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Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew tr… more
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
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 Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew tr… more
Date: April 18, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where … more
Date: August 10, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Pilot, Alan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where … more
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Pilot, Alan
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 Kenneth Larry Clemmons, April 23, 2004

Description: Interview with Kenneth Larry Clemmons, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War from Houston, Texas. Clemmons describes his time in basic training and experiences in Vietnam, including seeing Bob Hope and how he was treated upon returning to the United States.
Date: April 23, 2004
Duration: 43 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Nawaz, Muhammad & Clemmons, Kenneth Larry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Lee College

[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

Description: Draft of an autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot, how it led to her career as a nurse and anesthesiologist and her travels in the later years of her life. Correction notes are handwritten in a few places.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 3, 1943]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing a Navy pilot who crashed in a river, the Mississippi River and flying over Vicksburg, waiting with 29 ferrying pilots at a municipal airport, and getting dinner and a bath at a hotel while waiting for a flight. Written on Hotel Heidelberg (Jackson) stationary.
Date: November 4, 1943, 12:00 a.m.
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from David F. Glines to Alex Bradford - October 18, 1943]

Description: Letter from David F. Glines to Alex Bradford discussing three (3) key points. The first point describes the last A.P.O. that he has on Captain Glenn G. Griswold, however he is unsure exactly where he is now. In the second point, he asks that Mr. Bradford send him the A.P.O. of Lieutenant Ed. Noland and Geo Kennedy. In the final point, Mr. Glines asks Mr. Bradford to share his experiences and observation on the conditions in the fields.
Date: October 18, 1943
Creator: Glines, David F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to the C.O. of Engineer Fire Suppression School - October 14, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to the Commanding Officer of the Engineering Fire Suppression School asking for the address or APO number for Glenn G. Griswold. Mr. Bradford mentions that he has met with several service members that have said wonderful things about the school.
Date: October 14, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Application for War Ration Book No. 3

Description: Ration book application signed by Beatrice Clementine Blewett in Alexandria, Louisiana. The note on the bottom right corner says "This application must be mailed between June 1 and June 10, 1943. After June 10th, applications will not be accepted before August 1. Affix postage before mailing."
Date: June 10, 1943
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Train Engine #700 and Cars - Bunkie, Louisiana]

Description: Photograph of train engine #700 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from the front. "700" is visible on the front. Smoke billows back from the front chimney. A railway signal stands to the left of the train. Electrical poles line the grass on either side of the tracks. Handwritten text below the image says, "1 mile south of Bunkie, LA. Apr 23rd 1943 'T&P #24.'"
Date: April 23, 1943
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum
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