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Oral History Interview with Edward Ferretti, November 13, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Ferretti. Mike Ferretti, son of Edward, speaks on his father’s behalf. Ferretti was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and received training in Camp Farragut, Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho and Point Loma, San Diego to become a radar operator. He worked aboard the USS Cortland (APA-75) in 1945. His shifts were four hours on the radar screen, eight hours off, seven days a week, working in both surface and sea modes. Over a ten-mo… more
Date: November 13, 2015
Duration: 39 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Ferretti, Edward
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edward Ferretti, November 13, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Ferretti. Mike Ferretti, son of Edward, speaks on his father’s behalf. Ferretti was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and received training in Camp Farragut, Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho and Point Loma, San Diego to become a radar operator. He worked aboard the USS Cortland (APA-75) in 1945. His shifts were four hours on the radar screen, eight hours off, seven days a week, working in both surface and sea modes. Over a ten-mo… more
Date: November 13, 2015
Creator: Ferretti, Edward
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 George Deer, November 13, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Deer. Deer joined the Marine Corps in February of 1944, and provides details of his training. He was assigned to communications, working with phones, radios and stringing lines. He was attached to the 11th Gun Battalion at Camp Tarawa, Hawaii and shares his experiences training, living and working on the island, providing a number of anecdotal stories as well. He participated in the Battle of Leyte in October of 1944, wher… more
Date: November 13, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Deer, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Deer, November 13, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Deer. Deer joined the Marine Corps in February of 1944, and provides details of his training. He was assigned to communications, working with phones, radios and stringing lines. He was attached to the 11th Gun Battalion at Camp Tarawa, Hawaii and shares his experiences training, living and working on the island, providing a number of anecdotal stories as well. He participated in the Battle of Leyte in October of 1944, wher… more
Date: November 13, 2001
Creator: Deer, George
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 Doolittle, November 13, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Doolittle. Doolittle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1930. His father was a doctor at the Queen’s Medical Center. He was an 11-year-old boy, living with his family in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Doolittle shares details of his experiences through that fateful day, and his life in general living on the island before, during and after the war. He graduated high school in 1948 and served in the Army with … more
Date: November 13, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Doolittle, Kenneth
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Doolittle, November 13, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Doolittle. Doolittle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1930. His father was a doctor at the Queen’s Medical Center. He was an 11-year-old boy, living with his family in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Doolittle shares details of his experiences through that fateful day, and his life in general living on the island before, during and after the war. He graduated high school in 1948 and served in the Army with … more
Date: November 13, 2018
Creator: Doolittle, Kenneth
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 Leon Faddis, November 13, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leon Faddis. Faddis joined the Navy in December of 1943. He completed Fire Control school and was assigned to the gunnery division aboard the USS Alaska (CB-1). His job aboard was a loader on the 5-inch gun. They assisted with the liberation of the Philippines, and provided support at Iwo Jima, and then on to Okinawa. He provides some detail of each of these experiences. He witnessed the USS Franklin (CV-13) ablaze after it was s… more
Date: November 13, 2017
Duration: 53 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Faddis, Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Leon Faddis, November 13, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leon Faddis. Faddis joined the Navy in December of 1943. He completed Fire Control school and was assigned to the gunnery division aboard the USS Alaska (CB-1). His job aboard was a loader on the 5-inch gun. They assisted with the liberation of the Philippines, and provided support at Iwo Jima, and then on to Okinawa. He provides some detail of each of these experiences. He witnessed the USS Franklin (CV-13) ablaze after it was s… more
Date: November 13, 2017
Creator: Faddis, Leon
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 R. L. Hawkins, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R.L. Hawkins. Hawkins was born in Springfield, Illinois on 31 May 1924. Upon joining the Navy in February 1943, he attended boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, in Illinois. After twelve weeks he entered fire control school, also at Great Lakes. From there, he attended advanced fire control school in Washington, DC. Hawkins was then sent to Providence, Rhode Island for gunnery training. In early 1944, he went… more
Date: November 13, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Hawkins, R. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with R. L. Hawkins, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R.L. Hawkins. Hawkins was born in Springfield, Illinois on 31 May 1924. Upon joining the Navy in February 1943, he attended boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, in Illinois. After twelve weeks he entered fire control school, also at Great Lakes. From there, he attended advanced fire control school in Washington, DC. Hawkins was then sent to Providence, Rhode Island for gunnery training. In early 1944, he went… more
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Hawkins, R. L.
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 Ruben Clayton Davis, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruben Davis. Davis was born in Texas on 5 July 1926. In 1944 he was inducted into the Navy and sent to San Diego for boot training. Upon completing eight weeks of boot training he was assigned to amphibious training at Coronado Island, California. During training, he covered boat handling, semaphore and Morse code. While in training he developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. Upon recovering, he was assigned to USS LSM-171 … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Davis, Ruber C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ruben Clayton Davis, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruben Davis. Davis was born in Texas on 5 July 1926. In 1944 he was inducted into the Navy and sent to San Diego for boot training. Upon completing eight weeks of boot training he was assigned to amphibious training at Coronado Island, California. During training, he covered boat handling, semaphore and Morse code. While in training he developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. Upon recovering, he was assigned to USS LSM-171 … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Davis, Ruber C.
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 Seldon Prothro, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seldon Prothro. Prothro was born in Texas in 1926. Upon enlisting in the Navy on 22 April 1944, he was sent to San Diego for boot training. Soon after completing boot training he developed mumps and was hospitalized. Upon his release, he was assigned the Armed Guard detachment aboard the SS William Luckenbach (1913) as a gunner/electrician. He delivered goods to Okinawa as well as several other islands. The ship returned to … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Duration: 29 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Prothro, Seldon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Seldon Prothro, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seldon Prothro. Prothro was born in Texas in 1926. Upon enlisting in the Navy on 22 April 1944, he was sent to San Diego for boot training. Soon after completing boot training he developed mumps and was hospitalized. Upon his release, he was assigned the Armed Guard detachment aboard the SS William Luckenbach (1913) as a gunner/electrician. He delivered goods to Okinawa as well as several other islands. The ship returned to … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Prothro, Seldon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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