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Oral History Interview with Russell Milliken, June 27, 2005

Transcript of an oral interview with Russell Milliken. He discusses being in the 82nd Airborne, parachuting into Normandy just after D-Day, being treated for frozen feet during the Battle of the Bulge and meeting a doctor he knew from home, serving on General Eisenhower's honor guard in Frankfurt, and coming home through New York and having to stay there for a Victory Parade before being allowed to go back to Texas.

Date: June 27, 2005

Creator: Milliken, Russell

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake… more

Date: November 1, 2005

Creator: Riley, Voris C.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Mildred Bauman, November 18, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mildred Bauman. Bauman’s family immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1923. She was born in Brooklyn, New York in November of 1926. Her family sent her back to Germany to live with her grandparents in Berlin in 1928. Bauman grew up in Germany during the Nazi reign and was 13 years old when World War II began. Being an American citizen, Bauman endured relentless harassment from neighbors and classmates. She vividly describes her … more

Date: November 18, 2005

Creator: Bauman, Mildred

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bill Hardin, November 9, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Hardin. He was born in Brock, Texas 25 December 1921. His three other brothers served in the military during World War II. Two were killed in action. After graduating from Howard Payne College at Brownwood, Texas, Hardin entered the Naval Officer’s Candidate School program and was sent to Columbia University for sixteen weeks of training. Upon being commissioned, he was sent to San Diego for small boat training. While t… more

Date: November 9, 2005

Creator: Hardin, Bill

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lester Carvey, January 29, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lester Carvey where he discusses his childhood and what compelled him to join the Navy. He describes his experiences during the war in the Pacific Theatre working in a Navy hospital.

Date: January 29, 2005

Creator: Carvey, Lee D.; Tombaugh, John B. & Meter, Peg Van

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Elwyn Becker, June 3, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elwyn Becker discussing his childhood and education and how he came to join the Navy. He describes the training process for becoming an Aviation Radioman and his experiences in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.

Date: June 3, 2005

Creator: Becker, Elwyn; Tombaugh, John B. & Meter, Peg Van

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Violet Troutman, May 7, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Violet Troutman where she discusses her childhood and the process of enlisting in the Women Accepted for Voluntry Emergency Service program, and her experiences in the Pacific Theatre During World War Two.

Date: May 7, 2005

Creator: Troutman, Violet; Tombaugh, John B. & Meter, Peg Van

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Manuel and Amalia Montecillo, April 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Manuel and Amalia Montecillo. Manuel and Amalia were in Manila engaged to be married when the Japanese attacked the Philippines on 8 December 1941. Manuel was already in the Filipino Army and was folded into the US Army Far East and headed for Bataan. Amalia stayed in Manila. Manuel commanded a platoon of Igorot soldiers. They share a few anecdotes about Japanese atrocities during the occupation of the Philippines. Manuel wa… more

Date: April 1, 2005

Creator: Montecillo, Manuel & Montecillo, Amalia

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ann Jonushaitis, October 8, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ann Jonushaitis. Jonushaitis was born in Germany in November of 1934. Her family was from Lithuania and she describes their fleeing to Germany as the Russians filtrated in. Jonushaitis describes their hard life during wartime, living in barracks and having very little to eat. She describes her family’s trip to America and beginning anew in Chicago. She also describes living on a farm in Indiana with her husband and family. She ex… more

Date: October 8, 2005

Creator: Jonushaitis, Ann

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wayne VanDerWeele, March 5, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wayne VanDerWeele. VanDerWeele joined the Navy in June of 1944. He discusses briefly the relocation of the Japanese-Americans during wartime. He was assigned to HMS Battleaxe beginning August of 1944. They traveled to the New Hebrides Islands, working on a dry dock. From there they went to New Caledonia working on a receiving station, and at the Fleet Record Office forwarding mail. He served in the Fleet Office from October 1944 … more

Date: March 5, 2005

Creator: VanDerWeele, Wayne

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Peter Terpstra, December 31, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Terpstra. Terpstra joined the Navy in February of 1944. He served in the Pacific aboard the USS Ara (AK-136). They traveled to Pearl Harbor with Seabees and Marines on board. They stopped at a staging area at Eniwetok where they collected all the ships heading out to invade Guam. Terpstra provides detail of the ship and equipment and weapons aboard. They went to Guam and he provides detail of some of the battle. He discusse… more

Date: December 31, 2005

Creator: Terpstra, Peter

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Irma Riddle, November 18, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Irma Riddle. Riddle describes life growing up in Peoria, Illinois, in 1913-1922. At the time of this interview she was 100 years old. She talks about their move to Hamlet to live on a farm, and then a later move to Rochester where her father owned a hardware store. Riddle speaks on her marriage and family. She discusses briefly her activities during World War 1 and World War 2. Her son Charles Lee joined the service in 1945. Ridd… more

Date: November 18, 2005

Creator: Riddle, Irma

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Pete Rocha, October 29, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Pete Rocha. Rocha joined the Navy and trained at Great Lakes. He served as a storekeeper in Florida and Texas for a while before receiving amphibious training in Virginia. Rocha was assigned to LSM-262 as a storekeeper. Rocha recalls combat experiences at Okinawa and the Philippines. His battle station was on a 40mm gun at the bow. After the war, while ashore at Yokahama, Rocha encountered his brother.

Date: October 29, 2005

Creator: Rocha, Pete

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lucy Overmyer, April 9, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lucy Overmeyer. Overmyer was born in Culver, Indiana on 21 June 1920 and after graduating from high school in 1938 she went to work for a defense contractor, Bendix Aircraft. She enlisted into the Marine Corps on 12 May 1943, completed basic training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and enrolled in Quartermaster School at Quantico, Virginia. She describes some of her experiences while at Quantico, where she spent the remainde… more

Date: April 9, 2005

Creator: Overmyer, Lucy

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ivan Troutman, May 29, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ivan Troutman. Troutman joined the Merchant Marines in 1942. He traveled aboard an oil tanker to Venezuela to get a load of oil for Standard Oil. He remained in the States throughout the war. He was sent to Seattle on a cable laying ship. He assisted in splicing telephone cables.

Date: May 29, 2005

Creator: Troutman, Ivan

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harold Clevenger, October 14, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Clevenger. Clevenger was born on 13 April 1922 and was drafted into the Army in October 1942. After completing basic training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana he was sent to Fort Bliss, Texas and assigned to the 31st mule pack troop of the Quartermaster Corps. He embarked on the USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) in Baltimore and arrived at Bombay, India. He took a train to Camp Landis where he contracted a severe ca… more

Date: October 14, 2005

Creator: Clevenger, Harold

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Mary Burkett, April 16, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mary Burkett. Burkett completed psychiatry and nurse training at Indianapolis City Hospital in February of 1940. She volunteered and entered the Army in October of 1943. She was assigned to Ashford General Hospital in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. She was assigned to five different wards in the hospital and was assigned to care for the patients. She provides some detail of her experiences working on the neuro-psychiatric … more

Date: April 16, 2005

Creator: Burkett, Mary

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Taylor Wilson, April 30, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Taylor Wilson. Wilson joined the Army Air Forces in October of 1942. He served as a bombardier in B-29s and worked with radar. Wilson was in the 45th Bombardment Squadron, 40th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force. He and his crew went to India and Tinian. They bombed Singapore, Rangoon, Osaka amongst others. He lists his crew members and their jobs. He discusses how bombardiers are trained. He provides some of his experiences flyin… more

Date: April 30, 2005

Creator: Wilson, Taylor

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Michael Jewett, October 7, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Michael Jewett. Jewett was inducted into the Army in August of 1943. He completed Officer Candidate School in January of 1944. He was sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina to the replacement training center as an instructor for basic officer training. Then, off to Fort Benning to become an infantry officer, which he served as throughout his active duty. Jewett was sent to Leyte in the Philippines. He was assigned to the 40th Infantr… more

Date: October 7, 2005

Creator: Jewett, Michael

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wayne Hissong, May 14, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wayne Hissong. Hissong joined the Army in March, 1941 and served in a horse cavalry outfit before moving into tanks. He joined the 712th Tank Battalion and went to Normandy in late June. Hissong shares a story of being captured and liberated within 72 hours while overseas. He also shares several anecdotes about supplying the tanks with fuel and ammo. He describes a few encounters with General Patton. Hissong was discharged in Oct… more

Date: May 14, 2005

Creator: Hissong, Wayne

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clair Strong, October 15, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clair Strong. Strong was drafted in January of 1941. He served in the 666th Ordnance Ammunition Company. He was stationed in Alaska, for the Alaska Theater Operations, from August of 1941 until March of 1944. His job was parts clerk, keeping track of vehicle parts and invoices. In November of 1944 he served in the European Theater of Operations and was located in Belgium. His job there was to gather up unexploded land mines and d… more

Date: October 15, 2005

Creator: Strong, Clair

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Donald Good, November 10, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Good. Mrs. Good assists with the interview. Good went into the Army in October 1941. He landed at Normandy with the 178th Signal Repair Company. He relates a few anecdotes about his time in Europe during the Normandy campaign and the Battle of the Bulge; he also saw some friends from home at random in Europe. He also recalls working closely with a unit of Moroccan soldiers. When the war ended, Good returned to the US and w… more

Date: November 10, 2005

Creator: Good, Donald

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Donald Good, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Good. Good was drafted into the Army around 1943. He completed basic training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. He was sent to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey and Washington D.C. for Radio Intelligence Repair school. He traveled to Gouruck, Scotland and served with the 178th Repair Company, connected with the 3rd Army. Their barracks were at the Lord Morley Estate and he provides some detail of living conditions. He then traveled to … more

Date: February 19, 2005

Creator: Good, Donald

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lowell Metheny, June 4, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lowell Metheny. Metheny was drafted into the Army in July, 1943. He qualified for the Army Specialized Training Program, but when it ended, he was sent to the 42nd Infantry Division in Oklahoma. He served as a mechanic in the Headquarters Company of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in motor transport. He went to France with the unit. Metheny reads short vignettes into the record his personal writings that recall his experiences overse… more

Date: June 4, 2005

Creator: Metheny, Lowell

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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