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Oral History Interview with Hobert Dempsey, August 13, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hobert Dempsey. Dempsey joined the Army in June 1943 and received antiaircraft training in the Mojave Desert. He came down with appendicitis just before his unit went overseas. After recovering, he was reassigned to the 232nd Infantry Regiment, Rainbow Division, as a combat infantryman. He arrived at Le Havre in December 1944, finding a port full of civilian casualties. He fought through France and into Belgium. He was shot … more
Date: August 13, 2002
Duration: 54 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Dempsey, Hobert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jimmy Bennett, August 13, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jimmy Bennett. Bennett was born in Munda, New Georgia, Western Province, Solomon Islands in May of 1922. He recalls the Japanese invading in 1942, the Americans arriving in 1943, and his family hiding in the bush. Bennet, and a number of other natives, joined the American Army’s 118th Engineer Battalion, 43rd Infantry Division. He served as a scout for the island, and led the troops on Baanga Island, through the New Georgia Campa… more
Date: August 13, 2002
Duration: 45 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Bennett, Jimmy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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