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Oral History Interview with Clyde Moore, July 27, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde “Bert” Moore. Moore was born in Norman, Indiana 2 October 1923. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1942 and attended boot camp in San Diego, California. After boot camp, he was assigned guard duty at the Bremerton Navy Yard. Following this assignment he underwent training for special weapons at Camp Pendleton. He tells of spending 57 days aboard ship awaiting the invasion of Guam and vividly describes combat i… more
Date: July 27, 2012
Creator: Moore, Clyde
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Ulery, July 27, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Ulery. Ulery joined the Army in December of 1945. In March 1946 he was sent to Le Havre, France. He served with the 3rd Infantry Division, Artillery Band in Bad Wildungen, Germany. Ulery played the sousaphone in the band, and they traveled all over the American Zone of Germany. He was in Nuremberg when the war criminals were sentenced to death. Ulery shares details of his 13 months living and working in Germany after the w… more
Date: July 27, 2018
Creator: Ulery, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Milton Haby, July 27, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Milton Haby. Haby joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 13th Armored Division, overseeing six parts trucks. He deployed to France in January of 1945. They traveled through Germany, participating in the Ruhr Pocket operation in April. Haby returned to the US an received his discharge in July of 1945.
Date: July 27, 2015
Creator: Haby, Milton
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Meriwether, July 27, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Meriwether. Meriwether was studying to become a doctor when he entered the Army Medical Corps in December, 1942. He continued training as a doctor and was discharged in 1946. He was recalled and commissioned in 1952 and spent one year in Korea as a pathologist with the 48th MASH unit and studied the cause of serious infectious diseases along the DMZ. Meriwether relates details of his career in Army medicine.
Date: July 27, 2016
Creator: Meriwether, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James A. Kistler, July 27, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James A. Kistler. Kistler joined the Army in April 1944. He trained at Fort Bliss and was sent to San Diego to man a 40mm anti-aircraft position. Kistler was then sent to Luzon, Philippine Islands where he witnessed the aftermath of the battle for Manila. He then went to Japan for occupation duty and became a member of the 292nd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) until he returned to the States in the summer of 1946. He wa… more
Date: July 27, 2010
Creator: Kistler, James A.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Paul G. Johnson, July 27, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Paul G. Johnson. Johnson finished high school in 1938 and was working when he joined the US Army Air Corps in early 1942. He qualified for flight training and ultimately trained in Florida on B-17 bombers. He was assigned to the 412th Squadron, 95th Bomb Group i nthe 8th Air Force and sent to the European Theater of Operations. Johnson flew 35 missions and describes his job as a pilot. Toward the end of the war, Johnson was stationed on Guam. He was there wh… more
Date: July 27, 2011
Creator: Johnson, Paul G.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Don Fox, July 27, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don Fox. He was born July 3, 1926 in Pulaski, Indiana. He was drafted into the Army on January 9, 1945. Upon completion of basic training he shipped out to Leyte Island in the Philippines where he joined the 24th Division, 34th Regiment. During the transit the war with Japan ended. He recalls in September 1945 taking part in an unopposed amphibious landing on Matsuyama, Japan, where there was a Japanese Army base. He recalls… more
Date: July 27, 2001
Creator: Fox, Don
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Cox, July 27, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Cox. Cox was born in 1931, and shares his family’s involvement in World War II. He shares his experiences as a young boy growing up between Austin and San Antonio in wartime. He had two older brothers in the war, and two younger sisters at home he helped care for. Cox knew several families working at Kelly Air Force Base, where he learned to fly and help rebuild airplanes. He speaks about rationing during the early 1940s. Fr… more
Date: July 27, 2003
Creator: Cox, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Glenn Radder, July 27, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Glenn Radder. Radder joined the Navy in 1943. He completed Gunner’s Mate School, learning how to care for the various guns aboard ship. He served aboard the USS Laffey (DD-724) where his job was to care for and fire the 20mm mounts on the fantail. Radder provides some detail of life aboard the Laffey. They traveled to England in preparation for the invasion of France. On 3 June 1944 the Laffey went to the Normandy beaches escorti… more
Date: July 27, 2007
Creator: Radder, Glenn
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 27, 1905]

Description: Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions they will be leaving China soon, headed for Manila with the William Howard Taft party. He notes the trouble some of his former classmates are getting into aboard other ships in the fleet. He also describes the behavior of sailors on liberty in Chefoo, China.
Date: July 27, 1905
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, July 27, 1905]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions they will be leaving China soon, headed for Manila with the William Howard Taft party. He notes the trouble some of his former classmates are getting into aboard other ships in the fleet. He also describes the behavior of sailors on liberty in Chefoo, China. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date: July 27, 1905
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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