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Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seserino Calderon. Calderon was drafted into the Army in September, 1942 and trained in California. He was trained and assigned to the 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division and sent to Guadalcanal in late 1942. He served as a 60mm mortar man. After a brief invasion of Munda to take an airfield, Calderon enjoyed some rest at New Zealand before the invasion of the Philippines. His unit landed at Lingayen Gulf on Luzo… more
Date: November 10, 2014
Duration: 46 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Calderon, Seserino
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seserino Calderon. Calderon was drafted into the Army in September, 1942 and trained in California. He was trained and assigned to the 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division and sent to Guadalcanal in late 1942. He served as a 60mm mortar man. After a brief invasion of Munda to take an airfield, Calderon enjoyed some rest at New Zealand before the invasion of the Philippines. His unit landed at Lingayen Gulf on Luzo… more
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Calderon, Seserino
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Myrven H. Cron, November 8, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Myrven Cron. Cron joined the Navy in 1942 and enrolled in Rice University’s V-12 program. After graduating with a degree in chemical engineering, he attended midshipmen’s school at Northwestern University. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Chicago (CA-136) as a junior gunnery officer. When he arrived at Tokyo Bay, he was reunited with his brother, who was there as part of Underwater Demolition Team 6. Cron later re… more
Date: November 8, 2014
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Cron, Myrven H
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Myrven H. Cron, November 8, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Myrven Cron. Cron joined the Navy in 1942 and enrolled in Rice University’s V-12 program. After graduating with a degree in chemical engineering, he attended midshipmen’s school at Northwestern University. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Chicago (CA-136) as a junior gunnery officer. When he arrived at Tokyo Bay, he was reunited with his brother, who was there as part of Underwater Demolition Team 6. Cron later re… more
Date: November 8, 2014
Creator: Cron, Myrven H
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ruben Clayton Davis, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruben Davis. Davis was born in Texas on 5 July 1926. In 1944 he was inducted into the Navy and sent to San Diego for boot training. Upon completing eight weeks of boot training he was assigned to amphibious training at Coronado Island, California. During training, he covered boat handling, semaphore and Morse code. While in training he developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. Upon recovering, he was assigned to USS LSM-171 … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Davis, Ruber C.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ruben Clayton Davis, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruben Davis. Davis was born in Texas on 5 July 1926. In 1944 he was inducted into the Navy and sent to San Diego for boot training. Upon completing eight weeks of boot training he was assigned to amphibious training at Coronado Island, California. During training, he covered boat handling, semaphore and Morse code. While in training he developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. Upon recovering, he was assigned to USS LSM-171 … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Davis, Ruber C.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Dirks, November 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Dirks. Dirks was drafted into the Navy in February 1944 and trained at San Diego. From there he went to a weather school. Once he got to the Aleutian Islands, he was assigned to a weather station. Because he could type, he was made a yeoman in Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher's Northern Pacific Command headquarters on Adak. He spent the war there but for a brief interlude in Japan during the surrender and was discharged i… more
Date: November 12, 2014
Duration: 54 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Dirks, Richard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Dirks, November 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Dirks. Dirks was drafted into the Navy in February 1944 and trained at San Diego. From there he went to a weather school. Once he got to the Aleutian Islands, he was assigned to a weather station. Because he could type, he was made a yeoman in Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher's Northern Pacific Command headquarters on Adak. He spent the war there but for a brief interlude in Japan during the surrender and was discharged i… more
Date: November 12, 2014
Creator: Dirks, Richard
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with R. L. Hawkins, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R.L. Hawkins. Hawkins was born in Springfield, Illinois on 31 May 1924. Upon joining the Navy in February 1943, he attended boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, in Illinois. After twelve weeks he entered fire control school, also at Great Lakes. From there, he attended advanced fire control school in Washington, DC. Hawkins was then sent to Providence, Rhode Island for gunnery training. In early 1944, he went… more
Date: November 13, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Hawkins, R. L.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with R. L. Hawkins, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R.L. Hawkins. Hawkins was born in Springfield, Illinois on 31 May 1924. Upon joining the Navy in February 1943, he attended boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, in Illinois. After twelve weeks he entered fire control school, also at Great Lakes. From there, he attended advanced fire control school in Washington, DC. Hawkins was then sent to Providence, Rhode Island for gunnery training. In early 1944, he went… more
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Hawkins, R. L.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Head, November 7, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Head. Head volunteered to join the Navy in February, 1942. Since he already had his pilot’s license, he qualified for flight training. He earned his wings and a commission in October, 1942. He went to Kaneohe and was assigned to VP-13. He relates anecdotes about flying wounded Marines from Tarawa to hospital as well as General Holland Smith and his staff. He also bombed places like Wake Island and targets in the Marsh… more
Date: November 7, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Head, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Head, November 7, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Head. Head volunteered to join the Navy in February, 1942. Since he already had his pilot’s license, he qualified for flight training. He earned his wings and a commission in October, 1942. He went to Kaneohe and was assigned to VP-13. He relates anecdotes about flying wounded Marines from Tarawa to hospital as well as General Holland Smith and his staff. He also bombed places like Wake Island and targets in the Marsh… more
Date: November 7, 2014
Creator: Head, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wilbur Hendrix, November 5, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wilbur H. Hendrix. Hendrix was born on 4 October 1921 in Ray County, Missouri. He entered the Army Air Corps in June, 1942. After basic training at Jefferson Barracks, he went to a civilian aircraft mechanic school in Chicago. From there he went to Blythe Army Airfield in California. After three months, he went to Spokane Army Airfield. There he was assigned as a crew chief for B-17s in the 569th Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. … more
Date: November 5, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Hendrix, Wilbur
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wilbur Hendrix, November 5, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wilbur H. Hendrix. Hendrix was born on 4 October 1921 in Ray County, Missouri. He entered the Army Air Corps in June, 1942. After basic training at Jefferson Barracks, he went to a civilian aircraft mechanic school in Chicago. From there he went to Blythe Army Airfield in California. After three months, he went to Spokane Army Airfield. There he was assigned as a crew chief for B-17s in the 569th Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. … more
Date: November 5, 2014
Creator: Hendrix, Wilbur
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Lawson, November 18, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas M. Lawson. Lawson was born in Pierre, South Dakota in 1924. After two years of ROTC in college, he joined the Army Air Forces in August 1943. After basic training in Wichita Falls, Texas, he went to pilot training at Randolph Field in San Antonio. He was ready to solo in a PT-19 trainer, but his instructor pilot was not happy with his forced landing exercise and he was washed out. Being a pilot now out of the question… more
Date: November 18, 2014
Duration: 37 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Lawson, Thomas M.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas Lawson, November 18, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas M. Lawson. Lawson was born in Pierre, South Dakota in 1924. After two years of ROTC in college, he joined the Army Air Forces in August 1943. After basic training in Wichita Falls, Texas, he went to pilot training at Randolph Field in San Antonio. He was ready to solo in a PT-19 trainer, but his instructor pilot was not happy with his forced landing exercise and he was washed out. Being a pilot now out of the question… more
Date: November 18, 2014
Creator: Lawson, Thomas M.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with A. W. McCasker

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with A. W. McCasker. McCasker joined the Royal Australian Navy and at the end of 1942 was stationed on Guadalcanal. He took a small party behind enemy lines to Lord Howe Island on a reconnaissance mission, accompanied by two American soldiers and a Javanese guide. There he was greeted by a Polynesian king who held a formal ceremony declaring war on the Japanese. McCasker brought along a radio that could reach several hundred mile… more
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: McCasker, A. W.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Vern Muncy, November 8, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vern Muncy. Muncy joined the Marine Corps in early 1944 and received basic training in South Carolina and North Carolina. Muncy was assigned to the 7th Field Depot, III Amphibious Corps. After the war, he was sent to Tientsin for guard duty. During R&R on Okinawa, he was spared the worst of the typhoon. He returned home and was discharged in July 1946.
Date: November 8, 2014
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Muncy, Vern
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Vern Muncy, November 8, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vern Muncy. Muncy joined the Marine Corps in early 1944 and received basic training in South Carolina and North Carolina. Muncy was assigned to the 7th Field Depot, III Amphibious Corps. After the war, he was sent to Tientsin for guard duty. During R&R on Okinawa, he was spared the worst of the typhoon. He returned home and was discharged in July 1946.
Date: November 8, 2014
Creator: Muncy, Vern
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John M. Olsen, November 20, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John M Olsen. Olsen joined a reserve program with the Army Air Forces in February of 1944. In mid-1945, he deployed to the Philippines and joined a Recovered Personnel Detachment, processing allied prisoners of war. He transferred to Japan, continuing his work. Olsen returned to the US and received his discharge in December of 1946.
Date: November 20, 2014
Duration: 44 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Olsen, John M
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John M. Olsen, November 20, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John M Olsen. Olsen joined a reserve program with the Army Air Forces in February of 1944. In mid-1945, he deployed to the Philippines and joined a Recovered Personnel Detachment, processing allied prisoners of war. He transferred to Japan, continuing his work. Olsen returned to the US and received his discharge in December of 1946.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Olsen, John M
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jonah Peterson, November 18, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jonah Peterson. Peterson was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He finished signal school in October and was assigned to the USS Cascade (AD-16), a destroyer tender. He was there at Ulithi for a while before transferring to the USS Argonne (AG-31) in time for the invasion of the Philippines. Peterson returned to the US in December and was discharged in early 1946.
Date: November 18, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Peterson, Jonah L.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jonah Peterson, November 18, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jonah Peterson. Peterson was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He finished signal school in October and was assigned to the USS Cascade (AD-16), a destroyer tender. He was there at Ulithi for a while before transferring to the USS Argonne (AG-31) in time for the invasion of the Philippines. Peterson returned to the US in December and was discharged in early 1946.
Date: November 18, 2014
Creator: Peterson, Jonah L.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Seldon Prothro, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seldon Prothro. Prothro was born in Texas in 1926. Upon enlisting in the Navy on 22 April 1944, he was sent to San Diego for boot training. Soon after completing boot training he developed mumps and was hospitalized. Upon his release, he was assigned the Armed Guard detachment aboard the SS William Luckenbach (1913) as a gunner/electrician. He delivered goods to Okinawa as well as several other islands. The ship returned to … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Duration: 29 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Prothro, Seldon
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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