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Oral History Interview with Lewis Michelony, May 2, 1993

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lewis Michelony. Michelony joined the Marine Corps right after finishing high school in 1938. After training and being joined to the 5th Marines, he went aboard the USS Arkansas (BB-33). Once the war started, Michelony went to first sergeant school. Once he got overseas, he was assigned to the 6th Marine Regiment and joined them in New Zealand. When the division arrived at Tarawa, Michelony's unit was in reserve and went ash… more

Date: May 2, 1993

Creator: Michelony, Lewis

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Michael Ryan, May 2, 1993

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Michael Ryan. Ryan joined the Marine Corps in 1940. He went to Iceland and served as a platoon commander. Afterwards, he describes going ashore at Tarawa as a company commander. Once ashore, due to the disarray, Ryan assumed command, until he could confirm that an officer from battalion or regimental headquarters had arrived. Ryan also went to Saipan and Tinian. He later served in Korea as an assistant division commander and as t… more

Date: May 2, 1993

Creator: Ryan, Michael

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Warren Elder, November 2, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Elder. Elder joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1941. In March, he deployed to the Philippines, and was stationed at Clark Field. After the attack on the Philippines, Elder served as a gunner in defending Bataan and Corregidor, surrendering to the Japanese in May of 1942. He was captured and held a prisoner of war at Bilibid Prison and Cabanatuan Camp, until liberated in early 1945. He returned to the US, and contin… more

Date: November 2, 2000

Creator: Elder, Warren

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with B. L. Pettit, May 2, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with B L Pettit. Pettit joined the Navy in 1942, at the young age of thirteen. From April of 1943 through March of 1944, he served as First-Class Electrician’s Mate aboard USS Tallulah (AO-50), providing support through the Guadalcanal Campaign and invasion of the Gilbert Islands. From June of 1944 through October of 1945, Pettit served aboard the USS LCI(L)-750 participating in the Leyte operation. He was discharged in November of 19… more

Date: May 2, 2001

Creator: Pettit, B. L.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Norman Price, May 2, 2001

Transcript of an oral interview with James Norman Price. He was born November 6, 1918 on a farm south of Bishop, Texas. He joined the Army Air Corps on November 1, 1941. He recalls spending 25 weeks training in BT-13s and AT-9s at Ontario, California as an Aviation Cadet, receiving his wings and commission followed by training in the B-17 at Seabring, Florida. He and his crew flew to Guadalcanal and to Espirato Santo, where they were assigned to the 11th Air Group. He was then assigned to the 4… more

Date: May 2, 2001

Creator: Price, James Norman

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with L. E. Ramey, May 2, 2001

Transcript of an oral interview with Dr. L. E. Ramey. Dr Ramey graduated from Baylor Medical School in Dallas June 1, 1942 and entered the Navy as an Intern on June 24, 1942. After going through an Internship at San Diego Naval Hospital, he was sent to submarine medical school in New London, Connecticut and deep sea diving school in Washington, D.C. He was then assigned to the Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet and transferred to the Submarine Base 1504 (Midway Island); this was 1944. At this time,… more

Date: May 2, 2001

Creator: Ramey, Dr. L. E.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Fred Hilger, December 2, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Hilger. Hilger was born in Tyler, Texas. Joining the US Navy in 1940 he was sent to San Diego for boot camp. Upon completion of the training he was assigned to the USS Tennessee (BB-43) as a store keeper. His primary battle station was as a powder handler for one of the sixteen inch guns. He describes the scene at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and tells of seeing the USS Arizona (BB-39) explode. He recalls the Tenness… more

Date: December 2, 2001

Creator: Hilger, Fred

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Ream, February 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Ream. Ream was born in the Philippines on 28 November 1943. His parents and three older sisters were originally from the United States, but his father had previously taught in agricultural schools in the Philippines and eventually returned and moved his family there, working near Baguio as a manager of a bus and taxi company, as well as a mining-equipment salesman. On Christmas Day in 1941, after the Japanese invaded the Phi… more

Date: February 2, 2002

Creator: Ream, John

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with J. B. Pryor, March 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J.B. Pryor. Born in Oklahoma in 1922, Pryor attended the University of Wyoming on a football scholarship. Upon entering the Navy in 1941, he was selected for pilot training and tells of being at various bases training in different types of single engine planes until September 1942. He then entered multi-engine aircraft training, flying B-24s as a co-pilot. In November 1943 he was assigned to Patrol Bomber Squadron 106 flying… more

Date: March 2, 2002

Creator: Pryor, J. B.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Kidd, March 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John F. Kidd. Kidd enlisted in the US Navy in 1938. After boot camp, he was assigned to the USS Nevada (BB-36) and was later transferred to the USS Blackhawk as a yeoman striker. After a short time he was assigned to the staff of Admiral Thomas C. Hart and stationed at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. He tells of the Japanese attack on 8 December 1941 and of commandeering civilian automobiles to carry wounded military personne… more

Date: March 2, 2002

Creator: Kidd, John

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kyle Thompson, March 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kyle Thompson. Thompson was born in Nevada County, Arkansas in 1922. He joined the Texas National Guard in 1939. In November 1941, Thompson’s unit was bound for the Philippines, but was diverted to Australia after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After a stop at Darwin, they were escorted to Java by the USS Houston (CA-36) in January 1942. There they assisted crews of the 10th Bomb Group. After the surrender the group was… more

Date: March 2, 2002

Creator: Thompson, Kyle

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John C. James, April 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John C. James. He joined the Army in 1943 and went to training at Camp Crowder, Missouri, where the Signal Corps trained. He then went to the east coast and intercepted German Army radio traffic for a while before heading to California to listen for coded Japanese radio messages. He eventually was transferred to New Delhi, India. After the war ended, he was shipped to Eritrea, Africa for a few months before going back to the… more

Date: April 2, 2002

Creator: James, John C.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Findley, April 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Findley. Findley served with the Navy ROTC V-12 program at the University of Texas at Austin. From there he was commissioned an ensign and called to active duty. He was sent to the University of California at Berkeley for engineering, science and management war training in marine power plants. Upon graduation in August 1944, he was assigned to the USS Wyandot (AKA-92) as the Engineering Officer in the Pacific Theater. The… more

Date: April 2, 2002

Creator: Findley, William

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Felix Ysturiz, August 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Felix Ysturiz. Ysturiz joined the Merchant Marine in January of 1943. He trained to serve as a Radio Officer. In 1943, he served as a radioman aboard the SS Oliver Wendell Holmes. They traveled to Hawaii, New Caledonia, New Zealand, the Solomon Islands transporting cargo for the Navy, including PT boats and Seabee construction materials. Around mid-1944 through 1945, Ysturiz served aboard a C-2 ship, transporting cargo for the Ar… more

Date: August 2, 2002

Creator: Ysturiz, Felix

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jacqueline Redstone and Christiane Jenkins, August 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jacqueline Redstone and Christiane Jenkins. In 1940, Jenkins’ family moved to Tientsin, North China, where her father, Paul Henri Brabant, had taken a job overseeing a coal mine. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, they recall what life was like when the Japanese invaded. They were allowed to remain in their home, though had several encounters with the Japanese soldiers. They recall the soldiers being shipped back to Japan after th… more

Date: August 2, 2002

Creator: Redstone, Jacqueline & Jenkins, Christiane

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ted T. Yenari, November 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ted T. Yenari. He was born in Tacoma, Washington on 29 September 1919 to parents who had immigrated from Japan. His family was sent to Rohwer War Relocation Center in March 1942. In May 1943 he left the camp to volunteer for the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota. In November 1944, following completion of his Japanese language studies, he was sent to Military Intelligence School in Alabam… more

Date: November 2, 2002

Creator: Yenari, Ted T.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with D. W. Haskin, December 2, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with D.W. Haskin. Haskin joined the Army Air Forces before December 1941. He was trained as a radio operator and was assigned to a B-25. Haskin discusses his duties as a radio operator and gunner. He describes a typical mission skip-bombing enemy shipping. Haskin mentions serving in Australia, the Aleutians, the Philippines, and Burma.

Date: December 2, 2002

Creator: Haskin, D. W.

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Glenn Dugger, March 2, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Dugger. Dugger was born in Mazie, Oklahoma 6 September 1924 and joined the Navy in 1943. After finishing boot camp at the San Diego Naval Training Station he went to machinist school. Upon completing that training, he volunteered for the submarine service. He tells of going aboard the USS S-23 for training. Upon conclusion of his training he served as an instructor on the boat for 16 months. He describes being on a sub… more

Date: March 2, 2003

Creator: Dugger, Glenn

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Donald Feindt, May 2, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Feindt. Feindt joined the Navy in March of 1941. He completed aviation metalsmith schooling at a Naval armory in Detroit, Michigan. Beginning in September, Feindt worked as a motor machinist aboard USS President Adams (APA-19), participating in the Guadalcanal and Tulagi invasions and the New Georgia Campaign. In the spring of 1944, he was transferred to USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83), participating in the battles of Iwo Jima an… more

Date: May 2, 2003

Creator: Feindt, Donald

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Darwin Crain, October 2, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Darwin Crain. Crain joined the Navy in November of 1942. Beginning in the fall of 1943, he served as Fireman aboard USS Virgo (AKA-20). They traveled to Wellington, New Zealand and picked up various Marine units, transporting them to Tarawa, the Gilbert Islands, Kwajalein, the Marshall Islands, Guadalcanal, New Guinea and Leyte. They completed seven first-wave invasions. The Virgo also transported wounded soldiers. Crain remained… more

Date: October 2, 2003

Creator: Crain, Darwin

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with McGehee Word, March 2, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with McGehee Word.. Word enlisted in the Army Air Corps flying cadet program in 1940 when he was 26 years old. Along the way, he was trained as a B-17 pilot and was sent overseas to England, via Africa, and was assigned to the 92nd Bomb Group, 326th Bomb Squadron. While stationed in England, Word had an encounter with J. Frank Dobie. Word returned to the US in November, 1944 after 32 missions. He was training in B-29 bombers when… more

Date: March 2, 2004

Creator: Word, McGehee

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Tom Ellison, March 2, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tom D. Ellison. Ellison was born 14 August 1925 in Sierra Blanca, Texas. He joined the Navy in September 1942. After 12 weeks of boot camp at the Farragut Naval Training Center, Idaho, he went for 21 weeks of aircraft maintenance training in Norman, Oklahoma, and 4 weeks of air gunnery training in Purcel, Oklahoma. This was followed by more maintenance and gunnery training at NAS Jacksonville. Next it was to NAS Oceana, Virg… more

Date: March 2, 2004

Creator: Ellison, Tom

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph Quick, June 2, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Quick. Quick joined the Marine Corps in August, 1943. He trained as an airplane mechanic and went overseas in November, 1944. His overseas diary is transcribed into the record (November 1944 through October 1945). Quick served at the Philippines and at Okinawa.

Date: June 2, 2004

Creator: Quick, Joseph

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Alberding, June 2, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Alberding. Alberding joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1943. He completed navigation training, and also worked in the photo lab printing publicity photos of cadets. He completed radio school in April of 1944 in Traux Field, Madison, Wisconsin. He worked in the Headquarters unit, 456th Squadron, as a radio mechanic on B-29s. He remained in the US throughout the war and was discharged in January of 1946.

Date: June 2, 2004

Creator: Alberding, Kenneth

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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