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Oral History Interview with A. J. Durham, October 12, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with A J Durham. Durham joined the Navy in February of 1943. He served with Composite Squadron 55 (VC-55). After basic training, Durham worked at the Naval Air Station in Astoria, Oregon and unloaded ammunition ships. He later served with the Ordnance Department, synchronizing 30 caliber machine guns aboard TBMs. Durham transferred to Composite Squadron 4 (VC-4), and completed Torpedo School, and served as a Torpedo man and an Aviatio… more
Date: October 12, 2013
Creator: Durham, A. J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Arthur Powell, March 12, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Powell. Powell was born in Enid, Oklahoma, on 3 November 1924. Upon graduating from high school he entered the US Army. After completing basic training in Amarillo, Texas, he was selected to enter flight training at Cedar City, Utah. In the middle of his training, the program was cancelled. Boarding USS Mitchell (APA-114) he spent thirty-nine days at sea before arriving at Bombay, India. There he was assigned to the 1… more
Date: March 12, 2013
Creator: Powell, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Dorwin Lamkin, November 12, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dorwin Lamkin. Lamkin joined the Navy in 1940. He completed Hospital Corps Training School and served as a corpsman and hospital apprentice aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36), where he was stationed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Nevada was torpedoed and bombed during the surprise attack. Lamkin later served aboard the USS President Jackson (APA-18) and the USS San Francisco (CA-38). In early 1945, he was assigned to a Naval H… more
Date: November 12, 2013
Creator: Lamkin, Dorwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Walter Oweiss, November 12, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Oweiss. Oweiss joined the Army in March 1943 and trained in Virginia. His first stop was in the Army Specialized Training Program until he transferred to a flight school. The Army had too many pilot trainees,so oweiss was tranferred to a parachute infantry training and became a paratrooper attached to the 127th Airborne Engineers, 11th Airborne Division. He shipped overseas t oLuzon, Philippine Islands, with them. He also … more
Date: November 12, 2013
Creator: Oweiss, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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