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Oral History Interview with Roy Beck, August 6, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Beck. Beck was drafted into the Army in September, 1943 and went to basic training in Missouri. From there, he went to a trade school in New York to become an electrician. His first assignment was in the Aleutian Islands at Amchitka where he worked as an electrician rigging wiring and working on poles. He also went to Attu and helped build a landing strip on Shemya Island before returning to the US and being discharged i… more
Date: August 6, 2015
Creator: Beck, Roy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Howard Bell, October 6, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Bell. Bell finished college at Texas Tech before joining the Army Air Forces in 1942. He was commissioned and sent to India where he joined the 341st Bomb Group as an engineer officer. He shares several anecdotes about his experiences.
Date: October 6, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Bell, Howard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Howard Bell, October 6, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Bell. Bell finished college at Texas Tech before joining the Army Air Forces in 1942. He was commissioned and sent to India where he joined the 341st Bomb Group as an engineer officer. He shares several anecdotes about his experiences.
Date: October 6, 2005
Creator: Bell, Howard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry Bicknell, June 6, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Bicknell. Bicknell was drafted by the Army in December of 1942. He served with the 5th Armored Division and was sent to Europe where he drove an ammunition truck for the tanks. He provides details of his training and describes the light tanks they used. In February of 1944 they traveled to England and were attached to Patton’s 3rd Army. They landed on Utah Beach in July of 1944, and traveled through France and the southern … more
Date: June 6, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Bicknell, Henry
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Henry Bicknell, June 6, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Bicknell. Bicknell was drafted by the Army in December of 1942. He served with the 5th Armored Division and was sent to Europe where he drove an ammunition truck for the tanks. He provides details of his training and describes the light tanks they used. In February of 1944 they traveled to England and were attached to Patton’s 3rd Army. They landed on Utah Beach in July of 1944, and traveled through France and the southern … more
Date: June 6, 2008
Creator: Bicknell, Henry
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bernadine Bircher, February 6, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernadine Bircher. Bircher was working as a psychiatric nurse in October 1943 when she joined the Army Nurse Corps. Upon completion of basic and specialized training, she deployed in June 1944 to a station hospital in Holland. Her unit was short on anesthetists, so Bircher volunteered, despite having no specific training. Nurses and doctors at the adjacent operating tables assisted Bircher with her first patients, and she be… more
Date: February 6, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Bircher, Bernadine
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bernadine Bircher, February 6, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernadine Bircher. Bircher was working as a psychiatric nurse in October 1943 when she joined the Army Nurse Corps. Upon completion of basic and specialized training, she deployed in June 1944 to a station hospital in Holland. Her unit was short on anesthetists, so Bircher volunteered, despite having no specific training. Nurses and doctors at the adjacent operating tables assisted Bircher with her first patients, and she be… more
Date: February 6, 2014
Creator: Bircher, Bernadine
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Betty J. Blalock, September 6, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Betty Blalock. Blalock joined the Navy in 1945 and received basic training in Yonkers. She was assigned to the hospital corps and sent to the amputee ward at Quantico. Once a day, an airplane would arrive with amputees whom Blalock would visit and encourage. She remembers them as having good morale. After the war, she was discharged and married a tech sergeant, Hugh Blalock, who went on to serve in the Air Force for 30 years… more
Date: September 6, 2011
Duration: 23 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Blalock, Betty J
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Oral History Interview with Betty J. Blalock, September 6, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Betty Blalock. Blalock joined the Navy in 1945 and received basic training in Yonkers. She was assigned to the hospital corps and sent to the amputee ward at Quantico. Once a day, an airplane would arrive with amputees whom Blalock would visit and encourage. She remembers them as having good morale. After the war, she was discharged and married a tech sergeant, Hugh Blalock, who went on to serve in the Air Force for 30 years… more
Date: September 6, 2011
Creator: Blalock, Betty J
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Boardman, January 6, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Boardman. Boardman joined the Navy in December of 1941. He served aboard the USS Henderson (AP-1). His rank was Seaman Second Class. He flew in a Grumman TBF Avenger, and describes the plane in some detail. He was discharged in October of 1947.
Date: January 6, 2006
Creator: Boardman, Charles
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charlie Boswell, December 6, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charlie Boswell. After boot training in San Diego, he was assigned to the USS Tennessee in April 1941. The Tennessee was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 tied up on the inside of the USS West Virginia, next to the pier. Boswell's battle station was as an ammunition handler on one of the 5-inch guns. He went down there and stayed there all day, sending up rounds. Boswell states that the Tennessee took two bombs hits. After… more
Date: December 6, 2003
Duration: 34 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Boswell, Charlie R.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charlie Boswell, December 6, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charlie Boswell. After boot training in San Diego, he was assigned to the USS Tennessee in April 1941. The Tennessee was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 tied up on the inside of the USS West Virginia, next to the pier. Boswell's battle station was as an ammunition handler on one of the 5-inch guns. He went down there and stayed there all day, sending up rounds. Boswell states that the Tennessee took two bombs hits. After… more
Date: December 6, 2003
Creator: Boswell, Charlie R.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Melvin Brandenburg, September 6, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Brandenburg. Brandenburg joined the US Army in September 1942. He was assigned to the 78th Infantry Division, 310th Infantry Regiment. He provides details of his extensive infantry training. They arrived in England in late October 1944, then crossed to Le Havre, France in late November 1944. They participated in the Battle of the Bulge, where Brandenburg was wounded on 16 December. He provides details of their actions duri… more
Date: September 6, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Brandenburg, Melvin
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Melvin Brandenburg, September 6, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Brandenburg. Brandenburg joined the US Army in September 1942. He was assigned to the 78th Infantry Division, 310th Infantry Regiment. He provides details of his extensive infantry training. They arrived in England in late October 1944, then crossed to Le Havre, France in late November 1944. They participated in the Battle of the Bulge, where Brandenburg was wounded on 16 December. He provides details of their actions duri… more
Date: September 6, 2012
Creator: Brandenburg, Melvin
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Brashear, February 6, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Brashear. Upon completion of the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP), Brashear joined the Army Air Corps and earned his wings in 1941. He then spent three years at Merced Army Flying Field as a flight instructor and was promoted to director of training. He joined the 499th Bomb Group, 878th Bomb Squadron in 1944 as a B-29 pilot. In June 1945, he led 500 planes on a raid over Kobe. His horizontal stabilizer was shot by… more
Date: February 6, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Brashear, Ray
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ray Brashear, February 6, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Brashear. Upon completion of the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP), Brashear joined the Army Air Corps and earned his wings in 1941. He then spent three years at Merced Army Flying Field as a flight instructor and was promoted to director of training. He joined the 499th Bomb Group, 878th Bomb Squadron in 1944 as a B-29 pilot. In June 1945, he led 500 planes on a raid over Kobe. His horizontal stabilizer was shot by… more
Date: February 6, 1998
Creator: Brashear, Ray
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Rolland Briar, December 6, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Simmons. Simmons joined the Navy in July 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received electro-hydraulics training and was assigned to the USS Davis (DD-395) as a gunner’s mate, his battle station in the lower forward handling room, sending up five-inch shells. He participated in the invasion of Normandy, providing support to troops landing on Omaha Beach. After escorting the USS Texas (BB-35) back to Eng… more
Date: December 6, 2008
Duration: 21 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Briar, Rolland
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Rolland Briar, December 6, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Simmons. Simmons joined the Navy in July 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received electro-hydraulics training and was assigned to the USS Davis (DD-395) as a gunner’s mate, his battle station in the lower forward handling room, sending up five-inch shells. He participated in the invasion of Normandy, providing support to troops landing on Omaha Beach. After escorting the USS Texas (BB-35) back to Eng… more
Date: December 6, 2008
Creator: Briar, Rolland
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Brown, December 6, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Brown. Born in 1919, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1941. He was sent to Pearl Harbor. He recounts his actions during the Japanese attack there. He was then assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He describes his duties as the captain?s orderly. He talks about an encounter with fifteen Japanese twin-engine airplanes while escorting troop ships from the Coral Sea to Australia. He also discusses sinking Japanese su… more
Date: December 6, 2003
Duration: 43 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Brown, Jack
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Brown, December 6, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Brown. Born in 1919, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1941. He was sent to Pearl Harbor. He recounts his actions during the Japanese attack there. He was then assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He describes his duties as the captain?s orderly. He talks about an encounter with fifteen Japanese twin-engine airplanes while escorting troop ships from the Coral Sea to Australia. He also discusses sinking Japanese su… more
Date: December 6, 2003
Creator: Brown, Jack
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Buchanan, July 6, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Buchanan. Buchanan entered the workforce as a child and was not treated well by employers, but he felt for African-Americans workers who seemed to have it even worse. After joining the Navy in 1939, he attended diesel engine school. Buchanan was then assigned to the USS Cachalot (SS-170), working his way up to chief motor machinist's mate. On 7 December 1941, his submarine was docked, with its engine removed for repairs… more
Date: July 6, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Buchanan, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Buchanan, July 6, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Buchanan. Buchanan entered the workforce as a child and was not treated well by employers, but he felt for African-Americans workers who seemed to have it even worse. After joining the Navy in 1939, he attended diesel engine school. Buchanan was then assigned to the USS Cachalot (SS-170), working his way up to chief motor machinist's mate. On 7 December 1941, his submarine was docked, with its engine removed for repairs… more
Date: July 6, 2014
Creator: Buchanan, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Travis Budlong, June 6, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Travis Budlong. Budlong was born in Gainesville, Texas on 9 September 1922. After high school he entered Gainesville Junior College and earned an associate’s degree in one and a half years. Since his dad would not let him join the Royal Canadian Air Force Budlong took advantage of the CPT (civilian pilot training) program during his time at college and entered the Army Air Corps on 9 May 1942. After 1000 hours of instructing… more
Date: June 6, 2005
Creator: Budlong, Travis
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bernard Campbell, December 6, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard Campbell. Campbell joined the Navy in May 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was sent to the submarine base at Pearl Harbor, where he became a barber. During the attack on 7 December, he was assigned to an officer, as his foot messenger. He recalls that American planes were shot down by friendly fire later that evening, before personnel were quickly advised on nighttime Identify Friend… more
Date: December 6, 2008
Duration: 39 minutes
Creator: Campbell, Bernard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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