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Oral History Interview with Ray William Rouch, September 5, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy William Rouch. Born in 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in July, 1942. He describes boot camp in San Diego, California. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. He describes the conditions on board ship en route to Camp Pakarariki, New Zealand. The Division was transported to Guadalcanal in January 1943. He talks about the deplorable living conditions on Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Tenaru River. He describes lan… more

Date: September 5, 2012

Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 13 seconds

Creator: Rouch, Ray William

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Vincent J. Colan, October 17, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vincent J. Colan. Born in 1914, he joined the Naval Militia in New York in 1932 on his eighteenth birthday. In January 1941, he was transferred to a destroyer, the USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156), which was part of the Banana Fleet that protected the Panama Canal. He shares an anecdote about learning of the attack on Pearl Harbor while on liberty in Panama. For eleven months, the destroyer escorted ships from Guantanamo to Pana… more

Date: October 17, 2003

Duration: 32 minutes 22 seconds

Creator: Colan, Vincent J.

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Spider Webb

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Spider Webb. Webb joined the USS Enterprise (CV-6) in November 1943 as a pilot with Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2). His last strike was over Corregidor, where he shot down his seventh plane. As he left the ship, he was presented with a card detailing the squadron’s accomplishments, which included 261 enemy planes shot down, 245 enemy planes destroyed on the ground, and 50,000 tons of enemy shipping destroyed. They suffered very f… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 2 minutes

Creator: Webb, Spider

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Donald Shown, November 5, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Shown. Shown was born 23 November 1920 on a ranch in Oregon. He joined the Navy in 1939 and went to boot camp in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) as a deck hand and during battle stations he was a gun pointer. After delivering troops to Melbourne, Australia, the Indianapolis was ordered to the Bering Sea to patrol the Aleutian Islands. Heavy seas damaged the ship making repai… more

Date: November 5, 2001

Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 01 second

Creator: Shown, Donald

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Norman Ulmer

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Ulmer. Ulmer joined the Navy in March 1941 and received basic training in Newport, Rhode Island. He received quartermaster signaling training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the flag allowance aboard USS Chicago (CA-29) under Rear Admiral Newton. Ulmer witnessed the devastation at Pearl Harbor one week after the attack. In February 1942 he left Pearl Harbor for the South Pacific on USS Yorktown (CV-5… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 29 seconds

Creator: Ulmer, Norman

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Robert Eustace, January 13, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Eustace. Eustace joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training at Camp Farragut. He received further training at photography school in Pensacola. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Suwannee (ACV-27) as a photographer’s mate. Eustace flew in the backseat of a Douglas SBD Dauntless divebomber throughout the war in the Pacific. On 20 October 1944 the Suwannee was attacked by Japanese planes. Eustace conten… more

Date: January 13, 2001

Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 51 seconds

Creator: Eustace, Robert

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Richard Johnson

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Johnson. Johnson forged his birth certificate changing the 1928 birth year to 1925 so he could enlist in the Navy. Though he was court-martialed for the offence, he was allowed to stay in the Navy with parental consent. He discusses his time in boot camp, taking a 7 day vacation when he was given the weekend off, being assigned to the fleet oiler, USS Taluga and refueling ships throughout the Pacific. He talks about … more

Date: unknown

Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 57 seconds

Creator: Johnson, Richard

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with James B. Perry, April 3, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Perry. Perry was born in Dallas, Texas in 1921 and graduated from high school in 1940. He joined the Navy in 1942 and was sent to boot camp at San Diego. He was selected for radio operator training. During this time he was put in the brig for five days for a rules infraction. Upon release, he was sent to North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego. Here, while having no particular job assignment, he volunteered for the… more

Date: April 3, 2003

Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds

Creator: Perry, James B.

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Wiley Davis, April 4, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wiley Davis. Davis was born in Gainesville, Texas 13 April 1925. Enlisting in the Navy in 1942, he was sent directly to Iowa State College for six months training in electrical engineering. He volunteered for submarine service in January 1943. After attending various schools, he reported to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and was assigned to the USS Batfish (SS-310), which was under construction. After commissioning and a successf… more

Date: April 4, 2003

Duration: 45 minutes 10 seconds

Creator: Davis, Wiley

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Vic Niemeyer, April 5, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vic Niemeyer. Niemeyer was born in Houston, Texas on 28 September 1919. Graduating from the University of Texas in June 1941, he entered the Naval Reserve Officers Training School at Northwestern University in Chicago in September. Receiving a commission upon graduation in January 1942 he went to New London, Connecticut and reported aboard the USS R-18 (SS-95), a World War I submarine. Niemeyer recalls going to sea two days … more

Date: April 5, 2002

Duration: 50 minutes 50 seconds

Creator: Niemeyer, Vic

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Phil Perabo, April 14, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Phil Perabo. Perabo joined the Navy in 1941. He trained and served as a fighter pilot. Beginning in 1942 he was assigned to the fleet aboard the USS Bogue (CVE-9), where he worked with a strike group. They sunk the first German sub in the Atlantic. Perabo later joined Fighter Squadron VF-82 in the Pacific and served aboard the USS Bennington (CV-20). He completed 25 mission and in May of 1945 he was shot down and taken prisoner a… more

Date: April 14, 2008

Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 44 seconds

Creator: Perabo, Phil

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Dick Shumacher, December 18, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dick Schumacher. He was born in 1916 in Canton, Ohio. In about 1941, he received a Navy commission and was sent to Navy Supply Corps School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His first duty assignment was to the Supply Department at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard during the building of the USS New Jersey (BB-62) and the USS Wisconsin (BB-64). He was assigned to the USS Ashland (LSD-1) in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater unt… more

Date: December 18, 2006

Duration: 38 minutes 06 seconds

Creator: Schumacher, Dick

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Robert de Jong, April 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert de Jong. De Jong was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1922 and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After boot training at the Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois he was sent to school in Boston for training as a yeoman. Upon completion of the training he was assigned to the executive officer aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16). Soon after he went aboard, it proceeded to Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal. His battle station was as a … more

Date: April 15, 2007

Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 39 seconds

Creator: de Jong, Robert

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Thomas E. DuPree, June 5, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas DuPree. DuPree joined the Navy in March 1941 (accepted as a naval cadet), went to Pensacola in May 1942, went to fighter school in Miami (finishing there on December 6, 1941) and then reported to the USS Wasp (CV-7) in Norfolk, Virginia. DuPree tells the story (while he was on the Wasp) of Admiral Wilcox falling off the admiral's bridge on the USS Washington during a North Atlantic gale; he was never found. After a co… more

Date: June 5, 2007

Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 47 seconds

Creator: DuPree, Thomas E.

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Norman E. Carroll, January 25, 2011

Transcript of an oral interview with Norman E. Carroll. When Carroll reached 18, he joined the Navy in December, 1942. After basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois, Carroll volunteered for submarines and went to submarine school in New London, Connecticut in June, 1943. When he finished submarine school, Carroll was assigned to the USS Guitarro (SS-363). Carroll was aboard the Guitarro for five war patrols in enemy waters. Carroll describes being attacked with depth charges, making repairs, a … more

Date: January 25, 2011

Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 07 seconds

Creator: Carroll, Norman E.

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Thomas Walton, February 15, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Walton. Walton joined the Navy in December 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion in August 1943, he was then assigned to USS Neches (AO-47) as a seaman. At Okinawa he saw an ammunition ship explode after a kamikaze hit. On the way back to the States, the Neches hit a mine that blew a 15-by-22-foot hole in the side of the ship. After it was repaired, Walton returned to sea until the end of the … more

Date: February 15, 2011

Duration: 33 minutes 29 seconds

Creator: Walton, Thomas

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Francis Shiner, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis Shiner. Shiner joined the Navy in December 1942 and received basic training in Green Bay. Based on an aptitude test, he was sent to a university for electrician’s mate training. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6), tasked with climbing 60-foot ladders to retrieve and recharge batteries from backup generators. It was heavy lifting for a man of his size, so he was reassigned to the power room,… more

Date: July 30, 2011

Duration: 50 minutes 20 seconds

Creator: Shiner, Francis

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Robert Sheron, December 7, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Sheron. Sheron joined the Navy in May 1944 and received basic training and learned to operate a Higgins boat at Camp Peary. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS President Jackson (APA-18), where he worked as a typist in the S Division, managing dry supplies and disbursements. At Iwo Jima, he served as a stretcher bearer, retrieving wounded Marines from the shore. He recalls doctors performing amputations in the… more

Date: December 7, 2011

Duration: 22 minutes 09 seconds

Creator: Sheron, Robert

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with James Pfeiffer, December 7, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Tappahannock (AO-43), where he encountered many close calls with Japanese bombers and one Kaiten. At the end of the war, Pfeiffer was treated for post-traumatic stress disorder because he was experiencing quiet sounds as though they were as loud as gunshots. His time in the service took … more

Date: December 7, 2011

Duration: 35 minutes 17 seconds

Creator: Pfeiffer, James

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Mathew Montee

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mathew Montee. Montee was born in the Philippines and joined the Army in 1939. He was transferred to Clark Field and drove a truck that refueled planes. While there, he made a joke about General MacArthur, only to find the general standing right behind him. MacArthur wasn’t offended. Montee joined the First Staff Squadron as the commanding officer’s chauffer in Washington, D.C. Soon, Major General Martin Scanlon recruited Mo… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 37 minutes 43 seconds

Creator: Montee, Mathew

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Wendell R. Benson, August 5, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wendell R. Benson. Benson joined the Navy in August of 1943. He was trained as an electrician and then attended submarine school in Groton, Connecticut. Benson then joined the crew of the USS Trutta (SS-421) for three war patrols. He details the advantages of the Tench-class submarines over their predecessors. Benson also tells an amusing story of how the crew celebrated the announcement of the Surrender with a swim call.

Date: August 5, 2010

Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds

Creator: Benson, Wendell R.

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Max Schlotter, September 18, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Max Schlotter. Schlotter joined the Navy in August 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended service school in Toledo, Ohio. Upon completion, he went to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and converted a banana boat to an attack transport. The ship carried troops just north of Casablanca to Fedala as part of the North Africa invasion. Onboard, Schlotter served as the skipper’s messenger, running errands. He was then pro… more

Date: September 18, 2010

Duration: 25 minutes 07 seconds

Creator: Schlotter, Max

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Robert Hagee, December 4, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Hagee. Hagee was one of eleven children and grew up in Alto, New Mexico where he attended a one room school. Upon graduating from high school he joined the US Navy and went to boot camp at San Diego, California. Following boot camp he was assigned to the USS Bainbridge (DD-246). While Hagee was aboard, the Bainbridge intercepted various fishing boats carrying diesel fuel believed to be used for German submarines prowl… more

Date: December 4, 2008

Duration: 1 hour 04 seconds

Creator: Hagee, Robert

Item Type: Sound

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

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Oral History Interview with Walter Pittman, May 3, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Pittman. Pittman grew up in Texas and joined the Navy in 1941. Once he finished training, he was assigned to a Merchant Marine vessel as a 3.5 inch gun operator. His first assignment was shipping planes and aviation fuel to Australia with a stop at Hawaii. Pittman also tells a story of delivering crude oil to Britain after dropping the airplanes off at Australia. He also discusses his routine, the food and the life ab… more

Date: May 3, 2012

Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 25 seconds

Creator: Pittman, Walter

Item Type: Sound

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