Oral History Interview with Ben Wagner, April 26, 2010 Page: 1

                                
Ben Wagner Oral History Interview

ED METZLER:    This is Ed Metzler, and today is the 26th of
April, 2010. I'm interviewing Mr. Ben Wagner in
Fredericksburg, at the Nimitz Museum. This interview is in
support of the Center of Pacific War Studies Archives for
the National Museum of the Pacific War, Texas Historical
Commission for the preservation of historical information
related to this site. So let me kick it off by thanking
you, Ben, for spending the time today to share your World
War II experiences with us, and let's get it started by
having you introduce yourself. Tell us when and where you
were born, a little bit about your family, and we'll take
it from there.
BEN WAGNER:   Well, I appreciate your invitation here. This is
an opportunity for me to do something I've always wanted to
do, and starting I was born in San Antonio, Texas, on May
the 16th, 1926, and when the war actually started I got
Dad's permission to join. I wanted to join, get into the
action with my friend, T.A. Geib, a childhood friend I had
to mention here.

EM: Well now, what did your dad do for a living?

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