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Oral History Interview with William Hunter, September 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Hunter. Hunter completed Civilian Pilot Training in college, acquired his pilot???s license and enlisted in the Army Air Forces in September of 1942. Hunter graduated from pilot training in July of 1943 and was commissioned. He joined the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group flying a P-38. He provides some details of his trainings and the various planes he flew, including the P-38. In October of 1943 they traveled to … more
Date: September 3, 2008
Duration: 55 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Hunter, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Miller, September 2, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John E. Miller. Miller was born in Pulaski, Indiana 18 January 1918. He worked in his father’s general store until he was drafted into the Army. He was sent to Camp Forest, Tennessee for basic training after which he was assigned to the 80th Signal Company in the 80th Infantry Division. After completing a radio course in November 1942 he was sent to Ft. Riley, Kansas where he worked in the message center as a messenger. The … more
Date: September 2, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Miller, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jim Briscoe, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Briscoe. Briscoe joined the Navy and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned as a motor machinist to an auxiliary minesweeper sent to the shores of France. A diver would first walk the bottom of the harbor, cutting loose all the mines, which were then towed out to sea and detonated with machine gun fire. The ship once had the dangerous task of drawing enemy fire to help locate a nearby Ge… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Briscoe, Jim
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Heimsoth, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Heimsoth. Heimsoth joined the Navy in January of 1943. He participated in a choir group at the Great Lakes Naval Station. He completed amphibious training, and served as a Quartermaster aboard an USS LST-218. Heimsoth participated in the Gilbert Islands Campaign, the Marshall Islands operation, and the capture and occupation of Saipan. After the war, he served with the occupation forces in Japan. He returned to the US in 194… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Heimsoth, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Florence Keliher, September 12, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Florence Keliher. Keliher joined the Army as a registered nurse in December 1944 and received basic training at Fort Devens. Her training included a 20-mile hike in sub-zero temperatures. She was assigned to the 27th Station Hospital on Tinian, where she treated casualties from Iwo Jima and Okinawa. She often worked 12-hour days, seven days a week, tending to patients and training corpsmen. In her spare time, she would often… more
Date: September 12, 2008
Duration: 27 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Keliher, Florence
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Andy Visnovsky, September 5, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Andy Visnovsky. Visnovsky enlisted in the Marine Corps and upon completion of emergency equipment school was assigned to the 111th Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF-111) as a mechanic. As a ground crewman, he served in the Pacific from September 1944 through December 1945. On Roi-Namur, Visnovsky developed coral poisoning, a condition none of the medics in his unit had ever encountered. On the way to Okinawa, he weathered a typho… more
Date: September 5, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Visnovsky, Andy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eunice Marie Valencia Cavajeh, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eunice Marie Valencia Cavajeh. Cavajeh was born 16 October 1927 in Oskosura on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Her father was a Filipino doctor who was trained in the United States and her mother was an American nurse. They were married in the Philippines in 1919. Cavajeh recalls the Japanese invasion beginning 8 December 1941. She also recalls the confusion encountered upon leaving the city. She tells of the Japanes… more
Date: September 20, 2008
Duration: 54 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Cavajeh, Eunice Marie Valencia
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Martin DeVries, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin DeVries. DeVries joined the Navy as a Seabee in 1942. Having experience in painting and hanging wallpaper, he was assigned as a painter to the 31st Naval Construction Battalion, attached to the 5th Marine Division at Port Hueneme. When DeVries deployed to Iwo Jima, he assisted the storekeeper with the cold storage of fruits and vegetables; his incentive in doing so was to stay cool and enjoy fresh food. DeVries watche… more
Date: September 20, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: DeVries, MArtin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Hilliard, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Hilliard. Hilliard was 17 years old when he joined the Marine Corps in February 1943. Upon completion of aviation radio and gunnery training, he joined Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 341 (VMSB-341), as an SBD rear-seat replacement. There he had an opportunity to chat with pilot and Yankee infielder Jerry Coleman. En route to Luzon, he was terrified by a typhoon as nearby ammunition barges were being tossed around by the … more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Hilliard, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Jones, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ken Jones. Jones joined the Navy in January of 1944. Beginning in May, he served as a 20mm gunner aboard the USS Colorado (BB-45). Jones participated in the pre-invasion shelling of Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Additionally, he participated in the Philippines Campaign and the Battle of Okinawa. After the war, they traveled to Tokyo Bay and witnessed the surrender of Japan. He returned to the US and was discharged around late 1945.
Date: September 20, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Jones, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn McDole, September 21, 2008

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Glenn McDole. McDole begins with some anecdotes about homesteading in Nebraska with his parents and siblings in the 1930s. In 1940, after finishing high school, McDole enlisted in the Marine Corps. He trained in San Diego and then shipped out to the Philippines aboard the USS Chaumont (AP-5). When he arrived in the Philippines, McDole was assigned to a security detachment at Cavite Navy Yard. McDole describes his experiences during the Japanese invasion of t… more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: McDole, Glenn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Victor Nanadiego, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Victor Nanadiego. Nanadiego was born in the Philippines and was a private in the Philippine Army at the time of the Japanese invasion. He was captured and participated in the Bataan Death March. He describes insect infestations, rampant disease, and the lack of food and water. Nanadiego also discusses the duties POWs performed including burying the dead. He was released after four months and joined the guerillas when he had … more
Date: September 20, 2008
Duration: 54 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Nanadiego, Victor
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tula Shook, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mrs. Tula Augusta Hickman Shook. Born in 1929, she discusses life on a farm in Texas during the Great Depression and the war. She talks about learning of the attack on Pearl Harbor. She describes rationing, scrap metal drives, war bonds, and blackouts. She recounts how she met her husband, Leon J. Shook, as the result of corresponding with him while he was serving as a Machinist?s Mate on the USS Colorado. She shares the sto… more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 24 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Shook, Tula
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eleanor Schneider, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eleanor Schneider. Schneider was born in November of 1932 in New Braunfels, Texas. She grew up in a German-American community, and speaks on some of the difficulties she faced on the homefront during World War II. She speaks about her family history, education and the impact of war on her town. She recalls her family being questioned by the FBI regarding communications they had with relatives in Germany. Schneider speaks of other… more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 24 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Schneider, Eleanor
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jim Tuttle, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jim Tuttle. Tuttle joined the Army in October of 1940. He served as an infantry Sergeant with Company G, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He participated in the New Guinea Campaign and the Philippines Campaign. He was discharged in August of 1945.
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Tuttle, Jim
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Ward, September 21, 2008

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Jack Ward. Ward moved quickly through school and enlisted in the Navy at 17 in March, 1945. He caught scarlet fever in training and was held back. As a result, the war ended while he was still in training. Ward recalls working in an office in the San Francisco Bay Area where orders were typed out. He implies that he wrote his own orders to get aboard a refridgerated merchant vessel hauling cold supplies to various points in the Pacific. Ward recalls several … more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 47 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Ward, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Keith Wells, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Keith Wells. Wells was in the cavalry at Texas A&M when the war broke out. He joined the Marine Corps and attended officer’s school. There he learned parachuting, completing his final jumps with a broken leg, which he never sought medical care for. He received further training at Camp Pendleton and became the executive officer of his company. Landing on Iwo Jima in the third wave, he remained there for the duration of t… more
Date: September 20, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Wells, John Keith
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Wiley, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Wiley. Wiley was born in Hillsboro, Texas 18 July 1925 and joined the US Coast Guard in 1942. He underwent basic training at St. Augustine, Florida for six weeks before being sent to landing craft school at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for training in LCVPs. Upon completion of the training he was assigned as a coxswain of a four man boat crew. After arriving in Hawaii he began making practice landing with the 22nd Marine… more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 54 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Wiley, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ronald DeWitt, September 23, 2008

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ronald DeWitt. In 1943, he joined the Navy when he was 17. He went to Newport, Rhode Island for basic training and then went to radar operator school at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From there, he was assigned to Port Hueneme, California for more radar training. He evetually volunteered for sea duty and was posted to the USS Algol (AKA-54) in August, 1944 as a radar man. He describes the function of and gear aboard the attack cargo ship; being the ranking r… more
Date: September 23, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: DeWitt, Ronald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Vincent Corbett, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vincent Corbett. Corbett graduated from college in May 1941 and spent a year teaching high school before joining the Navy College Training Program at Columbia University. After amphibious training, he was assigned to USS LST-218 as a gunnery officer. He and his gunner’s mate prepared their ship for deployment by assembling and testing the three-inch gun while hiding behind a rampart. Transporting Seabees to Tarawa, the crew … more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: Corbett, Vincent
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry Akune, September 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harry Akune. Akune was born in Turlock, California. He served as a translator and interrogator for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service in the Pacific Theater. The Akune family had 4 brothers, all of whom served in World War II, though two served with the U.S. and two served with Japan. Upon their mother???s death in 1933, the brothers and their father moved to Japan to live with relatives. Once old enough, Harry Akune and… more
Date: September 21, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 18 seconds
Creator: Akune, Harry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Reestman, September 24, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond Reestman. Reestman was drafted into the Army in August 1942 and trained at Fort Bliss before joining the 531st Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. After training, he headed overseas to England in February 1944. On 15 June, his unit landed at Omaha Beach. He provides details about his experiences at the Battle of St. Lo. Reestman describes action at the Battle of the Bulge and then recalls moving into Germa… more
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Reestman, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wesley Plummer, September 26, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wesley Plummer. Plummer joined the Marine Corps in February 1943 and trained at San Diego. After boot training, he volunteered for the Marine paratroopers and trained at Camp Gillespie. Then he was assigned to the 3rd Marine Parachute Battalion and went to Guadalcanal and Vella Lavella before landing on Bougainville in December, 1943. Plummer details some of his experiences in the jungle at Bougainville. He returned to the US for… more
Date: September 26, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Plummer, Wesley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tim Ashcraft, September 2, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Tim Ashcraft. Ashcraft joined the Army in October of 1943. He was assigned to the Medical Department. He worked at Ashford General Hospital in West Virginia. He traveled to Europe in 1944, including Germany and France. He was discharged in 1945.
Date: September 2, 2008
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Ashcraft, Tim
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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