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Oral History Interview with John Burks, June 27, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Burks. Burks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 17 January 1923. After graduating from high school in 1940, he attended the University of Oklahoma until October 1942, at which time he joined the US Army Air Forces. He began a pilot training program, but the Army terminated it. In August 1943, he underwent basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas for twelve weeks. In November, he went to gunnery school at Laredo Air Field in … more
Date: June 27, 2006
Creator: Burks, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Cy Heinrich, December 27, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Cy Heinrich. Heinrich entered the Navy and served with the VF-41 Night Fighter Squadron, aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) as a Landing Signal Officer. Around January 1944 he was assigned to Las Alamedas to work with Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 33, CASU-33. He helped implement reflective material down the legs of their flight suits in order to see one another more easily during night landings. Heinrich was assigned back to t… more
Date: December 27, 2006
Creator: Heinrich, Cy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on th… more
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Al
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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