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Oral History Interview with Bernard Kuse, June 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bernard Kuse. Kuse joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1942. He served as a radio operator with the B-17 bombers in the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. They were assigned to Nuthampstead, England. Kuse flew 36 combat missions over occupied Europe from August through December of 1944. They traveled to Bastogne, Germany and Czechoslovakia. During his missions, he sustained one minor flak wound, and was an … more
Date: June 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Kuse, Bernard
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Oral History Interview with Jim Briscoe, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Briscoe. Briscoe joined the Navy and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned as a motor machinist to an auxiliary minesweeper sent to the shores of France. A diver would first walk the bottom of the harbor, cutting loose all the mines, which were then towed out to sea and detonated with machine gun fire. The ship once had the dangerous task of drawing enemy fire to help locate a nearby Ge… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Briscoe, Jim
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Oral History Interview with John Heimsoth, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Heimsoth. Heimsoth joined the Navy in January of 1943. He participated in a choir group at the Great Lakes Naval Station. He completed amphibious training, and served as a Quartermaster aboard an USS LST-218. Heimsoth participated in the Gilbert Islands Campaign, the Marshall Islands operation, and the capture and occupation of Saipan. After the war, he served with the occupation forces in Japan. He returned to the US in 194… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Heimsoth, John
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Oral History Interview with Vincent Corbett, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vincent Corbett. Corbett graduated from college in May 1941 and spent a year teaching high school before joining the Navy College Training Program at Columbia University. After amphibious training, he was assigned to USS LST-218 as a gunnery officer. He and his gunner’s mate prepared their ship for deployment by assembling and testing the three-inch gun while hiding behind a rampart. Transporting Seabees to Tarawa, the crew … more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: Corbett, Vincent
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Oral History Interview with Jack Stoeber, December 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Stoeber. Stoeber joined the Navy in January of 1940 and completed a 6-year tour of duty. He completed machine gun school, learning how to fire a 50 caliber anti-aircraft gun. He served aboard the USS Whitney (AD-4), which was docked at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. He describes his experiences through that fateful day of events. In May of 1942 they traveled to Tongatapu, tending to the destroyers in that area. Beginning i… more
Date: December 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Stoeber, Jack
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Oral History Interview with Wayne Scott, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wayne Scott. Scott was born in Iowa and was attending Creighton university when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He enlisted in the Navy V-12 Program and was commissioned in March, 1944. His first assignment was as assistant supply officer aboard USS LST-283. Scott was aboard during the invasion of Saipan. At one point, Scott was in a typhoon. At the end of the war, USS LST-283 picked up Japanese troops from Chichi Jima and delive… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 38 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Scott, Wayne
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Oral History Interview with Charles Woodruff, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Woodruff. Woodruff joined the Navy in January 1943 and received basic training at Great Lakes. He was then trained on small amphibious landing craft at Little Creek. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS LST-218 as coxswain of an LCVP and was sent to Tarawa. Once the island was secured, he carried a load of construction equipment and personnel to shore, returning with a few casualties, as there was a doctor on the … more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 27 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Woodruff, Charles
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Oral History Interview with Bernard Kuse, June 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bernard Kuse. Kuse joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1942. He served as a radio operator with the B-17 bombers in the 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. They were assigned to Nuthampstead, England. Kuse flew 36 combat missions over occupied Europe from August through December of 1944. They traveled to Bastogne, Germany and Czechoslovakia. During his missions, he sustained one minor flak wound, and was an … more
Date: June 10, 2008
Creator: Kuse, Bernard
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Oral History Interview with Jim Briscoe, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Briscoe. Briscoe joined the Navy and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned as a motor machinist to an auxiliary minesweeper sent to the shores of France. A diver would first walk the bottom of the harbor, cutting loose all the mines, which were then towed out to sea and detonated with machine gun fire. The ship once had the dangerous task of drawing enemy fire to help locate a nearby Ge… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Briscoe, Jim
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Oral History Interview with John Heimsoth, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Heimsoth. Heimsoth joined the Navy in January of 1943. He participated in a choir group at the Great Lakes Naval Station. He completed amphibious training, and served as a Quartermaster aboard an USS LST-218. Heimsoth participated in the Gilbert Islands Campaign, the Marshall Islands operation, and the capture and occupation of Saipan. After the war, he served with the occupation forces in Japan. He returned to the US in 194… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Heimsoth, John
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Oral History Interview with Wayne Scott, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wayne Scott. Scott was born in Iowa and was attending Creighton university when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He enlisted in the Navy V-12 Program and was commissioned in March, 1944. His first assignment was as assistant supply officer aboard USS LST-283. Scott was aboard during the invasion of Saipan. At one point, Scott was in a typhoon. At the end of the war, USS LST-283 picked up Japanese troops from Chichi Jima and delive… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Scott, Wayne
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Oral History Interview with Charles Woodruff, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Woodruff. Woodruff joined the Navy in January 1943 and received basic training at Great Lakes. He was then trained on small amphibious landing craft at Little Creek. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS LST-218 as coxswain of an LCVP and was sent to Tarawa. Once the island was secured, he carried a load of construction equipment and personnel to shore, returning with a few casualties, as there was a doctor on the … more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Woodruff, Charles
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Oral History Interview with Jack Stoeber, December 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Stoeber. Stoeber joined the Navy in January of 1940 and completed a 6-year tour of duty. He completed machine gun school, learning how to fire a 50 caliber anti-aircraft gun. He served aboard the USS Whitney (AD-4), which was docked at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. He describes his experiences through that fateful day of events. In May of 1942 they traveled to Tongatapu, tending to the destroyers in that area. Beginning i… more
Date: December 10, 2008
Creator: Stoeber, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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