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Oral History Interview with David Witts, September 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Witts. Witts was born in Texas 13 December 1920. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Texas until 1941. Leaving college during his senior year, he joined the FBI as a special agent in training and before completing the training he resigned and joined the US Army Air Corps in October 1941. After training at various installations he became a navigator in 1944. Witts received combat training in… more
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Witts, David
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earl Ewing, March 20, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Ewing. Ewing enlisted in the Marine Corps in March of 1943. He was trained as a tanker and was sent to the Pacific as a replacement crewman where he joined the 3rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion. He crewed LVTs during the invasions of Guam and Iwo Jima. His LVT was hit and caught fire during the landing on Guam. During the battle for Iwo Jima, Ewing’s LVT was sent inland to retrieve wounded Marines and he had to guide it … more
Date: March 20, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 20 seconds
Creator: Ewing, Earl
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Earl Ewing, March 20, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Ewing. Ewing enlisted in the Marine Corps in March of 1943. He was trained as a tanker and was sent to the Pacific as a replacement crewman where he joined the 3rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion. He crewed LVTs during the invasions of Guam and Iwo Jima. His LVT was hit and caught fire during the landing on Guam. During the battle for Iwo Jima, Ewing’s LVT was sent inland to retrieve wounded Marines and he had to guide it … more
Date: March 20, 2010
Creator: Ewing, Earl
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earl Smyth, Jr., October 20, 2003

Description: Interview with Earl Smyth, Jr., a serviceman during World War II. He discusses his time aboard the USS Saratoga at the Battle of Midway and at Guadalcanal, where the ship sustained two torpedo attacks. He saw Pearl Harbor three days after the attack.
Date: October 20, 2003
Duration: 45 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Smyth, Earl, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earl Smyth, Jr., October 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Smyth. He discusses his time aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the Battle of Midway, Guadacanal, sustaining two torpedo attacks and seeing Pearl Harbor three days after the attack.
Date: October 20, 2003
Duration: 45 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Smyth, Earl, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Earl Smyth, Jr., October 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Smyth. He discusses his time aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the Battle of Midway, Guadacanal, sustaining two torpedo attacks and seeing Pearl Harbor three days after the attack.
Date: October 20, 2003
Creator: Smyth, Earl, Jr.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earle Falvey, January 20, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earle M. Falvey. Falvey was born 14 March 1923 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Quitting school in 1938, he worked various jobs until joining the Navy in December 1942. Upon completing boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island, he attended gunnery school. From there, he volunteered for submarine school at New London, Connecticut. He describes the training, including being aboard an S-boat, an O-boat and an E-boat. Upon graduating he was… more
Date: January 20, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Falvey, Earle
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Earle Falvey, January 20, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earle M. Falvey. Falvey was born 14 March 1923 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Quitting school in 1938, he worked various jobs until joining the Navy in December 1942. Upon completing boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island, he attended gunnery school. From there, he volunteered for submarine school at New London, Connecticut. He describes the training, including being aboard an S-boat, an O-boat and an E-boat. Upon graduating he was… more
Date: January 20, 2006
Creator: Falvey, Earle
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earle Opheim, March 20, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earle Opheim. Opheim volunteered to join the Navy in May 1943 and trained in Idaho. He then trained as a hospital corpsman and worked in a recovery ward at Oak Knoll Hospital then a first aid station at Alameda, California. He was then transferred to the 113th Fleet hospital in San Francisco where he helped tend to returning wounded prior to shipping them elsewhere. Sometimes, he was called upon to do some transport work. He… more
Date: March 20, 2014
Duration: 31 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Opheim, Earle
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Earle Opheim, March 20, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earle Opheim. Opheim volunteered to join the Navy in May 1943 and trained in Idaho. He then trained as a hospital corpsman and worked in a recovery ward at Oak Knoll Hospital then a first aid station at Alameda, California. He was then transferred to the 113th Fleet hospital in San Francisco where he helped tend to returning wounded prior to shipping them elsewhere. Sometimes, he was called upon to do some transport work. He… more
Date: March 20, 2014
Creator: Opheim, Earle
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 Edmond Ward, June 20, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmond Ward. Ward joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 1st Infantry Division, 18th Infantry Regiment. He participated with the Omaha Beach landing forces during the Invasion of Normandy and served in the Battle of the Bulge. Ward returned to the US and received his discharge in November of 1945.
Date: June 20, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Ward, Edmond
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edmond Ward, June 20, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmond Ward. Ward joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 1st Infantry Division, 18th Infantry Regiment. He participated with the Omaha Beach landing forces during the Invasion of Normandy and served in the Battle of the Bulge. Ward returned to the US and received his discharge in November of 1945.
Date: June 20, 2013
Creator: Ward, Edmond
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Kicklighter, September 20, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Kicklighter. Kicklighter attended Armstrong Jr. College in Savannah, Georgia and secured a pilot’s license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program. He had an appointment to the US Naval Academy, but joined the US Marine Corps instead. Selected for flight training, he became one of six marines in the aviation class of 106 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida. Upon graduation he was assigned to multi-engine tr… more
Date: September 20, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Kicklighter, Edward
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edward Kicklighter, September 20, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Kicklighter. Kicklighter attended Armstrong Jr. College in Savannah, Georgia and secured a pilot’s license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program. He had an appointment to the US Naval Academy, but joined the US Marine Corps instead. Selected for flight training, he became one of six marines in the aviation class of 106 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida. Upon graduation he was assigned to multi-engine tr… more
Date: September 20, 2002
Creator: Kicklighter, 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 Edward McCreary, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward McCreary. McCreary was born in Spain in 1928 and attended school in the Philippines beginning in 1935. He was a high school sophomore in Baguio when the Japanese invaded, and he managed to escape to the mountains, where he hid for three months. After he was caught, he was imprisoned for one year in a small camp. As guerillas began to recapture parts of the island, prisoners were transferred to Santo Tomas University. … more
Date: September 20, 2008
Duration: 31 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: McCreary, Edward
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edward McCreary, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward McCreary. McCreary was born in Spain in 1928 and attended school in the Philippines beginning in 1935. He was a high school sophomore in Baguio when the Japanese invaded, and he managed to escape to the mountains, where he hid for three months. After he was caught, he was imprisoned for one year in a small camp. As guerillas began to recapture parts of the island, prisoners were transferred to Santo Tomas University. … more
Date: September 20, 2008
Creator: McCreary, Edward
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Emil Smolek, May 20, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Emil Smolek. Smolek joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He served as a B-24 pilot with the 531st Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group. In the spring of 1944, they traveled to Biak, Indonesia and Mindanao, Philippines where they set up operations. Smolek flew a total of 31 missions, including bombing ammunition plants in China, Japanese headquarters in Baggio, oil fields in Balikpapan, and factories in Mindoro. They participated in the… more
Date: May 20, 2004
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes
Creator: Smolek, Emil
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Emil Smolek, May 20, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Emil Smolek. Smolek joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He served as a B-24 pilot with the 531st Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group. In the spring of 1944, they traveled to Biak, Indonesia and Mindanao, Philippines where they set up operations. Smolek flew a total of 31 missions, including bombing ammunition plants in China, Japanese headquarters in Baggio, oil fields in Balikpapan, and factories in Mindoro. They participated in the… more
Date: May 20, 2004
Creator: Smolek, Emil
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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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
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Cain, Eugene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Eugene Riester, November 20, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Riester where he discusses his childhood and education and what led him to joining the Navy. He describes his experiences in the attack on Peral harbor and his service in the Pacific Theatre that followed.
Date: November 20, 2004
Creator: Riester, Eugene; Tombaugh, John & Meter, Peg Van
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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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
Duration: 54 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Cavajeh, Eunice Marie Valencia
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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