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Oral History Interview with Wilson Allmand, November 12, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wilson Allmand. Allmand joined the Marine Corps in May 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division as a BAR rifleman. He served in Guadalcanal, which was swarming with mosquitos. Despite being administered antimalarial pills, Allmand and many others came down with malaria. He was also stricken with dengue fever and jaundice during his tour of duty. On Tarawa, he … more
Date: November 12, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Allmand, Wilson
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Alls, August 14, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Alls. Alls joined the Navy in June 1942. He was only 15 years old at the time. Alls went to submarine school and describes having to go through a depth chamber test. He was sent to diesel school and became a crewman on the USS Flier (SS-250) in early 1943. Alls describes an incident where the sub ran aground at Midway. His sub sank two ships in the Marianas and later endured 118 depth charges dropped by two Japanese de… more
Date: August 14, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Alls, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Andrews, April 13, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Daniel Andrews. Andrews joined the United States Navy in 1941 where he became a SeaBee. Andrews was sent to Saipan to help build airfields and seaplane bases. He left Saipan in July of 1945.
Date: April 13, 2010
Duration: 42 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Andrews, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter Autry, November 10, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Autry. Autry joined the Navy in 1941. In 1944, he traveled to New Guinea, serving aboard as a cook. He later worked as a Machinist Mate and Chief Engineer aboard an LCI. He participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Philippines Campaigns. Autry served with occupation forces in Tientsin, China. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: November 10, 2010
Duration: 49 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Autry, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank D. Barger, May 14, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank D. Barger. Barger joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He started his career as an airplane mechanic. In 1941, he became an Air Cadet. After completing training he spent some time near Austin, Texas training cadets on C-46s and evaluating returning pilots. Barger was eventually sent overseas where he completed 170 missions while stationed in India and Burma flying supplies. He left service in 1945.
Date: May 14, 2010
Duration: 52 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Barger, Frank D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marshall Barrett, May 4, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marshall Barrett. Barrett went to Duke University in 1941 and joined the Naval ROTC just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He participated in the V-12 program, receiving an accelerated four-year degree and his commission by February of 1944. Around August, Barrett began serving as a training officer aboard the USS YMS-339. They traveled to Panama, New Hebrides, and the Admiralty Islands and joined the Seventh Fleet. They partici… more
Date: May 4, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Barrett, Marshall
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he… more
Date: November 6, 2010
Duration: 58 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Barton, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floyd Beeghly, December 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Floyd E. Beeghly. Beeghly joined the Navy in April 1943. He describes his basic training at Farragut, Idaho. Beeghly was sent to the USS Independence (CVL-22) and joined the C and R division. He describes flight operations, his damage control station, and what it was like when his ship was hit by a torpedo. Beeghly left the Navy in February 1946.
Date: December 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Beeghly, Floyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Herman L. Bell, February 23, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Herman L. Bell. Bell worked in a shipyard in California at the beginning of the war and describes his duties as a welder. He joined the Navy in April 1943 and discusses his time in boot camp at Farragut, Idaho and the additional training that he received as a firefighter. Bell was sent to the USS Independence (CVL-22). He describes his duties and some of the work he performed. Bell discusses when his ship was hit with a torp… more
Date: February 23, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Bell, Herman L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wendell R. Benson, August 5, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wendell R. Benson. Benson joined the Navy in August of 1943. He was trained as an electrician and then attended submarine school in Groton, Connecticut. Benson then joined the crew of the USS Trutta (SS-421) for three war patrols. He details the advantages of the Tench-class submarines over their predecessors. Benson also tells an amusing story of how the crew celebrated the announcement of the Surrender with a swim call.
Date: August 5, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Benson, Wendell R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Bertanzetti, February 2, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Bertanzetti. Bertanzetti joined the Army in February of 1941. After 2 years he transferred to the Army Air Forces. He was commissioned in 1943. He flew B-24s and was assigned to the 489th Bomb Group, 846th Bomb Squadron. In 1944 Bertanzetti traveled to England and completed 31 combat missions. On the last mission his plane went down. He and the crew bailed out over Germany, were captured and taken as prisoners of war to St… more
Date: February 2, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Bertanzetti, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bob Bloomfield, February 7, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bob Bloomfield. Bloomfield joined the Navy in 1942 as a Naval Aviation Cadet. In June of 1943 he received his wings. Beginning around August, Bloomfield joined Fighter Squadron Six (VF-6), with Butch O’Hare. He served as tail-end Charlie of O’Hare’s division, flying the Grumman F6F-Hellcat. Bloomfield participated in the carrier raids around Marcus Island and Wake Island. He later served as a wing man to Harry Harrison. In late 1… more
Date: February 7, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Bloomfield, Bob
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Merton Bobo, March 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merton Bobo. Bobo was born in Greenfield, Maine 10 February 1926. Graduating from high school in 1943 he enlisted in the Navy. Following a six week boot camp in Sampson, New York he was sent to Jacksonville, Florida to attend radio school. Once he graduated, he was sent to Yellow Water, Florida for gunnery training. Upon completing the gunnery training, he went to Fort Lauderdale, where he began operational training in a TBM… more
Date: March 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Bobo, Merton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Bobst, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Bobst. Bobst joined the Navy in March 1943 and received basic training and hospital corpsman training in Illinois. Upon completion, he was assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital at San Diego and then field medical school at Camp Elliot. He was sent to New Britain, where he treated Marines at a regimental aid station as they returned from a battalion aid station near the front lines. He would then send patients requiring … more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 38 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Bobst, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter E. Bolssen, July 29, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Walter E. Bolssen. Born in 1918, he enlisted in the Navy in December, 1939. After training as an airplane engine mechanic, he was sent to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in late 1940. He served as a PBY crew plane captain in VP-12. He describes his experiences during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1943 he was stationed at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal where he flew on night patrols in a “Black Cat” PBY-5. After approximately one year on Guadalcanal, he was se… more
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 46 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Bolssen, Walter E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Weston Bonney, February 25, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Weston Bonney. Bonney joined the Navy in August of 1943. He served as Chief Storekeeper aboard USS Kendrick (DD-612) beginning in March of 1944. They provided gunfire in support of ground troops advancing northward through Italy. He participated in the invasion of southern France in August, and escorted a convoy to the Mediterranean Sea in November, returning to the US in December. In August of 1945 they traveled to Pearl Harbor,… more
Date: February 25, 2010
Duration: 26 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Bonney, Weston
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Boone, December 7, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Boone. Boone joined the Navy in 1937. He was assigned to the USS Blue (DD-387) and initially served in the deck division. Boone was also a pointer on one of the 5-inch guns. He eventually joined the engineering division and worked in the boiler room and details how the boiler room operated. Boone describes his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He witnessed the Utah capsize and the Arizona explode. Boone desc… more
Date: December 7, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Boone, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Brown. Brown joined the Navy and served as a Radarman with amphibious forces at Guadalcanal for one year. In 1942, Brown worked aboard submarines as a specialist in surface attacks using radar. Admiral Chester Nimitz appointed him the officer in charge to create the Pacific Fleet Radar School for Senior Officers, and to instruct them in radar techniques. Brown completed this work through late 1945. He continued his service… more
Date: March 2, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Brown, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Shelby Brown, March 20, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Shelby Brown. Brown joined the Navy around 1942. Beginning April of 1943, he served as Seaman Second Class aboard USS Nashville (CL-43). Brown and his division took care of the fantail of the ship and the five turrets in their main battery. In August they traveled to Pearl Harbor to join carrier task forces for strikes on Marcus and Wake islands. They traveled to Espiritu Santo, crossing the equator, and had a shellback init… more
Date: March 20, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Brown, John Shelby
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Bullard, May 24, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William E. Bullard. Bullard joined the Marine Corps in 1938 and received a discharge before the U.S. entered WWII. He then joined the Army Air Forces and trained to become a fighter pilot. He joined the 354th Fighter Group and began flying missions over Europe. Bullard was part of an escort for C-47s that dropped airborne troops on D-Day. His plane was damaged on a mission over Germany and he was captured and became a prison… more
Date: May 24, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Bullard, William E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Laura Bussey, July 8, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Laura “Sally” Bussey. Bussey was born in Goree, Texas on 29 April 1916. She attended Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton, Texas receiving a teaching degree. She married in 1939 and tells of Thomas J. Taylor, the father of Lady Bird Johnson, offering to build and furnish a new house for her and her husband if she would take a teaching job in Karnak, Texas. She accepted. Her husband entered the United States Army soon after t… more
Date: July 8, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Bussey, Laura
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Cameron, October 21, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Cameron. Cameron began training as a Marine Corps aviator in 1942. He was trained as a fighter pilot and was sent to VMF 221 to fly Corsairs. Cameron describes his training and several incidents that took place during that period. His squadron flew off of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) and flew combat air patrol (CAP) missions and ground support over Iwo Jima, and for an extended period over Okinawa and Japan. Cameron de… more
Date: October 21, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Cameron, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Campbell, May 20, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Campbell. Campbell joined the Merchant Marine in March of 1942. He began as a wiper working in the engine room. Campbell soon found work on the North Atlantic convoy. His ship was torpedoed and sunk on the way to Murmansk. His next ship hit a mine and was forced to run aground. Campbell was a crewman on a ship that arrived at Cherbourg after the storm that destroyed the Mulberry Harbor. He also manned a diesel engine on… more
Date: May 20, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Campbell, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Campbell, December 19, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Campbell. Campbell was born on 25 November 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1941, he was an engineering student at the University of Cincinnati and working at the Curtis Wright engine plant. On 12 July 1941, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. After spending time at a junior college in Little Rock, Arkansas, Campbell was sent to the University of Iowa for cadet pre-flight training. Upon completion of th… more
Date: December 19, 2010
Duration: 31 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Campbell, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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