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Oral History Interview with James Foster, November 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Foster. Foster received an agriculture deferment for two years afer he finished high school in 1942. He was drafted into the Army and trained in Florida before being shipped overseas to Hawaii, then Saipan, and finally Okinawa where he joined the 382nd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division as a replacement. He shares several anecdotes about his experiences fighting on Okinawa. Toward the end of the war, Foster was reass… more
Date: November 12, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 42 seconds
Creator: Foster, James
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Foster, November 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Foster. Foster received an agriculture deferment for two years afer he finished high school in 1942. He was drafted into the Army and trained in Florida before being shipped overseas to Hawaii, then Saipan, and finally Okinawa where he joined the 382nd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division as a replacement. He shares several anecdotes about his experiences fighting on Okinawa. Toward the end of the war, Foster was reass… more
Date: November 12, 2018
Creator: Foster, James
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Valentine, November 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frederick Valentine. Valentine graduated from high school in 1940. He worked as a mechanic for the General Aviation Company in Canton, Massachusetts. In early 1942, he joined the Army Air Forces, and served as a chief instructor at the Aviation Company’s civilian mechanics school and was in the reserve. The company began manufacturing parts for the CG-4 Glider, and he worked on the production line training welders. In April of 19… more
Date: November 12, 2018
Duration: 53 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Valentine, Frederick
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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