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Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002

Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Strauss' background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.

Date: October 19, 2002

Creator: Cox, Bill & Gibson, Buck

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with O. H. King, September 28, 2002

Interview with O. H. "Karl" King of Fort Worth, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. King recalls memories of his travels, the Japanese attack on Clark Field, the Battle for Bataan, and when he was a Japanese prisoner-of-war. He also talks about other experiences he had while serving in the Marines and his life before and after the war.

Date: September 28, 2002

Creator: Graham, Eddie & King, O. H.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Raymond & Florence Bower, September 28, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond and Florence Bower. Raymond joined the Army in 1940. He completed aircraft mechanics school and joined the 86th Observation Squadron, 7th Air Force, at Bellows Field in Hawaii. He provides vivid details of his first-hand experiences through the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. He recalls the capture of a Japanese soldier from a midget sub, who later attended their 50th squadron reunion in Hawaii. Raymond stayed… more

Date: September 28, 2002

Creator: Bower, Raymond & Florence

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Hazel Moore, January 10, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hazel Moore. Moore was born 13 January 1910, and she speaks of her family history. She and her husband, Emmett Assenheimer, moved to Panama City, Florida in 1940, where Emmett was the Chief Expediter of J.A. Jones Construction Company. He oversaw materials needed for construction. They were building the Wainwright Shipyard in Panama City. They both had the opportunity to christen the liberty ship, SS Ransom A. Moore. Moore speaks… more

Date: January 10, 2002

Creator: Moore, Hazel

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Christine Adler, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Christine Adler. Adler was born in New York City in 1931 to Filipino and American parents. She tells of living in an orphanage until 1938 at which time she went to the Philippines to live with her father. Upon arriving in the Philippines she attended private schools. She recalls December 1941 when she was awakened by the sound of tanks and Japanese soldiers entering homes and taking anything of value. As her father worked wi… more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Adler, Christine

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Helen Beattie, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Helen Beattie. Beattie was born in the Philippines, where her parents were missionaries. She provides details of her family history. She and her family lived in Lugazpi, Philippines. When the Japanese invaded the Philippines, they landed five miles from her home. Beattie provides vivid details of her family and friends attempts to run and hide from the Japanese. They were captured in January and allowed to live in a compound of h… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Beattie, Helen

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Henry Bucher, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Bucher. Bucher was born on Hainan Island, in the South China Sea, in March 1936. When the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred, Bucher was 5 years old living with his family in Manila, Philippines. He describes the events that followed in Manila. Bucher and his family were allowed to stay in their home, though not leave their compound, until the summer of 1944. They were all then transferred to Los Baños Internment Camp. His fat… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Bucher, Henry

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jay Bollman, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jay Bollman. Bollman was born in Manila, Philippines on 15 December 1935. He and his family were taken to Santo Tomas Internment Camp, and later Los Baños Internment Camp as prisoners of war. At a tender age of 6, Bollman recalls civilians getting strafed by the Japanese, air raids, bombings, their living and food accommodations, interactions with the Japanese guards, illnesses and diseases suffered throughout the camp and their … more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Bollman, Jay

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edward Cadwallader, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Cadwallader. Cadwallader was born in Manila, Philippines in 1938. His parents were of American and Australian descent, and managed an apartment complex inherited by their family in 1930. Cadwallader was 3 years old when he and his family were taken as prisoners to Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. From such a young age, he recalls the deprivation they had living in the camp, Japanese and American planes fighting overh… more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Cadwallader, Edward

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edith Chamberlin, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edith Chamberlin. Chamberlin’s mother was from Poland, her father was from England, and she was born in Shanghai, China. Her father was a cinematographer and was offered a job in the movie industry in the Philippines. She speaks of their life in the Philippines prior to the war. After the Japanese invaded the Philippines, she and her family were taken to Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. They remained there from January of 1… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Chamberlin, Edith

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Dwight Clark, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dwight Clark. Clark was born into a family of ten children in New Carlisle, Indiana. Upon being drafted into the Army in February 1943 he underwent basic training, which was followed by attending weapons school at Camp Hood, Texas. In school he learned to be a gunsmith and artillery mechanic. After eighteen months of training, his unit, the 672nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, was sent to Fort Ord, California where they had am… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Clark, Dwight

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ann Drake, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ann Drake. Drake was born in the Philippines on 31 August 1937. Her mother was from North Borneo and her father was an American. In 1941 the family lived to Manila and she recalls 8 December 1941 when the Japanese began bombing the city. She fondly remembers her father saying goodbye to the family for it was the last time they ever spoke to him. She recalls the Japanese taking her mother and siblings to Santo Tomas internmen… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Drake, Ann

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with H. G. Eastwood, December 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with H.G. Eastwood. Eastwood was attending Eastern New Mexico University in 1941. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho where he graduated from the navigator school. He was sent to New Caledonia and assigned to PT boats (USS PT-247). He describes the armament and propulsion of the 70 foot Higgins boat and the actions and procedures of the navigator during a torpedo attack run. He … more

Date: December 31, 2002

Creator: Eastwood, H. G.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Don Ennis, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Don Ennis. Ennis was born in 1931 in Manila, Philippines. Ennis and his family were living in Manila in December 1941. He recalls daily air raids until the occupation of Manila by the Japanese at the end of December. In January of 1942 his father was interned in Santo Tomas Internment Camp. The remainder of their family was placed under house arrest and by May of 1943 they were all issued orders to report for internment at Santo … more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Ennis, Don

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Susan Magnuson DeVoe, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Susan Magnuson DeVoe. DeVoe completes this interview with her sister Karen Magnuson. She shares her family’s story of residing in an internment camp in Manila for 2 years. Her parents were citizens of the United States, and traveled to Manila, where her father was manager for Know Brothers Uber Alles, an import/export company in 1938. Susan and Karen were both born in the Philippines. Her mother was 7 months pregnant with Susan w… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: DeVoe, Susan Magnuson

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Fred Fullerton, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Fullerton. Fullerton joined the Army in September of 1941. He served with the 75th Ordnance Company at the Ordnance Depot in Fort Santiago, Manila, Philippines. From there he was assigned to the island of Bohol with the 81st Division of the newly organized Philippine Army as an instructor. In January of 1942 his division was sent to Iligan, where they ran out of ordnance supplies. His job was to search for and purchase mater… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Fullerton, Fred

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Elaine Graydon, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Elaine Graydon. Graydon was born in Manila, Philippines in 1937. Her mother was a native and her father was born in Spokane, Washington. He worked as a mining engineer. When the war began, Graydon was only 4 and ½ years old. She recalls when the Japanese invaded, and she and her family seeking refuge. In early 1942, she and her family were sent to Santo Tomas Internment Camp, where they lived in a shanty. Graydon provides vivid d… more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Graydon, Elaine

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Hencke, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Hencke. Hencke joined the Army in 1942 and served with the Armored Force at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He joined the 12th Armored Division, 44th Tank Battalion. They traveled to New Guinea, where he shares details of his living and food accommodations. He participated in a rescue operation of prisoners in Leyte. In February of 1945 they were the first tank battalion to enter the city of Manila and liberated American and Allied civ… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Hencke, John

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frank Mendez, January 31, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Mendez. Mendez joined the Army in 1940. He joined the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. In the spring of 1943 Mendez traveled to Brisbane, Australia, clearing eucalyptus forest and setting up camp for the division, where he remained for six months. In October they went to New Guinea for a few months training in jungle warfare, then on to the Admiralty Islands through October of 1944. He provides details of his li… more

Date: January 31, 2002

Creator: Mendez, Frank

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Georgia Payne, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Georgia Payne. Payne was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1929. Her father, who as an American citizen, was born in Manila, Philippines. In 1934 their family moved back to Manila to work and be close to her father’s mother. They were living there in 1941 when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. She and her family were taken to Santo Tomas Internment Camp, where they resided for 37 months. Around early 1945 Payne and her family … more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Payne, Georgia

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Ream, February 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Ream. Ream was born in the Philippines on 28 November 1943. His parents and three older sisters were originally from the United States, but his father had previously taught in agricultural schools in the Philippines and eventually returned and moved his family there, working near Baguio as a manager of a bus and taxi company, as well as a mining-equipment salesman. On Christmas Day in 1941, after the Japanese invaded the Phi… more

Date: February 2, 2002

Creator: Ream, John

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Walter Riley, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Riley. Riley was born in 1932 in Cavite, Philippines. His father was a Navy man who traveled to the Philippines and married his mother who was a Japanese American. They raised eight children, Riley was the youngest. They moved to Manila and were living there when the Japanese invaded the Philippines. Their entire family was interned at Santo Tomas Internment Camp. They were there from early 1942 until February of 1945. Ril… more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Riley, Walter

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Terry Santos, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Terry Santos. Santos was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 10 October 1921. Upon joining the Army, he underwent basic training at Fort Ord, California. Upon completing basic he volunteered for paratrooper training. After graduating from jump school he volunteered for special warfare training which comprised training in special weapons, Morse code, semaphore and sailing. Completing the course, he reported to Ft. Benning, Georgia wh… more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Santos, Terry

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Paul Shafer, February 1, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Shafer. Shafer moved from the States to Baguio in 1937 after his father was offered a job with the Benguet Consolidated Mining Company. They lived extravagantly there, and Shafer attended a private school. As Japanese aggression heightened in China, American civilians asked the State Department whether they ought to return to home. Despite having evacuated military families in 1941, the civilians were asked to stay in t… more

Date: February 1, 2002

Creator: Shafer, Paul

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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