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Oral History Interview with Harris Lease, August 30, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harris Lease. Lease joined the United States Army Air Forces around 1942. He traveled to New Zealand, Karachi, Burma, Ceylon, and Calcutta on the New Amsterdam Liberty Ship beginning May of 1943. He provides detail of the ship and his experiences aboard. He also discusses food and travel among these various countries. He met some pilots who flew over the Hump and provides their stories. He and his crew worked on building runways.… more
Date: August 30, 2004
Creator: Lease, Harris
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ralph Kreamer, August 7, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Kreamer. Kreamer joined the Marine Corps and trained at San Diego. He went overseas in October, 1943 to Noumea before going to New Zealand. He then was in the assault on Tarawa. He recalls going to Camp Tarawa, then on to Saipan. Ralph’s wife, Ivy Kreamer, also contributes her recollections. She recalls various conditions at her home in England during the war and some of the rocket attacks.
Date: August 7, 2004
Creator: Kreamer, Ralph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Laurence Norris, August 7, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Laurence Norris. Norris joined the Marine Corps in November, 1943 and went to San Diego for basic training. He landed on Peleliu with the First Marine Division in the first wave and operated a flame thrower. He describes a lot of his experiences in combat on Peleliu. He discarded the flame thrower for a rifle. He also describes his experiences on Okinawa as a forward observer. He describes a lot of experiences on Okinawa, to… more
Date: August 7, 2004
Creator: Norris, Laurence
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Alfred P. Birdwell, August 28, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alfred P Birdwell. Birdwell joined the Army around 1943. He served as a tank driver with the 3rd Armored Division. He deployed to La Havre, France. Birdwell participated in the Battle of the Bulge, traveling through Germany along the Siegfried Line into Berlin. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: August 28, 2004
Creator: Birdwell, Alfred P
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Bridge, August 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Bridge. Bridge was inducted into the Army on 10 November 1943. During basic training he volunteered for paratrooper duty, but failed the physical and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne as a glider infantryman. He crossed the Atlantic on a troop carrier and arrived at a camp outside Leicester, England on 24 May 1944. His glider was a Waco CG 4A model. He describes his participation in Operation Market Garden during Sept… more
Date: August 24, 2004
Creator: Bridge, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lowell Hoehne, August 13, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lowell Hoehne. Hoehne joined the Army in February, 1943 and trained in auto mechanics. He was assigned to the 926th Engineer Aviation Regiment and shipped to England in August 1943. He went to Normandy with on a tractor and worked with a map reproduction section. Hoehne recalls several anecdotes about his service in France: guard duty, Paris, food, teaching a Frenchman to drive, etc.
Date: August 13, 2004
Creator: Hoehne, Lowell
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Fred Chupp, August 4, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Chupp. Chupp joined the Army in November of 1942. He served with the 197th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, A Battery. He provides details of his military training, including amphibious training in Virginia. In January of 1944, Chupp traveled to Camp Upton Lovell in Codford, England, where they prepared for the invasion of Normandy. They landed on Omaha Beach the afternoon of 6 June 1944. They also partici… more
Date: August 4, 2004
Creator: Chupp, Fred
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ralph Miller, August 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Miller. Miller was born on 11 June 1916 in Pulaski, Indiana. After graduating from high school in 1933, he worked at the family store until he was inducted into the Army in May 1941. Assigned to the 35th Tank Battalion, Headquarters Company, 4th Armored Division, he participated in training and maneuvers in Tennessee, California and Texas. In 1944, the unit boarded the USS General J.C. Breckenridge (AP-176) and landed … more
Date: August 27, 2004
Creator: Miller, Ralph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas Alt, August 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Alt. Alt joined the Aviation Cadet Corps in June of 1942 at the age of 17. By January of 1943, once he turned 18, he was called up for training. In mid-1943 he traveled to Pearl Harbor, and completed Fire Fighting School with the Navy while on the island. In mid-1944 Alt was assigned to the USS Sea Cat (SS-399). He worked as Military Police on night shifts and guard duty in the brig. They traveled to Saipan and the South C… more
Date: August 24, 2004
Creator: Alt, Thomas
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Gibbons, August 26, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Gibbons. Gibbons completed infantry training in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M his freshman and sophomore years of college. In January of 1943 he gave up his exemption for college and volunteered for the Army. He completed the Army Special Training Program, and volunteered for the paratroopers. Gibbons completed jump school at Fort Benning, Georgia. He also completed Demolition School. He traveled with replacement paratr… more
Date: August 26, 2004
Creator: Gibbons, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Walter Buczek, August 9, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Buczek. Buczek joined the Army in 1943 and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. He completed Automotive Transport School, repairing trucks. During his schooling he was assigned as a mechanical instructor. In June of 1945 he traveled to Hawaii, then landed on Ie Shima, Okinawa in July. Buczek served with the 1631st Engineer Construction Battalion. He worked with heavy equipment on road construction and building airfield… more
Date: August 9, 2004
Creator: Buczek, Walter
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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