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Oral History Interview with Peter Hammersen, January 28, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Hammersen. Hammersen was born at the end of WWI and grew up in California. While going to school for premed in Pasadena, Hammersen joined the California Army National Guard and became a charter member of Company A, 115th Medical Regiment. He worked as a surgical technician in various hospitals until he was assigned to the 48th Station Hospital at Vila, Efate, and later to Henderson Field at Guadalcanal and finally to the 37… more
Date: January 28, 2004
Creator: Hammersen, Peter
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Ho, January 28, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Ho. Ho was a boy living in Hong Kong when the Japanese attacked in December 1941. Ho’s father served as a major general in the Chinese Nationalist Army and the Japanese were after him and his family. They changed their identities and escaped to Luchow and joined his father. When the Japanese overran Luchow, Ho escaped to Kunming. He remained there for the rest of the war. When the war ended, Ho went to Macao before re… more
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Ho, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Garfield Crawford, January 28, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Garfield Crawford. Crawford was born 13 June 1922 in Edgar, Wisconsin and graduated from high school in Green Bay. He entered the Army Air Forces in March 1943. He trained at various bases and with a variety of aircraft. Upon graduating from multi-engine, he was assigned as an aircraft commander and went to Walla Walla, Washington for crew training. Arriving at Nadzab, New Guinea he made several training flights with experie… more
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Crawford, Garfiled
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Russell Barager, January 28, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Russell Barager. Barager joined the Navy in October of 1944 after spending a year in the Merchant Marine. He was assigned to USS LSM-326 and served in the deck department. Barager mentions delivering supplies to Saipan and the Philippines. He discusses landing Marines in the eleventh wave on Okinawa. Barager describes feeling the impact of a kamikaze landing in the water nearby and firing on another that hit a cruiser. His s… more
Date: January 28, 2009
Creator: Barager, Russell
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Couch, January 28, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James H. Couch. Couch was born in Murrayville, Georgia 4 January 1923. He quit school in December 1941 and joined the Marine Corps. Upon completing boot camp at Parris Island, he went to Camp Lejeune for combat training with the Browning automatic rifle. Assigned to Company G, Second Battalion, 1st Marine Division, he boarded the USS George F. Elliott (AP-105) and sailed to Wellington, New Zealand. Leaving there, the divisio… more
Date: January 28, 2005
Creator: Couch, James H.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - January 28, 1945]

Description: Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including missing church to wash her hair, getting Mexican food at Katy's with Evelyn, plans to play bridge with Maxine, Corrine, and Lois, receiving three of Joe's letters, and a quiet evening in.
Date: January 28, 1945
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Grover Barron Bishop to Grover Bishop, January 28, 1936]

Description: Letter sent by Grover Barron Bishop to his father discussing life at the Naval Training Station in San Diego, California. He discusses being sent to the Naval Hospital for pneumonia and his experience there, church in the Navy, the lack of theft in the Navy, and the punishment for not hanging your clothes correctly.
Date: January 28, 1936
Creator: Bishop, Grover Barron
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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