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Oral History Interview with Paul G. Johnson, July 27, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Paul G. Johnson. Johnson finished high school in 1938 and was working when he joined the US Army Air Corps in early 1942. He qualified for flight training and ultimately trained in Florida on B-17 bombers. He was assigned to the 412th Squadron, 95th Bomb Group i nthe 8th Air Force and sent to the European Theater of Operations. Johnson flew 35 missions and describes his job as a pilot. Toward the end of the war, Johnson was stationed on Guam. He was there wh… more
Date: July 27, 2011
Creator: Johnson, Paul G.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James J. Joyce, January 27, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James "Jim" Joyce. When Joyce finished high school, he joined the Navy in January, 1943. Soon, he was training with a naval construction battalion (Seabees), and was assigned to Banika Island in the Russell Islands in the Solomons where he served in a bakery and as a stevedore. He was attached to the 11th Construction Battalion. Eventually, Joyce headed for Okinawa and was there on D-day (1 April 1945). He escorted Japanese prisoners of war to Saipan and hea… more
Date: January 27, 2011
Creator: Joyce, James J.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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