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Oral History Interview with William Albright, April 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Albright. Albright was born 19 March 1928 and attended school in Cass County, Indiana until he quit and went to work. Upon joining the US Army in 1946, he was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia for basic training. He was then sent to Camp Stoneman, California. Soon after his arrival, he boarded a troopship bound for Manila, Philippine Islands. Upon his arrival he was assigned to the 738th Military Police Battalion. He commen… more
Date: April 14, 2014
Creator: Albright, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Milford Lee, October 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Milford Lee. After high school, Lee performed in a traveling big band. Once the war started, he became a draftsman at Boeing and took the aviation cadet exam. In January 1943 he began flight training, earning his wings that fall. He served as a P-38 fighter escort and group leader over Ploiesti. He details the protocol for conducting large raids, from briefing to debriefing, describing intense antiaircraft fire over the targ… more
Date: October 10, 2014
Creator: Lee, Milford
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Jennings, October 21, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Jennings. Jennings joined the Navy in September 1942 as an aviation cadet. In March 1944, he earned his wings and a commission in the Marine Corps. He volunteered for a night fighter unit so he could go overseas. He first went to Peleliu before going to Okinawa and joining VMF(N)-542 in July. Jennings went home in March, 1946 and was recalled for the Korean War. He was stationed in Japan briefly before returning to t… more
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: Jennings, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Billy Dennard, October 24, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Billy Dennard. Dennard was drafted into the Navy in September, 1944 and trained at San Diego before reporting aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). He was aboard when a Japanese plane attacked the ship 50 miles off the coast of Japan in March, 1945. Dennard was rescued from below decks and stayed aboard the ship all the way back to New York. Dennard was discharged in June, 1946.
Date: October 24, 2014
Creator: Dennard, Billy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Roger Ashenbrenner, October 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roger A. Ashenbrenner. Ashenbrenner was born 7 June 1922 in Washington D.C. He enlisted in the Navy 15 August 1942. He went to boot camp in Newport, Rhode Island. After brief periods as an armed guard at the Naval War College, amphibious training at Little Creek, Virginia, and a trip to Brooklyn, New York to man a new destroyer, he was finally sent to the merchant ship Mormac Swan as a member of the Navy Armed Guard. Their d… more
Date: October 29, 2014
Creator: Ashenbrenner, Roger A.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Anthony Wayne Arrington, March 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anthony Arrington. Arrington joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training in Norfolk. He was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), serving as a waiter during trips to Casablanca and the British Isles. While he was onshore being treated for a shoulder injury, the Texas moved on to another port. Arrington was subsequently given landing craft training and reassigned to the USS Sims (APD-50). He was present for the enti… more
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Arrington, Anthony Wayne
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Eddleman, March 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Eddleman. Eddleman joined the Navy in January of 1942. He completed Bugle Master School. He served aboard the USS Texas (BB-35), and participated in the invasions of North Africa, Normandy, Cherbourg, Italy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Eddleman witnessed numerous battles atop the navigation bridge. He returned to the US in late 1945.
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Eddleman, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Gordon W. Jones, March 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gordon W Jones. Jones joined the Navy in late 1943. Through 1944, he worked at the Norfolk Naval Base as an assistant to the Provost Marshal, and served on base security patrol. Beginning in October, Jones served aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) as Seaman First Class. He worked as a deckhand and with the fire crew. Jones participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He continued his service after the war ended, serving in the … more
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Jones, Gordon W
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Orlan Scott, March 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orlan Scott. Scott joined the Navy in 1944. He completed amphibious force training. Scott served aboard USS Texas (BB-35) beginning in March of 1945, participating in the Battle of Okinawa. He returned to the US and received a discharge in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Scott, Orlan
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Eugene Hillyer, March 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Hillyer. Hillyer joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and received basic training at Parris Island and further training at Camp Lejeune. Upon completion, he was sent to Kwajalein and Roi-Namur. During a rest period at Hickam Field, he was brought aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) along with a detachment of Marines. He manned an M1 rifle from the crow’s nest at Okinawa, shooting down kamikazes and detonating floating bombs disgu… more
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Hillyer, Eugene
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lloyd Rex Travis, April 30, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lloyd Travis. Travis joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and received basic training at Parris Island and further training at Camp Lejeune. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 6th Marine Division and sent to the Pacific. He fought on the north end of Okinawa for more than two weeks. Rather than sleep in a wet foxhole, he stayed in caves that were used as burial sites in peacetime. He left the island on 21 June and awaited fu… more
Date: April 30, 2014
Creator: Travis, Lloyd Rex
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ray C. Essig, April 30, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Essig. Essig joined the Army in 1943. He received basic training at Camp Hahn and advanced training in the Mojave Desert. He was pulled out of the Army Specialized Training Program early in 1944 and assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division. While fighting in Europe he was captured by Germans and sent to Stalag IVB, near Dresden. He found Kurt Vonnegut’s depiction of life as a prisoner of war to be extremely accurate. Essig… more
Date: April 30, 2014
Creator: Essig, Ray C
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Elmer Hill, February 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elmer Hill. Hill was born in August 1906, one of 12 boys in his family. In his mid-30s he was working as a school principal, when he was drafted by the Navy. He served in a gunnery crew aboard the USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) for two years before returning home. At the time of this interview, Hill was 107 years old.
Date: February 13, 2014
Creator: Hill, Elmer
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Howard Money Mill, March 3, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Money Mills. Mills was drafted into the Navy in August 1943 and received basic training at Bainbridge. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), where he served as a shell handler beneath turret four. At Normandy, he reported a sniper to the captain, who called in a P-38 to eradicate him. Mills looked on as rangers struggled up the cliffs, many of them brought back to the Texas for medical care. At Ch… more
Date: March 3, 2014
Creator: Mills, Howard Money
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Herman Stoner, March 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Herman Stoner. Stoner joined the Navy in July 1945 and received basic training in San Diego. After the war, Stoner was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35) as a carpenter as part of Operation Magic Carpet. There were only three carpenters aboard ship, and Stoner was on call for damage control 24 hours a day. He did odd jobs such as plugging a hole in the admiral’s barge, replacing boards on deck, building crates for officers’ b… more
Date: March 13, 2014
Creator: Stoner, Herman
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Alvin W. Hall, March 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alvin W Hall. Hall graduated from the Naval Academy in June of 1942. He was commissioned as ensign and assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35). Hall participated in convoy duty and the North African invasion. He then served aboard the USS Quincy (CA-71) as senior officer of turret 2, participating in the battles of Normandy and Cherbourg, and the invasion of Southern France. Hall then returned to the US to complete flight training and … more
Date: March 13, 2014
Creator: Hall, Alvin W
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lewis C. Morgan, March 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lewis Morgan. Morgan joined the Navy toward the end of 1942 and received basic training in Maryland. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), where he served as a rangefinder operator. At Normandy he went ashore with Army Rangers, and at Cherbourg he was standing one deck above where the Texas was hit. At Iwo Jima, he saw the raising of the flag on Mt. Suribachi, and at Okinawa he manned his battle station … more
Date: March 13, 2014
Creator: Morgan, Lewis C
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Myrven H. Cron, November 8, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Myrven Cron. Cron joined the Navy in 1942 and enrolled in Rice University’s V-12 program. After graduating with a degree in chemical engineering, he attended midshipmen’s school at Northwestern University. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Chicago (CA-136) as a junior gunnery officer. When he arrived at Tokyo Bay, he was reunited with his brother, who was there as part of Underwater Demolition Team 6. Cron later re… more
Date: November 8, 2014
Creator: Cron, Myrven H
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Vern Muncy, November 8, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vern Muncy. Muncy joined the Marine Corps in early 1944 and received basic training in South Carolina and North Carolina. Muncy was assigned to the 7th Field Depot, III Amphibious Corps. After the war, he was sent to Tientsin for guard duty. During R&R on Okinawa, he was spared the worst of the typhoon. He returned home and was discharged in July 1946.
Date: November 8, 2014
Creator: Muncy, Vern
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with David Witmer, November 18, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Witmer. Witmer joined the Navy in early 1943. Beginning in late 1943, he served as Second-Class Torpedoman aboard the USS Twiggs (DD-591). They completed training exercises in Bermuda and Pearl Harbor. They escorted convoys operating between Oahu and Eniwetok. Witmer also participated in the Philippines Campaign, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He recalls the kamikaze attack at Okinawa that sunk the Twiggs, and he … more
Date: November 18, 2014
Creator: Witmer, David
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seserino Calderon. Calderon was drafted into the Army in September, 1942 and trained in California. He was trained and assigned to the 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division and sent to Guadalcanal in late 1942. He served as a 60mm mortar man. After a brief invasion of Munda to take an airfield, Calderon enjoyed some rest at New Zealand before the invasion of the Philippines. His unit landed at Lingayen Gulf on Luzo… more
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Calderon, Seserino
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jonah Peterson, November 18, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jonah Peterson. Peterson was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He finished signal school in October and was assigned to the USS Cascade (AD-16), a destroyer tender. He was there at Ulithi for a while before transferring to the USS Argonne (AG-31) in time for the invasion of the Philippines. Peterson returned to the US in December and was discharged in early 1946.
Date: November 18, 2014
Creator: Peterson, Jonah L.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Head, November 7, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Head. Head volunteered to join the Navy in February, 1942. Since he already had his pilot’s license, he qualified for flight training. He earned his wings and a commission in October, 1942. He went to Kaneohe and was assigned to VP-13. He relates anecdotes about flying wounded Marines from Tarawa to hospital as well as General Holland Smith and his staff. He also bombed places like Wake Island and targets in the Marsh… more
Date: November 7, 2014
Creator: Head, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Dirks, November 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Dirks. Dirks was drafted into the Navy in February 1944 and trained at San Diego. From there he went to a weather school. Once he got to the Aleutian Islands, he was assigned to a weather station. Because he could type, he was made a yeoman in Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher's Northern Pacific Command headquarters on Adak. He spent the war there but for a brief interlude in Japan during the surrender and was discharged i… more
Date: November 12, 2014
Creator: Dirks, Richard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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