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Oral History Interview with Eugene Dillon, October 8, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene (Curt) Dillon. Dillon was born 19 October 1924 in Wayne Township, Tennessee. He graduated from high school in 1942 and joined the US Navy. Following boot camp at the Great Lakes Training Station he was assigned to study meteorology. Upon completion of his training he was assigned to the USS Bennington (CV-20) prior to the ships commissioning in August 1944. He volunteered to fly on weather reconnaissance planes to col… more
Date: October 8, 2011
Duration: 36 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Dillon, Eugene
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Kardaseski, October 8, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Kardaseski. As a teenager, Kardaseski worked as a machinist with Globe Valve Company in support of the military. He joined the Navy in the spring of 1944, just before his 18th birthday. Upon completion, of gunnery school, he was assigned to the USS Bennington (CV-20) as a second loader on a 40mm gun. With his background in machining, he volunteered for and was accepted to the main engine room crew, where he took down … more
Date: October 8, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Kardaseski, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John A. Reulet, October 4, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John A. Reulet. Reulet graduated from high school in 1940, went to a trade school studying to be a machinist, became a government inspector (ammunition plant), and went into the Navy in May 1943 after he was drafted. After boot camp in San Diego, he went to San Francisco where he was put on a troop ship which went to New Caledonia. At New Caledonia, he went to gunnery school part of the time and assigned to an LCI gun boat which had already seen action so th… more
Date: October 4, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Reulet, John A.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Peters, October 5, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Peters. Peters joined the Navy in February 1944 and was trained as a motor machinist mate. He was sent to USS LSM-96. Peters describes the machinery he worked on and his usual duties. He describes an incident when the enlisted men in the engine room repainted pipes to fool a new officer and the disciplinary action that followed. Peters mentions unloading equipment at Okinawa and seeing a merchant ship get hit by a torped… more
Date: October 5, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Peters, Roy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jerry Mason, October 14, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jerry Mason. Mason joined the Army Air Forces in December 1942 and received basic training in Lincoln, Nebraska. He played reveille during training, which helped distinguish him from the other recruits and secure him a spot in fighter pilot training. After learning to fly the P-38 and P-39, he was sent to New Guinea and the Philippines, where he flew as Cy Homer’s wingman in the 80th Fighter Squadron, the Headhunters. He was… more
Date: October 14, 2011
Duration: 54 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Mason, Jerry
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Hope, October 14, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Hope. Hope joined the Army Air Forces in 1941 and received flight training in Texas and Oklahoma in PT-19s and AT-6s. Upon completion, he was assigned to a P-40 squadron on Oahu. He was transferred to Port Moresby with the 80th Fighter Squadron, flying P-39s. The only advantage they had over Zeros was horsepower, so when Hope later became a flight instructor he taught pilots evasive maneuvers consisting of shallow dive… more
Date: October 14, 2011
Duration: 41 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Hope, Glenn
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jim Davenport, October 14, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Davenport. Davenport was born 3 March 1925 in San Antonio, Texas. Graduating from high school in 1942, he joined the US Army Air Forces in September 1943 and received his basic training at Amarillo, Texas. After basic training he was sent to Iowa State Teacher College for three months to improve his skills in mathematics and sciences in preparation for entry into the Cadet program. Upon completion of pre-flight training … more
Date: October 14, 2011
Duration: 47 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Davenport, Jim
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John P. Boswell, October 11, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John P. "J.P." Boswell. When Boswell finished high school in 1942, he went to work in a machine shop to help pay for college. He went to Notre Dame, where he joined the US Marine Corps in June, 1943. Boswell describes riding the train from his home to Parris Island, the drill instructors there and the training regimen. When he finished boot camp, Boswell was assigned to Drill Instructor School. Before long, Boswell went to Sea School and reported shortly the… more
Date: October 11, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Boswell, John P.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Graef, October 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Graef. Graef joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and was called to active duty in July 1943. He received basic training in San Diego and was served as an MP attached to various divisions. He landed at Saipan in the third wave, wading ashore under enemy fire, the sharp coral cutting his boots away. He later sustained a concussion during a kamikaze attack, and much of his memory as to the details of his service were clouded… more
Date: October 15, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Graef, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Niles, October 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth Niles. Niles joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He received radio operator and repairman training at Texas A&M. Upon completion, he was assigned to VMF-155, working on the F4U Corsair. At Midway he serviced John Glenn’s plane but didn’t meet him until years later at reunions. Niles served at the Marshall Islands and gathered rainwater off his tent for showers. Seabees fashioned … more
Date: October 15, 2011
Duration: 35 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Niles, Kenneth
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Neil O’Keefe, October 14, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J N O’Keefe. O’Keefe joined the Army Air Forcess in early 1942 and received basic training at Keesler Field. He graduated as a pilot in November 1942 and was stationed at a replacement training detachment when the war ended. He was sent to Japan in 1948, flying P-51s out of Itazuke. While there, he flew over Hiroshima and Nagasaki to see the remnants of the atomic blast. In April 1950 he flew ground support missions in Korea… more
Date: October 14, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: O'Keefe, Neil
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Potter, October 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Potter. Potter joined the Marine Corps in August 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to VMF-124 and sent to Guadalcanal. His duty was to replenish oxygen in the cockpits of the F4U-1 Corsairs. The island was mostly secured by the time he arrived in February 1943, but there were still snipers in the trees, and Potter saw Japanese POWs being marched to secured areas. He rememb… more
Date: October 15, 2011
Duration: 48 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Potter, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hugh Shoults, October 14, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugh Shoults. Shoults joined the Army Air Forces in March 1944 and received basic training in Amarillo. Upon completion of radar maintenance school, he trained radar navigators and bombardiers for the invasion of Japan. After the war ended, he worked on the flight line, maintaining radios, until his discharge in June 1946. He was called to active duty during the Korean War as a maintenance officer at Fairchild. In 1951 he be… more
Date: October 14, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Shoults, Hugh
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Waigand, October 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Waigand. Waigand joined the Marine Corps just after the attack on Pearl Harbor and received basic training at Parris Island. Upon completion of mechanic training, he became a plane captain and was assigned to VMO-155. After serving on Midway, he transferred to VMF-311 as the executive officer’s crew chief for the invasion of Okinawa. There he shot a Japanese soldier who charged him in a banzai attack springing from… more
Date: October 15, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 34 seconds
Creator: Waigand, Frederick
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Swartz, October 14, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Swartz. Swartz joined the Army Air Forces in April 1945 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He was discharged as an aviation cadet after the war ended and embarked on a civilian career in various technologies, including television, radio, and broadcast equipment. After working as a ground radio operator for American Airlines, he enlisted in the Air Force and graduated as a pilot in September 1949. He was on… more
Date: October 14, 2011
Duration: 49 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Swartz, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Matthew Lynch, October 27, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Matthew Lynch. Lynch joined the Navy in September of 1942. He completed advanced electric hydraulic school, concentrating primarily on the 5"/38 caliber gun. Beginning June of 1943, he served as Third-Class Gunner’s Mate aboard USS Conner (DD-582). Lynch participated in the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, a pre-invasion attack on the Marshall Islands, the Mariana Islands Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle … more
Date: October 27, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Lynch, Matthew
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lloyd D. Handschy, October 14, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Lloyd Dane Handschy. Handschy went to high school and college with John Glenn in New Concord, Ohio. They learned to fly together. Handschy joined the Marine Corps and went to pilot training at Pensacola. When he finished there, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and continued training in single engine aircraft. When he went overseas in 1943, he was assigned to VMF-213 and they went to the Solomon Islands. He describes aerial combat versus Japanese pilot… more
Date: October 14, 2011
Duration: 59 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Handschy, Lloyd Dane
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Claire Krizoy, October 25, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Claire Krizoy. Krizoy discusses her time in the Marine Corp Women's Reserve where she did secretarial work at Cherry Point, NC and Milledgeville, GA for aviation units stations on bases in each place.
Date: October 25, 2011
Duration: 25 minutes
Creator: Krizoy, Claire
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ernest S. Clifford, October 19, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ernest S. Clifford. Clifford enlisted in the Army Air Force in late 1942. For training, he went to Miami, South Dakota and Virginia. There, he was attached to the 45th Infantry Division to facilitate radio communications between the Air Force and the infantry. They sailed for North Africa to train for the invasion of Sicily. Clifford describes his experience on Sicily and was evacuated with several hundred Italian POWs back to North Africa, where he was reas… more
Date: October 19, 2011
Duration: 55 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Clifford, Ernest S.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Evan Riley, October 26, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Evan Riley. Riley was born in Nashville, Tennessee 5 September 1921. At a very young age, he and his four siblings were placed into an orphanage and he tells of growing up during the Depression. Joining the US Army in 1942, he was selected to attend Officer Candidate School and graduated as a second lieutenant in 1943. He then received training in the tank corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After spending several months at Camp C… more
Date: October 26, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Riley, Evan
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Royal A. Wetzel, October 20, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Royal Arlington Wetzel. Wetzel joined the Navy in July, 1943 before finishing high school. After training, he shipped out to New Caledonia where he was assigned to the USS LCI-70. Wetzel served as the ship's cook and he shares various experiences he had aboard the 70.
Date: October 20, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Wetzel, Royal A.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Norman Kleiss, October 28, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Kleiss. Kleiss graduated from the Naval Academy in 1938 and became a dive-bomber pilot. He describes how he earned his nickname, Dusty, by making an uninvited landing at Ewa Field and causing a large dust cloud that disrupted Marine Corps flight operations. Kleiss discusses his training and early career as an aviator. He describes early tactics that naval aviators used and how they evolved under the direction of Admir… more
Date: October 28, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Kleiss, Norman
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Hardin, October 8, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Hardin. Hardin joined the Navy’s underwater demolition team after attending Officers Candidate School at Columbia University. He received water training and depth training at Pearl Harbor. He cleared underwater obstacles in Guam, Saipan, and Okinawa in preparation for invasions, often under enemy fire. At Guam, he noticed a native girl in need of serious medical attention. He called in a medic, who arrived by plane and … more
Date: October 8, 2010
Duration: 50 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Hardin, Bill
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Kenneth Ryan, October 8, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Kenneth Ryan. Ryan joined the Marine Corps in May of 1943. By February of 1944, he completed Radio Operator School, Radio Material School and High Speed Code School. Ryan served as a radio technician with the 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO), 3rd Marine Division. He participated in the Battle of Guam and the Battle of Iwo Jima. Ryan returned to the US in August of 1945.
Date: October 8, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Ryan, John Kenneth
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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