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Oral History Interview with Michael W. Deery, April 19, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael W. Deery. He discusses his family, growing up during the Great Depression and what led him to join the US Navy. He describes his experiences during bootcamp and in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: Deery, Michael W. & Misenhimer, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Michael W. Deery, April 19, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael W. Deery. He discusses his family, growing up during the Great Depression and what led him to join the US Navy. He describes his experiences during bootcamp and in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: April 19, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Deery, Michael W. & Misenhimer, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Garland Huey, April 24, 2003

Description: Interview with Garland Huey, a United States Navy veteran of World War II originally from Baytown, Texas. Huey answers questions about how he entered the Navy and his initial experiences; he tells a lengthy story of most of his time aboard ship, including one instance where one of the main guns got jammed.
Date: June 19, 2003
Creator: Hinojosa, Filiberto & Huey, Garland
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Wingen, October 19, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ernest Wingen discussing his childhood and education and what led him to join the Navy. He talks about boot camp and his experiences in the pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: October 19, 2001
Duration: 18 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Wingen, Ernest & Pratt, Rick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ernest Wingen, October 19, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ernest Wingen discussing his childhood and education and what led him to join the Navy. He talks about boot camp and his experiences in the pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: October 19, 2001
Creator: Wingen, Ernest & Pratt, Rick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Jim D. Smith to Alex Bradford - December 19, 1943]

Description: Letter from Jim D. Smith to Alex Bradford discussing recent life events that have been happening in New York. Mr. Smith touches upon his home life with Mrs. Smith, the construction of a truck, and the safekeeping of Mr. Bradford’s firefighting equipment. The last page of this entry features the original envelope sent by Air Mail.
Date: December 19, 1943
Creator: Smith, Jim D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: WASPs Celebrate First Birthday November 12th]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Mrs. Yount speaking at a WASP graduation, the celebration of their first birthday, their attendance to a local movie premier. There is red text over the clipping that reads: "WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS WWII 50TH ANNIVERSARY AVENGER FIELD SWEETWATER, TX. 22 MAY 1993".
Date: November 19, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

S. M. Apperson and Daughter

Description: S. M. Apperson and daughter, in uniform, reading a recruitment booklet. They are standing in front of a recruitment poster directed toward women. There are also photographs of women in the military on the wall in the background.
Date: October 19, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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