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Oral History Interview with Donald Bentley, February 22, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Bentley. Bentley joined the Navy in 1942 and went through the V-12 program. He was assigned to the Seabees. Bentley was trained on ship loading and unloading and joined the 30th Special NCB stateside. He was transferred to the 4th Special NCB and traveled to Okinawa. Bentley describes the work that his unit performed and life on Okinawa at the end of the war. He left the service after four years in March 1946.
Date: February 22, 2011
Creator: Bentley, Donald
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Gordon Sage, February 22, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gordon Sage. Sage joined the Marine Corps in mid-1941. He served aboard USS Maryland (BB-46) as an orderly for Rear Admiral Walter Stratton Anderson, commander of battleships in the Pacific Fleet. Sage was aboard the ship the morning of 7 December. They were moored along Ford Island, with USS Oklahoma (BB-37) on Battleship Row. Sage describes his experiences through the attack, including passing ammunition down a line to the anti… more
Date: February 22, 2011
Creator: Sage, Gordon
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Murven J. Witherel, June 22, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Murven J. Witherel. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Allegheny High School in 1939. He went to work for a untility company before being drafted into the Army in February 1942. He qualified for Officer Candidate School (OCS) after Basic Training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant at Fort Benning, Georgia in December 1942. He was then assigned as the leader of 3rd Platoon, Company E, 20th Infantry,6th Infa… more
Date: June 22, 2011
Creator: Witherel, Murven J.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Oliver E. Marheine, December 22, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oliver E. Marheine. During the Depression, Marheine worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1939 before moving to Detroit and taking a jobn in a factory making poarts for airplanes. From there he was drafted into the Army Air Forces in September, 1942. For a while he served as a cook at a glider pilot training base in North Carolina. Then Marheine shipped out to New Guinea. He continued serving as a cook there, th… more
Date: December 22, 2011
Creator: Marheine, Oliver E.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jesse Farmer, July 22, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jesse Farmer. Farmer joined the Marine Corps in July of 1943. He was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. In June of 1944, Farmer and his unit participated in the first wave of assault landings on Saipan, continuing to take Tinian in the days following. They additionally served in the fifth assault wave on Iwo Jima in February of 1945, where he sustained injuries. Farmer returned to the… more
Date: July 22, 2011
Creator: Farmer, Jesse
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clarence E. Peck, July 22, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Clarence E. Peck. Peck was drafted into the Army in the fall of 1942, went through boot camp at Camp Clairborne then on to Camp Miles Standish for motor pool training before joining the 338th Engineers and shipping out to Oran, Africa. In Africa, he helped build staging areas for General Patton and worked in the motor pool as a mechanic and truck driver, then following Patton into Italy, landing in Naples. In Naples, his unit built roads and airstrips and he… more
Date: July 22, 2011
Creator: Peck, Clarence E.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Paul T. Beeghly, August 22, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Paul T. "Tom" Beeghly. Beeghly was attending Ohio Wesleyen University when war was declared. He enlisted in the Army Reserve and stayed in school until he was called in early 1943. He trained as a medical aid man in the infantry at Camp Joseph P. Robinson in Arkansas. After basic training, he joined the 96th Infantry Division in Oregon for more training. By the time the division left for Hawaii in the spring of 1944, Beeghly was serving as an administrative … more
Date: August 22, 2011
Creator: Beeghly, Paul T.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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