). Both men served with Air Group 8, McKay assigned to the scouting squadron and Martin assigned to the torpedo squadron. They recall hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor while at the Naval Air Station. They… more
Date: September 1, 2001
Duration: 43 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Martin, Gilbert & McKay, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Szymanski, September 7, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Szymanski. Szymanski joined the Navy in October of 1942. He served as an aviation machinist mate aboard the USS Hornet (CV-12). During the invasion of Hollandia, New Guinea, Szymanski’s job was to help mine the anchorage in Palau so the Japanese could not sail their fleet ships. He shares details of his experiences through the Battles of the Philippine Sea, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was honorably discharged in September of 19… more
Date: September 7, 2001
Duration: 30 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Szymanski, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry Wertz and Russell Wheeler, September 7, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Wertz and Russell Wheeler. Both Wertz and Wheeler served in the Navy aboard the USS Hornet (CV-12). Wertz enlisted in the Navy in January of 1940 and Wheeler enlisted around 1942. Wertz served aboard the Hornet as Boatswain Mate 2nd Class and Wheeler served as Seaman 1st Class. Both men were in the 3rd Division, 40mm guns, which Wertz had charge over. Considering that Wheeler was only 15 years old when he joined, Wertz took… more
Date: September 7, 2001
Duration: 51 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Wertz, Henry & Wheeler, Russell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Spires and Murdock Walley, September 7, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Spires and Murdock Walley. Both Spires and Walley joined the Navy in 1943 and served aboard the USS Hornet (CV-12). Spires worked as a 3rd Class Fireman. Walley worked in damage control in the ship repair division, as well as fire fighting in the pump room and as a plumber. They both boarded the ship around October of 1943, and speak on the 3 skippers they worked under, including Captain Browning, Captain Sample and Captai… more
Date: September 7, 2001
Duration: 53 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Spires, Robert & Walley, Murdock
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with David Straus. Straus was born in San Antonio in 1923 and finished high school at the Texas Military Institute. From there he attended Trinity University, Dartmouth and Texas A&M before dropping out to enlist in the Marine Corps in 1943. He finished Officer Candidate School in 1944 and was shipped to the Pacific early in 1945 as an officer in he First Marine Division. He eventually landed on Okinawa in May, 1945 as a replacement in charge of a rifle platoon i… more
Date: September 17, 2001
Duration: 48 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Straus, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ben E. Carson, September 21, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ben Carson. Carson enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly after finishing boot camp in San Diego, Carson volunteered to join Major Evans Carlson's Marine Raider Battalion. Carson describes training with the Raiders prior to their first mission. He also discusses more training in Hawaii prior to the Battle of Midway. Carson describes being aboard the USS Argonaut (SM-1) with his unit and steaming for Makin Atoll to cond… more
Date: September 21, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Carson, Ben E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Sorenson, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Sorensen. Born in Anoka, Minnesota 28 March 1924, Sorensen joined the Marine Corps 13 December 1942. Upon completion of boot camp at San Diego, he was sent to Camp Pendleton and assigned to a machine gun squad in the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines. He describes the equipment used in the machine gun squad, job assignments and special training they received. Sorenson went aboard the USS Wayne (APA-54) on 13 January 1944, … more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Sorenson, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Allender, September 23, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Allender. Allender was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa 21 November 1925 and enlisted in the Navy after graduating from high school in 1943. He qualified for sonar school while in boot camp and went to San Diego. Upon graduating from the school, he was sent to duty aboard the USS YMS-387, an auxiliary motor minesweeper. He describes his time on the YMS, engaged in coastal minesweeping and training prospective minesweeper crews… more
Date: September 23, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Allender, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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The Journey to Justice - Defeating the Lie, Proclaiming the Truth

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 3:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Justice does not merely interest God–justice is God's nature. Oppressing the poor shows contempt for the Creator. Our actions can demonstrate God's goodness to the world as we help those enslaved in human trafficking and victimized by other forms of violent oppression."
Date: September 19, 2001
Duration: 41 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Wu, Sharon Cohn
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr, September 9, 2001

Description: Interview with Helen Louise Dietert Orr from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes stories of growing up on her grandfather's ranch and eventually living on her own ranch with her husband.
Date: September 9, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Orr, Helen Louise Dietert; Craig, Brenda & Bethel, Ann
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Bring the Rain - Finding Faith Through Divorce and Cancer

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2001, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "I experienced a double mastectomy for breast cancer, then a divorce, wihtin three months time. This session discusses how God uses challenges to reveal a new path for life and how experiences can strengthen faith."
Date: September 19, 2001
Duration: 29 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Campos, Kristina
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001

Description: Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date: September 17, 2001
Duration: 47 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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