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Oral History Interview with Lee Soucy, December 7, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lee Soucy. Soucy joined the Navy in December 1937. Soucy went to the Hospital Corps School in 1938 and became a medical laboratory technologist, and was with the Fleet Marines. He went to a medical field service school with an emphasis studying poison gas. He went to the naval hospital in San Diego. He was with the Marines for 8 months in San Diego, they conquered San Clemente Island with the 5th Regiment. Later he was on US… more
Date: December 7, 2004
Creator: Soucy, Lee
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Plantz, July 2, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Plantz. Plantz was drafted into the Army in August of 1945. He completed his training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He was assigned to the 541st Quartermaster Corps and stationed in France during peace time. He operated the M29 81mm and the M19 60mm mortars. He describes life in France and the state of the buildings after the war. He was discharged in December of 1947.
Date: July 2, 2004
Creator: Plantz, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edmond Drake, May 13, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmond Drake. Drake joined the Navy in April of 1943. Beginning early 1944, he served as Electrician’s Mate aboard USS President Adams (APA-19). They transported troops and supplies during the Battle of Guam, the invasion Luzon and the Battle of Iwo Jima. He returned to the US in April of 1945.
Date: May 13, 2004
Creator: Drake, Edmond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison, November 18, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison. Cullison speaks of being raised in Harlingen, Texas and meeting her husband, who was training in the Army Air Corps there in 1942. She mentions two brother that served during the war: one aboard the USS Swordfish (SS-193) and one was an engineer building the Alcan Hiaghway. Then she speaks about her husband's service and all the places he was stationed.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Cullison, Maxine Lauderdale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Albert Albritton, June 15, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Albritton. Albritton joined the Navy in 1937. He served aboard the USS Dobbin (AD-3). They were present during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. At the time of the attack the Dobbin was moored northeast of Ford Island. After the attack, they picked up survivors and took the wounded to shore. Albritton participated in the Korean War and was discharged in 1957.
Date: June 15, 2004
Creator: Albritton, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Raymond Weller, September 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond Weller. Weller joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1943. He provides great detail of his boot camp experiences. He traveled to Aldermaston Court in Reading, England in July of 1943. In February of 1944 Weller attended control school in Swindon, England and he describes living conditions there. He served with the 9th Air Force, the 391st Fighter Squadron of the 366th Fighter Group. Weller served as Control Tower Oper… more
Date: September 17, 2004
Creator: Weller, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wayne Beery, July 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wayne T. Beery. Beery joined the US Marine Corps in 1943. After completing boot camp at San Diego, he was assigned guard duty at Mare Island Navy Yard. In 1944 he was assigned to the 1st Marine Division, 7th Marines on Guadalcanal. He tells of landing on Okinawa 1 April 1945 and comments on the stillness on the beach upon landing. Assigned the battalion headquarters company, he describes his responsibilities for the telephon… more
Date: July 24, 2004
Creator: Beery, Wayne
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harris Lease, August 30, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harris Lease. Lease joined the United States Army Air Forces around 1942. He traveled to New Zealand, Karachi, Burma, Ceylon, and Calcutta on the New Amsterdam Liberty Ship beginning May of 1943. He provides detail of the ship and his experiences aboard. He also discusses food and travel among these various countries. He met some pilots who flew over the Hump and provides their stories. He and his crew worked on building runways.… more
Date: August 30, 2004
Creator: Lease, Harris
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harlan Crouse, July 2, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harlan Crouse. Crouse joined the Army in October 1944 and trained at Camp Hood. He arrived in Manila in April, 1945 as a replacement in the 1st Cavalry Division to prepare further for the invasion of Japan. In early September, his unit departed for Japan. Crouse shares several anecdotes about his experiences during the occupation. He eventually began serving as troop clerk, and then moved up to battalion sergeant major. Crouse re… more
Date: July 2, 2004
Creator: Crouse, Harlan
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Fred Chupp, October 1, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Chupp. Chupp volunteered in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940 and worked in Iowa. He was drafted into the Army in 1942 and trained in coast artillery. He landed at Normandy on D-Day in the afternoon with the 197th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. Chupp describes several combat experiences he had while in France.
Date: October 1, 2004
Creator: Chupp, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ralph Kreamer, August 7, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Kreamer. Kreamer joined the Marine Corps and trained at San Diego. He went overseas in October, 1943 to Noumea before going to New Zealand. He then was in the assault on Tarawa. He recalls going to Camp Tarawa, then on to Saipan. Ralph’s wife, Ivy Kreamer, also contributes her recollections. She recalls various conditions at her home in England during the war and some of the rocket attacks.
Date: August 7, 2004
Creator: Kreamer, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Laurence Norris, August 7, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Laurence Norris. Norris joined the Marine Corps in November, 1943 and went to San Diego for basic training. He landed on Peleliu with the First Marine Division in the first wave and operated a flame thrower. He describes a lot of his experiences in combat on Peleliu. He discarded the flame thrower for a rifle. He also describes his experiences on Okinawa as a forward observer. He describes a lot of experiences on Okinawa, to… more
Date: August 7, 2004
Creator: Norris, Laurence
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Alfred P. Birdwell, August 28, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alfred P Birdwell. Birdwell joined the Army around 1943. He served as a tank driver with the 3rd Armored Division. He deployed to La Havre, France. Birdwell participated in the Battle of the Bulge, traveling through Germany along the Siegfried Line into Berlin. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: August 28, 2004
Creator: Birdwell, Alfred P
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Orland Boone, December 10, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orland Boone. Boone enlisted in the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. He traveled to South America, to Guyana and Brazil. He flew in B-17s, serving as engineer gunner. In South America Boone worked in the weather office and the operations office. He flew practice missions 6 hours per day. In March of 1944 he was then sent to Europe in the 8th Air Force, 486th Bomb Group, 835th Bomb Squadron, flying in the B-17 lower ball turre… more
Date: December 10, 2004
Creator: Boone, Orland
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Craig, September 25, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Craig. Craig was inducted into the Army Air Forces on 20 October 1942. After basic training at Miami Beach, he was assigned to the 2002nd Ordnance Maintenance Company and sailed across the Atlantic on the RMS Queen Mary arriving in England on 29 July 1943. He was assigned to the 1962nd Ordnance Depot Company (Aviation) a part of the 8th Air Force. His duties included servicing and modifying B-17 and B-24 bombers. Smi… more
Date: September 25, 2004
Creator: Craig, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Bridge, August 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Bridge. Bridge was inducted into the Army on 10 November 1943. During basic training he volunteered for paratrooper duty, but failed the physical and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne as a glider infantryman. He crossed the Atlantic on a troop carrier and arrived at a camp outside Leicester, England on 24 May 1944. His glider was a Waco CG 4A model. He describes his participation in Operation Market Garden during Sept… more
Date: August 24, 2004
Creator: Bridge, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bruce VanDerWeele, November 19, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bruce VanDerWeele. VanDerWeele was drafted into the Army in 1941. He was assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 3rd Coast Artillery. He graduated from Officer Candidate School at Fort Washington, Maryland as a second lieutenant. He was then sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi and taught classes in an Army Administration School. In 1943 VanDerWeele was sent to Hawaii and continued serving as a teacher at an Administration School. Upon… more
Date: November 19, 2004
Creator: VanDerWeele, Bruce
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lowell Hoehne, August 13, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lowell Hoehne. Hoehne joined the Army in February, 1943 and trained in auto mechanics. He was assigned to the 926th Engineer Aviation Regiment and shipped to England in August 1943. He went to Normandy with on a tractor and worked with a map reproduction section. Hoehne recalls several anecdotes about his service in France: guard duty, Paris, food, teaching a Frenchman to drive, etc.
Date: August 13, 2004
Creator: Hoehne, Lowell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Riddle, September 4, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Riddle. Riddle was born in Rochester, Indiana. Upon graduating from high school in 1945 he enlisted in the US Army in April 1946. He went to Camp Lee, Virginia for basic training and was then sent to the Panama Canal Zone where he worked in the Finance Office for approximately one year before he returned to the United States.
Date: September 4, 2004
Creator: Riddle, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lloyd Overmyer, October 29, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lloyd Overmyer. Overmyer graduated from high school in Monterey, Indiana in 1943 and was drafted into the Army on 20 June 1945. He was undergoing basic training in Little Rock, Arkansas when the war in Europe ended. Following military police training, he embarked on the troop ship USAT George Washington, which sailed to Bremerhaven, Germany. He provides several anecdotes of his transit and was training for the invasion of Ja… more
Date: October 29, 2004
Creator: Overmyer, Lloyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Olin, November 26, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth R. Olin. Olin was drafted into the Army as a Combat Medic in 1945 and completed basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington. He was preparing to ship out to Europe when Germany surrendered, and was sent to Bushnell General Military Hospital in Brigham City, Utah, instead. The hospital specialized in plastic and maxillofacial surgery, treating amputees, tropical diseases, psychiatric problems, and trained medical staff t… more
Date: November 26, 2004
Creator: Olin, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Knox, September 14, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Knox. Knox joined the Navy in February of 1944. He served aboard the USS Worden (DD-352) as a cook and as a gunner on a 5-inch gun. He provides detail of the food served and how it was served to 100 plus men each day. He also discusses general life on board the ship. Knox served a total of 21 combined years in the Navy and the reserves.
Date: September 14, 2004
Creator: Knox, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Leroy Cox, February 5, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leroy Cox. Cox was flying a crop duster in Colorado when he was drafted into the Army. He did not tell the Army he could fly and was trained as an armorer for B-17 bombers. Once someone found he could fly, he was sent to flight school. He eventually trained as a tow pilot for gliders, then as a glider pilot in South Carolina. He never was called to go overseas and was discharged in November 1945.
Date: February 5, 2004
Creator: Cox, Leroy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph Quick, June 2, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Quick. Quick joined the Marine Corps in August, 1943. He trained as an airplane mechanic and went overseas in November, 1944. His overseas diary is transcribed into the record (November 1944 through October 1945). Quick served at the Philippines and at Okinawa.
Date: June 2, 2004
Creator: Quick, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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