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Oral History Interview with Keifer Marshall, January 13, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Keifer Marshall. Marshall was born in Temple, Texas in 1926. After attending the University of Texas for one year, he joined the Marine Corps in 1944. After completing basic training in San Diego, he spent six weeks at Camp Pendleton receiving advanced training. He then embarked on the USS Rochambeau (AP-63) with 6,000 other troops in late October 1944. He describes some of his experiences during the transit. He remembers ar… more
Date: January 13, 2009
Creator: Marshall, Keifer
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Max Crittenden, January 13, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Max Crittenden. Crittenden joined the Navy in May of 1944. He served as a fire controlman. He completed boot camp in Farragut, Idaho. He went to Service School for Fire Control Operator in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to learn how to use the fire control telescope. He went to Tacloban, Philippines in January 1945. He was assigned in New Guinea to the USS Flusser (DD-368), the flagship for DESRON 5. His job aboard was serving as … more
Date: January 13, 2017
Creator: Crittenden, Max
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Melvin Perez, January 13, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Melvin Perez. Perez joined the Navy in August, 1943. From basic training, he went to radio school in Colorado. After radio school, Perez was assigned to a Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) unit. Navy personnel were pulled from JASCO units while Perez was in Hawaii. Instead, he was assigned to USS Montrose (APA-212) and rode it to Leyte in time for the invasion. There, Perez helped establish shore to ship voice communicati… more
Date: January 13, 2005
Creator: Perez, Melvin
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Eustace, January 13, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Eustace. Eustace joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training at Camp Farragut. He received further training at photography school in Pensacola. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Suwannee (ACV-27) as a photographer’s mate. Eustace flew in the backseat of a Douglas SBD Dauntless divebomber throughout the war in the Pacific. On 20 October 1944 the Suwannee was attacked by Japanese planes. Eustace conten… more
Date: January 13, 2001
Creator: Eustace, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Schiller, January 13, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Schiller. Schiller joined the Navy in February of 1941. He entered Navy Flight School at Pensacola and upon commissioning was assigned as a pilot of a scout plane on USS Astoria (CA-34). When Pearl Harbor was attacked, the Astoria was at sea escorting USS Lexington (CV-2). The Astoria engaged in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal where it was sunk off Savo Island in August of 1942. Subsequently, Schiller w… more
Date: January 13, 2004
Creator: Schiller, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Navy Certificate of Satisfactory Service, January 13, 1946]

Description: Certificate of Satisfactory Service issued by the United States Navy and signed by Lieutenant Commander E. W. Holzapfel certifying that Lieutenant junior grade Edgar Jones has completed a period of training and service during World War II in the navy from June 17, 1943 to January 13, 1946 and is released to inactive duty.
Date: January 13, 1946
Creator: United States Navy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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