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Oral History Interview with Albert Machaud, June 17, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Machaud. Machaud joined the Army Air Forces on 27 June 1946. He served as a control tower operator with the 128th Army Airways Communication System Squadron. He traveled throughout the Pacific, including Johnston Island, Wake Island, Kwajalein, Okinawa and into Tokyo by January of 1947, directing aircraft on new airstrips that had hastily been built during the war. He speaks of his experiences during his 2 years in occupie… more
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Machaud, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frank Tooze, June 7, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Tooze. Tooze joined the Navy V-12 program in July of 1943, and began his naval service at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He graduated in October of 1944 from the Midshipmen School Program as an ensign. He then reported for duty aboard the USS Biscayne (AGC-18). In February 1945 they set sail for Luzon, Philippines. Their orders were to provide close-in support during the Battle of Iwo Jima. They were ther… more
Date: June 7, 2016
Creator: Tooze, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Ciampa, June 28, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Ciampa. Ciampa joined the Army in 1943 and trained at Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was assigned to a graves registration unit and sent to Europe. He landed shortly after the Normandy invasion and his unit immediately began setting up temporary cemeteries. Ciampa provides a lot of details about his experiences in France, Belgium and Germany. Later in life, Ciampa became a documentary film maker. Many of his films revolve arou… more
Date: June 28, 2016
Creator: Ciampa, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Green Day, June 17, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Green Day. Day shares his memories of growing up during the Great Depression. He completed trade school to be a machinist. He joined the Navy around 1944. In May 1945 he was assigned to USS Halford DD-480, and they traveled to Pearl Harbor. They provided escort duty to Borneo, and Day served with the deck department helping to maintain the ship. In late 1945 Day experienced a typhoon aboard the ship. He was discharged in July of … more
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Day, Green
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Imlay, June 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Imlay. Imlay’s sister, Barbara Burton, relays information about the World War II service of her brother, James Imlay. Imlay was in the Navy aboard the USS Pope (DD-225), which was sunk off Borneo in March 1942, and was a prisoner of war of the Japanese for the duration of the war in the Pacific. A commendation letter for Pope crew members is read into the record.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Imlay, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Ulbrich, June 17, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Jennings Ulbrich. Ulbrich joined the Navy in February of 1945. He was transferred to Brown Field Airport, San Diego. He worked in ships service, selling merchandise, food, maintaining Coke machines. Ulbrich made the rank of Third-Class Petty Officer. After the base was decommissioned, he was transferred to El Centro and performed shore patrol duty and guarded prisoners. He was there when the war ended. Ulbrich continued his… more
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Ulbrich, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with LeRoy Brunner, June 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with LeRoy Brunner. Brunner joined the Army Air Forces in September, 1945 and trained in San Antonio. He attended officer candidate school where he received a commission before going to radar school and being assigned to a meteorology school in Illinois. He served at a weather station in Alaska prior to the outbreak of the Korean War. Brunner discusses his long career in the Air Force.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Brunner, LeRoy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Dyches, June 25, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Dyches. Dyches joined the Marine Corps in April of 1944. He served with the 4th Marine Division, 24th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. Dyches traveled to Maui for additional training. He participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. On his fifth morning on the island he was seriously wounded from an exploding grenade thrown into his fox hole. Dyches spent over a year and a half in various hospitals recovering from his wounds … more
Date: June 25, 2016
Creator: Dyches, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Wickes, June 24, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Wickes. Wickes was drafted into the Army in September 1943 and was eventually assigned to the 78th Infantry Division. He landed in France in November, 1944 and moved toward the front in Germany where he experienced his first combat. Right before the Battle of the Bulge, Wickes was captured by German soldiers. Wickes recalls several details about being a POW. Twice he managed to escape but got recaptured each time. Aft… more
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Wickes, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Stuart MacDonald, June 21, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Stuart MacDonald. MacDonald joined the Marine Corps and was called to active duty right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After basic training, he was assigned to the headquarters battery in the 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He went to Guadalcanal with the First MARDIV and served in the fire direction center before catching malaria. After recovering, MacDonald was assigned to the Third MARDIV as a forward observer at Bougain… more
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: MacDonald, Stuart
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Upton Ruddock, June 22, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Upton Ruddock. Upton’s wife, Mary, assists with the interview. Ruddock was drafted into the Army in May 1944. He went to Fort Riley, Kansas for basic training. He trained on horseback. He was part of the 56th Cavalry Brigade. After training he went to war, leaving California November 1944. They landed at Bombay, India. He joined the 124th Cavalry Regiment of the MARS Task Force. They crossed India by train to Ledo, Burma. He… more
Date: June 22, 2016
Creator: Ruddock, Upton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Willard LaCounte, June 9, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Willard LaCounte. LaCounte was drafted into the Army in September, 1943 and trained as an antiaircraft artilleryman at Camp Haan, California. In late 1943 he was assigned to the 118th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion as a jeep driver in an industrial section of England and recalls defending it against German air raids. He landed at Normandy one day after the invasion. His unit eventually set up in Holland and shot down bu… more
Date: June 9, 2016
Creator: LaCounte, Willard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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