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Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004

Interview with H. L. Obermiller, a Pharmacist's Mate during World War II. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate. He remembers having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting Navajo code talkers, and writing letters home.

Date: April 30, 2004

Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Metzler, Ed & Obermiller, H. L.

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Richard Paine, March 13, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Paine. Paine joined the Navy Reserves soon after 7 December 1941. He served as a photographer’s mate in charge of a photo printing lab in Washington DC. Paine briefly discusses the equipment he used. He was discharged in 1944 when he contracted a serious case of tuberculosis and took several years to recover.

Date: March 13, 2006

Duration: 24 minutes 34 seconds

Creator: Paine, Richard

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Frank McGuinn, November 20, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank McGuinn. McGuinn trained with the Navy as a part of the V-12 program. He was commissioned in early 1945 and joined the crew of USS Saratoga (CV-3). McGuinn describes the preparations being made for the invasion of Japan and life aboard ship. He also details an incident that he witnessed when a plane caught fire on the flight deck during training. McGuinn took part in Operation Magic Carpet and then traveled with the Sa… more

Date: November 20, 2003

Duration: 39 minutes 25 seconds

Creator: McGuinn, Frank

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Don Lamanna, November 22, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don Lamanna. Lamanna joined the Navy in November 1942 and was transferred to hospital corps school in Alabama, where he tended to casualties of flight training. He then attended field medical school at Camp Elliot. Upon completion, he was assigned to a medical battalion in the V Amphibious Corps where he worked as an orderly in hospitals. He landed on Saipan on the eighth day of the invasion and worked at an abandoned Japane… more

Date: November 22, 2000

Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds

Creator: Lamanna, Don

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Hershel Downing, April 3, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hershel Downing. Downing was drafted into the Army and served as a platoon sergeant with the 81st Infantry Division, 306th Medical Battalion. He was in charge of the motor pool and also dispatched ambulances. Downing describes evacuating and assisting wounded soldiers. He briefly describes his service on Palau, Leyte, and during the occupation of Japan. Downing was discharged from the service when he returned to the US.

Date: April 3, 2003

Duration: 17 minutes 55 seconds

Creator: Downing, Hershel

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Douglas Fleming

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Douglas Fleming. As a college sophomore and member of the non-interventionist America First Committee, Fleming initially underestimated the significance of Pearl Harbor, primarily only concerned that it disrupted his studies. He resumed his education through the Navy V-7 program and upon completion of radar school he served briefly as an instructor before boarding the USS Henry A. Wiley (DM-29) as a CIC officer. At Iwo Jima,… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 44 seconds

Creator: Fleming, Douglas

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Richard Halfast, June 12, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Halfast. Born in Corry, Pennsylvania 20 May 1916, Halfast graduated from high school in 1934. He attended Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, graduating in 1938 and receiving a Medical Degree in 1942. He interned at the City Hospital in Springfield, Ohio until August 1943, at which time he entered the US Army. Reporting to the Camp Davis, North Carolina station hospital, Halfast was trained to do various urological… more

Date: June 12, 2008

Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 28 seconds

Creator: Halfast, Richard

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Bob Floyd, October 23, 2007

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: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Archie Norman, January 26, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Archie Norman. Norman was drafted into the Army soon after high school. He was sent to the 32nd Infantry Division and traveled to New Guinea. Norman then took part in battle for Leyte and describes surviving a nearby explosion and a time when he shot a Japanese soldier. He also discusses how he was wounded when a rifle was accidently discharged in camp. Norman describes his treatment and evacuation back to the US. He was dis… more

Date: January 26, 2009

Duration: 45 minutes 33 seconds

Creator: Norman, Archie

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Virgil Lewis, February 25, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Virgil Lewis. Lewis joined the Navy in October 1943 and received basic training at Davisville. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Seabees and received further training at Port Hueneme. He landed on Guadalcanal in February 1943 and worked as a truck driver, transporting work crews to Henderson Field and Fighter Strip Number Two. He recounts one especially intense air raid and the heroic acts performed by fellow soldiers.… more

Date: February 25, 2009

Duration: 48 minutes 12 seconds

Creator: Lewis, Virgil

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Florence Keliher, September 12, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Florence Keliher. Keliher joined the Army as a registered nurse in December 1944 and received basic training at Fort Devens. Her training included a 20-mile hike in sub-zero temperatures. She was assigned to the 27th Station Hospital on Tinian, where she treated casualties from Iwo Jima and Okinawa. She often worked 12-hour days, seven days a week, tending to patients and training corpsmen. In her spare time, she would often… more

Date: September 12, 2008

Duration: 27 minutes 18 seconds

Creator: Keliher, Florence

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Anton Frank Satsky, May 16, 2005

Transcript of an oral interview with Anton Frank Satsky. Born in 1918, he was drafted into the Army in 1942 where he was assigned to the Second Infantry Division. He went to Armored Assistance Specialist School. He also received baking and ski training. He describes landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day plus 1 as well as advancing up Hill 192. He recounts a narrow escape while on guard duty in Notre Dame. He also describes the Battle of the Bulge in which he was wounded. When he was wounded a second … more

Date: May 16, 2005

Duration: 55 minutes 55 seconds

Creator: Satsky, Anton Frank

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Clay Reeves, October 25, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clay Reeves. Reeves joined the Marine Corps in September 1942. As he enlisted, he signed his full name for the first time in his life, and he remembers how he accidentally signed a document on the wrong line. After joining his platoon, his first duty included answering the phones while guarding cookies in an office. After reassignment to Camp Pendleton, Reeves joined an anti-tank battalion. He first traveled overseas in Febr… more

Date: October 25, 2007

Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 19 seconds

Creator: Reeves, Clay

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Richard Burdrick, November 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Burdrick. Burdrick joined the Navy in December 1942 through the V-12 program at UCLA. He was then assigned to midshipmen’s school at Columbia University. Upon completion, he was sent aboard the USS Dickens (APA-161), his battle station at a 40-millimeter gun. Burdrick and his crew set a record for embarking troops, capable of getting 26 boats into the water and ready to go ashore in just 22 minutes. At Iwo Jima, by t… more

Date: November 15, 2007

Duration: 50 minutes 37 seconds

Creator: Burdrick, Richard

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Robert Jagers, February 9, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Jagers. Jagers joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training at Great Lakes. He attended signalman and quartermaster school there and received amphibious forces training in Maryland. Upon completion, he was assigned to an LST sent to North Africa, where Jagers was treated for appendicitis in a hospital that was bombed daily. He rejoined his unit for landings at Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio. At Normandy, his L… more

Date: February 9, 2008

Duration: 41 minutes 08 seconds

Creator: Jagers, Robert

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Earl Ewing, March 20, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Ewing. Ewing enlisted in the Marine Corps in March of 1943. He was trained as a tanker and was sent to the Pacific as a replacement crewman where he joined the 3rd Amphibious Tractor Battalion. He crewed LVTs during the invasions of Guam and Iwo Jima. His LVT was hit and caught fire during the landing on Guam. During the battle for Iwo Jima, Ewing’s LVT was sent inland to retrieve wounded Marines and he had to guide it … more

Date: March 20, 2010

Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 20 seconds

Creator: Ewing, Earl

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Keith Lea, April 18, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Keith Lea. Lea took part in the V-12 program and then was activated as a lieutenant (j.g.) in 1943. He was eventually sent to join the crew of LCI-762, a ship being converted into an LCI(R). They traveled across the Pacific and took part in the invasion of Okinawa providing rocket and gunfire support for troops on shore. Lea witnessed several kamikaze attacks on ships operating off of Okinawa. He describes in detail an attac… more

Date: April 18, 2010

Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 39 seconds

Creator: Lea, Keith

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Cecil Dykes, April 8, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil Dykes. Dykes volunteered for the Navy in July of 1944. He was trained to become a LCVP crewman on the USS Bosque (APA-135). Dykes traveled to Okinawa and took part in landing troops and ferrying wounded back to the ship. He witnessed several kamikaze attacks. Dykes was aboard the Bosque at Tokyo Bay the day of the surrender and helped land troops from the 1st Cavalry Division for the occupation of Japan. He was dischar… more

Date: April 8, 2010

Duration: 50 minutes 05 seconds

Creator: Dykes, Cecil

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Gladys Kizziar, May 7, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gladys Kizziar. Kizziar was training as a nurse at the beginning of the war. She became a US Army nurse after she graduated from nursing school. Kizziar was sent to the Philippines to help prepare for the invasion of Japan. She was on board a hospital ship in Tokyo Bay during the surrender ceremony. Kizziar served with the 42nd General Hospital in Yokohama helping to process POWs as they were being liberated. She tells of Ge… more

Date: May 7, 2010

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 50 seconds

Creator: Kizziar, Gladys

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Robert Johnsmiller, January 10, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Johnsmiller. Johnsmiller joined the Marine Corps in April 1942. He was sent to the Solomon Islands and took part in the landing at Tanambogo as a member of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines. Johnsmiller describes aiding a wounded corpsman and providing cover for a demolition man. He also discusses Japanese destroyers using search lights to seek out Marines at night, and an incident where he helped bury a large amount of … more

Date: January 10, 2011

Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 29 seconds

Creator: Johnsmiller, Robert

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Clemens Kathman, January 26, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clemens Kathman. Kathman was drafted into the Army in March 1941. He joined the 200th Coast Artillery and traveled to the Philippine Islands. He describes the Japanese bombing Clark Field and then being sent to Bataan. Kathman was captured and became a POW. He details the march to camp that followed and the difficulties that he endured. Kathman was assigned to the burial detail at Camp O’Donnell and describes the duties he p… more

Date: January 26, 2011

Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 25 seconds

Creator: Kathman, Clemens

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Elvin Moore, April 11, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elvin Moore. Moore served as an Army Medic on Guam. He was drafted in 1943 and after training was sent to Guam to work at an Army hospital camp. His father knew Lyndon B. Johnson and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. One of his father's letters led to an invitation to visit Nimitz at CINCPAC headquarters. He remained on Guam until the end of the war. He was discharged January 1945.

Date: April 11, 2011

Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 56 seconds

Creator: Moore, Elvin

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Clyde Dahlin, April 21, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde Dahlin. Dahlin was drafted into the Army in 1943. He was sent to the Pacific and joined the 25th Infantry Division as a replacement rifleman. Dahlin discusses the combat conditions that he faced in Northern Luzon. He tells of an incident where he helped evacuate a wounded soldier and hiding in fox holes from enemy fire. Dahlin was removed from the frontlines toward the end of the war because he was only 18. He became a… more

Date: April 21, 2011

Duration: 2 hours 56 minutes 03 seconds

Creator: Dahlin, Clyde

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Dale Nelsen, June 27, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Nelsen. Nelsen joined the Navy in 1940. He was trained as a corpsman and was assigned to LST-347. He took part in the invasion of Sicily and was awarded the Bronze Star for treating wounded soldiers. He was transferred to USS LST-72 and participated in landings at Italy and discusses transporting 90 wounded soldiers to Bizerte. He was part of a landing by British troops behind enemy lines in Burma. Nelsen was also a par… more

Date: June 27, 2011

Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 13 seconds

Creator: Nelsen, Dale

Item Type: Sound

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