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Oral History Interview with Arnold Abbott, January 20, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arnold Abbott. Abbott was born in 1924. He dropped out of college to join the US Army in 1942. While undergoing basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, Abbott witnessed practiced segregation and consequently became involved in civil rights issues. He recalls that he did not finish basic training, and was sent to Newport News, Virginia where he was assigned to the 34th Infantry Division. He tells of being involved in action in No… more
Date: January 20, 2018
Creator: Abbott, Arnold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Alden, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Alden. Alden was born in San Diego, California on 23 October 1921. While attending Cornell University he entered the US Navy V-7 Program. Upon graduating from Cornell he was ordered to attend Midshipman School at Columbia University. While there he was hospitalized for an extended period of time. Later, Alden was ordered to Midshipman’s School at Notre Dame University. Upon graduating in September 1943, he was sent to D… more
Date: September 20, 2009
Creator: Alden, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Alebis, April 20, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Alebis. Alebis was born in Detroit, Michigan on 7 February 1926 to immigrant Lithuanian parents. Upon entering the Army Air Forces in May 1944, he was sent to Shepherd Field, Texas for basic training. After three weeks of training he was sent to gunnery school at Las Vegas, Nevada. He describes the training he received as a gunner. Upon completion of gunnery training he was sent to Ellsworth Field, North Dakota where he… more
Date: April 20, 2002
Creator: Alebis, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert O. Andrews, September 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert O. Andrews where he discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the Air Force. He describes his experiences in the Pacific Theatre and over Asia during World War two.
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Andrews, Robert O. & Alexander, William J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Barry Atkins, February 20, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Barry Atkins. In 1928, Atkins was appointed to the Naval Academy and graduated in 1932 and was assigned to the USS Tennessee (BB-43). He was aboard at Long Beach, California during the 1933 earthquake. After that, he was transferred to the USS New Mexico (BB-40). his next assignment took him aboard the USS Mahan (DD-364). In 1941, Atkins was assigned to the USS Parrott (DD-218) in Manila Bay. He was aboard the Parrott during… more
Date: February 20, 1997
Creator: Atkins, Barry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bill Barrow, December 20, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bill Barrow. Barrow joined the Navy in April of 1944. And, beginning in June, Barrow served aboard the USS Claxton (DD-571). Barrow was assigned to a 40-millimeter gun and served as a deckhand. They went to the Solomon Islands, escorting other ships and the old USS Mississippi (BB-41). He discusses life aboard the Claxton, and his initiation experiences crossing the equator. They participated in the Battle of Peleliu and the Batt… more
Date: December 20, 2012
Creator: Barrow, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frank Beyer, September 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Breyer. Breyer enlisted in the Army and was attached to the 922nd Field Artillery Battalion after a brief stint in the Army Specialized Training Program (which was discontinued before he could complete the course). He was shipped to India, landing in Bombay (Mumbai) in April, 1944. From there, he went to Burma and fought the Japanese with Merrill’s Marauders. Breyer was evacuated back to India because of an infection. He ma… more
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Beyer, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Marcel Bisson, February 20, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marcel Bisson. Bisson joined the Marine Corps in 1944 and after training was assigned as a replacement to the 5th Marine Division just prior to invading Iwo Jima. On the twelfth day, Bisson was wounded and evacuated. After some stays in hospitals, he was medically discharged in July 1945.
Date: February 20, 2005
Creator: Bisson, Marcel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John W. Bostian, September 20, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John W. Bostian. Bostian joined the service in August 1941 through the V-7 program. He received orders to report to the Naval Academy one day before the attack on Pearl Harbor, as an apprentice seaman. In May 1942 he boarded the USS Arkansas (BB-33) as an ensign in the engineering department and made six round trips across the Atlantic. After a transfer in 1943, he became a plank owner of the USS Franklin (CV-13) as their B … more
Date: September 20, 2007
Creator: Bostian, John W
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Howard Boyd, January 20, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Howard Boyd. Boyd was drafted into the Army Air Forces in December, 1942 and took basic training at Wichita Falls. From there, he went to aerial gunnery school at Harlingen. He was then assigned as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 and began training with a crew. Once he got to England, he was assigned to the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group in England. He flew on 30 combat missions starting in March, 1944. Boyd shares several a… more
Date: January 20, 2016
Creator: Boyd, Howard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Carl Braddock, November 20, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carl Braddock. Braddock was born 1 February 1919 in Big Spring, Texas. Joining the Navy during May 1942, he took boot training in San Diego. He was assigned to range finding school and describes the training he received. Upon graduation he was assigned to the USS Saufley (DD-465), which went to Guadalcanal in December, 1942. He describes the bombardment of the island. In May 1943 he was sent to several schools for additional… more
Date: November 20, 2005
Creator: Braddock, Carl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert R. Bridges, July 20, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert R. Bridges. Bridges joined the Marine Corps in January of 1942. He completed Officer Candidate School in October of 1943. He served with the 2nd Marine Division, 18th Marine Regiment during the battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. He returned to Saipan for preparations to invade Japan, where he remained through the end of the war. Bridges received his discharge in January of 1946.
Date: July 20, 2015
Creator: Bridges, Robert R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Shelby Brown, March 20, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Shelby Brown. Brown joined the Navy around 1942. Beginning April of 1943, he served as Seaman Second Class aboard USS Nashville (CL-43). Brown and his division took care of the fantail of the ship and the five turrets in their main battery. In August they traveled to Pearl Harbor to join carrier task forces for strikes on Marcus and Wake islands. They traveled to Espiritu Santo, crossing the equator, and had a shellback init… more
Date: March 20, 2010
Creator: Brown, John Shelby
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas Burke, February 20, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Burke. Burke was born in Kendall, Kentucky 26 March 1917. After graduating from Monroe High School in Rochester, New York in 1935 he attended Union College, Schenectady, New York majoring in electrical engineering. He graduated in 1939. On 1 December 1941 he entered the US Navy at New London, Connecticut. He entered Submarine Officer’s School at New London with three months training on the submarine USS O-6. Upon grad… more
Date: February 20, 2006
Creator: Burke, Thomas A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Eugene Cain, April 20, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Cain. Cain joined the Indiana national Guard and earned a commission. Cain speaks of following General MacArthur into the Philippines in 1944. Cain was an armored artillery battery commander. He describes the surrender of several hundred Japanese toorps. Apparently, after the war, Cain got into some trouble with a Filipino woman and was transferred out o fthe Philippines to Seoul, Korea, where he ran the officer's clu… more
Date: April 20, 2006
Creator: Cain, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Billie Campbell, February 20, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Billie Campbell. Campbell was born on 10 June 1926 in Oklahoma. He joined the Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman aboard USS Calvert (APA-32) and USS Montour (APA-101). He tells of crossing the equator and undergoing the King Neptune ritual. He recalls arriving at Manus Island and observing the aftermath of the USS Mount Hood (AE-11) explosion. He describes ships being hit by Japanese planes and observing the American flag-rai… more
Date: February 20, 2005
Creator: Campbell, Billie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Campbell, May 20, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Campbell. Campbell joined the Merchant Marine in March of 1942. He began as a wiper working in the engine room. Campbell soon found work on the North Atlantic convoy. His ship was torpedoed and sunk on the way to Murmansk. His next ship hit a mine and was forced to run aground. Campbell was a crewman on a ship that arrived at Cherbourg after the storm that destroyed the Mulberry Harbor. He also manned a diesel engine on… more
Date: May 20, 2010
Creator: Campbell, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Julius Casarez, September 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Julius Casarez. Casarez was born in Austin, Texas on 9 May 1920. Upon joining the Army in December 1941, he had basic training in El Paso, Texas. Assigned to a machine gun anti-aircraft unit, he tells of sailing in convoy to Karachi, India. During July 1942, the unit moved to New Delhi. After six months they flew to Kunming, China. He describes traveling on the Burma Road to the Mekong River where they engaged in combat with… more
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Casarez, Julius
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Cashin, September 20, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Cashin. Cashin passed his Foreign Service Officer examinations and was awaiting assignment when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. In July of 1942 he joined the Army, 17th Infantry Division. He began Officer Candidate School in December. Upon completion of school he was assigned Platoon Leader in the Cavalry Replacement Training Center. He later served as a lieutenant in the Military Intelligence Cente… more
Date: September 20, 2006
Creator: Cashin, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Eunice Marie Valencia Cavajeh, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eunice Marie Valencia Cavajeh. Cavajeh was born 16 October 1927 in Oskosura on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Her father was a Filipino doctor who was trained in the United States and her mother was an American nurse. They were married in the Philippines in 1919. Cavajeh recalls the Japanese invasion beginning 8 December 1941. She also recalls the confusion encountered upon leaving the city. She tells of the Japanes… more
Date: September 20, 2008
Creator: Cavajeh, Eunice Marie Valencia
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ray Christensen, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Christensen. Christensen was born in Henry, South Dakota in December 1917. He joined the Navy in September 1941 and went to Great lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Illinois for boot training. Upon completion he reported aboard the USS Colorado (BB-45) at Bremerton, Washington. He tells of the ship taking part in the bombardment of Tarawa. After returning to the United States for overhaul, the ship took part in the i… more
Date: September 20, 2009
Creator: Christensen, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jetty Cook, October 20, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jetty Cook. Cook enlisted in the Army Air Corps in the aviation cadet program soon after his 18th birthday in 1942. They promised him that if he enlisted he would not be called to active duty until after he finished high school; this didn't turn out to be the case. He was sent to aviation cadet training in California but 'washed out' because of poor eyesight. He still wanted to fly so they said he could be a gunner. After B-… more
Date: October 20, 2002
Creator: Cook, Jetty
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Cooper, May 20, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Cooper. Cooper was working for the Indianapolis Fire Department when he was drafted into the Army in 1943. From there, he volunteered for the paratroopers and trained at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. He was assigned to the 517th Parachute Combat Team. Cooper describes much of his training, equipment and uniform. In May, 1944, his unit landed in Italy. He jumped with his unit into Southern France in August, 1944 and served as … more
Date: May 20, 2005
Creator: Cooper, Robert R
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Cox, June 20, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Cox. Cox was born in Bismarck, Illinois on 3 November 1917. He joined the Army Air Corps in December 1939. Upon completing basic training he was sent to Nichols Field, Manila, Philippines, arriving there in May 1940. Soon after his arrival he was assigned to the 27th Materials Squadron and trained in an aircraft mechanics school. He was selected for a special mission to Port Moresby, New Guinea and was there when the Ja… more
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Cox, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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