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Oral History Interview with T. C. Hsu, May 10, 2001

Description: Interview with Dr. Tao-Chiuh Hsu, continuing his reflections regarding his career at M.D. Anderson. The interview begins with a discussion of Dr. Felix Haas and the evolution of the department of biology. William R. Brinkley’s contributions and interactions with the department are recounted as well. Several of Dr. Hsu’s major accomplishments to science are highlighted including the development of chromosomal banding techniques, biological specimen banks, and cell preservation. The interview con… more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Hsu, T. C. (Tao-Chiuh), 1917- & Brunet, Lesley Williams
Partner: University of Texas MD Anderson Center
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Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007

Description: Interview with L. B. Blackmon, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses boot camp in San Diego, his assignment to Pearl Harbor, and his experiences during the attack. He later trained cadets in Corpus Christi.
Date: April 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Blackmon, L. B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Jackson, April 10, 2008

Description: Interview with Paul Jackson, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his time in boot camp at Camp Pendleton and his combat experiences in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Date: April 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Roberts, Virginia & Jackson, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with G. S. Gace, April 10, 2002

Description: Interview with G. S. Gace, a private in the United States Army during the Korean War. Answers questions regarding his being drafted to go to Korea, the training he received in in California, his roles once he got overseas, and what life was like once he returned back to his hometown.
Date: April 10, 2002
Duration: 51 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Gace, Michael & Gace, G. S.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002

Description: Interview with George Gace, an member of the United States Army serving in post-World War II Germany. Gace describes his time at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas followed by his deployment to Germany where he spent most of his two years training.
Date: April 10, 2002
Duration: 3 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Gace, Michael & Gace, George
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Bert Van Natter, April 10, 2003

Description: Interview with Bert Van Natter, a communications specialist in the Air Force. He answers questions about his life prior to joining the military and what life was like during WWII.
Date: April 10, 2003
Duration: 17 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Purdin, Joel & Van Natter, Bert
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002

Description: Interview with Pete Craig, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II from Houston, Texas. Craig describes his time as a Private 1st Class in the Infantry, as well as his experiences in basic training and the places he visited throughout the United States.
Date: July 10, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Burmaster, Colby & Craig, Pete
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Douglas Wallace Jr., April 10, 2003

Description: Interview with Douglas Wallace Jr., a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Air Force. He describes being drafted, training, and his adjustment back to civilian life.
Date: April 10, 2003
Duration: 27 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Purdin, Joel & Wallace, Douglas, Jr.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with E. G. Warren, April 10, 2001

Description: Interview with Warren, E.G., an electrician in the US Navy during WWII. He describes volunteering to join the military and life during his service.
Date: April 10, 2001
Duration: 33 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: York, Ann Marie & Warren, E. G.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Luther Victory, April 10, 2001

Description: Interview with Luther Victory, an aerial gunner and POW for the US Air Force during WWII. He describes life in the military and being captured by the Germans.
Date: April 10, 2001
Duration: 37 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Singh, Bobby & Victory, Luther
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders.… more
Date: May 10, 2000
Duration: 3 hours 6 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Scheffel, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Don Peterson, January 10, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Don Peterson. Mr Peterson was drafted into the Army but didn't want to do that so he joined the Navy because he wanted to fly. After Basic Training in Kansas City he got his wings in Corpus Christi. After flight training, he was sent to Astoria, Oregon and assigned to the USS Matanikua (CVE). He was assigned to the ship as a ship's officer, a line officer. He was also on the commissioning crew of another CVE (Commencement Bay), as part of the ship's company.… more
Date: January 10, 2001
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Peterson, Don
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John H. Smith, May 10, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John H. Smith. Born in Summerville, Pennsylvania in 1915. He describes conditions during the Great Depression. After graduating from high school in 1934, he spent two years in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) where he describes building roads, fire roads, parks, and dams for water conservation and swimming areas. In 1936 he took a job at Bell Aircraft in Buffalo, New York at a steel foundry making parts for landing craft. He describes conditions during … more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 45 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Smith, John H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dayton L. Alverson, May 10, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral inerview with Doctor Dayton L. Alverson. He was born in 1924 in the San Diego Naval Hospital. He joined the Navy and received training in radio interception. Went to Washington, DC where he volunteered for assignment to the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO) as a Radioman First Class. Left Newport News in July 1944 and sailed to Bombay, India and took the train to Calcutta. He was flown on a DC-3 over "The Hump" and into Kunming, China. He volunteered for duty n… more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Alverson, Dayton L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Herman Weskamp, May 10, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Herman Weskamp. Born in Mansfield, Colorado on 30 December 1923, Weskamp enrolled at Loyola University under the V-12 Program. After one year he was sent to Midshipman School at Notre Dame in 1943. He volunteered for a program called Amphibious Roger. He was sent to Fort Pierce, Florida for guerilla training in preparation for assignment in China. Upon completion of the training, he was transferred to Long Beach, California … more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Weskamp, Herman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Gleason, May 10, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Colonel (Ret.) Frank Gleason. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on September 20, 1920. After graduation from Penn State, he was commissioned into the Army in 1942. His first assignment was to Fort Belvoir, Virginia as the leader of a platoon of African-American soldiers. In 1943 he was recruited into the Office of Stregic Services (OSS) and sent to a camp outside of Frederick, Maryland (later Camp David). His duties there included training agents in heav… more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 44 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Gleason, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William H. Sager, May 10, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Sager. Sager was born in 1919 and raised in Virginia. He attended the University of Virginia and was commissioned in the Marine Corps Reserve upon graduation in June, 1941. He did not participate in a ROTC program at UVA. Instead, he attended a Platoon Leader course offered by the Marine Corps. He was immediately called to duty after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sager was then assigned to K Company, 3rd Battalion, Fir… more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Sager, William H
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Micki and Jim George, May 10, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Micki and Jim George. Micki George completed Cadet Nurse Corps training in 1948. She traveled with a USO Unit out of Dallas and worked with the Nurse Corps in California and with Special Services as a chauffeur, chaperone and pianist for performances. She was stationed in the US and did not travel overseas. Micki was discharged from military service in 1950. She and Jim met at the University of Texas at Austin, while completing t… more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: George, Micki & George, Jim
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hazel Moore, January 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hazel Moore. Moore was born 13 January 1910, and she speaks of her family history. She and her husband, Emmett Assenheimer, moved to Panama City, Florida in 1940, where Emmett was the Chief Expediter of J.A. Jones Construction Company. He oversaw materials needed for construction. They were building the Wainwright Shipyard in Panama City. They both had the opportunity to christen the liberty ship, SS Ransom A. Moore. Moore speaks… more
Date: January 10, 2002
Duration: 33 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Moore, Hazel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Thorpe, May 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Thorpe. Thorpe joined the Army in early 1943. Shortly after basic training, he was deployed with the 624th Military Police Battalion to Detroit during the race riots in 1943. He eventually was shipped to India and contracted malaria. While there, Thorpe joined Merrill's Marauders and operated behind the Japanese lines in Burma.
Date: May 10, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Thorpe, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James McDavid, May 10, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James McDavid. McDavid joined the Navy in 1940. He worked as a draftsman and plane spotter aboard USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). McDavid was aboard the ship, located in Dry Dock No. 1 in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. After extensive repairs, the Pennsylvania conducted training operations along the California coast from April to August of 1942. McDavid continued his service as an Electronics Electrician First-Class, repairin… more
Date: May 10, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: McDavid, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Tirey, January 10, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ray Tirey. Tirey joined the Navy in July of 1943. He served as Third-Class Quartermaster during his ship travels. He deployed to Scotland, where he was assigned to a British Landing Craft, Tank. Tirey provided direct fire support during amphibious landings during the invasions of Normandy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was assigned to USS LCS(L)(3)-54 for the Pacific invasions. He was discharged around late 1945.
Date: January 10, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 31 seconds
Creator: Tirey, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Russo. Russo joined the Army around 1942. He deployed to New Delhi, India, and worked for the supervisor of the Signal Corps, and in the radio room. He later joined the New Delhi Photography Society processing photographs and working with correspondents from LIFE Magazine. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 10, 2002
Duration: 49 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Russo, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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