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Oral History Interview with Boyd R. Murphy, July 13, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Boyd R. Murphy. Murphy joined the Army in August, 1942, in Indiana. He eventually attended Officer Candidate School and received a commission in April, 1943. Murphy eventually qualified for flight training and went to Pine Bluff, Arkansas and then Lubbock, Texas. When he earned his wings, he then learned to fly B-24 bombers. Murphy shipped out in early 1945 and reported to Clark Field in the Philippines. He flew one combat m… more
Date: July 13, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Murphy, Boyd R.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Cleland, August 28, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Cleland. He was born in Rochester, Indiana on December 3, 1920. He was drafted into the Army in October 1942 and was assigned to a machine gun platoon with the 12th Armored Division, 17th Infantry Battalion. On October 3, 1944 he shipped out to England on the passenger liner MS Empress of Australia. He recalls that it took two weeks to resupply, followed by a landing at Le Havre, France. He recalls that his division wa… more
Date: August 28, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Cleland, Glenn
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Boyd R. Murphy, July 13, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Boyd R. Murphy. Murphy joined the Army in August, 1942, in Indiana. He eventually attended Officer Candidate School and received a commission in April, 1943. Murphy eventually qualified for flight training and went to Pine Bluff, Arkansas and then Lubbock, Texas. When he earned his wings, he then learned to fly B-24 bombers. Murphy shipped out in early 1945 and reported to Clark Field in the Philippines. He flew one combat m… more
Date: July 13, 2012
Creator: Murphy, Boyd R.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Cecil Warner, November 19, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil Warner. Warner entered the Army Air Forces in February 1942. He trained and served as an airplane mechanic. He was stationed in Africa and shares a few anecdotes. He returned to the US and was discharged in October, 1945.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Warner, Cecil
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Fear

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Fear. Fear joined the Navy in March, 1944. After basic training, he was assigned to mail duties and recalls establishing post offices on Pacific islands after invasions. He was overseas for 18 months before returning to the US and receiving his discharge in 1946.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fear, Charles
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harris Lease, August 30, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harris Lease. Lease joined the United States Army Air Forces around 1942. He traveled to New Zealand, Karachi, Burma, Ceylon, and Calcutta on the New Amsterdam Liberty Ship beginning May of 1943. He provides detail of the ship and his experiences aboard. He also discusses food and travel among these various countries. He met some pilots who flew over the Hump and provides their stories. He and his crew worked on building runways.… more
Date: August 30, 2004
Creator: Lease, Harris
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frederick Brown, November 10, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Brown. Brown was born 7 January 1921. In 1942, he was drafted into the US Army and underwent basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He was then sent to San Luis Obispo, California for advanced training. Upon completion of the training, his division was sent to New Guinea. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Regiment, G Company as a platoon scout and point man. He also recalls a kamika… more
Date: November 10, 2006
Creator: Brown, Frederick
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Mary Renkenberger

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mary Renkenberger. Renkenberger was born in Goshen, Indiana on 26 January 1920. After graduation from high school she completed nurses’ training in September, 1941. She entered the Navy on 27 April 1943 and completed her basic training at Norfolk Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. As an ensign in the Navy Nurse Corps, she was assigned duty as charge nurse over Navy corpsmen. She received a medical discharge on 25 Februa… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Renkenberger, Mary
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Knox, September 14, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Knox. Knox joined the Navy in February of 1944. He served aboard the USS Worden (DD-352) as a cook and as a gunner on a 5-inch gun. He provides detail of the food served and how it was served to 100 plus men each day. He also discusses general life on board the ship. Knox served a total of 21 combined years in the Navy and the reserves.
Date: September 14, 2004
Creator: Knox, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Peter Terpstra, December 31, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Terpstra. Terpstra joined the Navy in February of 1944. He served in the Pacific aboard the USS Ara (AK-136). They traveled to Pearl Harbor with Seabees and Marines on board. They stopped at a staging area at Eniwetok where they collected all the ships heading out to invade Guam. Terpstra provides detail of the ship and equipment and weapons aboard. They went to Guam and he provides detail of some of the battle. He discusse… more
Date: December 31, 2005
Creator: Terpstra, Peter
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ann Jonushaitis, October 8, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ann Jonushaitis. Jonushaitis was born in Germany in November of 1934. Her family was from Lithuania and she describes their fleeing to Germany as the Russians filtrated in. Jonushaitis describes their hard life during wartime, living in barracks and having very little to eat. She describes her family’s trip to America and beginning anew in Chicago. She also describes living on a farm in Indiana with her husband and family. She ex… more
Date: October 8, 2005
Creator: Jonushaitis, Ann
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Glenn Cleland, August 28, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Cleland. He was born in Rochester, Indiana on December 3, 1920. He was drafted into the Army in October 1942 and was assigned to a machine gun platoon with the 12th Armored Division, 17th Infantry Battalion. On October 3, 1944 he shipped out to England on the passenger liner MS Empress of Australia. He recalls that it took two weeks to resupply, followed by a landing at Le Havre, France. He recalls that his division wa… more
Date: August 28, 2001
Creator: Cleland, Glenn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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