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Oral History Interview with Erick Miller, May 31, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Erick Miller. Miller began learning to fly in 1939. He joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1940, and was sent to Cranfield, England. He piloted the Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft, and shares his experiences through the Battle of Britain. In November of 1940 through early 1941 Miller was posted to a Canadian squadron of Beaufighter airplanes assigned to night fighting in Britain. Their duty was to ward off German bombers as… more
Date: May 31, 2004
Creator: Miller, Erick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with J. L. Cunningham, May 31, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with J L Cunningham. Cunningham joined the Marine Corps in late 1942. He served in combat infantry with the 4th Marine Division, and participated in amphibious assaults in the battles of Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Cunningham was discharged in late 1945.
Date: May 31, 2004
Creator: Cunningham, J. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Spradlin, May 31, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Spradlin. Spradlin joined the Navy in 1943. He completed gunnery school. Beginning January of 1944, he served aboard the USS Porterfield (DD-682) as a watertender, tending to the fire in the boilers. They escorted convoys from the US to Pearl Harbor, the Marshall Islands, Tinian, Saipan, Guam, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In early 1945 their ship was hit by a kamikaze, and they traveled back to the US. Spradlin was assigned to USS … more
Date: May 31, 2004
Creator: Spradlin, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Jackson, May 31, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Jackson. Jackson joined the Navy in 1942. He served as Machinist’s Mate Second Class in the engine room aboard the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25). While aboard the ship, Jackson recalls bombarding and covering landings on 34 islands in the Pacific, including the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Saipan, Australia, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He shares his experiences going through a typhoon. In March of 1943 they participated in the… more
Date: May 31, 2004
Creator: Jackson, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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