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Oral History Interview with Lowell Foss, June 17, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lowell Foss. Foss was born in Reno County, Kansas in 1922 and was raised and worked on the family farm. Drafted into the United States Marine Corps in 1941, he trained at Paris Island, South Carolina and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Trained as a lineman he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 6th Marine Division. He tells of landing on Okinawa and of the high casualties taken during the battle for Sugar Loaf Hill… more
Date: June 17, 2002
Creator: Foss, Lowell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Spangler, June 17, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Spangler. Spangler joined the Marine Corps in January 1942. He went through basic training at Paris Island and describes his experiences. Spangler was sent to radio school and joined an artillery unit. He deployed to Guadalcanal and operated a Pack 75mm howitzer. Spangler discusses receiving Thanksgiving during the battle for Bougainville. He also talks about his experiences during the invasion of Guam including an o… more
Date: June 17, 2003
Creator: Spangler, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Cyril Conn, June 17, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Cyril Conn. Conn joined the Army Air Forces in May of 1942. He served as an aircraft mechanic with the 27th Air Depot Group. From May of 1943 through the fall of 1945, he was stationed in New Guinea. Conn was discharged in November of 1945.
Date: June 17, 2003
Creator: Conn, Cyril
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Herbert Merritt, June 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Herbert Merritt. When Merritt finished high school I n1941, he went to work for GM making marine engines for PT boats. He volunteered for service in the Army and was assigned to the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment. After going overseas and having more training, Merritt landed with his unit at Leyte, where he was wounded. While serving as a scout for his company, Merritt was wounded by a Japanese grenade. He was evacuated and se… more
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Merritt, Herbert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lewis Hoelscher, June 17, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Lewis A. Hoelscher. He went into the Army in December, 1942 before finishing high schooland started basic training at Fort Sam Houston. Before completing basic, he was shipped to Colorado to continue training. He was attached to Company B, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division. Then, Hoelscher went to San Diego for amphibious training before shipping to Kiska, Alaska. He relates experiences on Kiska before discussing more training and heading for It… more
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Hoelscher, Lewis A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clarence and Delia Wood, June 17, 2005

Description: Transcript of a simultaneous oral interview with Clarence and Delia Wood. Delia reveals she worked for North American Aviation in Inglewood, Claifornia building P-51 fighter planes. She met Clarence Wood at a USO show. Mr. Wood served on a submarine chaser (SC-1012) and an APA during the war.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Wood, Clarence
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Norman Dorsey, June 17, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Norman Dorsey and his wife. Mr. Dorsey mentions going to boot camp in California, briefly going to the Aleutian Islands after the Japanese pulled out in fall of 1943, then entering the 10th Mountain Division and deploying to Italy, where he served until the end of the war. The Dorseys also mention German POWs and ancedotes about showers getting interupted to let Margaret Bourke-White send a shell into enemy territory from the artillery batteries right next t… more
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Dorsey, Norman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Billy Jackson, June 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents on oral interview with Billy Jackson. Jackson joined the Navy in August, 1944 and was assigned aboard USS Fergus (AP-82). Jackson recalls hauling troops to various destinations in the Pacific and returning to the US with a load of former prisoners of war.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Jackson, Billy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William A. Herrington, June 17, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with William A. Herrington. In 1944, Herrington lied about his age and forged his mother's consenting signature to get into the Navy at age 16. He went to San Diego for boot training. Soon, he was training on Landing Craft, Vheicle / Personnel (LCVPs) at Coronado. His first assignment was aboard the USS Fergus (APA-82), which hauled troops to destinations throughout the Pacific. Herrington's job was to transport men and material from ship to shore in an LCVP. The… more
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Herrington, William A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Redding, June 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Redding. Redding was born in San Jose, California in 1927 and joined the Navy in 1944. Upon completion of boot camp at Farragut, Idaho, he went aboard the USS Fergus (APA-82). He tells of his first few days on the ship and his on-the-job training as a cook. Redding recalls during May 1945 the ship was bound for Okinawa with a contingent of marines. During a refueling procedure, extensive damage was done to the bow of t… more
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Redding, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Sidney Sherwood Yawn, June 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sid Yawn. Born in 1924, Yawn graduated from high school in 1941 with the intention of playing professional baseball. He describes learning of the attack on Pearl Harbor and enlisting in the Navy in 1942 despite being underage. After attending Storekeeper?s School, he was assigned to CUB 9 which was tasked with setting up supply bases for Marines on Guadalcanal. He was a Storekeeper First Class. His unit was part of the first… more
Date: June 17, 2006
Creator: Yawn, Sidney Sherwood
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Schuck, June 17, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Schuck. Schuck joined the Army Corps of Engineers in 1943. He completed Officer Candidate School and was assigned to the Engineer Aviation Training Detachment. He learned how to build roads and airports. Schuck was a platoon commander in the 1902nd Engineer Aviation Battalion. In the spring of 1945 they traveled to Ie Shima and completed work on an airfield. Schuck describes his work and experiences on this island, as wel… more
Date: June 17, 2009
Creator: Schuck, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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