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Oral History Interview with Clinton Shoppe, December 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clinton Shoppe. Shoppe joined the Navy in 1943. In early 1944 he served on the deck force and the 14-inch guns aboard the USS California (BB-44). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, and participated in bombardments during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Philippines Campaign, and the Battles of Leyte Gulf and Lingayen Gulf. Shoppe shares his experiences through a kamikaze attack on the California. He returned to the US and … more
Date: December 14, 2013
Creator: Shoppe, Clinton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Floyd Trogdon, November 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd Trogdon. Trogdon joined the Army Air Forces in October 1942 and went through the aviation cadet training program to train as a navigator. He earned his commission in December 1943 and reported t oB-24 flight crew duty the following January. He arrived in Italy in April, 1944 and began flying combat missions. Trogdon describes various missions he flew, including one over Ploesti. He flew 50 missions by October and returned t… more
Date: November 14, 2013
Creator: Trogdon, Floyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Carson, November 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Carson. Carson joined the Army Air Corps in November of 1940. In December, he was assigned to Hickam Field in Hawaii, working with weapons in a supply squadron. Carson shares his experiences living and working in Hawaii prior to, during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In mid-1942, he was sent to Fiji with a small support group, providing fuel and supplies to the war effort in the Pacific. In early 1944, Carson complete… more
Date: November 14, 2013
Creator: Carson, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Battifarano, June 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Battifarano. Battifarano enlisted in the Navy during his senior year of high school in 1943. He served for 2 years as Signalman 3rd Class aboard the USS Guitarro (SS-363). They traveled to the Panama Canal operating with a destroyer and to the South Pacific. They made 4 successful war patrols, have 15 Japanese flags on their battle flag, laid 25 mines and recorded a 95-day war patrol. He discusses life aboard a submarine an… more
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Battifarano, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Pat Hemphill, June 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Pat Hemphill. Hemphill’s father was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on 7 December 1941. Although she was only three years of age, she recalls being taken with other children out of the area on a school bus, while covered by mattresses as a means of protection. She also tells of the actions taken by her family during air-raid alerts.
Date: June 14, 2013
Creator: Hemphill, Pat
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Prevninger, February 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Prevninger. Prevninger was drafted into the Army in June of 1944. He was trained as a tanker and eventually became a gunner on a Stuart tank and was later transferred to a Sherman tank. Prevninger describes crossing the Rhine and advancing across Germany. He discusses how they handled German prisoners at the end of the war. Prevninger served in the occupation and was eventually discharged.
Date: February 14, 2013
Creator: Prevninger, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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