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Oral History Interview with Sanford Hunt, May 1, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sanford Hunt. Hunt was born in Newark, New Jersey on 18 October 1915 and after graduating from high school in 1934, joined the Naval Reserve as a radioman. In October 1940 he resigned from the Navy Reserves and enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve. He was sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as a radio operator, where he worked with Holland M. Smith. He was next transferred to the newly established Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and … more
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Hunt, Sanford
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Martin Clemens, May 1, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin Clemens. Clemens was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1915 and, after attending Cambridge University, joined the British Colonial Service and was posted to Guadalcanal in 1938. After Pearl Harbor, Clemens became the only British colonial authority on Guadalcanal and, in February 1942, was assigned coast watching duties prior to the Japanese invasion in May. After the Japanese invasion, he was forced to relocate from his … more
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Clemens, Martin
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Norman Hatch, May 3, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Hatch. Hatch was born in Boston in 1921. Following graduation from high school in 1939, he joined the Marine Corps. He volunteered for an English instructor billet at the Marine Corps Institute in Washington, DC. After six months he left for an editorial position at Leatherneck Magazine. Soon thereafter, he took a position at the Office of Information in the Office of Naval Operations, where he assisted in putting out… more
Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Hatch, Norman
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with David Richardson, May 4, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by David Richardson. Richardson served as a journalist and Sergeant in the Army from 1941-1945. In 1941 he worked as editor of the Camp Pendleton newspaper. He then worked for the Army weekly, Yank, in New York in 1942. They sent him, with orders, to General MacArthur in Australia to put together a group of journalists to document the war in the China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. He participated in battles in New Guinea, the So… more
Date: May 4, 1993
Creator: Richardson, David
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Dick Keresey, May 3, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dick Keresey. Keresey was born in Delawana, New Jersey in 1913 and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1941. He joined the V7 Midshipman Program while at Columbia and completed training in January 1942, followed by motor torpedo boat training in Melville, Rhode Island, from which he graduated in March 1942. He served as captain of PT-105 in the Solomon Islands and recalls meeting John F. Kennedy, when Kennedy, as captain o… more
Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Keresey, Dick
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Gerald Martel, May 3, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue with Gerald Martel. Martel was born in Massachusetts and joined the Army in the spring of 1941. He was assigned to the 182nd Infantry Regiment as a machine gunner and headed for Australia. His unit comprised the Americal Division when it was formed. Martel went to Guadalcanal and Leyte. He eventually was pulled from the ranks and put into special services where he performed for GI audiences. Sometimes, he opened before other cele… more
Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Martel, Gerlad
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph Moore, March 13, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Moore. Moore joined the Army Air Corps in June 1937 and received flight training at Randolph and Kelly fields. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 77th Pursuit Squadron and arrived at Nichols Field in October 1940 as squadron commander. His squadron relocated to Clark Field, and on 8 December 1941 Moore was among the first pilots to fight Zeros, quickly learning that the P-40’s only advantage was speed. His squadr… more
Date: March 13, 1998
Creator: Moore, Joseph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Brush, January 5, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Brush. Brush was assigned to serve as the Chief Engineer of the Philippine Manufacturing Company in Manila, before World War II. He and his wife traveled to Manila in May of 1941 and operated the factory until the end of December. He and his wife were taken prisoner into Santo Tomas Internment Camp in January of 1942. Brush shares details of the accommodations, building structure, atmosphere, food rations, starvation, illnes… more
Date: January 5, 1993
Creator: Brush, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Galer, March 14, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert E. Galer. Galer was born in Seattle 23 October 1913. In 1935, he graduated from the University of Washington, having earned a commission through ROTC. During flight training at Pensacola, he accepted a regular commission in the Marine Corps. His classmate at Washington was Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, who also trained with him at Quantico. During the ensuing years, Galer became carrier qualified and flew sea planes in t… more
Date: March 14, 1998
Creator: Galer, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Victor Delano, March 13, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Victor Delano. Delano was appointed to the Naval Academy in June of 1937 and graduated with distinction in February of 1941 and was commissioned ensign. He was assigned to the gunnery department of the Fire Control Division aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48), where he was stationed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship was moored in the Harbor, and Delano provides vivid details of the attack and sinking of the West Virgin… more
Date: March 13, 1998
Creator: Delano, Victor
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Carl Gorman, October 9, 1994

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carl Gorman. Gorman was working for the US government as a Navajo interpreter when the war started. He heard the Marines needed Navajos for a special assignment, and was among the first 30 selected. After basic training, at Camp Elliott, Gorman and his group codified the Navajo language for communications usage. Once the code was in place, the Navajos were attached to the First and Second Marine divisions and sent to Guadalc… more
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Gorman, Carl
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jim Woods, March 7, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by Jim Woods. Woods joined the Marine Corps in January of 1943. He served with the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, participating in the Bougainville Campaign in November of 1943, the Battle of Guam in 1944, landing on Emirau Island, the Okinawa Campaign in April of 1945 and landing on Japan on 30 August 1945. After Bougainville, the Raiders were disbanded and Woods joined the 4th Marine Regiment for the remainder of his service. He provid… more
Date: March 7, 1995
Creator: Woods, Jim
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Donovan, September 9, 1994

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Donovan. In January 1943 Donovan served as a member of the 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division as it joined the ongoing battle at Guadalcanal. His unit was withdrawn in February to New Zealand, and after recuperating from widespread malaria, his battalion landed at Tarawa on the day after the initial landing. After Tarawa, Donovan recalls that members of his battalion were put ashore by the USS Nautilus onto the N… more
Date: September 9, 1994
Creator: Donovan, James
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Glenn McDole, October 10, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glen McDole. McDole was born in Orleans, Nebraska 6 February 1921 and after graduating from high school, enlisted in the Marine Corps in the fall of 1940. Following basic training, he went to Cavite Navy Yard where he performed security guard duties as a member of the 1st Separate Marine Battalion. The battalion was moved to Corregidor Island after the Japanese began attacking the Philippines. There, he was in close contact … more
Date: October 10, 1996
Creator: McDole, Glenn
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edwin Dubose, February 21, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edwin Dubose. Dubose was born in Waxahachie, Texas on 8 August 1917 and after graduating from Texas A&M, received his commission as ensign in the Navy in 1941. He interviewed with Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley while at Midshipman School in Chicago and was selected for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron School in Melville, Rhode Island. After training, Dubose was assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15. His squadron was the first t… more
Date: February 21, 1997
Creator: Dubose, Edwin
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Keresey, February 27, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Keresey. Keresey was born in Delaware on 8 May 1916. Graduating from Dartmouth in 1938 he attended Columbia Law School. Upon joining the Navy, he reported for duty at Northwestern University Midshipman School in September, 1941. Upon completion of the four month course, he was assigned to torpedo school at Newport, Rhode Island. In January 1942 he volunteered for torpedo boat training at Melville, Rhode Island. Follo… more
Date: February 27, 1997
Creator: Keresey, Richard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Mary Steele Leon, April 15, 1997

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Mary Steele Leon. She joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and was trained as a secretary. Her first assignment was in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. The CNO at the time was Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. After the war, she served as personal secretary for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz while he was CNO. She was discharged in 1946.
Date: April 15, 1997
Creator: Leon, Mary Steele
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Albert Sackett, October 3, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Sackett. Sackett was born in Victor, Iowa on 24 June 1920. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Navy in July 1937. Following basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois he was assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26) as a Machinist’s Mate. He was next assigned to the commissioning crew of USS Jamestown (AGP-3), which was converted from a yacht into a PT boat tender in the summer of 1941. Jame… more
Date: October 3, 1997
Creator: Sackett, Albert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George McColm, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George McColm. McColm was born on a farm in Kansas in 1911. In 1928, he was selected to go to Washington, DC where he met President Herbert Hoover and his wife. Graduating from Kansas State College in Manhattan in 1935 he began studying terrain, weather and demand in crop growing. He tells of recognition and honors he received in the agricultural field. Soon after the war with Japan began, he was offered a commission in the … more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: McColm, George L.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Hugh Robinson, February 21, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugh Robinson. Robinson was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on 31 January 1916 and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1938. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-5). After a one year tour on the Yorktown he was transferred to the USS Bainbridge (DD-246) as a junior engineering officer. In March 1941 he was assigned to Motor Boat Submarine Chaser Squadron 1. He recalls after a three month testing of … more
Date: February 21, 1997
Creator: Robinson, Hugh
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Pleasants, February 21, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Pleasants. Pleasants was born in Canon City, Colorado in 1919. He graduated from the University of California in 1942 and enlisted in the United States Navy. After training, Pleasants applied for and received a commission. He was assigned to Patrol Torpedo Boat Squadron 22 (RON 22) based on the island of Corsica. He served as the executive officer aboard PT-309 [this boat is on display at the museum]. He tells of par… more
Date: February 21, 1997
Creator: Pleasants, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jean Balch, October 12, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jean Balch. Balch was born in Abilene, Texas and was attending Hardin-Simmons University in 1941. On 8 December, he volunteered for duty in the Navy, but was too young. He joined later that spring. He trained as a radioman and gunner before being assigned the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the fall of 1944. Balch mentions striking targets in the Philippines and on Formosa in late 1944. On one bombing mission over Hong Kong, China, … more
Date: October 12, 1996
Creator: Balch, Jean
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Rich. Rich was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on 5 August 1917. He completed high school in 1935 and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1939. Following graduation, he worked as a newspaper reporter and interviewed survivors of the USS Reuben James (DD-245), which was sunk by a German U-boat in 1941. In early 1941, he attended the University of Colorado and spent a year studying the Japanese language. In 1942, he joined th… more
Date: October 12, 1996
Creator: Rich, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Donley, February 22, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Donley. Donley was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, 7 October 1923. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy in 1942. He went to Fleet Torpedo School in San Diego following basic training. In September, he volunteered for PT boats and was sent to the Motor Torpedo Boat Training Center in Melville, Rhode Island. After training, he volunteered for assignment to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15. He was assign… more
Date: February 22, 1997
Creator: Donley, Richard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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