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Oral History Interview with Ken Barhite, September 1, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Barhite. Barhite was born in Alden, Iowa on 9 January 1921. Graduating from junior college, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Wolters, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania for four weeks of advanced training prior to being sent to San Francisco where he boarded a liberty ship for a twenty-two day voyage to a replacement center in New Caledonia. After four week… more

Date: September 1, 2012

Creator: Barhite, Ken

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Spray, September 1, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth Spray. Spray joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training at Great Lakes. During sonar training, he developed a system to cheat the tests; however, on patrol in Florida he was the first to detect an enemy submarine. In 1944, he deployed to the Pacific aboard the USS Sierra (AD-18) and completed his shellback initiation just before a torpedo attack. In Manus, Spray worked around the clock repairing radar, sonar… more

Date: September 1, 2011

Creator: Spray, Kenneth

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Albert Skiles, May 1, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Skiles. Skiles joined the Army in March 1943. He was sent to the Pacific as a replacement. Skiles eventually joined the 96th Infantry Division and landed at Leyte. He served as a switchboard operator and company clerk with a headquarters company. He was later sent to Okinawa and landed in one of the first waves of the invasion. He was wounded by a mortar shell and evacuated to Hawaii. During his time on Okinawa he wit… more

Date: May 1, 2010

Creator: Skiles, Albert

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Garlic, June 1, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Garlic. Garlic joined the Navy to become an aviator in 1941. He trained to become a pilot of a F6F Hellcat night fighter. He tells stories of his experiences through training on the USS Ranger (CV-4) in the Atlantic to his service in VF(N)-78 aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16) in the Pacific. Garlic downed three Japanese torpedo planes in one mission while protecting the Lexington .

Date: June 1, 2010

Creator: Garlic, William, Sr.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Arthur Keller, June 1, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Keller, Jr. Keller joined the Army in 1942. He was sent to North Africa where he served in the 601st Ordnance Battalion. Keller was then a part of the invasion of Southern France as a part of the 3251st Quartermaster Service Company with the 7th Army. He describes how his unit would organize and ship supplies to the front. Keller describes serving in occupied Germany and his return to the US on the Queen Mary. He left… more

Date: June 1, 2011

Creator: Keller, Arthur Jr.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John R. Ahlgren, June 1, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John R. Ahlgren. In 1942, Ahlgren, a Navy communications officer, was assigned to Admiral Chester Nimitz's staff at Pearl Harbor. From 1946 to 1947 he was stationed in Russia and worked as a translator and attaché to the US Embassy in Moscow. Ahlgren left the service soon after his time in Moscow.

Date: June 1, 2011

Creator: Ahlgren, John R.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Zeno King, July 1, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Zeno P. King. King was born in Mexia, Texas in 1919. After graduating from a military school in 1936 he accepted a music scholarship at Southern Methodist University. He entered the Army on 5 February 1942 at Victoria, Texas and played in the post band until he was accepted into the Army Music School at Fort Myer, Virginia. He was made a warrant officer and assigned as the leader of the 83rd Infantry Division band. He formed… more

Date: July 1, 2012

Creator: King, Zeno

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Erick Nygaard, August 1, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Erick Nygaard. Nygaard joined the Navy in December of 1941. He joined the Civilian Pilot Training program and describes this experience and flying a Piper Cub. He provides some description of his pilot training. He was commissioned in February of 1944 and was sent to Hawaii and served as a replacement pilot for the carriers in the Pacific. He served as a fighter pilot in Halsey’s Third Fleet aboard 3 carriers including the USS In… more

Date: August 1, 2012

Creator: Nygaard, Erick

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ellsworth Jung, August 1, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ellsworth Jung. Jung joined the Army Air Corps in November, 1940, became an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer and was at Hickam Field when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In February, Ellsworth was sent to Midway Island with his unit before going to the Solomons. Ellsworth flew on 69 combat missions and describes several of them. Afterwards, he returned to the US and was assigned to a training unit. He was discharged in J… more

Date: August 1, 2013

Creator: Jung, Ellsworth

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with David Kinsey, April 1, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Kinsey. Kinsey has assistance from his son during the interview. Kinsey joined the Marine Corps and was assigned to the 13th marines, 5th Marine Division. He landed on Iwo Jima on the first day of the battle. He remained at Iwo Jima for the duration of the battle. He was in a communication outfit and his job was to establish and maintain lines of communication. Kinsey was exposed to radiation at Nagasaki after the war … more

Date: April 1, 2014

Creator: Kinsey, David

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Keifer Marshall, December 1, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Keifer Marshall. Marshall played football at the University of Texas and then joined the Marine Corps in early 1944. He describes his time in boot camp and infantry training. Marshall was sent to Guam as a replacement for the 3rd Marine Division. He describes in detail landing on Iwo Jima and the ensuing battle. Marshall discusses how his unit was trapped in Cushman’s Pocket and was rescued by a tank. He also discusses locat… more

Date: December 1, 2014

Creator: Marshall, Keifer

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Dean Earl Wilson, April 1, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Earl Wilson. Wilson joined the Army Air Corps in May of 1941. He completed Communications School and Radio School, serving as a Maintenance Technician. Throughout 1942, he served at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, overseeing aircraft and control tower radio maintenance. Wilson shares his experiences living and working on the island. In 1943, he continued his work on New Georgia. In 1944, Wilson completed additional schooling… more

Date: April 1, 2014

Creator: Wilson, Dean Earl

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robin Meece, February 1, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robin Meece. Meece was born in Middletown, Ohio on 7 October 1926. When called into the Navy in 1944, he went to the San Diego Naval Training Station for boot training. Upon completion of boot training, he was assigned to the USS Mobile (CL-63) for on-the-job training (striker) as a radar operator. He briefly describes his job and several actions in which the ship was involved. After the surrender of Japan, he was a member o… more

Date: February 1, 2015

Creator: Meece, Robin

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Fred Glosser, March 1, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Glosser. Glosser was born 8 January 1924, and joined the Army in 1942. He served as a switchboard operator in the Signal Corps. He shares details of his basic training at Camp McCain, Mississippi. Glosser was assigned to the 2nd Army. He became very ill with pneumonia, and mastitis, and was transferred to several hospitals. He underwent an 8-hour mastectomy surgery at Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1944, Glo… more

Date: March 1, 2015

Creator: Glosser, Fred

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Eduardo Cajiuat, August 1, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eduardo Cajiuat. Cajiuat was a student in Manila when the Japanese invaded. He recalls being in the city while it was occupied by the Japanese and some of the food shortages and some of the economic repercussions. Cajiuat had an older brother who served as a guerrilla and a sister who spied on the Japanese. He also recalls the Americans liberating the city. Cajiuat became a minister and emigrated to the United States in 1964. more

Date: August 1, 2014

Creator: Cajiuat, Eduardo

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frank E. Cook, February 1, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert L. Cook, speaking for his deceased brother Frank E. Cook. Cook served with the National Guard. He was assigned to Panama working as a patrol boat guard. In early 1943, Cook served as Executive Officer aboard PT-170 in Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 10. While traveling from Panama to Noumea, on 3 August 1943, Frank and his crew were caught in a crossfire with the Japanese and Frank died 5 August.

Date: February 1, 2013

Creator: Cook, Frank E

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Nevin Sledge, March 1, 2013

The National Museumn of the Pacific War presents an interview with Nevin Sledge. Sledge joined the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in April 1942 after some Civilian Pilot Training prior to the outbreak of war. Upon completion of flight training, he became an instructor at Corpus Christi before deploying to the Pacific with Marine Transport Squadron 253 (VMR-253). Sledge shares several anecdotes about his time in the Pacific from Guam, Ulithi, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Date: March 1, 2013

Creator: Sledge, Nevin

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Glenn Kyzer, March 1, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Glenn Kyzer. Kyzer was attending Auburn University when he signed up for the Army Air Forces in March, 1943. He was eventually selected for pilot training. He was commissioned and earned his wings in April, 1944. He learned to fly B-24s before being shipped to Italy and joining the 737th Bomb Squadron, 454th Bomb Group in December 1944. Kyzer recalls several missions in detail over Germany, Italy, Austria, etc. He flew 28 total c… more

Date: March 1, 2013

Creator: Kyzer, Glenn

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harry Borst, April 1, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harry W. Borst. Borst joined the Navy on 31 December 1942. Beginning May of 1943, he served as a signalman aboard USS Caperton (DD-650). Beginning in January of 1944, they participated in the Battle of Kwajalein, the invasions of Emirau Island and Hollandia, the battles of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. They assisted with picket duty off Okinawa through June of 1945. He shares experiences of kamikaze planes attacking ships. A… more

Date: April 1, 2019

Creator: Borst, Harry

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edward Lippard, August 1, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Lippard. Lippard joined the Army in mid-1943. He served as a combat engineer with the 82nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Division, and deployed to England in late 1943. They participated in the invasion of Normandy, landing on Omaha Beach, then traveled into Germany. Lippard fought as an infantryman, helped replace bridges, clear mine fields and liberate several small French towns. His division was close to Berlin… more

Date: August 1, 2019

Creator: Lippard, Edward

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Archie Kellems, October 1, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archie Kellems. Kellems joioned the navy in December 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After some training and being shipped to Hawaii, Kellems contracted the measels and was hospitalized for a while. When he was released, he was assigned to USS O'Brien (DD-415). He was aboard the O'Brien when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine along with USS Wasp (CV-7). He was rescued and then later assigned to USS Fullam (DD-474) i… more

Date: October 1, 2019

Creator: Kellems, Archie

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Milton Lackowitz, April 1, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Milton Lackowitz. Lackowitz joined the Navy in mid-1943. He completed Aviation Radioman’s School, and served as a TBF Avenger Radioman/Gunner aboard the USS Santee (CVE-29). He later served as a Gunner’s Mate in the Fire Control Division. They participated in the New Guinea Campaign, the Philippines Campaign, the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. Lackowitz returned to the US after the war ended.

Date: April 1, 2018

Creator: Lackowitz, Milton

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Smith, March 1, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Smith. Smith was raised on a farm with six brothers. He joined the US Navy in early 1944. He completed boot camp in San Diego and was then assigned as a deckhand aboard USS Bland (APA-134). He recalls transporting troops and supplies to Saipan. He served in the occupation of Japan, and shares stories of travels to Japan and China.

Date: March 1, 2018

Creator: Smith, Richard

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edwin Stewart, November 1, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Stewart. Stewart joined the Navy in November of 1943. He completed sonar school in mid-1944, and served as Sonar Man Third Class aboard the USS Wyman (DE-38). They conducted anti-submarine warfare through Saipan, where Stewart recalls sinking Japanese submarines. They also conducted escort duty of their fleet ships between Ulithi and the Philippines. In early to mid-1945, they supported the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa… more

Date: November 1, 2018

Creator: Stewart, Edwin

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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