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Oral History Interview with Walter Skeldon, September 22, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Skeldon. Skeldon recalls several anecdotes from growing up during the Great Depression. He enlisted in the Navy in August 1941 and trained at Newport, Rhode Island. He was in aviation mechanic school when the war started. Skeldon describes the initiation when a ship crosses the Equator while aboard USS Santee (CVE-29) and was involved in the invasion of North Africa. He shares stories from Morocco. He went to arresting gea… more

Date: September 22, 2007

Creator: Skeldon, Walter

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

Oral History Interview with Bernice Shafer, September 8, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernice Shafer. Shafer was born in Ackley, Iowa 26 December 1926. She began nurse training at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Des Moines in 1941. Upon graduating in 1944, she entered the US Army Nurse Corps and began basic training at Camp Carson, Colorado. When she completed basic, she was assigned to Leonard General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. After a period of time, she was shipped to Camp Pendleton, California in prepa… more

Date: September 8, 2007

Creator: Shafer, Bernice

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

Oral History Interview with J. R. Closs, September 12, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J.R. Closs. Closs was born in Edge, Texas 9 March 1926. In 1944 he was drafted and entered the US Marine Corps boot camp at San Diego. After boot training he was selected to attend Marine Corps Sea School at San Diego. Upon completion of Sea School, he was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-10) as an orderly to the executive officer for a period of time and then he was assigned to a 20 millimeter gun. He tells of the Yorktown … more

Date: September 12, 2007

Creator: Closs, J. R.

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

Oral History Interview with Walter Tucker, September 7, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Tucker. Born in Amherst County, Virginia in May 1925, Tucker was a freshman at the Virginia Military Institute when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Graduating with a civil engineering degree, he entered the Navy in November 1944. When he completed boot camp he was sent to Midshipman’s school. Upon graduating in May 1945, he was commissioned. During a rail trip with a group he was escorting from Providence, Rhode Island t… more

Date: September 7, 2007

Creator: Tucker, Walter

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

Oral History Interview with Walter Crafford, September 13, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Crafford. Crafford was born in Bridgeport, Nebraska in 1919 and graduated from high school in 1937. He was employed at a Consolidated Aircraft plant making B-24 bombers until 1942 at which time he joined the US Army Air Forces. Upon completing his pilot training he was sent to Pueblo, Colorado for crew selection and training. In December 1943 the crew was sent to Herrington, Kansas to pick up a new B-24 which they ult… more

Date: September 13, 2007

Creator: Crafford, Walter

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

Oral History Interview with Harold Brushwein, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Brushwein. Brushwein graduated from North Dakota State University ion 1939 and accepted his commission in the Army through the ROTC. When he was with the Third Infantry Division, he was a battalion adjutant working for Lieutenant Colonel Dwight Eisenhower. In 1940, he went to Hawaii and joined the 25th Infantry Division. He describes his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After more training in Hawaii, he embar… more

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Brushwein, Harold

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

Oral History Interview with Jack Cook, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Cook. Cook joined the Marine Corps in September 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. In January 1942, he was assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50) as an orderly to the captain. His battle station was below deck, hoisting powder cases for six-inch guns. He describes in detail the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, which he believes could have been fought more effectively had the fleet taken advantage of readings from st… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Cook, Jack

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

Oral History Interview with Norma Cook, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norma Cook. Cook was born in England in 1932. During the war, she and her family lived in a village outside of Liverpool. Because they were located near an antiaircraft battery, they endured a period of constant bombardment. During air raids they hid in their living room under a steel frame provided to civilians for protection. On the mornings following bombardments, the streets were lined with children whose homes had been … more

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Cook, Norma

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

Oral History Interview with Harry Ferrier, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry Ferrier. Ferrier joined the Navy in January 1941 and received basic training in Newport. He attended aviation radio school in Jacksonville was and assigned to an Avenger crew as a radioman. On 4 June 1942 his plane was attacked at the Battle of Midway by enemy fighters while targeting the Japanese fleet. His turret gunner was killed, his pilot wounded, and all five accompanying airplanes were shot down. He was reassign… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Ferrier, Harry

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

Oral History Interview with Robert D. Graff, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Graff. After graduating from Harvard with an Economics degree in June 1941, Graff entered the Navy's V-7 Program. The Program was on board the Prairie State, a converted Spanish-American warship whose supersturcture had been removed and replaced with a barn; moored to the shore of the Hudson River at about 135th Street. After finishing the 90-day crash course, Graff opted for destroyers and was assigned to Communicati… more

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Graff, Robert D.

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

Oral History Interview with Frank Guidone, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Guidone. In 1940, Guidone was kicked out of his family’s home for wanting to join the Navy; his father was staunchly anti-military. When the Navy told Guidone there would be a three-week waiting period, he joined the Marine Corps rather than be homeless. He reported to Guantanamo Bay and joined the 1st Marine Division. After training, he volunteered for the 1st Raider Battalion. His first assignment was the invasion of… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Guidone, Frank

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

Oral History Interview with Hank Hise, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hank Hise. Hise attended the University of Texas and began flight school in 1941. He joined the Marine Corps when the war began, flying SMJs at El Toro. He was assigned to VMSB-232 in Hawaii, where he piloted TBMs and TBFs. When he first arrived at Guadalcanal, landings were hazardous on the short and narrow gravel strip flanked by palm trees. His squadron was bombed daily, and he was the only surviving pilot, though he suff… more

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Hise, Hank

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

Oral History Interview with Otis Kight, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otis Kight. Kight was born in Georgia in 1924 and joined the Navy in July, 1941. Prior to the attack on Pearl harbor, Kight was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-5) as a plane pusher. Kight was aboard during the Battle of the Coral Sea, was wounded, and describes the damage done to the carrier. He also describes the hurried repair job done at Pearl Harbor prior to heading for Midway. Kight was present when the Yorktown was da… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Kight, Otis

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

Oral History Interview with Willie Roesler, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Willie Roesler. Roesler joined the Navy in June 1940 and received basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) at Pearl Harbor. He was transferred to Midway just before the December 1941 attack. When men gathered at the mess hall to watch the shelling, one man was killed by shrapnel, causing everyone to scatter. Roesler led children from the hospital to safety. He then proceeded to fight fires alo… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Roesler, Willie

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

Oral History Interview with S. M. Sullivan, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with S M Sullivan. Sullivan joined the Navy Seabees in May of 1942. In the fall, he deployed to New Caledonia to help build a hospital, and later served on Guadalcanal building airfields. He contracted malaria while on Guadalcanal. In early 1945, he transferred to Saipan. He returned to the US and was discharged around late 1945.

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Sullivan, S. M.

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

Oral History Interview with Otis M. Scott, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Otis M Scott. Scott joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a Browning Automatic Rifle gunner with the 23rd Infantry Division. In early 1945, Scott deployed to the Pacific, participating in the Cebu offensive against the Japanese during the Philippines Campaign. After the war ended, he served in the occupation of Japan. Scott returned to the US and was discharged in September of 1946.

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Scott, Otis M

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

Oral History Interview with Chester Spaw, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Chester Spaw. Spaw began working for the post office in Austin after graduating high school. He visited Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson at his downtown office to discuss an inclination to enlist. Johnson replied that he had similar plans, so Spaw joined the Navy in 1942. He received basic training in Virginia and was then stationed at Camp Parks as a postal clerk. He shipped out with the 14th Seabees and made a brief stopover … more

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Spaw, Chester

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

Oral History Interview with James E. Leavelle, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Leavelle. Leavelle graduated from high school in May 1944 and on July 8, 1944 he was sworn into the US Navy in Amarillo, Texas. His high school had offered a special course in radio operating, so he enrolled in the course and learned basic radio theory as well as how to copy Morse code. On 18 July, he reported to the Navy Recruiting and Processing Station at Lubbock, Texas where he was officially sworn into the Navy fo… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Leavelle, James E.

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

Oral History Interview with Sam Laser, September 14, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sam Laser. Laser was born in Clarksville, Arkansas on 22 December 1919. He enlisted in the Navy in September 1941, and was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Norfolk, Virginia, as a yeoman in the gunnery division. The ship departed Pearl Harbor as part of Task Force 17 and Laser recalls participating in the Battle of the Coral Sea during which the ship was damaged by a Japanese bomb. After being repaired in Pearl Harbor … more

Date: September 14, 2007

Creator: Laser, Sam

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

Oral History Interview with Emil Matula, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Emil Matula. Matula left the Dust Bowl in 1937 with nothing more than a seventh-grade education and enlisted in the Army. By 1940, he was a machine gunner with the 35th Infantry Regiment at Schofield Barracks. On 7 December 1941 he was awakened by the shaking of his bunk and a sounding alarm. With his sergeants missing and unable to unlock the weapons locker, Matula took an axe to the door. By March 1942, Matula was the youn… more

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Matula, Emil

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

Oral History Interview with Chalmers Miller, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Chalmers Miller. Miller attended Rice University for one semester before joining the Navy. He received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the motor pool of CASU-9 at Port Hueneme. In November 1944 he was sent to the Philippines, where he drove a dump truck on the Tacloban air strip, which was small, crowded, muddy, and full of bomb craters. He became the engineer of a boat transporting supplies … more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Miller, Chalmers

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

Oral History Interview with Hetty Walker, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hetty Walker. Walker was born in Holland in 1935. Her family took shelter from air raids by hiding under their kitchen table, the children wearing pots on their heads. During severe bombing, they spent an entire month in their basement. In May 1940, the sky was so full of planes that it looked dark. Her mother salvaged parachutes from downed aviators and used the silk to make clothing for her family. Food was scarce, and the… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Creator: Walker, Hetty

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

Oral History Interview with Charles Walker, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Walker. After completing his second year of college, Walker was mobilized as a member of the North Dakota Army National Guard in February 1941 and became second lieutenant of a machinegun platoon with the 164th Infantry Regiment. He felt that his training left much to be desired, due to alcoholism among his superiors. The night before they deployed to Guadalcanal, the majority of the officers in his battalion reporte… more

Date: September 16, 2007

Creator: Walker, Charles

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

Oral History Interview with Jim Teague, September 19, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Teague. Teague was drafted into the Navy during his freshman year of college. Upon completion of aviation radio school, he was assigned to a torpedo bomber crew with Carrier Air Group Five (CVG-5). In late 1944, he boarded the USS Franklin (CV-13) and headed toward southern Japan to eliminate kamikaze bases. Teague’s particular task was to jam radar-controlled guns, which were rumored to have been acquired from Nazi Germ… more

Date: September 19, 2007

Creator: Teague, Jim

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

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