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Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005

Description: Interview with Glenn G. Morgan of Weatherford, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Navy. In the interview, Mr. Morgan talks about his time before the war as well as his military training, travels, life on and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and his survival at sea.
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Morris, Cork & Morgan, Glenn G.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Gilbreath, August 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Gilbreath. Born in 1925, he was drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943. As a member of a mortar team in the 4th Division, he first saw military action on Roi-Namur. He describes a mortar and his role on a mortar team. He relates an incident in which LSTs, including his own USS LST-39, caught fire and exploded in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He describes action on Saipan, including landing; combat; friendly fire; Japanese Banzai… more
Date: August 19, 2005
Creator: Gilbreath, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Johnnie Singleton, January 5, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Johnnie Singleton. Singleton entered the Navy at 16 in June 1941 and trained at Corpus Christi. Singleton is African American and served as a mess attendant in a segregated Navy. He went aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46) at Pearl Harbor in September 1941. On December 7, 1941, Singleton was in the officers' galley when the Japanese struck. He went to his battle station in an ammunition handling room below deck. Next, Singleton … more
Date: January 5, 2005
Creator: Singleton, Johnnie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Land, January 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Ladd. Mr Ladd was sworn into the Navy July 12, 1938. After boot camp, he was assigned to the USS Maryland (BB-46) which was stationed in Long Beach and San Pedro, California at the time. The Maryland moved to Pearl Harbor in the late summer of 1941. Ladd was a gunner's mate on one of the 5-inch broadside guns. On December 7, 1941, the guns were secured and the ammunition was locked up. It took them about ten minutes to … more
Date: January 2, 2005
Creator: Ladd, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Dr. Buckner Fanning, January 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dr Buckner Fanning. After graduating from high school, Fanning enlisted in the Marine Corps and went to boot camp at Paris Island. He states that the Marine Corps changed his life. Fanning went to Camp Lejune for basic training and was slated to go to Quantico to be commissioned. However, he didn't want to go there (neither did his buddies) so the Marine Corps sent them to Camp Pendleton where they were assigned to the 6th R… more
Date: January 18, 2005
Creator: Fanning, Dr Buckner
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Stackpole, January 20, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Stackpole. Stackpole joined the Navy Reserves before the start of World War II and was in the Hospital Corps. He went on active duty to Great Lakes and they put him to work in the recruit receiving line. After some additional work at the hospital there, he was sent to Alameda and put aboard the SS Matsonia which sailed for Espiritu Santo. From there they went on a coastal tramp steamer to Noumea, New Caledonia where … more
Date: January 20, 2005
Creator: Stackpole, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard H. 'Rickie' Feuile, January 26, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rickie Feuille. Feuille left the University of Texas Law School the day after Pearl Harbor and enlisted in the Army soon thereafter. After serving for about five months with the Signal Corps in Arizona, he was sent to Air Corps OCS in Miami, Florida and commissioned as a second lieutenant after graduation. His first assignment was with an Air Corps service outfit in Pendleton, Oregon. Within a few months, he was sent to Ther… more
Date: January 26, 2005
Creator: Feuile, Richard H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James William (Bill) Harrison, January 27, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James William ""Bill"" Harrison. He begins by explaining how he joined the navy and started in San Diego without going to boot camp, then working on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack, then transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea, then he was transfered to Admiral Nimitz public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific, p… more
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Harrison, James William (Bill)
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hermi Salas. Salas was assigned to the Third Marine Division and was present for the invasion of Guam in the Mariana Islands. He was wounded on Guam and evacuated to a hospital ship, the USS Solace. He also participated in the Iwo Jima landings. After a few weeks on Iwo Jima, Salas was wounded again and placed aboard the USS Solace. He discusses his experiences in the hospital recovering from wounds received in battle at Iwo… more
Date: February 14, 2005
Creator: Salas, Hermi
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Harker, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Harker. Harker entered the Navy with a direct commission in July 1944. Upon arriving at Pearl harbor, he assumed duties as the engineering officer aboard USS LCI(G)-474, going aboard in November. When Harker’s LCI went close to shore to support the underwater demolition teams prior to the landing at Iwo Jima, his ship was shot up by shore batteries and had to retire from the line. After everyone transferred to a destr… more
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Harker, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn G. Morgan. He was a bugler aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) and discusses a kamikaze attack during the Okinawa campaign, carrying a crate to Tinian that contained the first atomic bomb, the ship's sinking, and the four days/five nights he spent in a life raft waiting to be rescued.
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Morgan, Glenn G.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Arthur Burry, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Burry. Burry was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado 28 March 1924. He was inducted into the Army Air Forces in January 1943 and received flight training at various bases. After completing gunnery school, he was assigned to the 45th Fighter Squadron, which flew P-47 fighter planes. Traveling by merchant ship, Burry arrived at Iwo Jima in February 1945. He relates an incident where the Japanese made a banzai attack on the air… more
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Burry, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with June Brandenberger, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with June Brandenberger. Brandenberger finished high school in 1943 and was married later I n1944 to an officer in the Army Air Forces. She worked for a telephone company in San Antonio during the war. Brandenberger shares what it was like to be married with a small child and a husband overseas toward the end of the war. She describes his homecoming and what life was like after the war ended.
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Brandenberger, June
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Deward Terry, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Deward Terry. Terry was born in Bristol, Missouri in 1925. After graduating from high school, he attended business school for six months at Southeast Missouri College. He joined the Marine Corps in August 1943 and underwent boot training at San Diego. Upon graduating, he went to Camp Pendleton, where he joined the 5th Marine Division and attended the Communications School. He then went to Camp Tarawa, Hawaii for training wit… more
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Terry, Deward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Dyches, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Dyches. Dyches joined the Marine Corps in 1943. After boot training, he was assigned to the 4th Marine Division. He landed at Iwo Jima and served as a BAR man carrying the Browning Automatic Rifle. He landed on the first day of the invasion and was wounded and evacuated on the fifth day. His wounds kept in various hospitals for over a year. He was discharged in August, 1946.
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Dyches, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charlie Adams, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charlie Adams. Adams enlisted in the Marine Corps in March, 1943 and after training was assigned to the Fifth Marine Division. He landed late on the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima. He remained there for 36 days. He served as a radio operator and describes much of the combat conditions he encountered on the island as well as some of the Japanese tactics. He was one of 13 of his original company of 248 men to walk off I… more
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Adams, Charlie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Bowell, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Bowell. Bowell entered service in the Navy in February 1942 and trained as a signalman and on sonar. In February, 1944 he was assigned to USS Defense (AM-317). Bowell speaks about the relationships he developed aboard ship. He also mentions minesweeping and kamikaze attacks off Okinawa and talks about fire support for the Marines on Iwo Jima. Bowell also recalls going into the water to rescue men from other vessels. Wh… more
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Bowell, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Marcus Worde, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral history with Marcus Worde. Worde enlisted in the Army Air Corps in September, 1941. He was in flight school at Uvalde, Texas when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He trained in B-17s, B-24s and B-29s. He served as a flight instructor for B-24s. When, Worde went overseas, he was assigned to the 421st Bomb Squadron, 504th Bomb Group on Tinian. From there, Worde flew combat missions over Japan in a B-29 until he was shot down in May, 1945 … more
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Worde, Marcus
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Hershel Woodrow 'Woody' Williams, February 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hershel Woodrow ""Woody"" Williams. Williams quit high school I nWest Virginia to join the Civilian Conservation Corps, which assigned him to Montana. He was there when Pearl harbor was attack and resigned from the CCC to joint the Marine Corps. The Marine recruiter told him he was too short, so Williams headed back to West Virginia. When the Marine Corps lifted the height requirement, he enlisted in May, 1943. After boot ca… more
Date: February 18, 2005
Creator: Williams, Hershel Woodrow 'Woody'
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Cull W. 'Bud' Forbus, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cull W. ?Bud? Forbus. Born in 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in June 1942. He was transported on the USS George F. Elliott (AP-105) to Noumea, New Caledonia in December 1943. He was a Browning Automatic Rifleman in the 3rd Marine Division, 34th Replacement Battalion. He discusses the formation of the 3rd Marine Division and the division colors. He recounts waiting for the 77th Infantry Division to arrive prior to the invas… more
Date: February 17, 2005
Creator: Forbus, Cull W. 'Bud'
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lowell Dean Cox, February 1, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with L.D. Cox. He discusses joining the Navy and serving aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He was on board when the cruiser was attacked by a Japanese submarine and survived five days in the water before being rescued.
Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: Cox, Lowell Dean
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Alden, February 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Alden. Alden had just finished Marine Corps boot training in San Diego when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He began clerking in the recruit depot office in San Diego shortly after the war started because he could type. In 1944, Alden was assigned to Company A, 27th Marines at Camp Pendleton. He was in the first wave to land on Iwo Jima. He was wounded and evacuated to USS Pinkney (APH-2), which, when it was full … more
Date: February 18, 2005
Creator: Alden, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Watson, February 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Watson. Watson joined the Marine Corps in 1943, and went to San Diego for boot camp training, then to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, then to Camp Pendleton. He trained as an engineer. From Pendleton he was shipped to Eniwetok, then to Guam. He landed on Iwo Jima on the second day of the battle, and remained for thirty days. He recalls the flares coming in over him and how deafening the 105s could be. He went to Sasebo, J… more
Date: February 18, 2005
Creator: Watson, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Ahr, February 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Ahr. Ahr joined the Marine Corps at 16 years old in November, 1942. He lied about his age. After training, he went overseas and was assigned to the 9th Marine Regiment. He arrived in time for the invasion of Guam. Ahr also was at Iwo Jima and shares several impressions and anecdotes of the battle.
Date: February 18, 2005
Creator: Ahr, James P.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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