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Oral History Interview with Sam D. Jones, January 22, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sam D. Jones. Jones joined the Army in 1937. He served with the 12th Field Artillery at Fort Sam Houston. Jones details his duties caring for the horses and how caissons operated. He discusses camp life and talks about the exercises his unit participated in. Jones tells an interesting story about his last ride before his horse was retired and tells how that horse was given a military burial many years later. He left the Army… more
Date: January 22, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Jones, Sam
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Jones, January 8, 1974

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Major General David M. Jones. Jones participated in the Doolittle Raid. He describes the take-off procedures from the USS Hornet (CV-8). He piloted plane number five and recalls clearly seeing a Japanese G4M (Betty) bomber pass by his aircraft an hour after being launched. Jones dropped incendiary bombs over Tokyo and encountering anti-aircraft fire. He explains how the crew bailed out over China and mentions the joyous rece… more
Date: January 8, 1974
Duration: 29 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Jones, David M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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