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Oral History Interview with Eleanor MacDonald, May 19, 2000

Description: Interview with Eleanor MacDonald discussing her early life and education in New England; her early career in the Cancer Division in the American College of Surgeons; her recruitment and subsequent work at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute; her work in developing the biostatistics coding in the early years of the institution; and her relationship with various physicians and luminaries of the Texas Medical Center.
Date: May 19, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: MacDonald, Eleanor & Marchiafava, Louis
Partner: University of Texas MD Anderson Center
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Oral History Interview with Tara Linn Hunter, November 19, 2019

Description: Audio interview with Tara Linn Hunter, a musician and environmental activist from Denton, Texas, regarding her involvement in the Frack Free Denton campaign and related activism, as well as her thoughts on democracy in America and environmental issues.
Date: November 19, 2019
Duration: 40 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Kuplack, Ian & Hunter, Tara Linn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Kurner, July 19, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond Kurner. Kurner joined the Army Air Forces in September of 1942. He served as a B-24 copilot with the 15th Air Force, 47th Bomb Wing, 98th Bomb Group. He deployed in December of 1943 to Casablanca. In January of 1944, they transferred to the 47th Bomb Wing headquarters in Manduria, Italy. Kurner participated in the Italian Campaign, flying 41 bombing missions over Italy, Germany, Romania and Hungary.
Date: July 19, 2000
Duration: 3 hours 14 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Kurner, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe Matlock, September 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe Matlock. Matlock joined the Army Air Forces on 8 December 1941. He received his wings in 1943, and served as a pilot with the 434th Troop Carrier Group, 71st Squadron. From 1944 through 1945, they flew combat paratroopers on airborne assaults on Normandy, southern France, the Netherlands and Germany. They additionally flew resupply missions in the relief of Bastogne and evacuated the wounded. Matlock returned to the US and wa… more
Date: September 19, 2002
Duration: 3 hours 55 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Matlock, Joe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Conner, October 19, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert W. Conner. Conner was born in Pennsylvania on 8 September 1914. He attended Duke University prior to joining the 93rd Construction Battalion in 1941. Initial training began in Williamsburg, Virginia, after which the unit moved to California where they were trained in the use of arms. The unit was then transported to Green Island where they built two airstrips and support buildings. He tells of his admiration for the N… more
Date: October 19, 2001
Duration: 51 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Conner, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Juliussen, October 19, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Juliussen. Juliussen joined the Navy Seabees in March of 1943. He completed boot camp, gunnery school and additional Seabees training at Port Hueneme in California. Juliussen served with the 33rd Naval Construction Battalion. They traveled by freighter to the Russell Islands and had a Shellback initiation when they crossed the equator. They helped load an LST, and invaded the Green Islands, where they were attacked by Jap… more
Date: October 19, 2001
Duration: 34 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Juliussen, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Art Rankin, October 19, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Art Rankin. Rankin was born in 1924 and joined the Navy after he graduated high school, around 1942. He completed boot camp at Camp Perry in Ohio. In the fall of 1943 he traveled to Noumea, New Caledonia and Russell Islands, off Guadalcanal. Rankin continued on to Green Islands where he was assigned to sanitation details and mess cook duty. He traveled on to Leyte Gulf, Samar and Guiuan in the Philippines. His unit built an airst… more
Date: October 19, 2001
Duration: 33 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Rankin, Art
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Collins, October 19, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Collins. Collins was born in Driftwood, Pennsylvania on 24 September 1920. In 1943 he joined the United States Navy and was sent to Camp Peary for eight weeks of boot training. He then went to Camp Parks, California where he was assigned to Company A, 93rd Construction Battalion. In October 1943 the unit boarded the USAT Perida, arriving at Noumea, New Caledonia on 1 November 1943. Just as the ship anchored in the har… more
Date: October 19, 2001
Duration: 38 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Collins, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mike Dillingham, March 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mike C. Dillingham. Dillingham was born in Commerce, Texas 18 February 1912. Upon graduating from Texas A&M University in 1935, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Coast Artillery reserves. Called for active duty 19 April 1941 he reported to the 69th Coast Artillery (anti-aircraft) at Camp Hulen, Texas where he was assigned to Search Light Battery A. In November 1941 the battery went to Midland, Texas to practice using a… more
Date: March 19, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Dillingham, Mike
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edgar Damour, October 19, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edgar Damour. Damour joined the Navy in September of 1939. His first assignment was aboard USS Chester (CA-27) traveling with the British in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. He volunteered for submarine service. Damour served as Radioman aboard USS S-35. From early 1942 through late 1943, they completed war patrols in the defense of the Aleutian Islands. Damour was then assigned to USS Pargo (SS-264). Their base was located at Pea… more
Date: October 19, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Damour, Edgar
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with LC Eaton, February 19, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with L C Eaton. Eaton joined the Navy in 1937 and received basic training in Norfolk, Virginia. He was sent to San Diego, California, for hospital corps training. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Savannah (CL-42) and transferred to the USS Boise (CL-47) to complete his first enlistment. He re-enlisted in the Navy to avoid the Army draft and was assigned to the USS Republic (AP-33). On 6 December 1941 the Republic moved… more
Date: February 19, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Eaton, LC
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Bullian, November 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Bullian. Bullian joined the Army Air Corps in October of 1940. He served as a B-26 flight engineer and gunner with the 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. He completed 45 missions over North Africa, the islands of Sardinia and Sicily and the Italian mainland. Bullian continued his service after the war ended, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1960.
Date: November 19, 2002
Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Bullian, Edwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arnold Spielberg, September 19, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arnold Spielberg. Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on 6 February 1917. His mother and father migrated from the Ukraine. He joined the United States Army and based on his experience as a “Ham” radio operator and knowledge of Morse code, he was assigned to the 442nd Signal Corps. Soon afterwards, he was assigned to the United States Army Air Forces and went aboard the SS Santa Paul in May 1942 bound for Karachi, India. A… more
Date: September 19, 2003
Duration: 49 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Spielberg, Arnold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mose Davie, September 19, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mose Davie. Davie was born in Clarksville, Tennessee on 12 July 1918. He graduated from high school in 1938 and attended Tennessee State University majoring in engineering. In 1941 he was drafted into the United States Army under the Selective Training and Service Act. Following basic training he was assigned to the 382nd Engineer Construction Battalion. He tells of the segregated unit boarding the USS Hermitage (AP-54) boun… more
Date: September 19, 2003
Duration: 54 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Davie, Mose
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Burley, March 19, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Burley. Burley was born in Halletsville, Texas 29 October 1923. Following his graduation from high school in San Antonio, he attended Prairie View A & M College. While in college, he served for three years in the Enlisted Reserve Corps. In May 1943 he was called to active duty and went to Camp Maxey at Paris, Texas. Selected to continue his college education, he was sent to Howard University in Washington DC. After compl… more
Date: March 19, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Burley, Roy W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jim Teague, September 19, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Teague. Teague was drafted into the Navy during his freshman year of college. Upon completion of aviation radio school, he was assigned to a torpedo bomber crew with Carrier Air Group Five (CVG-5). In late 1944, he boarded the USS Franklin (CV-13) and headed toward southern Japan to eliminate kamikaze bases. Teague’s particular task was to jam radar-controlled guns, which were rumored to have been acquired from Nazi Germ… more
Date: September 19, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Teague, Jim
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Lee, September 19, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Lee. Lee joined the Navy in 1944 and received basic training in New York. He joined the Seabees and received further training at Camp Endicott. At Port Hueneme he completed combat training. His first assignment was on Guam, where he enjoyed snorkeling in his free time. His main duty was at the warehouse as a forklift driver, or finger lift driver, as he calls it. His unit endured two typhoons, securing their Quonset h… more
Date: September 19, 2007
Duration: 35 minutes 01 second
Creator: Lee, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William F. Wellman, October 19, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Wellman. Wellman quit high school in January 1943 (but had enough credits to graduate in June), joined the Marine Corps and went to boot camp in San Diego. After boot camp, he went to Camp Lejune, North Carolina for communications school (to teach him how to run a portable radar unit). After this school, they sent him to San Francisco where he boarded the USS Saratoga and went overseas in January 1944. After stopping in… more
Date: October 19, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Wellman, William F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leonard Lott, March 19, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leonard Lott. Initially exempted from the draft as a farmer, Lott was eventually drafted into the Army in October 1944. After basic training at Camp Fannin, he was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division in Manila. During the invasion at Lingayen Gulf, his unit suffered battle casualties and was plagued by dysentery. Armed with a rifle, Lott waited in foxholes for enemy advancement, at times manning a Thompson submachine gun a… more
Date: March 19, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 10 seconds
Creator: Lott, Leonard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marcus R. Neuhaus, September 19, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Marcus R. Neuhaus. Born in 1917, he was drafted into the Army in March 1942. He describes being processed into the military in Arkansas and then transported by train to Victorville, California. He was assigned to bombardier training school where he issued bombsights along with a stabilizer and a 45-caliber gun to trainees. He describes the secret nature of the equipment. After two and a half years, he was sent to Deming, New Mexico and, later, to San Antonio… more
Date: September 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Neuhaus, Marcus R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles E. Daugherty, June 19, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles E Daugherty. Daugherty joined the Navy in 1939. He received basic training at Great Lakes and was aboard the USS California (BB-44) during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He remained at his battle station as a phone talker, nearly suffocating as the ship’s ventilation system malfunctioned. When the order was given to abandon ship, Daugherty was carried up two flights of stairs. Then a ferry came by and Daugherty stepped … more
Date: June 19, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Daugherty, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James G. Rabalais, January 19, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James G Rabalais. Rabalais joined the Army in 1943 and volunteered for parachute school. He joined the 188th Parachute Regiment in the Philippines, training on bazookas and flamethrowers while there. He was assigned to patrol jungle areas and never encountered any enemies. In preparation for the invasion of Japan, he made test jumps out of modified B-24 bomb bays; normally, he would jump from C-46 Commandos and C-54 Skymaste… more
Date: January 19, 2008
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Rabalais, James G.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Cook, November 19, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Cook. Cook joined the Navy. He completed submarine chaser training in Miami, Florida with the Donald Duck Navy. Cook served aboard the USS Phantom (AM-273). They escorted a cargo ship to Halifax, Nova Scotia. He provides some details of life aboard the minesweeper. He was later transferred to USS YMS-267 in Hawaii. He shares some of his stories living in Hawaii. They traveled to Kobe, Japan and swept mines for six months. … more
Date: November 19, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Cook, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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