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[Clipping: Medal]

Description: Newspaper clipping of part of an article about Maxine Flournoy and her experience flying for the WASP program in WWII. The article includes a photograph of Flournoy giving two "thumbs-up" from the cockpit of a small plane. There are other, smaller articles on the back of the clipping.
Date: [2007..]
Creator: Baird, Mike
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Wings of Freedom]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about a WWII airplane being displayed at the Victoria Regional Airport in Texas. The article details the history of the aircraft. There is another article about cotton pickers and cowboys beneath, and on the back of the clipping, there are anniversary announcements and an article about florists.
Date: February 25, 2007
Creator: Jone, Martha
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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Oral History Interview with Morton Harrington, July 6, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Morton Harrington. Harrington joined the Navy in January of 1944. He completed Gunnery School and Aviation Ordnance School, learning about aircraft bombs, fuses, various caliber guns, rockets, flags, radio communication and Morse Code. Beginning February of 1945 Harrington was assigned to the USS Nehenta Bay (CVE–74), serving as a turret gunner aboard both TBF’s and TBM’s. Their ship qualified with F4-U Corsair squadrons for carr… more
Date: July 6, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Harrington, Morton
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Walsh, July 13, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Walsh. Walsh was born in Wheeler, Indiana on 19 October 1926. He quit high school in 1944 and joined the Navy. He went to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Illinois for six weeks of boot training followed by six months of amphibious training and gunnery training at Norfolk, Virginia. Upon completion of the training he went by troop train to Portland, Oregon. In September 1944 he went aboard Landing Craft Suppor… more
Date: July 13, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Walsh, James M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Smith, June 8, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William R. Smith. Smith was born in April of 1921 and served in the Junior Naval Reserve as a teenager, joining the Naval Reserves around 1937 with a forged birth certificate. He received basic training by volunteering aboard USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Brooklyn (CL-40). By 1939, Smith was serving as a Chief Fire Control Technician aboard USS Clark (DD-361). They were docked in San Francisco on 7 December 1941 and took up antisubma… more
Date: June 8, 2007
Duration: 4 hours 50 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Smith, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Michael Kuryla, August 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael Kuryla. Kuryla was born in Chicago, Illinois on 10 September 1925 into a family of eight children. He describes his family’s living conditions during the Depression. Joining the US Navy in 1942, he underwent boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois. Following boot camp, he was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) as the fire director of a five-inch gun. He explains the job of the gun director… more
Date: August 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Kuryla, Michael W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with J. R. Closs, September 12, 2007

Description: 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
Duration: 54 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Closs, J. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Chester Spaw, September 16, 2007

Description: 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
Duration: 30 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Spaw, Chester
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Albert, September 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Albert. Albert joined the Navy in 1941. Growing up in poverty with 12 siblings, enlisting was a way to ensure three square meals a day and to finally have his own bed. Albert was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as a shipfitter, involved in routine maintenance and damage control. As such, he was appreciated by many people and often repaid with alcohol, which he would share with others before stowing the remainder … more
Date: September 21, 2007
Duration: 46 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Albert,Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Brecount, September 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Brecount. Brecount joined the Navy in 1942 and received basic training at Farragut. He attended radio technician school at Texas A&M and Corpus Christi. Upon completion, he was sent to the Special Projects School for Air, where he learned to jam enemy radars. He joined the USS Enterprise (CV-6) in December 1944. His duty was so secretive that only one person aboard ship knew to expect his arrival. At Okinawa he surviv… more
Date: September 21, 2007
Duration: 26 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Brecount, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ora Bull Durham, September 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ora Bull Durham. After initially volunteering for the Army Air Forces after high school and being rejected for high blood pressure, Durham was drafted in 1942 by the Navy. His basic training in Farragut was held indoors because of snow. He came down with rheumatic fever and the mumps, and upon recovery went aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) in July 1943. He became a barrier operator for VF(N)-90, using a wheel to control one … more
Date: September 21, 2007
Duration: 49 minutes 01 second
Creator: Durham, Ora Bull
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert L. Hyde, September 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Hyde. Hyde first attempted to join the Navy when he was 17, but was rejected due to his dental health and low weight. In January 1944 he enlisted. As a seaman, Hyde was appointed as storekeeper aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). He made friends with many onboard, including some of the black officers’ stewards, with whom he was not supposed to mingle. Initially sailing off China, moving between Hong Kong and Singapore, … more
Date: September 21, 2007
Duration: 54 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Hyde, Robert L
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bob Floyd, October 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bob Floyd. Floyd was on track to become as a ship builder, but was drafted into the Navy before graduating from high school. He was assigned to the USS Midway (CVE-63), which was renamed the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) one year later, without the sailors even knowing it. Floyd’s early voyages were to Australia and Pearl Harbor, and he recounts becoming a shellback. Upon joining a large task force at Pearl Harbor, he sailed to Saipan… more
Date: October 23, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Floyd, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Larry Delewski, August 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Larry Delewski. Delewski joined the Navy around 1942. He attended gunnery school in Newport, Rhode Island and completed a program at the Naval Gun Factory for Advanced Hydraulics in Washington, D.C. In early 1944 he was then assigned to the USS Laffey (DD-724). He provides some details of the destroyer, including its weaponry. Delewski served as Mount Captain and was in charge of gun mount number three, located on the stern. They… more
Date: August 17, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 24 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Delewski, Larry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Devoe Hedrick, June 9, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Devoe Hedrick. Hedrick joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. He joined the Navy in April of 1941. He served aboard the USS Corry (DD-463) as a Fire Control Technician. Their ship served on anti-submarine and escort duty in the Atlantic. Hedrick???s battle station was the five-inch gun director where he served as pointer and later as range finder operator. They participated in the North Africa invasion in September of 19… more
Date: June 9, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Hedrick, Devoe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Jaeger, October 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Jaeger. Jaeger joined the Navy when he was 18 and received basic training at Farragut. He developed pneumonia and upon recovering was too weak to complete physical training. He was assigned to the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) as an orderly to the captain, whom he greatly admired. At Saipan his battle station was at a 20-millimeter gun, and he was noted as the faster loader aboard ship. He found friendly fire to be inevitable, … more
Date: October 23, 2007
Duration: 47 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Jaeger, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Kennann, October 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Kennann. Kennann joined the Navy in 1942 at age 21. The first time he saw the ocean was at boot camp in San Diego. He was selected for aviation machinist’s school in Chicago and went on to study hydraulics. After graduating in June 1943, he was assigned to Alameda Naval Air Station as part of Composite Squadron 65 (VC-65), which then boarded the USS St. Lo (CVE-63). There Kennann performed maintenance work in the han… more
Date: October 23, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Kennann, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alfonso Perez, October 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alfonso Perez. Perez was born in Maxwell, Texas 11 September 1923. After finishing the fourth grade he went to work in the agricultural fields as a laborer. In January 1942 he joined the Navy and entered boot camp at San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Midway/USS St. Lo (CVE-63) as a plane captain with VC-65. He recalls the ship taking part in the invasion of Saipan and Tinian and going to Eniwetok for rep… more
Date: October 23, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Perez, Alfonso
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Petrillo, October 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Petrillo. Petrillo was born 21 January 1917 in Methuen, Massachusetts. He received a draft notice in January 1942, but joined the Navy. He reported to boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island in April 1942. After five months of training, he reported aboard the USS Massachusetts (BB-59) as a five inch gun loader. The ship was damaged during Operation Torch in November 1942, and returned to Boston for repair. Soon after arriv… more
Date: October 23, 2007
Duration: 46 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Petrillo, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kirby Krause, August 3, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kirby Krause. Krause joined the Navy in September of 1943 and served aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36) in the 4th Division retrieving seaplanes out of the water. He vividly describes his work aboard the ship, including his work with fueling hoses. Krause goes into great detail of life aboard the ship including food, living quarters and overall morale amongst the men. The Nevada served as a convoy escort, providing fire support during… more
Date: August 3, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Krause, Kirby
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Giles McCoy, April 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Giles McCoy. McCoy joined the Marines in June of 1943. He served as a sniper. McCoy was assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He participated in the Invasion of Peleliu in September of 1944, as well as the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. He talks about his experiences with kamikaze planes at Okinawa. He then served as a Marine replacement and a hot shell man aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). McCoy provides… more
Date: April 21, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: McCoy, Giles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ari Phoutrides, July 26, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ari Phoutrides. Phoutrides joined the Navy in 1942. He completed Quartermaster School, and was assigned to the USS Laffey (DD-724) in February of 1944. His job aboard was overseeing supplies and ammunition. His battle station was on the bridge. They participated in the invasion of France, taking Landing Craft, Infantry to Utah Beach in June of 1944. Beginning April of 1945, they participated in the Battle of Okinawa, where the La… more
Date: July 26, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 41 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Phoutrides, Ari
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jim Spriggs, August 16, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jim Spriggs. Spriggs joined the Navy in August of 1943. Beginning February of 1944, he served as Machinist Mate Third-Class aboard the USS Laffey (DD-724). They provided support during the Invasion of Normandy and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. During Okinawa, Spriggs worked in the engine room helping keep the ship afloat after significant kamikaze damage. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: August 16, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Spriggs, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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