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Oral History Interview with Raymond Wortham, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Wortham. Wortham joined the Marine Corps in August 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Because he already knew Morse code and enjoyed electronics as a hobby, he was sent for further training as a radio operator. Upon completion, he was assigned to radio materiel school in Omaha, where he learned to repair two-way electronic equipment. He was then sent to the US Army’s main signal depot in Fort Monmouth to … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Duration: 21 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Wortham, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Horn, February 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Horn. Horn was drafted into the Army in February of 1943. Horn was assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. He was first gunner in a machine gun squad. In March they traveled to Africa. Horn provides details of the water-cooled 30mm machine gun he fired. Theirjob in Africa was to move the remaining Germans out. Later in 1943 they traveled to Sicily, then Salerno. In September … more
Date: February 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Horn, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roland Fisher, February 16, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roland Fisher. Fisher was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska 19 January 1921. He reflects on the depression’s effects in his formative years. After graduating from high school in 1939 he applied for the aviation cadet training program but was rejected for colorblindness. Undaunted, he took private flying lessons, becoming certified in 1940. Upon applying, he was accepted into the Royal Air Force in May 1941 and was sent to Tulsa fo… more
Date: February 16, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Fisher, Roland T.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry Knauber, February 16, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry L. Knauber. Knauber joined the Army in January 1942. He completed basic training and Motor Maintenance School in Georgia. He served as a truck driver and mechanic in a service company in the 1st Infantry Division. In August, they went to England. Through May of 1943, they participated in combat through North Africa. In July, the division took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily. Beginning 6 June 1944, they participated in… more
Date: February 16, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 01 second
Creator: Knauber, Henry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Horace Thomas Edwards, February 16, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Edwards. Edwards joined the Army Air Forces in February 1943. He received basic training at Sheppard Field, radio training at Harlingen, and aerial gunnery training in Sioux Falls. He completed his training as a B-24 radio operator gunner in Holyoke. He was transferred to Godman Field, where he served as a B-25 radio instructor to the Tuskegee Airmen. Towards the end of the war, he was stationed at Columbia Army Air B… more
Date: February 16, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: Edwards, Horace Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sheldon Graham, February 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Sheldon Graham. Graham joined the Army in mid-1944. He completed Officer Candidate School just as the war ended. Graham continued his service, joining the 6th Infantry Division, 20th Infantry Regiment, and served with occupation forces in Korea. He returned to the US and received his discharge in October of 1946. Graham remained in the reserves, retiring as a colonel in 1979.
Date: February 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Graham, Sheldon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Scharlau, February 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Scharlau. Scharlau joined the Navy in January of 1945. He completed basic training in Bainbridge, Maryland. In January of 1946, he was transferred to the Naval operating base on Guam and served as Seaman Second-Class in the Disbursing Office. Scharlau shares a number of stories of living and working on Guam. He returned to the US and received his discharge in July of 1946.
Date: February 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Scharlau, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Griffin, February 16, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Griffin. Griffin joined the Navy in late 1942. He served as an aircraft navigator in the Pacific Theater. He volunteered for the Marine Corps and became a second lieutenant. He was assigned to a 5-man squadron and a C-47 at an airfield in La Tontouta, New Caledonia. They were part of the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT). SCAT provided rapid transport of personnel and cargo, including munitions, food, repla… more
Date: February 16, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Griffin, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Warren Gilmour, February 16, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Gilmour. Gilmour was born in 1932 and was 8 years old when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. He recalls his relatives who were in World War II, including an aunt and uncle. He also shares what he remembers as a child growing up during wartime, including collecting rubber and metals as well as rationing gasoline. He recalls living in fear during brownouts and watching for planes overhead. Gilmour joined the Navy in Janua… more
Date: February 16, 2018
Duration: 53 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Gilmour, Warren
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leon Geromanos, February 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leon Geromanos. Geromanos joined the Army in November of 1940. He graduated from Parachute School in 1942. He served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. In late 1943, Geromanos participated in the New Guinea Campaign. In February of 1945, he served in the Battle of Corregidor. He was discharged in late 1945.
Date: February 16, 2004
Duration: 38 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Geromanos, Leon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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David Glass Interview of Assassination Story Preview

Description: Audio recording of an interview with David Glass following his arrest in Dallas, Texas, regarding an alleged request made by Albuquerque Justice of the Peace Rose Doerfer to kill Jack Ruby.
Date: February 16, 1964
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Proclaiming Our Truth In A Pluralistic Society

Description: Lecture given Sunday, February 16, 1997, 7:30 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 16, 1997
Duration: 39 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Harris, Randy
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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