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Oral History Interview with Allen Havron, July 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Allen Havron. Havron joined the Army in January 1943. He was trained at Ft. Bliss as an anti-aircraft crewman in a unit that became the 487th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. His unit was sent to New Guinea. He describes meeting the native people and the flora and fauna that he encountered. He was then detached to the 158th Regimental Combat Team for a landing on Noemfoor Island. Havron earned a Bronze Star for his actions… more
Date: July 9, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Havron, Allen
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Oral History Interview with Allen Havron, July 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Allen Havron. Havron joined the Army in January 1943. He was trained at Ft. Bliss as an anti-aircraft crewman in a unit that became the 487th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. His unit was sent to New Guinea. He describes meeting the native people and the flora and fauna that he encountered. He was then detached to the 158th Regimental Combat Team for a landing on Noemfoor Island. Havron earned a Bronze Star for his actions… more
Date: July 9, 2010
Creator: Havron, Allen
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Oral History Interview with Charles Goessling, July 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Goessling. Goessling’s father was in the Army 13th Field Artillery and was transferred to Hawaii in January 1941. Fourteen-year-old Charles and the rest of the family went along. Goessling was sleeping at their home in Schofield Barracks when the Japanese attacked on 7 December. He fled to Koli Koli Pass with part of his family, where they were able to witness the destruction at Pearl Harbor. Goessling describes the … more
Date: July 9, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Goessling, Charles
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Oral History Interview with Charles Goessling, July 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Goessling. Goessling’s father was in the Army 13th Field Artillery and was transferred to Hawaii in January 1941. Fourteen-year-old Charles and the rest of the family went along. Goessling was sleeping at their home in Schofield Barracks when the Japanese attacked on 7 December. He fled to Koli Koli Pass with part of his family, where they were able to witness the destruction at Pearl Harbor. Goessling describes the … more
Date: July 9, 2010
Creator: Goessling, Charles
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth E. Wavell, December 9, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Kenneth E. Wavell. Born in 1919, he joined the Navy Air Corps in early 1941. After flight training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, he received his wings in February, 1942. He served as a flight instructor at NAS Corpus Christi for two years. He shares anecdotes about an emergency landing on the King Ranch; a mid-air collision; and a forced landing. He was transferred to Seattle and assigned to Composite Squadron 81 (VC-81). He provides information about… more
Date: December 9, 2010
Creator: Wavell, Kenneth E.
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Wavell, December 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth Wavell. Wavell was born in Flandreau, South Dakota 30 October 1919. After graduating from high school in Pipestone, Minnesota in 1936 he attended the University of Minnesota. In 1941, he joined the Navy. After boot camp at Jacksonville, Florida he was selected for flight training. After graduating from flight school at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas, he became a flight instructor for two years. He describes … more
Date: December 9, 2010
Duration: 51 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Wavell, Kenneth
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Oral History Interview with Robert C. Shedd, March 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert C. Shedd. Shedd joined the Marine Corps in February of 1942 with his brothers Donald and Paul. He provides details of boot camp. He served with the 5th Marines. In June of 1942 he traveled to New Zealand. In August they went to Guadalcanal to capture the island. He provides details of his travels and life aboard the troop ships. They traveled to New Britain in New Guinea in December of 1943, where a shell fragment hit his … more
Date: March 9, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes
Creator: Shedd, Robert C.
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Oral History Interview with Robert C. Shedd, March 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert C. Shedd. Shedd joined the Marine Corps in February of 1942 with his brothers Donald and Paul. He provides details of boot camp. He served with the 5th Marines. In June of 1942 he traveled to New Zealand. In August they went to Guadalcanal to capture the island. He provides details of his travels and life aboard the troop ships. They traveled to New Britain in New Guinea in December of 1943, where a shell fragment hit his … more
Date: March 9, 2010
Creator: Shedd, Robert C.
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