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Oral History Interview with Kermit Gebert, June 27, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kermit Gebert. Gebert joined the Army Air Forces in August 1941 and attended technical school at Scott Air Force Base. He was stationed in Hawaii until 1945 and then served on Guam in the Signal Corps. He recalls that although the battles were over on Guam, there were still many Japanese holdouts on the island. Gebert operated a radio, receiving coded messages in the jungle. The longest message he received consisted of over … more
Date: June 27, 2009
Duration: 55 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Gebert, Kermit
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kermit Gebert, June 27, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kermit Gebert. Gebert joined the Army Air Forces in August 1941 and attended technical school at Scott Air Force Base. He was stationed in Hawaii until 1945 and then served on Guam in the Signal Corps. He recalls that although the battles were over on Guam, there were still many Japanese holdouts on the island. Gebert operated a radio, receiving coded messages in the jungle. The longest message he received consisted of over … more
Date: June 27, 2009
Creator: Gebert, Kermit
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 Joseph Gunterman, January 27, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Gunterman. Gunterman joined the Navy in November of 1942. He completed Sound School, learning how to operate sound equipment on ships to detect underwater activity. In early 1943 he traveled to New Caledonia. From there he was assigned to the USS Zane (DMS-14), a high-speed mine sweeper. He provides some details of the ship, including weaponry aboard. They traveled to Tulagi, Suva, Fiji, provided escort duty and participat… more
Date: January 27, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Gunterman, Joseph
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph Gunterman, January 27, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Gunterman. Gunterman joined the Navy in November of 1942. He completed Sound School, learning how to operate sound equipment on ships to detect underwater activity. In early 1943 he traveled to New Caledonia. From there he was assigned to the USS Zane (DMS-14), a high-speed mine sweeper. He provides some details of the ship, including weaponry aboard. They traveled to Tulagi, Suva, Fiji, provided escort duty and participat… more
Date: January 27, 2009
Creator: Gunterman, Joseph
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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