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Oral History Interview with Albert Skiles, May 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Skiles. Skiles joined the Army in March 1943. He was sent to the Pacific as a replacement. Skiles eventually joined the 96th Infantry Division and landed at Leyte. He served as a switchboard operator and company clerk with a headquarters company. He was later sent to Okinawa and landed in one of the first waves of the invasion. He was wounded by a mortar shell and evacuated to Hawaii. During his time on Okinawa he wit… more
Date: May 1, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Skiles, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Garlic, June 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Garlic. Garlic joined the Navy to become an aviator in 1941. He trained to become a pilot of a F6F Hellcat night fighter. He tells stories of his experiences through training on the USS Ranger  (CV-4) in the Atlantic to his service in VF(N)-78 aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16) in the Pacific. Garlic downed three Japanese torpedo planes in one mission while protecting the Lexington .
Date: June 1, 2010
Duration: 3 hours 56 seconds
Creator: Garlic, William, Sr.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry Dallison, December 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry Dallison. Dallison joined the Navy in 1944 and attended radio school at the University of Wisconsin. Upon completion, he went to submarine school in New London. He received radar training in Groton and went to sound school in San Diego. During his studies, he came down with a fever. By the time he recovered, the war had ended, so Dallison never made a war patrol. He was assigned for three months to USS Pintado (SS-387)… more
Date: December 1, 2010
Duration: 18 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Dallison, Harry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Lynch, December 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Lynch. Lynch joined the Marine Corps just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and received basic training at Parris Island. He received further training at Camp Lejeune with the 1st Marine Division. Upon completion, he was sent to Guadalcanal, where he fought for five months and contracted malaria, despite taking Atabrine daily. He recalls that all the Marines were cheering for the Americans during an air fight at Hender… more
Date: December 1, 2010
Duration: 43 minutes 01 second
Creator: Lynch, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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