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Oral History Interview with Fred Hargesheimer, April 1, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Hargesheimer. Hargesheimer joined the Army Air Forces in March of 1941. He completed flight training in March of 1942 and served as a pilot aboard an F-5, a modified P-38. He was assigned to the 8th Photo Squadron, 5th Air Force. He traveled to Australia and New Guinea. His plane had three cameras used for mapping at 20,000 feet, covering a 40-mile-wide strip. He provides some details of the cameras and techniques used in ma… more
Date: April 1, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Hargesheimer, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Scholes, February 1, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Scholes. Scholes joined the U.S. Navy’s V-12 program in 1943, graduating with the rank of ensign from the Midshipman's School at Northwestern University in Chicago. Scholes trained in ordnance at the Washington Naval Gun Factory and Jacksonville Naval Air Station. He was assigned to the Aviation Construction Ordinance Repair Navy unit, ACORN-52, in Guam. The unit occupied the Japanese Naval Base at Truk Atoll, in the Pacif… more
Date: February 1, 2008
Duration: 29 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Scholes, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lois Kerimis, February 1, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lois Kerimis. Kerimis graduated from Rawlins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1938, at 21 years old, with a Bachelors in Foreign Languages. She and her family were moved by the YMCA to Honolulu, where she taught at the Punahou Academy and her father was the Activities Director of the Army and Navy YMCA. She shares experiences of their life living and touring the island before the war, where her family fed and cared for homesick… more
Date: February 1, 2008
Duration: 57 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Kerimis, Lois
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Simmons, December 1, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Simmons. Simmons joined the Navy in July 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received electro-hydraulics training and was assigned to the USS Davis (DD-395) as a gunner’s mate, his battle station in the lower forward handling room, sending up five-inch shells. He participated in the invasion of Normandy, providing support to troops landing on Omaha Beach. After escorting the USS Texas (BB-35) back to Eng… more
Date: December 1, 2008
Duration: 41 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Simmons, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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