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Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004

Interview with H. L. Obermiller, a Pharmacist's Mate during World War II. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate. He remembers having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting Navajo code talkers, and writing letters home.

Date: April 30, 2004

Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Metzler, Ed & Obermiller, H. L.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000

Interview with David Braden, a member of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He discusses his training in the U.S. to become a navigator; his deployment to Saipan with the 870th Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing; initial attacks on Tokyo in a B-29 bomber at high altitude (during which the jet stream interfered with the bombing raids); a low-altitude fire-bombing mission over Tokyo in March, 1945; living conditions on base at Saipan; a mission in which the B-29 he was on ditched in the o… more

Date: September 30, 2000

Duration: 58 minutes 21 seconds

Creator: Johnson, Kep & Braden, David

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Guinn Rasbury, April 30, 2004

Interview with Guinn Rasbury, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses joining the Marines, being part of the invasion force at Florida and Tulagi Islands, having multiple malaria attacks, being transferred to Maine to cure his malaria, being transferred around the United States, and finally returning to the Pacific theater. He explains how being sick with malaria and getting bumped from a plane ride home saved his life. He shares anecdotes about sounding "Taps" at a memorial service fo… more

Date: April 30, 2004

Duration: 38 minutes 47 seconds

Creator: Graham, Eddie & Rasbury, Guinn

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Boarding the Sea Porpoise]

Photograph of soldiers boarding a ship named the Sea Porpoise. They all have sacks on their back, and the ship is docked to the left.

Date: July 30, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[44th Armored Regiment]

Photograph of the soldiers of Company G of the 44th Armored Regiment. Those in the front row are identified as Kleinhuizen, Parkin, Ottavianna, Morgan, N. Johnson, Singles, Schneider, Griffin, Hagen, Moss, Newcome, and Kisker. The soldiers in the second row are Shiebly, Kuser, Long, Tom Derby, Wenrick, and Schweitzer. Those in the back row are Pasillas, Henry Mullett, R. C. Campbell, Hoffman, Cherrington, Orleans, A. Johnson, Miller, Rose, Bartz, Donar, Weston, Scully, Drennan, Maday, Brooks, T… more

Date: October 30, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Members of G Company]

Photograph of members of G company, 44th Armored Regiment, 12th Armored Division, sitting and standing outside the mail call supply room. Those in the front row are Kleinhuizen, Parkin, Ottavianna, Morgan, N. Johnson, Singles, Schneider, Griffin, Hagen, George Moss, Newcome, and Kisker. The soldiers in the second row are Shiebly, Kuser, Long, Derby, Wenrick, and Schweitzer. Those in the third row are Pasillas, Henry Mullett, R. C. Campbell, Hoffman, Cherrington, Orleans, A. Johnson, Miller, Ros… more

Date: October 30, 1942

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Station Hospital at Camp Barkeley, Texas]

Photograph of Camp Barkeley's station hospital and it's courtyard. The one story building has several pairs of windows along its side and is topped by three metal chimneys. A stone pillar topped by a stylized statue of an eagle bears a relief of a caduceus. Three trees stand around this pillar. A fenced-in pool has a raised statue of a stylized bull at its center.

Date: January 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Joseph Franzone Standing by a Row of Tents]

Photograph of Joseph Franzone standing on a field in front of a row of tents. He is wearing a cap and a U.S. Army uniform. Another soldier is reclining on the grass behind him.

Date: September 30, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldier and Woman in Bar]

Photograph of a soldier and woman posing in a bar, with bottles on the counter.

Date: November 30, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Rose and Nathan Levine in Front of a House]

Photograph of Rose and Nathan Levine standing together in front of a dark wooden house. Rose is wearing a jacket, blouse, and skirt, while Nathan is wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform and garrison cap. Behind them, a picket fence and bare trees surround the house.

Date: January 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldiers Piled Atop Sergeant Franzone]

Photograph of a group of soldiers piled atop Sergeant Joseph Franzone in a field while another soldier stands behind them. They are wearing U.S. Army uniforms and soft caps. The piling soldiers are identified as Cohan, Dan Melli, Holzer, Denemark, and the standing Leo Alexander. Rows of tents are visible on either side of the photograph.

Date: September 30, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Dan Melli and Nathan Levine Standing by the 82nd Medical Battalion Headquarters]

Photograph of Dan Melli and Nathan Levine standing on either side of a sign for the 82nd Medical Battalion's headquarters. They are wearing dress uniforms and garrison caps. A building with multiple pairs of windows and a metal chimney passes behind them.

Date: January 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Captain Walter Lillesand Standing by Tents]

Photograph of Captain Walter Lillesand standing on a dirt path in front of a couple of tents. He is wearing a U.S. Army uniform and garrison cap.

Date: September 30, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Dan Melli Standing Beside a Jeep]

Photograph of the Dan Melli wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform while standing beside an army jeep. The jeep is parked beside the 82nd Medical Battalion's headquarters, which is a lightly colored wooden building with a single visible window.

Date: January 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Geritza, Irving Denemark, and Dan Melli Posing Together on a Field]

Photograph of Geritza, Irving Denemark, and Dan Melli posing together on a field in front of a row of tents. Geritza, wearing a chef's hat and white smock, stands behind Irving Denemark who is in turn standing over Dan Melli. Denemark and Melli are wearing U.S. Army uniforms.

Date: September 30, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Nathan Levine and a Donkey]

Photograph of Nathan Levine standing between a two-story brick building and a donkey. Levine is wearing U.S. Army dress uniform and garrison cap. One end of a rope is tied about the donkey's head, while the other end is tethered to a fence with broken pickets.

Date: January 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Rose and Nathan Levine in a United Service Organizations Courtyard]

Photograph of Rose and Nathan Levine standing together in front of a gated wall in a United Service Organizations courtyard. Rose is wearing a jacket, blouse, and skirt, while Nathan is wearing a U.S. Army dress uniform and holds a garrison cap. The wall behind them has gate with chevron-shaped slats.

Date: January 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Nathan Levine Holding the Reins of a Young Donkey]

Photograph of Nathan Levine holding reigns attached to a young donkey. Levine is wearing a U.S Army dress uniform and garrison cap. A two-story brick building stands behind them, and a bare tree appears from the right.

Date: January 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[First Sergeant John Fitch and Irving Denemark Standing at a Tent Entrance]

Photograph of First Sergeant John Fitch and Irving Denemark standing together in a tent's entryway. Fitch is wearing a uniform with a garrison cap while Denemark is wearing a uniform with a soft cap. Tent pegs are visible at their feet.

Date: September 30, 1943

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[William Giannopoulos Saluting in Front of a House]

Photograph of William Giannopoulos standing in front of a dark brick house and saluting toward the camera. He is wearing a khaki uniform and glasses.

Date: July 30, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Joseph Kiker and George Hatt by a Building]

Photograph of uniformed American soldiers named Joseph Kiker and George Hatt standing in front of a building. Plants and a shuttered window are located behind the two helmeted men.

Date: May 30, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Soldier Amid Wreckage]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing amid the wreckage of a harbor at Le Havre, France. A ship is visible in the background.

Date: May 30, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Couple at Reunion]

Photograph of an older couple at a reunion in Covington, Kentucky, both holding something. There is a picture mounted on the wall in the background.

Date: October 30, 1999

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Gaynes by a Pier]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes standing at a bombed out pier in Le Havre, France. Buildings and the ocean are visible in the background.

Date: May 30, 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

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