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Oral History Interview with William Cobleigh, September 3, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Cobleigh. Cobleigh joined the Civilian Conservation Corps of Colorado in 1938, and later joined the Vermont Coast Guard, then the Navy. By October of 1942 he was serving on Tulagi Island during the Guadalcanal Campaign. He worked on island patrol and as a cook aboard the USS PT-111. PT-111 intercepted Japanese forces, completing 11 patrols, including missions around Bougainville. In January of 1943 Cobleigh was transferre… more
Date: September 3, 2014
Creator: Cobleigh, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Philip Mounger, September 3, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip Mounger. Mounger joined the Marine Corps in September 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He was a field bugler before being reassigned to radio school. He received further training, specializing in a complex voice radio that was difficult to tune. Because it was used in tanks, he then went through tank school at Jacques Farm, where he befriended Navajo code talkers. Soon after, easy-to-use radios were inst… more
Date: September 3, 2009
Creator: Mounger, Philip
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lin Williams, September 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lin Williams. Williams joined the Army in November 1942 after spending a year in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He received basic training at Fort Meade and joined the 4th Cavalry. He was sent to California for desert training but sailed to England in February 1943. He landed on an island off the coast of Utah Beach before dawn on D-Day. There was no German opposition, but 19 men were killed and 55 injured by land mines. W… more
Date: September 3, 2008
Creator: Williams, Lin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Earl Kling, September 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Kling. Kling joined the Army Air Forces and received basic training in St. Louis. He was trained as a B-17 pilot before being transferred to the Northern Mariana Islands as a B-29 pilot. He did not engage in battle during his service, and he retired with 35 years combined active and reserve duty. Kling notes that while many of the troops were against serving beside African American soldiers, he felt camaraderie with eve… more
Date: September 3, 2008
Creator: Kling, Earl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Hunter, September 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Hunter. Hunter completed Civilian Pilot Training in college, acquired his pilot???s license and enlisted in the Army Air Forces in September of 1942. Hunter graduated from pilot training in July of 1943 and was commissioned. He joined the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group flying a P-38. He provides some details of his trainings and the various planes he flew, including the P-38. In October of 1943 they traveled to … more
Date: September 3, 2008
Creator: Hunter, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Millard Simmons, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Millard Simmons. Simmons joined the Navy in 1944. He completed amphibious training on Coronado Island in California. He traveled to Pearl Harbor around August of 1944. From Pearl Harbor he traveled aboard a Landing Craft, Infantry to Guam. He was assigned as a Boatswain’s Mate and 20mm gunner aboard LCT(6)-867, and served as a replacement during the Battle of Peleliu. Simmons had additional experiences on the island of Angaur. Th… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Simmons, Millard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clarence E. Shockey, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clarence E. Shockey. Shockey was born in rural Texas and attended school in McKinney. Before finishing school, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938 or 1939. After being in the CCC< Shockey went to work for Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Corsicana, Texas making anchors for US Navy ships. He was also married with a daughter at the time and received an exemption from the draft on account of his family and the class… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Shockey, Clarence E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edgar Fulwider, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar Fulwider. He was born in San Francisco, California in 1927 and joined the Merchant Marines in 1944 at the age of 17. He attended the Maritime Academy at Catalina Island, California. In February 1945 he shipped out as a Fireman/Water Tender on a T2 Tanker carrying six million gallons of bunker fuel (black oil) and one million gallons of aviation gasoline. The ship arrived off the Philippines as the islands were being li… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Fulwider, Edgar
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wes Rhine, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wes Rhine. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, 27 February 1928 and was enlisted in the Marine Corps on 13 February 1945. After completing recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina and Camp LeJeune, North Carolina he was transferred to Camp Pendleton, California in June 1945. He describes shipping out to Guam in August 1945 and learning, while enroute, that the war was over. He recalls being transferred to Saipan and joi… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Rhine, Wes
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Warren C. Betcher, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Warren C. Betcher. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, 22 June 1928, enlisted in the Marine Corps 22 June 1945 and completed basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina. After completing boot camp he describes shipping out to Guam after the war had ended. From there, he was shipped to Quindao, China and joined Easy Company, Second Battalion, First Marines, First Division. In the Spring of 1946 his company transferred to Peki… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Betcher, Warren C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with W. J. Boulware, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J. W. “Bill” Boulware. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, 30 April 1926 and enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in 1944. After completing basic training, he was sent to the Navy Electronics School in Chicago. Then he went to an air control squadron in Cherry Point, North Carolina. In January 1945 he volunteered for aerial navigator School in Cherry Point where he trained as a navigator. He recalls that the war ended wh… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Boulware, J. W. “Bill”
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Dwayne K. Redman, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dwayne K. Redman. He was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on 4 August 1928. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1946 and was sent to Parris Island for basic training. He provides several anecdotes of his time at Parris Island. Prior to completing basic training, he was sent to Washington, DC and put up in a room at a hotel where the Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, came to his room and told him that he needed a volunte… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Redman, D. K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bob Tizzard, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bob Tizzard. Tizzard was born in Rochester, New York on 30 June 1916. He enlisted in the Army in 1940 and completed several courses of training, including Officer Candidate School after which he received his commission. He was sent to Honolulu as a member of the 184th Regiment, 7th Army Division which was training for the invasion of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. His duties included company officer in charge of automatic weap… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Tizzard, Bob
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William W. Smith, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William W. Smith. Smith was born in China in 1927 and started school in California when he was five. He did not speak English at the time because his mother was Russian and he had a Chinese nanny. When he was 17 in 1944, he tried joining the Marine Corps, but was denied. He instead went back to work for the forestry service in Northern California. He was in San Francisco on V-J Day. Smith joined the Marine Corps in November,… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Smith, William W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Earle Soper, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earle Soper. Soper was born in Beverly, Massachusetts on 6 March 1928. After graduating from high school in 1945, he joined the Marine Corps. After completion of training at Parris Island, South Carolina, he boarded the USS Starlight (AP-175) bound for China. Upon arriving at Tangkou, China, he joined the 1st Marine Division, 5th Marines. There, the unit guarded coal stations and oil facilities as well as their ammunition de… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Soper, Earle
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Parker, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Parker. Parker joined the Marine Corps in late 1944. In 1945 he completed advanced infantry training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. They trained in preparation for the invasion of Japan. After the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Parker was reassigned to China in early 1946. He served for one year with the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st marine Division at the American embassy in Peking, now Beijing, China… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Parker, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Art Goetz, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Art Goetz. Goetz joined the Marine Corps in 1945 and received basic training at Parris Island followed by engineer training at Camp Lejeune. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 1st Engineer Battalion, stationed in China, where he performed maintenance work at the American Legation in Peking. He arrived in January 1946 to a welcoming population who lined the streets waving American flags. While there he visited the Great … more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Goetz, Art
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Don L. Holmes, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don L. Holmes. He joined the Marine Corps in 1943. In December 1944, he was sent to the Pacific Theater and assigned to an artillery regiment, E Battery of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. He describes the landing on Iwo Jima on the third day of the invasion and supporting the 21st Marines, an infantry regiment. Following the surrender of Japan, he was sent to Tientsin, China with Company A, 1st … more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Holmes, Don L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Gill, September 3, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Gill. Gill joined the Marine Corps around June of 1945. He traveled to Japan with the occupation and then on to China working as an engineer. He ran the water pumps and worked on the railway ensuring equipment ran properly to transport coal. He speaks on engaging bandits and communist soldiers that were stealing the coal and disrupting production. His living quarters were in a Japanese hospital. Upon returning to the US Gi… more
Date: September 3, 2004
Creator: Gill, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Invoice for Work Order, September 1965]

Description: Invoice for work order for Mr. Harris L. Kempner by Galveston Yacht Service, including installing sailing blocks with total material, labor and tax worth $12.49. Stamped paid on September 9th, 1965.
Date: September 3, 1965
Creator: Galveston Yacht Service, Inc.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Invoice for Recording Deeds, September 1952]

Description: Invoice for balance due to The Bertig Company, Inc. by Mrs. D. W. Kempner, including recording deeds worth $6. Stamped paid by check on November 18th, 1952.
Date: September 3, 1952
Creator: The Bertig Company, Inc.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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