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Oral History Interview with Raymond Wortham, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Wortham. Wortham joined the Marine Corps in August 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Because he already knew Morse code and enjoyed electronics as a hobby, he was sent for further training as a radio operator. Upon completion, he was assigned to radio materiel school in Omaha, where he learned to repair two-way electronic equipment. He was then sent to the US Army’s main signal depot in Fort Monmouth to … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Duration: 21 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Wortham, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Horn, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Horn. Horn was drafted into the Army in February of 1943. Horn was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was first gunner in a machine gun squad. In March they traveled to Africa. Horn provides details of the water-cooled 30mm machine gun he fired. Theirjob in Africa was to move the remaining Germans out. Later in 1943 they traveled to Sicily, then Salerno. In September … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Horn, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Merton Bobo, March 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merton Bobo. Bobo was born in Greenfield, Maine 10 February 1926. Graduating from high school in 1943 he enlisted in the Navy. Following a six week boot camp in Sampson, New York he was sent to Jacksonville, Florida to attend radio school. Once he graduated, he was sent to Yellow Water, Florida for gunnery training. Upon completing the gunnery training, he went to Fort Lauderdale, where he began operational training in a TBM… more
Date: March 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Bobo, Merton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Schell. Schell joined the Navy in March 1944. He was trained as an aviation ordinance man and was assigned to VC-84 as a gunner on a TBM-3. His squadron was assigned to the USS Makin Island (CVE-93) and participated in the battles of Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Bay, and Iwo Jima. Schell talks about how they bombed Iwo Jima for thirty-two days with little effect. He was discharged in February 1946.
Date: December 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Schell, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Benard Garbow, August 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard Garbow. Garbow joined the Navy in September 1941 to become an aviator. He trained as a fighter pilot. Garbow became a replacement pilot in Fighter Squadron 19 (VF-19) on board the USS Lexington (CV-16). He shot down three planes in one action over Formosa. Garbow was also part of an attack that sank several ships in Manila Bay. He also witnessed three Japanese carriers sink during the Battle of Cape Engano. Garbow’s … more
Date: August 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Garbow, Bernard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Raymond Wortham, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Wortham. Wortham joined the Marine Corps in August 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Because he already knew Morse code and enjoyed electronics as a hobby, he was sent for further training as a radio operator. Upon completion, he was assigned to radio materiel school in Omaha, where he learned to repair two-way electronic equipment. He was then sent to the US Army’s main signal depot in Fort Monmouth to … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Creator: Wortham, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Horn, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Horn. Horn was drafted into the Army in February of 1943. Horn was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was first gunner in a machine gun squad. In March they traveled to Africa. Horn provides details of the water-cooled 30mm machine gun he fired. Theirjob in Africa was to move the remaining Germans out. Later in 1943 they traveled to Sicily, then Salerno. In September … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Creator: Horn, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Merton Bobo, March 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merton Bobo. Bobo was born in Greenfield, Maine 10 February 1926. Graduating from high school in 1943 he enlisted in the Navy. Following a six week boot camp in Sampson, New York he was sent to Jacksonville, Florida to attend radio school. Once he graduated, he was sent to Yellow Water, Florida for gunnery training. Upon completing the gunnery training, he went to Fort Lauderdale, where he began operational training in a TBM… more
Date: March 16, 2010
Creator: Bobo, Merton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Benard Garbow, August 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard Garbow. Garbow joined the Navy in September 1941 to become an aviator. He trained as a fighter pilot. Garbow became a replacement pilot in Fighter Squadron 19 (VF-19) on board the USS Lexington (CV-16). He shot down three planes in one action over Formosa. Garbow was also part of an attack that sank several ships in Manila Bay. He also witnessed three Japanese carriers sink during the Battle of Cape Engano. Garbow’s … more
Date: August 16, 2010
Creator: Garbow, Bernard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Schell. Schell joined the Navy in March 1944. He was trained as an aviation ordinance man and was assigned to VC-84 as a gunner on a TBM-3. His squadron was assigned to the USS Makin Island (CVE-93) and participated in the battles of Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Bay, and Iwo Jima. Schell talks about how they bombed Iwo Jima for thirty-two days with little effect. He was discharged in February 1946.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Schell, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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