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Oral History Interview with Dag Larsen, January 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dag Larsen. Larsen volunteered to join the US Army Air Forces in October, 1942 and trained in New Jersey. He qualified to become a navigator and trained in Alabama, where he earned a commission. He flew 47 combat missions in B-24s against oil fields in Borneo, the Japanese naval base at Truk, the Philippines and other targets. Larsen returned from the Pacific in August, 1945. He stayed in the service after the war and served… more
Date: January 7, 2015
Duration: 54 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Larsen, Dag
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Randolph Bonney, February 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Randolph Bonney. Bonney joined the Navy in August of 1941. He trained as a pilot, including qualifying for carrier landings on Lake Michigan. Bonney also completed advanced instrument training in Corpus Christi, Texas. He served as an advanced flight and instrument instructor through the end of the war. Bonney served 23 years in the Navy working as a pilot, and also served 43 years as a reserve.
Date: February 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Bonney, John Randolph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Ray, February 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Ray. Ray was born 12 July 1923. He joined the Marine Corps in July of 1942. In late 1942, he traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii aboard USS Henderson (AP-1), and was assigned to the 6th Defense Battalion on Midway. He was in charge of a 90mm anti-aircraft gun on Sand Island. Ray was on the island through late 1944, and shares details of his time and life on the island. He was then transferred back to Parris Island, South Carolin… more
Date: February 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Ray, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Goffe, July 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Goffe. Goffe joined the Army Air Forces in February 1943 and trained as a parachute rigger. He was assigned to the 434th Troop Carrier Group and shipped to England in October. He recalls the preparations ahead of the Normandy invasion and delivering gasoline to units in the field during the Battle of the Bulge. When the war ended, Goffe returned to the US in November and was discharged.
Date: July 7, 2015
Duration: 53 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Goffe, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Forest Hill, July 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Forest Hill. Hill joined the Army Air Forces in early 1943. He completed Link Trainer School in Illinois, and served as an instructor at cadet training facilities in Greenville, Brady, and San Antonio, Texas. Around late 1944, Hill was assigned to administrative duties on Mindoro Island, with an A-26 bomber group. In August of 1945, they traveled to Okinawa. He then served with occupation forces in Tokyo, Japan where he oversaw a… more
Date: July 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Hill, Forest
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Major Franklin Stewart, March 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Major Franklin Stewart. Stewart joined the Army Air Corps in August of 1941. He served as a pilot in the 408th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group. In 1943, they attacked Japanese targets on Papua New Guinea and New Britain. In 1944, he was stationed at Nadzab Airfield, attacking targets on Borneo and participating in the Philippines Campaign. Stewart continued his service after the war, retiring from the Air Force in 1983.
Date: March 7, 2015
Duration: 5 hours 49 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Stewart, Major Franklin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Freer, April 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Freer. Freer joined the Army Air Forces in August, 1942 as a air cadet and went to flight training after basic. He was commissioned and earned his wings in February, 1944. His first assignment was as an instructor. Later in April, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. By July, he was in Bassingbourn, England flying combat missions attached to the 91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron as a co-pilot. He eventually became a pil… more
Date: April 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Freer, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John M. Gurley, April 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John M Gurley. Gurley joined the Navy in May of 1943. In early 1944, he completed Submarine School, and served as Yeoman Third Class aboard the USS Sennet (SS-408). Gurley completed four war patrols through Saipan, Japan and Guam. He returned to the US and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: April 7, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 34 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Gurley, John M
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Seay, May 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Seay. Seay joined the Army in 1943 after beginning field artillery training through the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. Upon completion, he was deployed to the China, Burma, India Theater to assist with opening the Burma Road. There he trained Chinese forces near Kunming on the use of pack artillery. He was then sent to radio school and coded communications so that he could teach this to the Chinese, as well. Although C… more
Date: May 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Seay, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, January 7, 2015

Description: Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, an alumnus of Tivy High School, from Ingram, Texas. Craig recalls his time playing in a western band at local dances during his teenage years, as well as his time in a pop band called the Bluenotes that he played with after serving time in the United States Army.
Date: January 7, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Craig, Joel Jonce
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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