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Oral History Interview with Joseph D. Keenan, Jr., May 11, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview of Joseph D. Keenan, Jr. Raised in Chicago, he spent two years at Notre Dame University and when the war started, volunteered for Naval Aviation duty. Following Pre-flight School at Iowa University, he attended flight training at Naval Air Station, Chicago, where he was later diagnosed with chronic air sickness. He was disenrolled and entered the V-12 program at the University of Wisconsin. Upon graduation in September 1944, he was commissioned and ordered to For… more
Date: May 11, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Keenan, Joseph D., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph D. Keenan, Jr., May 11, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview of Joseph D. Keenan, Jr. Raised in Chicago, he spent two years at Notre Dame University and when the war started, volunteered for Naval Aviation duty. Following Pre-flight School at Iowa University, he attended flight training at Naval Air Station, Chicago, where he was later diagnosed with chronic air sickness. He was disenrolled and entered the V-12 program at the University of Wisconsin. Upon graduation in September 1944, he was commissioned and ordered to For… more
Date: May 11, 2001
Creator: Keenan, Joseph D., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Diary of Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr., #5]

Description: Diary written by Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith while imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. This diary contains descriptions of Galbraith's time at the Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp in Cabanatuan, Philippines. It also contains a partial list of personnel at Cabanatuan, a description of the Battle of Hawaii, results of naval battles given out by Japanese authorities at Karenko, composite results of the Solomon Islands, and several drawings.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Galbraith, Nicoll F., Sr., 1896-1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Diary of Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr., #2]

Description: Diary written by Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith while imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. This diary is the second out of three and contains a collection of entries about Galbraith's life and experiences as a prisoner of war in the Philippines. A calendar is included, and a "continuation of episodes."
Date: 1945~
Creator: Galbraith, Nicoll F., Sr., 1896-1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Diary of Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr., #3]

Description: Diary written by Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith while imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. This diary includes a collection of correspondence with individuals who are presumed to be his close friends and family, with approximate dates of communication written on the inside cover.
Date: 1942/1944~
Creator: Galbraith, Nicoll F., Sr., 1896-1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roland Fronheiser

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by Roland Fronheiser. Fronheiser served in the military, in heavy artillery. He was in Saipan for two years during World War II, and describes his experiences living on the island after the Battle of Saipan.
Date: 1996~
Duration: 2 hours 36 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Fronheiser, Roland
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Zeno King, June 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Zeno P. King. King was born in Mexia, Texas in 1919. After graduating from a military school in 1936 he accepted a music scholarship at Southern Methodist University. He entered the Army on 5 February 1942 at Victoria, Texas and played in the post band until he was accepted into the Army Music School at Fort Myer, Virginia. He was made a warrant officer and assigned as the leader of the 83rd Infantry Division band. He formed… more
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: King, Zeno
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Roland Fronheiser

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by Roland Fronheiser. Fronheiser served in the military, in heavy artillery. He was in Saipan for two years during World War II, and describes his experiences living on the island after the Battle of Saipan.
Date: 1996~
Creator: Fronheiser, Roland
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Diary of Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr., #4]

Description: Diary written by Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith while he was a prisoner of war. This dairy includes an address given by the captain of the prisoner of war camp, an article and news from the Nippon Times, lists of church services, meals and schedules for his daily life, books he has read and other notes from his life.
Date: 1942/1943
Creator: Galbraith, Nicoll F., Sr., 1896-1986
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Archie Mayes, December 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archie Mayes. Mayes joined the Missouri National Guard in 1938 and, when the Guard was federalized, travelled with his unit, the 35th Infantry Division, to Arkansas for training. In 1942, Mayes went to Officer Candidate School and earned a commission. Afterwards, he was assigned to the 160th Combat Engineer Battalion as the battalion S-3 (operations officer). He travelled overseas to England in July and landed in France in August… more
Date: December 17, 2004
Creator: Mayes, Archie S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Archie Mayes, December 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archie Mayes. Mayes joined the Missouri National Guard in 1938 and, when the Guard was federalized, travelled with his unit, the 35th Infantry Division, to Arkansas for training. In 1942, Mayes went to Officer Candidate School and earned a commission. Afterwards, he was assigned to the 160th Combat Engineer Battalion as the battalion S-3 (operations officer). He travelled overseas to England in July and landed in France in August… more
Date: December 17, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Mayes, Archie S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Alton Frost, April 8, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alton Frost. Frost joined the Navy in September 1942 after finishing high school. He went to flight school and switched to the Marine Corps so he could fly single engine planes. He then was assigned to fly dive bombers in Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241). Frost joined the squadron in the Solomon Islands in time to go to the Philippines. He shares a few anecdotes of his combat flight experiences. When the war ended, Fr… more
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Frost, Alton
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Zeno King, July 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Zeno P. King. King was born in Mexia, Texas in 1919. After graduating from a military school in 1936 he accepted a music scholarship at Southern Methodist University. He entered the Army on 5 February 1942 at Victoria, Texas and played in the post band until he was accepted into the Army Music School at Fort Myer, Virginia. He was made a warrant officer and assigned as the leader of the 83rd Infantry Division band. He formed… more
Date: July 1, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: King, Zeno
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 Alton Frost, April 8, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alton Frost. Frost joined the Navy in September 1942 after finishing high school. He went to flight school and switched to the Marine Corps so he could fly single engine planes. He then was assigned to fly dive bombers in Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241). Frost joined the squadron in the Solomon Islands in time to go to the Philippines. He shares a few anecdotes of his combat flight experiences. When the war ended, Fr… more
Date: April 8, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 44 seconds
Creator: Frost, Alton
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Al Flocke. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also ancedotes about food, rations and living conditions on the islands.
Date: October 22, 2000
Creator: Flocke, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Knuth, May 6, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Knuth. The Great Depression caused Knuth and his father to relocate often due to financial hardship. After the tenth move, Knuth sought refuge in the Navy in 1944. After basic training he was assigned as a deckhand to the USS Tulsa (PG-22). His battle station was at the 20-millimeter trunnion, unloading spent magazines. In his spare time he managed to converse with Chinese crewmen, despite the language barrier. Arriving… more
Date: May 6, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Knuth, Bill
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 Weston, December 27, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Weston. Weston joined the Navy in June 1942 after graduating high school. Upon completing aviation machinist's mate training, he was assigned to CASU-23. In July 1943, Weston boarded USS Monterey (CVL-26), where he ran into childhood friend Gerald Ford. He was stationed on deck as a carburetor specialist making final engine adjustments just before planes took off. He helped push totaled planes overboard to clear the de… more
Date: December 27, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Weston, 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 Harold Scott, November 19, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Scott. Scott was born in San Antonio, Texas on 17 April 1922. Upon joining the Navy on 8 December 1941, he went to the San Diego Naval Training Station for three weeks of boot training. When completed, he was assigned to the USS New Orleans (CA-32). He was assigned as a gunner on a 20mm deck gun even though he had not received any gunnery training. He experienced various combat situations including participation in th… more
Date: November 19, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Scott, Harold
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 Jack Puryear, July 13, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Jack Puryear. Puryear went into the Navy in 1943 and wound up in aerial photography, training at Pensacola, Florida. Upon completing training, Puryear shipped out to Guadalcanal and joined Fleet Aerial Photo Squadron One. He describes photographing Guam, Tinian and Saipan prior to the invasion of the Mariana Islands. He relates a stroy in which Admiral Halsey gave him a ride on Guadalcanal. Puryear tells a story also about photographing the Palau Islands pri… more
Date: July 13, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes
Creator: Puryear, Jack
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 Jack Tolliver, September 2, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Tolliver. Tolliver was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on 8 June 1921. Upon entering the Navy in April 1943 he was trained as a machinist mate. After undergoing submariner training at New London, Connecticut, he was sent to sonar school at San Diego. Upon completion of the training he was assigned to the USS Trutta (SS-421), which sailed to Guam. He describes the living conditions aboard a submarine. Recalling specific… more
Date: September 2, 2009
Duration: 52 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Tolliver, Jack
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 Wallace Brunton, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wallace Brunton. Brunton was born in Glouster, Ohio in 1924. Drafted at age 18, he went into the Navy and attended boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. He was then selected for training in sonar. Upon completion of the sound school he received training in both surface and air search radar. He tells of going aboard the USS Callaghan (DD-792) and being seasick during four days of the shakedown cruise. He recalls… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Duration: 50 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Brunton, Wallace
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 Lyle Bradley, November 19, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lyle Bradley. Bradley was born in Key West, Iowa on 22 November 1924. After graduating from the University of Dubuque, in 1942 he joined the Navy and went to Aberdeen, South Dakota where he began his initial pilot training. He was stationed at several airfields and flew various aircraft prior to going to Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida where he received his wings in April 1944. After taking advanced training in the F4F … more
Date: November 19, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Bradley, Lyle
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 Cooper, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Cooper. Cooper was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He served aboard the USS Callaghan (DD-792) as an electrician. He describes life aboard the destroyer. They participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June of 1944, and he describes his experiences through this event. They were in Task Force 39.3 and traveled throughout the Pacific. In October of 1944 they participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He describes goin… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Cooper, Robert 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 Paul Massier, April 13, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Massier. Massier enrolled in the Army Specialized Training Program after two years of studying mechanical engineering. He was inducted in June 1943 and expected to finish school at Texas A&M. After basic training however, Massier was assigned to the 99th Infantry Division as a rifleman when the program was cut short. He was unhappy with this arrangement, as many of the officers were not well educated. After learning tha… more
Date: April 13, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Massier, Paul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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