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Oral History Interview with Fern LaVaune Ward, January 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fern Ward. Ward was born in Wausa, Nebraska on 16 January 1923. She grew up during the Great Depression years. Soon after joining the Navy (WAVES) in 1944, she was sent to Hunter College, Bronx, New York for six weeks of basic training. She was then sent to Indiana University in Bloomington where she studied bookkeeping for six weeks. Upon graduating she was classified as a Storekeeper 3rd Class and sent to the San Francisco… more
Date: January 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Ward, Fern
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Luther Burnette, July 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Luther Burnette. Burnette joined the Army in July 1946 and trained in Alabama. He went to Korea in 1946 and was made a typist in his company's office while there. Burnette was in a segregated unit in the Sixth Infantry Division and comments on the racial conditions in the Army during the time. He also served in the quartermaster section while on duty in occupied Japan. He returned and was discharged in 1949, but stayed in the res… more
Date: July 15, 2015
Duration: 57 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Burnette, Luther
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Havorka, July 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Havorka. Havorka was born 24 April 1923, graduated from high school in 1940, then joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He completed Telephone School and learned how to work a switchboard. He served as an instructor in the school into 1944. He then completed Officer Candidate School at Oberlin College, Ohio. Havorka was then transferred to an infantry unit at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, wh… more
Date: July 15, 2015
Duration: 33 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Havorka, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Schaffer, September 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Schaffer. Schaffer went into the Marine Corps at 17 in August, 1942 and trained at San Diego. When basic training ended, Schaffer trained with the Raiders and was assigned to the 4th Marine Raider Battalion. He went overseas to the New Hebrides, then Guadalcanal for more training prior to participating in the campaign for the Solomon Islands at New Georgia. After some combat experience, Schaffer was sent back to the US and a… more
Date: September 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Schaffer, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Norman Martin, October 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Norman Martin. Martin was born in Chicago in January 1924. While in college he applied for and was granted conscientious objector status, however, he volunteered for the Army in 1943. Arriving in England he was assigned to the 44th Field Artillery Battalion where he joined a forward observation team, which landed on Utah Beach. He tells of capturing a group of ten German soldiers single-handedly. He describes being severely wound… more
Date: October 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Martin, Norman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, November 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank J. Nemec. Nemec joined the Marine Corps in early 1942. He received light and medium tanks training, and served with Company B of the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He participated in the invasions at New Britain, Peleliu, and Okinawa. Frank also served at Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Pavuvu, and the Goodenough Islands. He spent 28 months in the war zone, plus a 3-month occupational duty in China after the war. Nemec’s… more
Date: November 15, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Nemec, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tommy Blake, May 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Tommy Blake. Blake joined the Army Air Forces in 1943. He completed gunnery, airplane mechanic and flight training. Blake served as P-38 pilot with the 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Air Force. Beginning in 1944, he flew missions in support of the Philippines Campaign. After the war ended, Blake completed aerial reconnaissance over Okinawa and Korea. He returned to the US and received his discharge in May of 1946.
Date: May 15, 2015
Duration: 50 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Blake, Tommy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Murray, April 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Murray. Murray joined the Army Air Forces. Upon completing flight training at Lubbock, Texas, he graduated as a twin-engine pilot and spent the next year as an instructor. Next, he went overseas to transport supplies in the European Theater. Operating first out of Scotland, he carried anything and everything, from overcoats and tomatoes to gasoline and mail. In the whole of his career, he was only ever taken off one flig… more
Date: April 15, 2015
Duration: 53 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Murray, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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