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Oral History Interview with Arlie Asmussen, December 27, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arlie Asmussen. Asmussen joined the Navy in 1941, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served aboard the USS Owl (AM-2) beginning in February of 1942. His job aboard was to cook and serve as a deck ape, scrubbing the decks and bulkheads, and tying up the boats. In March they traveled to Bermuda and remained for 2 years. They provided target practice for submarines and went out on distress calls, rescuing a torpedoed cargo ship fr… more
Date: December 27, 2005
Creator: Asmussen, Arlie
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Barnhouse, October 27, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Barnhouse. Barnhouse joined the Naval ROTC at the University of Texas in 1940. He graduated and received his commission in 1944 and went aboard the USS Kidd (DD-661) at Espiritu Santo in March. He remained on this destroyer until the war ended. On the ship he was in charge of the deck crew and maintenance. When in battle he served as a gunnery officer overseeing the 20 mm guns aft. He provides details of numerous att… more
Date: October 27, 2015
Duration: 47 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Barnhouse, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Barnhouse, October 27, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Barnhouse. Barnhouse joined the Naval ROTC at the University of Texas in 1940. He graduated and received his commission in 1944 and went aboard the USS Kidd (DD-661) at Espiritu Santo in March. He remained on this destroyer until the war ended. On the ship he was in charge of the deck crew and maintenance. When in battle he served as a gunnery officer overseeing the 20 mm guns aft. He provides details of numerous att… more
Date: October 27, 2015
Creator: Barnhouse, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Barrera, April 27, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Barrera. Barerra grew up in Texas during the Depression and enlisted in the Army at 17 in 1944. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division and shipped out with the unit to Luzon in 1945. After the war, Barerra served in occupied Korea playing in the division band. He injured one of his finger badly and had to switch to playing trumpet. He used the GI Bill to finish law school upon being discharged in December 1946.
Date: April 27, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Barrera, Roy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Roy Barrera, April 27, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Barrera. Barerra grew up in Texas during the Depression and enlisted in the Army at 17 in 1944. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division and shipped out with the unit to Luzon in 1945. After the war, Barerra served in occupied Korea playing in the division band. He injured one of his finger badly and had to switch to playing trumpet. He used the GI Bill to finish law school upon being discharged in December 1946.
Date: April 27, 2020
Creator: Barrera, Roy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Batterson, April 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert E. Batterson. Batterson was born on 5 May 1921 in Mason City, West Virginia. Following graduation from high school in 1938, he joined the Navy. After competing boot camp at Norfolk, Virginia, he was assigned to the USS Philadelphia (CL-41). During battle stations, he was a powder man on a six inch gun. The ship was anchored at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and he describes what he saw on that day. In 1942, he was se… more
Date: April 27, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Batterson, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Batterson, April 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert E. Batterson. Batterson was born on 5 May 1921 in Mason City, West Virginia. Following graduation from high school in 1938, he joined the Navy. After competing boot camp at Norfolk, Virginia, he was assigned to the USS Philadelphia (CL-41). During battle stations, he was a powder man on a six inch gun. The ship was anchored at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and he describes what he saw on that day. In 1942, he was se… more
Date: April 27, 2004
Creator: Batterson, Robert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henley Bennett, September 27, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henley Bennett. Bennett joined the Navy in December 1943 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion he was assigned to USS Long Island (CVE-1) and went to the Marshall Islands. He was also stationed on Guam for a while. He served with utility Squadrons 7 and 17 while overseas. When the war ended, Bennett was discharged in June 1946.
Date: September 27, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Bennett, Henley
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Henley Bennett, September 27, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henley Bennett. Bennett joined the Navy in December 1943 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion he was assigned to USS Long Island (CVE-1) and went to the Marshall Islands. He was also stationed on Guam for a while. He served with utility Squadrons 7 and 17 while overseas. When the war ended, Bennett was discharged in June 1946.
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Bennett, Henley
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stanley Blumenthal, May 27, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Stanley Blumenthal. Blumenthal received his commercial Morse Code license and joined the Merchant Marines in 1944. He served aboard the liberty ship SS Lawrence D. Tyson (1943). He discusses life on the ship and experiences traveling to the Mediterranean Sea to deliver cargo. They landed in Palermo, Italy. He describes life and sightseeing in Palermo.
Date: May 27, 2013
Duration: 56 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Blumenthal, Stanley
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Stanley Blumenthal, May 27, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Stanley Blumenthal. Blumenthal received his commercial Morse Code license and joined the Merchant Marines in 1944. He served aboard the liberty ship SS Lawrence D. Tyson (1943). He discusses life on the ship and experiences traveling to the Mediterranean Sea to deliver cargo. They landed in Palermo, Italy. He describes life and sightseeing in Palermo.
Date: May 27, 2013
Creator: Blumenthal, Stanley
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Albert Bouley. He discusses joining the Marines just after Pearl Harbor, being in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, the battle of Guadalcanal, getting malaria and dysentery, the battle of Cape Gloucester, using Pavuvu as a base, the battle of Peleliu, shipping back to the States, doing guard duty at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, becoming an instructor in a heavy weapons school before then end of the war. He joined the Air Force 2 1/2 years later to be able … more
Date: June 27, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Bouley, Albert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Albert Bouley. He discusses joining the Marines just after Pearl Harbor, being in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, the battle of Guadalcanal, getting malaria and dysentery, the battle of Cape Gloucester, using Pavuvu as a base, the battle of Peleliu, shipping back to the States, doing guard duty at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, becoming an instructor in a heavy weapons school before then end of the war. He joined the Air Force 2 1/2 years later to be able … more
Date: June 27, 2001
Creator: Bouley, Albert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Oris Brehmer, September 27, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oris Brehmer. Brehmer was born in Luckenbach, Texas in 1924. Drafted in March, 1943 with a choice of services, he chose the Navy. He went through boot camp and Corpsman School in San Diego, then to Marine Field Medical School. He sailed for the South Pacific and joined the 1st Marine Division in Australia. In December, 1943 the division landed at Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Brehmer's company saw no combat there. From March… more
Date: September 27, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Brehmer, Oris
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Oris Brehmer, September 27, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oris Brehmer. Brehmer was born in Luckenbach, Texas in 1924. Drafted in March, 1943 with a choice of services, he chose the Navy. He went through boot camp and Corpsman School in San Diego, then to Marine Field Medical School. He sailed for the South Pacific and joined the 1st Marine Division in Australia. In December, 1943 the division landed at Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Brehmer's company saw no combat there. From March… more
Date: September 27, 2013
Creator: Brehmer, Oris
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Burks, June 27, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Burks. Burks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 17 January 1923. After graduating from high school in 1940, he attended the University of Oklahoma until October 1942, at which time he joined the US Army Air Forces. He began a pilot training program, but the Army terminated it. In August 1943, he underwent basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas for twelve weeks. In November, he went to gunnery school at Laredo Air Field in … more
Date: June 27, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Burks, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Burks, June 27, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Burks. Burks was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 17 January 1923. After graduating from high school in 1940, he attended the University of Oklahoma until October 1942, at which time he joined the US Army Air Forces. He began a pilot training program, but the Army terminated it. In August 1943, he underwent basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas for twelve weeks. In November, he went to gunnery school at Laredo Air Field in … more
Date: June 27, 2006
Creator: Burks, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Prudence Burns Burrell, March 27, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Prudence Burns Burrell. Burrell was an African American woman who enlisted in the Army Reserve and served as a medical nurse in World War II. She was stationed in Australia, Java, New Guinea and the Philippines. She provides some details of her work in these areas and with the natives. She also shares experiences of racial discrimination. She completed her degree in public health at the University of Minnesota. She then served as… more
Date: March 27, 1993
Duration: 17 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Burrell, Prudence Burns
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Prudence Burns Burrell, March 27, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Prudence Burns Burrell. Burrell was an African American woman who enlisted in the Army Reserve and served as a medical nurse in World War II. She was stationed in Australia, Java, New Guinea and the Philippines. She provides some details of her work in these areas and with the natives. She also shares experiences of racial discrimination. She completed her degree in public health at the University of Minnesota. She then served as… more
Date: March 27, 1993
Creator: Burrell, Prudence Burns
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Clay, February 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Clay. Clay joined the Army in 1940. Beginning August of 1941, he served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, serving in the Pacific Theater. In September of 1943, they participated in the New Guinea Campaign. Clay served until late 1943, early 1944. His discharge date is not noted.
Date: February 27, 2004
Duration: 38 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Clay, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Clay, February 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Clay. Clay joined the Army in 1940. Beginning August of 1941, he served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, serving in the Pacific Theater. In September of 1943, they participated in the New Guinea Campaign. Clay served until late 1943, early 1944. His discharge date is not noted.
Date: February 27, 2004
Creator: Clay, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Randolph Coleman, May 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Randolph Coleman. Coleman was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on 21 December 1922. He enlisted in the US Army in 1943 and tells of his reasons for wanting to become a paratrooper. He describes the strenuous physical testing he passed allowing him to qualify for jump school. Coleman was assigned to the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, F Company, 1st Platoon. He was then selected to attend intelligence school. After recei… more
Date: May 27, 2004
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Coleman, Randolph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Randolph Coleman, May 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Randolph Coleman. Coleman was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on 21 December 1922. He enlisted in the US Army in 1943 and tells of his reasons for wanting to become a paratrooper. He describes the strenuous physical testing he passed allowing him to qualify for jump school. Coleman was assigned to the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, F Company, 1st Platoon. He was then selected to attend intelligence school. After recei… more
Date: May 27, 2004
Creator: Coleman, Randolph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roscoe Corder, February 27, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Roscoe Corder. Corder joined the Army in March of 1940. He completed Officer Candidate School and Parachute School. He served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. In late 1943, Corder participated in the New Guinea Campaign. In February of 1945, he served in the Battle of Corregidor. He was discharged in June of 1946.
Date: February 27, 2004
Duration: 54 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Corder, Roscoe
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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