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Oral History Interview with Glenn Ivy, July 14, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Dr. Glenn Ivy. Ivy was attending Texas Tech University when he was inducted into the Army in 1943. When he entered the service, Ivy trained in the Signal Corps to send and receive encoded messages. In Jaunary, 1944, Ivy was sent to India where he was flown over the Himalaya Mountains to Kunming, China. He eventually served as a message courier delivering messages between Chiang Kai-shek and the US 14th Air Force in Kunming. Ivy discusses a situation he was i… more
Date: July 14, 2009
Duration: 32 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Ivy, Dr. Glenn
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Glenn Ivy, July 14, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Dr. Glenn Ivy. Ivy was attending Texas Tech University when he was inducted into the Army in 1943. When he entered the service, Ivy trained in the Signal Corps to send and receive encoded messages. In Jaunary, 1944, Ivy was sent to India where he was flown over the Himalaya Mountains to Kunming, China. He eventually served as a message courier delivering messages between Chiang Kai-shek and the US 14th Air Force in Kunming. Ivy discusses a situation he was i… more
Date: July 14, 2009
Creator: Ivy, Dr. Glenn
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Uno Johnson, July 14, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Uno Johnson. Johnson was born in Veinge, Sweden 26 May 1923. He emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months. He entered the U.S. Army 4 February 1943 and took basic training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was stationed in Florida and had a part-time job in a foundry cleaning the furnaces. He recalls being stationed in Berkeley, California as a truck driver and tells of taking troops to San Franc… more
Date: July 14, 2005
Duration: 39 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Uno
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Uno Johnson, July 14, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Uno Johnson. Johnson was born in Veinge, Sweden 26 May 1923. He emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months. He entered the U.S. Army 4 February 1943 and took basic training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He was stationed in Florida and had a part-time job in a foundry cleaning the furnaces. He recalls being stationed in Berkeley, California as a truck driver and tells of taking troops to San Franc… more
Date: July 14, 2005
Creator: Johnson, Uno
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe Madrano, July 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe Madrano. Madrano was born in 1922 of Native American parents, both of whom attended the Carlisle Indian School. He comments on the itinerate life the family led until settling in Oklahoma. At 16, Madrano joined the Oklahoma National Guard. In 1940, he was accepted into the Aviation Cadet Program and received flight training at Randolph Field. Sent to Avon Park, Florida, Madrano received training in the B-26 bomber. In 1943 he… more
Date: July 14, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Madrano, Joe
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joe Madrano, July 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe Madrano. Madrano was born in 1922 of Native American parents, both of whom attended the Carlisle Indian School. He comments on the itinerate life the family led until settling in Oklahoma. At 16, Madrano joined the Oklahoma National Guard. In 1940, he was accepted into the Aviation Cadet Program and received flight training at Randolph Field. Sent to Avon Park, Florida, Madrano received training in the B-26 bomber. In 1943 he… more
Date: July 14, 2014
Creator: Madrano, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bailey Salmon, July 14, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bailey Salmon. Salmon joined the Marine Corps in March of 1943. He completed advanced training with landing craft vehicles, and was placed in the V-12 Navy College Training Program. He traveled to a transit center in Hawaii, and practiced for the invasion of Japan. He was transferred to Guam, and joined the 3rd Marine Division. Shortly thereafter, the bombs were dropped and the war ended. He was ranked as Acting 1st Sergeant and … more
Date: July 14, 2018
Duration: 38 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Salmon, Bailey
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bailey Salmon, July 14, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bailey Salmon. Salmon joined the Marine Corps in March of 1943. He completed advanced training with landing craft vehicles, and was placed in the V-12 Navy College Training Program. He traveled to a transit center in Hawaii, and practiced for the invasion of Japan. He was transferred to Guam, and joined the 3rd Marine Division. Shortly thereafter, the bombs were dropped and the war ended. He was ranked as Acting 1st Sergeant and … more
Date: July 14, 2018
Creator: Salmon, Bailey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Stroppel, July 14, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Stroppel. Stroppel joined the Navy in September of 1943. He was sent to gunnery school. He served at an ammunition depot in Hawthorne, Nevada. He describes working munitions including how he was part of a crew tasked with disarming 30 to 40 thousand primers so that the shell casings could be recycled. He was then sent to the Pacific and joined the USS New Jersey (BB-62) and worked as an ammunition handler. Stroppel de… more
Date: July 14, 2010
Duration: 47 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Stroppel, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Stroppel, July 14, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Stroppel. Stroppel joined the Navy in September of 1943. He was sent to gunnery school. He served at an ammunition depot in Hawthorne, Nevada. He describes working munitions including how he was part of a crew tasked with disarming 30 to 40 thousand primers so that the shell casings could be recycled. He was then sent to the Pacific and joined the USS New Jersey (BB-62) and worked as an ammunition handler. Stroppel de… more
Date: July 14, 2010
Creator: Stroppel, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Turner, July 14, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Turner. Turner joined the Navy in 1943 and attended boot camp in Virginia with the Seabees. He shipped overseas in early 1944 and headed first for the Solomon Islands in time for the invasion of the Admiralty Islands with the 11th CBs. He was attached to the 71st CB in time for the invasion of Okinawa and went ashore on the first day. at both places, his outfit either built air bases or improved airfields. Turner recall so… more
Date: July 14, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 01 second
Creator: Turner, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas Turner, July 14, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Turner. Turner joined the Navy in 1943 and attended boot camp in Virginia with the Seabees. He shipped overseas in early 1944 and headed first for the Solomon Islands in time for the invasion of the Admiralty Islands with the 11th CBs. He was attached to the 71st CB in time for the invasion of Okinawa and went ashore on the first day. at both places, his outfit either built air bases or improved airfields. Turner recall so… more
Date: July 14, 2015
Creator: Turner, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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