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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
Duration: 39 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Travis, Lloyd Rex
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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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
Duration: 45 minutes 01 second
Creator: Essig, Ray C
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe White, October 30, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe White. White joined the Navy in June, 1944 and was assigned to the amphibious forces. He became a coxswain on an LCVP. In addition to hauling Marines to the beaches on Okinawa, White spent a lot of time running supplies from ship to shore to support the invasion. White has several anecdotes about his experiences like trading the Seabees beer for showers at his camp and being caught in a typhoon. White returned to the US and w… more
Date: October 30, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: White, Joe B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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