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Oral History Interview with Tom Anderson, February 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tom Anderson. Anderson dropped out of college in 1941 and hitchhiked from Texas to San Diego. There he worked for Consolidated Aircraft, drafting plans for the B-32, B-36, and C-99. He then transferred to the Fort Worth plant, where he stayed until 1944, when he enlisted in the Navy. He was selected for radar technician training, and after boot camp he studied electronics in Chicago, followed by airborne radar training in Co… more
Date: February 3, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Anderson, Tom
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Warren Newberry, August 3, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Warren Newberry. Newberry joined the Army Air Forces in December 1942 and received basic training at Camp Wolters. Upon completion of his training, he was shipped to England, where he served in the 26th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron under the 8th Air Force. His team assembled hundreds of Waco CG-4A combat gliders per day in preparation for D-Day. His unit also was noted for constructing housing with empty glider cra… more
Date: August 3, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 36 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Newberry, Warren
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arnold Rothhaar, October 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arnold Rothhaar. Rothhaar joined the Navy in 1942. He served as Coxswain of a whaleboat aboard USS Cotten (DD-669). He transported crewmembers to and from shore. He recalls several encounters with the Japanese through the Pacific Theater. He remained with the Cotton until it returned to the US in December of 1945.
Date: October 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 20 seconds
Creator: Rothhaar, Arnold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Merrill Butler, October 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merrill Butler. Born in 1925, he was inducted into the Army in 1943. After graduating from officer candidate school, he joined the 76th Infantry Division, 301st Engineer Combat Battalion. He explains the military hierarchy of a battalion. As a former football player at the University of Southern California (USC), he became the leader of the battalion football team. He describes being in a convoy of ships bound for England. H… more
Date: October 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 40 seconds
Creator: Butler, Merrill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Toler, November 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard G. Toler. Toler grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940. He received his commission in 1941 and proceeded to Hickam Field attached to the 42nd Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group. Toler describes the attack on Pearl Harbor and his participation in the battle. He also mentions attacking Henderson Field in a B-17 on Guadalcanal prior to the Marine landing there. Toler describes having to ditch in the … more
Date: November 3, 2003
Duration: 29 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Toler, Richard G.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Pat Duncan, December 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Pat Duncan. Duncan joined the Navy 9 July 1940 and after training in San Diego he was put on the USS Brazos (AO-4) for transport to Pearl Harbor where he was assigned to the USS Raleigh (CL-7). He was onboard for almost a year before the war started. Duncan was the bugler, stood orderly watches and did deck work. He was standing watch on 7 December 1941 and saw the plane coming in low that dropped the torpedo that hit the Ra… more
Date: December 3, 2003
Duration: 38 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Duncan, Pat
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wes Rhine, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wes Rhine. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, 27 February 1928 and was enlisted in the Marine Corps on 13 February 1945. After completing recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina and Camp LeJeune, North Carolina he was transferred to Camp Pendleton, California in June 1945. He describes shipping out to Guam in August 1945 and learning, while enroute, that the war was over. He recalls being transferred to Saipan and joi… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Rhine, Wes
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sterling Maresch, March 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sterling Maresch. Maresch went into the Army in October, 1943. In May, 1944, he shipped overseas to a staging area in New Guinea and was assigned to the 470th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. From there, they moved to the Philippines for the invasion of Luzon. When the war ended, Maresch re-enlisted and transferred to the Army Air Forces. After some training in aircraft instrument repair, he was sent to Ge… more
Date: March 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Maresch, Sterling
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ruth Hary, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ruth Hary. Ruth was married to Edward Hary, a former submariner. She shares information of her family history, stories of civilian life during World War II, details of Edward’s time in the service, as well as anecdotes of their marriage in September of 1943. During wartime, Ruth worked at Texas A&M University until she had their first child.
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 34 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Hary, Ruth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hershel Downing, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hershel Downing. Downing was drafted into the Army and served as a platoon sergeant with the 81st Infantry Division, 306th Medical Battalion. He was in charge of the motor pool and also dispatched ambulances. Downing describes evacuating and assisting wounded soldiers. He briefly describes his service on Palau, Leyte, and during the occupation of Japan. Downing was discharged from the service when he returned to the US.
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 17 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Downing, Hershel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James B. Perry, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Perry. Perry was born in Dallas, Texas in 1921 and graduated from high school in 1940. He joined the Navy in 1942 and was sent to boot camp at San Diego. He was selected for radio operator training. During this time he was put in the brig for five days for a rules infraction. Upon release, he was sent to North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego. Here, while having no particular job assignment, he volunteered for the… more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Perry, James B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leal Langshaw, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leal Langshaw. Langshaw was born in Salina, Kansas 29 December 1918. At 21 he joined the US Navy and underwent boot camp at San Diego. He then attended machinist school and worked in a torpedo shop. He describes defects in the torpedo firing pins. Langshaw was transferred to Pearl Harbor and he describes what he saw when he arrived there on 24 December 1941. He was assigned to the engine room of the USS Plunger (SS-179) and … more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 48 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Langshaw, Leal
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Brush, February 3, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John B. Brush. Brush graduated from Cornell in 1934 and went to work for Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. In April, 1941, he took a position as chief engineer for P&G's Philippine operation in Manila. He mentions how unprepared he was for the Japanese invasion in December, 1941, and how unaware he was of any Japanese military intentions. He and his wife were caught in the invasion and captured in Manila and sent to th… more
Date: February 3, 1998
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Brush, John B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Norman Palmer, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Palmer. Palmer was born in 1922 in Tiosa, Indiana. He enlisted in the Army in January, 1942 and took basic training at Fort Robinson, Arkansas where he was assigned to the Medical Corps. From there, he went to Fort Benning, Georgia and worked ina field hospital until he took and passed the Army Air Forces cadet training tests. He reported to preflight training in San Antonio in December, 1942. Palmer earned his wings … more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Palmer, Norman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Hasker, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond F. Hasker. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1922 and enlisted in the Navy on December 11, 1940. After graduating from Aviation Machinist School in May 1941, he sailed on the USS Wharton (AP-7) to Pearl Harbor. During the Japanese attack on December 7, he recalls removing wounded sailors from the water near the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) to the Mobile Hospital at Landing A and pulling damaged PBYs fro… more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Hasker, Raymond F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tommy W. Shaffer, May 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tommy Shaffer. Shaffer was born in Florence, Texas 31 August 1926. He received his draft notice in 1944 and joined the United States Navy. After attending boot camp at San Diego, California he went aboard the USS Sangamon (CVE-26) in February 1945 as second loader on a 40mm gun. He describes the attack at Okinawa by Japanese aircraft and tells of one plane dropping a bomb on the ship just before crashing into the flight deck… more
Date: May 3, 2008
Duration: 46 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Shaffer, Tommy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Morton Wood, July 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Morton Wood. Wood was studying Mechanical Engineering and serving in the ROTC unit at Virginia Tech when World War II began. He completed college, then Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps beginning June of 1944. He was assigned to the 66th Infantry Division (the Black Panther Division), 264th Infantry Regiment and was given command of the 3rd Platoon. He traveled to Engla… more
Date: July 3, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Wood, Morton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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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 Walter Kindrick, August 3, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Kindrick. Kindrick was born 23 May 1925 in Coffeeville, Kansas. Upon graduating from high school in 1943, he joined the Army. After completing nine weeks of basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky he was assigned as an assistant tank driver of an M-4 Sherman tank. His unit eventually boarded a ship and sailed to South Hampton, England. On 10 June 1944 he crossed over to Normandy on an LST landing at Omaha Beach. There h… more
Date: August 3, 2007
Duration: 54 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Kindrick, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ethel Tucker, April 3, 2007

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ethel Tucker. She discusses life prior to and on the homefront during the World War II. She gives a detailed portion of her history of going to New York City to work while waiting for her husband to return to port. Her husband was in the U.S. Navy at the time, and she shared an apartment with some of the other wives.
Date: April 3, 2007
Duration: 54 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Tucker, Ethel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Force in 1943 after one semester at Louisiana State University. After he turned 18 in early 1944, he was called to active duty. After basic training, Samuelson went to aerial gunnery school at Kingman, Arizona. Upon completion there, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. His crew was selected to go to Cuba on a goodwill mission. After that, his crew flew to England, where he was assigned to the 95th Bomber Group, 8th… more
Date: May 3, 2009
Duration: 54 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Samuelson, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with E. Harold Roy, June 3, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with E. Harold Roy. Roy was born in Eli, Kentucky on 17 December 1924. Upon entering the Navy in 1943 he was sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot camp. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the USS Chatelain (DE-149). Aboard, he escorted convoys to England and Gibraltar. Soon after returning the ship was assigned to Task Group 22.3 a hunter, killer anti-submarine unit. He recounts in detail the actions in which the u… more
Date: June 3, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Roy, E. Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Black, October 3, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Black. Admiral James Richardson inspired Black to join the Navy. Black enlisted on his 18th birthday. He then trained as a radio operator and in January 1945 boarded the USS Franklin (CV-13). Black was in the mess hall after finishing a long watch when the bombs struck. Hungry and tired, he was suddenly tossed against the wall, landing conveniently on a pile of mattresses. But he was also trapped, the hatch inoperable… more
Date: October 3, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Black, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Warren Link, January 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Link. Link joined the Navy in 1938. He completed Diesel Engineering School. From May of 1941 through December of 1944, Link served as a Machinist Mate aboard the USS Tambor (SS-198), completing 12 war patrols with the submarine. He traveled through Wake Island, Midway Island, Pearl Harbor, Australia, the Philippine Islands and Japan. In December of 1944, Link was transferred to the USS Diablo (SS-479), where he was station… more
Date: January 3, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Link, Warren
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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