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Oral History Interview with Howard Money Mill, March 3, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Money Mills. Mills was drafted into the Navy in August 1943 and received basic training at Bainbridge. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), where he served as a shell handler beneath turret four. At Normandy, he reported a sniper to the captain, who called in a P-38 to eradicate him. Mills looked on as rangers struggled up the cliffs, many of them brought back to the Texas for medical care. At Ch… more

Date: March 3, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 19 seconds

Creator: Mills, Howard Money

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Herman Stoner, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Herman Stoner. Stoner joined the Navy in July 1945 and received basic training in San Diego. After the war, Stoner was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35) as a carpenter as part of Operation Magic Carpet. There were only three carpenters aboard ship, and Stoner was on call for damage control 24 hours a day. He did odd jobs such as plugging a hole in the admiral’s barge, replacing boards on deck, building crates for officers’ b… more

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 25 minutes 40 seconds

Creator: Stoner, Herman

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Alvin W. Hall, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alvin W Hall. Hall graduated from the Naval Academy in June of 1942. He was commissioned as ensign and assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35). Hall participated in convoy duty and the North African invasion. He then served aboard the USS Quincy (CA-71) as senior officer of turret 2, participating in the battles of Normandy and Cherbourg, and the invasion of Southern France. Hall then returned to the US to complete flight training and … more

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 54 minutes 17 seconds

Creator: Hall, Alvin W

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Lewis C. Morgan, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lewis Morgan. Morgan joined the Navy toward the end of 1942 and received basic training in Maryland. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), where he served as a rangefinder operator. At Normandy he went ashore with Army Rangers, and at Cherbourg he was standing one deck above where the Texas was hit. At Iwo Jima, he saw the raising of the flag on Mt. Suribachi, and at Okinawa he manned his battle station … more

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds

Creator: Morgan, Lewis C

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with John Eddleman, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Eddleman. Eddleman joined the Navy in January of 1942. He completed Bugle Master School. He served aboard the USS Texas (BB-35), and participated in the invasions of North Africa, Normandy, Cherbourg, Italy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Eddleman witnessed numerous battles atop the navigation bridge. He returned to the US in late 1945.

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 57 minutes 19 seconds

Creator: Eddleman, John

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Gordon W. Jones, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gordon W Jones. Jones joined the Navy in late 1943. Through 1944, he worked at the Norfolk Naval Base as an assistant to the Provost Marshal, and served on base security patrol. Beginning in October, Jones served aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) as Seaman First Class. He worked as a deckhand and with the fire crew. Jones participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He continued his service after the war ended, serving in the … more

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 50 minutes 25 seconds

Creator: Jones, Gordon W

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Orlan Scott, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orlan Scott. Scott joined the Navy in 1944. He completed amphibious force training. Scott served aboard USS Texas (BB-35) beginning in March of 1945, participating in the Battle of Okinawa. He returned to the US and received a discharge in May of 1946.

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 45 minutes 24 seconds

Creator: Scott, Orlan

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Eugene Hillyer, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Hillyer. Hillyer joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and received basic training at Parris Island and further training at Camp Lejeune. Upon completion, he was sent to Kwajalein and Roi-Namur. During a rest period at Hickam Field, he was brought aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) along with a detachment of Marines. He manned an M1 rifle from the crow’s nest at Okinawa, shooting down kamikazes and detonating floating bombs disgu… more

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 31 minutes 24 seconds

Creator: Hillyer, Eugene

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Anthony Wayne Arrington, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anthony Arrington. Arrington joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training in Norfolk. He was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), serving as a waiter during trips to Casablanca and the British Isles. While he was onshore being treated for a shoulder injury, the Texas moved on to another port. Arrington was subsequently given landing craft training and reassigned to the USS Sims (APD-50). He was present for the enti… more

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 42 minutes 05 seconds

Creator: Arrington, Anthony Wayne

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with George Silvestri, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Silvestri. Silvestri joined the Navy in October of 1942. From 1943 through mid-1945, he served as Second Class Cook aboard the USS Texas (BB-35). Stoneley shares his experiences through the Normandy Invasion, the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. He returned home after the war, and received his discharge in early 1946.

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 19 minutes 34 seconds

Creator: Silvestri, George

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Edward Fencik, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Fencik. Fencik was born in Port Vue, Pennsylvania in 1925. After dropping out of high school in 1942, he joined the Navy. Upon completing boot training, he was sent to St. Albans Naval Hospital, Long Island, to train as a Navy Corpsman. In 1943, he went aboard USS Texas (BB-35). He recalls the Texas participating in the Normandy invasion and of the ship being damaged by a German shore battery. Fenick also recalls part… more

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 47 seconds

Creator: Fencik, Edward

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Donald Hanlon, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Hanlon. Hanlon was born and raised in Bronx, New York, and joined the Navy at age seventeen. Following boot camp, he served aboard USS Texas (BB-35) from December 1941 through May 1947. The Texas served as a support ship during the invasion of Normandy and Hanlon describes the death and destruction he observed at Omaha Beach. He also recalls the ship being damaged by shore artillery during the landing at Cherbourg. The shi… more

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 40 seconds

Creator: Hanlon, Donald

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Charles Ira, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Ira. Ira joined the Navy in 1943 at the age of 17. He completed boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago. Ira served as a deckhand and gunner aboard USS Texas (BB-35). He tells of the ship accompanying convoys through the North Atlantic. He recalls his admiration for General Eisenhower who visited the ship prior to the Normandy Invasion and of the actions of the Texas during the invasion. This action… more

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 12 seconds

Creator: Ira, Charles

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Howard Stoneley, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Howard Stoneley. Stoneley joined the Navy around mid-1943. From 1943 through mid-1945, he served with the deck force aboard the USS Texas (BB-35). Stoneley shares his experiences through the Normandy Invasion, the Battle of Cherbourg, Operation Dragoon, the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. He returned home after the war, and received his discharge around January of 1946.

Date: March 14, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 37 seconds

Creator: Stoneley, Howard

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Robert Fischman, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Fischman. Fischman was born in 1925 in Alexandria, Virginia. Dropping out of high school, he joined the Navy in 1942 and was sent to Newport, Rhode Island for boot camp. He was assigned to USS Texas (BB-35). He recalls the ship being involved in convoy duties prior to the invasion of North Africa. He also tells of being involved in Operation OVERLORD and his duties as a powder handler as well as being assigned to the … more

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 44 seconds

Creator: Fischman, Robert

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Albert Jackson, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Jackson. Jackson was born in 1924. At age 16, he joined the US Navy and underwent boot training at the Naval Training Center in Chicago. Upon graduation, he was assigned to USS Texas (BB-35) as a member of Gun Fire Control. Later, he was transferred to an LST.

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 31 minutes 09 seconds

Creator: Jackson, Albert

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Raymond Schramm, March 13, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond Schramm. Schramm joined the Navy in November of 1942. From early 1943 through mid-1945, he served as a leading Petty Officer aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) conducting watch in the crow’s nest and playing in the band. Schramm shares his experiences through the Normandy Invasion, the Battle of Cherbourg, Operation Dragoon, the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. Schramm returned home after the war.

Date: March 13, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 44 seconds

Creator: Schramm, Raymond

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Harold Wordsman, October 15, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold M. Wordsman. Wordsman was born in Manhattan, New York, in May 1924. Inducted into the Navy in February 1943, he went to boot camp at Bainbridge, Maryland. He was then assigned to electrician’s school at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. After completing school he went aboard the USS Texas (BB-35). The ship was involved in Operation Overlord and he recalls a medical team coming on board and setting up a surgical center in a port… more

Date: October 15, 2013

Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 35 seconds

Creator: Wordsman, Harold

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Leonard Tracy, April 16, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leonard Tracy. Tracy entered the Navy at 16 years old in 1940. When the Navy discovered his real age, he was allowed to stay in the service. Tracy served as a gunner on the USS Lexington (CV-2) and was aboard when the war started as well as when the ship sank during the Battle of the Coral Sea. He spent a half hour in the water before being rescued by a destroyer. He was then assigned to the USS Nevada (BB-36) and then the USS Te… more

Date: April 16, 2013

Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 58 seconds

Creator: Tracy, Leonard

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Robert Lewis Kelly, June 5, 2005

Transcript of an oral interview with Robert Lewis Kelly. Kelly joined the Naval Reserve in 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was sent to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on an ATA (auxiliary ocean tug.) He initially served on a troop transport ship. He later served on minelayers and minesweepers in the Atlantic Theater. He describes being transported in Africa in a 40-and-8 box car. He also provides information about his parents and siblings. He served until the end of the war. Kelly served on a troop tran… more

Date: June 5, 2005

Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 05 seconds

Creator: Kelly, Robert Lewis

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Charles R. Clark, August 29, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles R. Clark. Clark was born in 1918 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1939. His first assignment was as a gunnery officer aboard the USS San Francisco (CA-38). Next, he served aboard the USS Fairfax (DD-93) as an engineer. He also served aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) as a radio officer. Clark attended submarine school after the war started. After graduation he served on the USS O-2 as torpedo, gunnery and engineeri… more

Date: August 29, 2007

Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds

Creator: Clark, Charles Robert

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with William Smith, June 8, 2007

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: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with L. T. Tracy, June 14, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with L.T. Tracy. Tracy completed Machinist School prior to entering the service. Tracy joined the Navy in December of 1940 and immediately went aboard the USS Lexington (CV-2). He participated as a gunner in the Battle of the Coral Sea. His spine was injured during this battle. In late 1942 Tracy was assigned to the USS Nevada (BB-36). They participated in the invasions of Attu and Kiska, as well as supporting the Normandy and Marseil… more

Date: June 14, 2006

Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 01 second

Creator: Tracy, L. T.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Thomas Koltoniak, February 21, 2006

Transcript of an oral interview with Thomas Koltoniak. He joined the Navy despite being underage. He was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), first in the radio division, then in the aerial division. He shares an anecdote about visiting a munitions dump in Iceland on one of the ship's Atlantic crossings. He mentions the radio broadcast of General Dwight Eisenhower?s ?Voice of Freedom? message from the Texas while off the coast of North Africa. He participated in aerial photography missions along … more

Date: February 21, 2006

Duration: 36 minutes 10 seconds

Creator: Koltoniak, Thomas

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation