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Oral History Interview with H. G. Eastwood, December 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with H.G. Eastwood. Eastwood was attending Eastern New Mexico University in 1941. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho where he graduated from the navigator school. He was sent to New Caledonia and assigned to PT boats (USS PT-247). He describes the armament and propulsion of the 70 foot Higgins boat and the actions and procedures of the navigator during a torpedo attack run. He … more
Date: December 31, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Eastwood, H. G.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with H. G. Eastwood, December 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with H.G. Eastwood. Eastwood was attending Eastern New Mexico University in 1941. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho where he graduated from the navigator school. He was sent to New Caledonia and assigned to PT boats (USS PT-247). He describes the armament and propulsion of the 70 foot Higgins boat and the actions and procedures of the navigator during a torpedo attack run. He … more
Date: December 31, 2002
Creator: Eastwood, H. G.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Scripps. Scripps joined the California Army National Guard in March of 1940. He deployed to Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack, and remained on the island throughout 1942. They enforced the blackout curfew, built fencing around certain areas of the Harbor, dug an underground communications center and served on guard duty. In early 1943, Scripps was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. They transported troops to the P… more
Date: December 28, 2002
Duration: 58 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Scripps, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Scripps. Scripps joined the California Army National Guard in March of 1940. He deployed to Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack, and remained on the island throughout 1942. They enforced the blackout curfew, built fencing around certain areas of the Harbor, dug an underground communications center and served on guard duty. In early 1943, Scripps was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. They transported troops to the P… more
Date: December 28, 2002
Creator: Scripps, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Melvin Grant, December 27, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Grant. Grant served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1940 to 1941. He provides detail of the CCC program, including accommodations, pay and food. Grant went to California and helped build Camp Cook, now Vandenberg Air Force Base, where he was on 7 December 1941. He was assigned to Company E, 7th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He was a demolition specialist and a flame thrower and describes both of the… more
Date: December 27, 2002
Creator: Grant, Melvin
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Allen Faust, December 17, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Faust. Faust graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor, along with his wife who worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence. He then completed Submarine School at the Naval Submarine Base in New London. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Faust took command of USS R-7 (SS-84), an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine, conducting anti-submarine patrols in the shipping lanes between Bermud… more
Date: December 17, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Faust, Allen
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Allen Faust, December 17, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Faust. Faust graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor, along with his wife who worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence. He then completed Submarine School at the Naval Submarine Base in New London. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Faust took command of USS R-7 (SS-84), an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine, conducting anti-submarine patrols in the shipping lanes between Bermud… more
Date: December 17, 2002
Creator: Faust, Allen
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John H. Brand, December 11, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John H. Brand. Brand was born in Vienna, Austria in 1923. He was attending New York University at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He shares his memory of learning about the attack. He joined the Army in 1942 and became a U.S. citizen in 1943. He trained with tank destroyers at Camp Hood, Texas. Then he trained at Camp Howze, Texas and was assigned to Company E, 410th Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division. In late 1944 he… more
Date: December 11, 2002
Creator: Brand, John H.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur McQuiddy, December 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur McQuiddy. McQuiddy completed Civilian Pilot Training in 1940. He joined the Navy on 8 December 1941. McQuiddy served as a Naval Aviator beginning November of 1942, flying PBYs with Patrol Squadron 23, a Navy fixed-wing, anti-submarine and maritime patrol squadron. He completed patrol and rescue missions over the Solomon Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Peleliu and Iwo Jima. He also completed a s… more
Date: December 10, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: McQuiddy, Arthur
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Arthur McQuiddy, December 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur McQuiddy. McQuiddy completed Civilian Pilot Training in 1940. He joined the Navy on 8 December 1941. McQuiddy served as a Naval Aviator beginning November of 1942, flying PBYs with Patrol Squadron 23, a Navy fixed-wing, anti-submarine and maritime patrol squadron. He completed patrol and rescue missions over the Solomon Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Peleliu and Iwo Jima. He also completed a s… more
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: McQuiddy, Arthur
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Russo. Russo joined the Army around 1942. He deployed to New Delhi, India, and worked for the supervisor of the Signal Corps, and in the radio room. He later joined the New Delhi Photography Society processing photographs and working with correspondents from LIFE Magazine. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 10, 2002
Duration: 49 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Russo, Joseph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Russo. Russo joined the Army around 1942. He deployed to New Delhi, India, and worked for the supervisor of the Signal Corps, and in the radio room. He later joined the New Delhi Photography Society processing photographs and working with correspondents from LIFE Magazine. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Russo, Joseph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with D. W. Haskin, December 2, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with D.W. Haskin. Haskin joined the Army Air Forces before December 1941. He was trained as a radio operator and was assigned to a B-25. Haskin discusses his duties as a radio operator and gunner. He describes a typical mission skip-bombing enemy shipping. Haskin mentions serving in Australia, the Aleutians, the Philippines, and Burma.
Date: December 2, 2002
Duration: 31 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Haskin, D. W.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with D. W. Haskin, December 2, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with D.W. Haskin. Haskin joined the Army Air Forces before December 1941. He was trained as a radio operator and was assigned to a B-25. Haskin discusses his duties as a radio operator and gunner. He describes a typical mission skip-bombing enemy shipping. Haskin mentions serving in Australia, the Aleutians, the Philippines, and Burma.
Date: December 2, 2002
Creator: Haskin, D. W.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Merrill Pierce, November 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merrill Pierce. Pierce entered the Navy in September, 1941 and was in training when the war started. His assignment was with the Armed Guard and he rode a tanker to Hawaii. He switched ships and hauled molasses up from Chile. On another ship, he carried bombs to Australia and India. Next they hauled a load of jute to New York. He landed at Peleliu and worked as a stevedore. When the war ended, Pierce was tasked with dumping … more
Date: November 28, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Pierce, Merrill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Merrill Pierce, November 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merrill Pierce. Pierce entered the Navy in September, 1941 and was in training when the war started. His assignment was with the Armed Guard and he rode a tanker to Hawaii. He switched ships and hauled molasses up from Chile. On another ship, he carried bombs to Australia and India. Next they hauled a load of jute to New York. He landed at Peleliu and worked as a stevedore. When the war ended, Pierce was tasked with dumping … more
Date: November 28, 2002
Creator: Pierce, Merrill
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Ellis, November 26, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Ellis. Ellis was born 17 December 1917 in Chillicothe, Ohio. After graduating from high school in 1935, he attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While there he joined the Marine Corps Reserve and entered into platoon leader classes. Upon graduating from college in 1939, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and went to Philadelphia for advanced courses. Upon completion, he reported to San Diego where he was assig… more
Date: November 26, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Ellis, John H.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Ellis, November 26, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Ellis. Ellis was born 17 December 1917 in Chillicothe, Ohio. After graduating from high school in 1935, he attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While there he joined the Marine Corps Reserve and entered into platoon leader classes. Upon graduating from college in 1939, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and went to Philadelphia for advanced courses. Upon completion, he reported to San Diego where he was assig… more
Date: November 26, 2002
Creator: Ellis, John H.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Otto Keith Williams, November 21, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otto Keith Williams. He was born on 10 December 1918 in Tacoma, Washington and after completing two years of college, during which he earned a private pilot's license, he was drafted into the Navy in February 1941 and completed flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas in July 1942. He then transferred into the Marine Corps and was sent to Glenview, Illinois where he completed carrier qualifications in October 1942. He joined… more
Date: November 21, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Williams, Otto Keith
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Otto Keith Williams, November 21, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otto Keith Williams. He was born on 10 December 1918 in Tacoma, Washington and after completing two years of college, during which he earned a private pilot's license, he was drafted into the Navy in February 1941 and completed flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas in July 1942. He then transferred into the Marine Corps and was sent to Glenview, Illinois where he completed carrier qualifications in October 1942. He joined… more
Date: November 21, 2002
Creator: Williams, Otto Keith
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Linton Estes, November 20, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Linton “Pete” Estes. Born in Clayton, New Mexico 19 December 1920, Estes graduated from the University of Texas. He and his brother John took Civilian Pilot Training courses together. The brothers then took advanced training and upon receiving their licenses, became instructors for Wichita Falls (Texas) Air Transport Company training pilots for the military. Through the fall of 1941 Estes taught and graduated one class of fu… more
Date: November 20, 2002
Duration: 24 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Estes, Linton
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Linton Estes, November 20, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Linton “Pete” Estes. Born in Clayton, New Mexico 19 December 1920, Estes graduated from the University of Texas. He and his brother John took Civilian Pilot Training courses together. The brothers then took advanced training and upon receiving their licenses, became instructors for Wichita Falls (Texas) Air Transport Company training pilots for the military. Through the fall of 1941 Estes taught and graduated one class of fu… more
Date: November 20, 2002
Creator: Estes, Linton
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Bullian, November 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Bullian. Bullian joined the Army Air Corps in October of 1940. He served as a B-26 flight engineer and gunner with the 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. He completed 45 missions over North Africa, the islands of Sardinia and Sicily and the Italian mainland. Bullian continued his service after the war ended, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1960.
Date: November 19, 2002
Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Bullian, Edwin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edwin Bullian, November 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Bullian. Bullian joined the Army Air Corps in October of 1940. He served as a B-26 flight engineer and gunner with the 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. He completed 45 missions over North Africa, the islands of Sardinia and Sicily and the Italian mainland. Bullian continued his service after the war ended, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1960.
Date: November 19, 2002
Creator: Bullian, Edwin
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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