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Oral History Interview with Edward L. Feightner, September 30, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with E. L. Feightner. Feigtner grew up in Ohio. He got his pilot's license prior to enlisting in the Navy in Michigan in 1941. After flight training, he was assigned to VF-5 squadron. He was reassigned to VF-10 on the USS Enterprise. Feightner flew the F4F Wildcat. His first combat was the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Next, he flew near Guadalcanal. In April 1943, he transferred to Air Group Eight and joined the USS Bunker H… more
Date: September 30, 2009
Creator: Feightner, Edward L
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Jennings, July 30, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Jennings. Jennings enlisted in the Army Air Forces around 1942. In November of 1943 he was commissioned second lieutenant. He served as a math instructor. He completed training in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey on how the weather affects the radar of the enemy. He traveled to New Guinea and then to Leyte in October of 1944. He was assigned to a radar station in Leyte and the Apo Reef in the Philippines, and he provides details o… more
Date: July 30, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Jennings, Edwin
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Jennings, July 30, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Jennings. Jennings enlisted in the Army Air Forces around 1942. In November of 1943 he was commissioned second lieutenant. He served as a math instructor. He completed training in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey on how the weather affects the radar of the enemy. He traveled to New Guinea and then to Leyte in October of 1944. He was assigned to a radar station in Leyte and the Apo Reef in the Philippines, and he provides details o… more
Date: July 30, 2012
Creator: Jennings, Edwin
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Oral History Interview with Elmer Ethun, September 30, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elmer Ethun. Ethun was drafted into the Army Air Forces in March 1943 at Fort Sheridan. He completed basic training in Florida. He moved on to Camp Crowder, Missouri to telephone school. From there, he went to Hammer Field in Fresno, California to message center school and learned cryptography and Morse code. He was in the 2nd Airbase Communication Detachment. In April 1944 he was sent overseas to Calcutta, India, then to Ch… more
Date: September 30, 2015
Duration: 36 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Ethun, Elmer
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Oral History Interview with Elmer Ethun, September 30, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elmer Ethun. Ethun was drafted into the Army Air Forces in March 1943 at Fort Sheridan. He completed basic training in Florida. He moved on to Camp Crowder, Missouri to telephone school. From there, he went to Hammer Field in Fresno, California to message center school and learned cryptography and Morse code. He was in the 2nd Airbase Communication Detachment. In April 1944 he was sent overseas to Calcutta, India, then to Ch… more
Date: September 30, 2015
Creator: Ethun, Elmer
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Oral History Interview with Elmer Freeman, September 30, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Elmer Freeman. Mr Freeman graduated from high school in 1938 and joined the Navy in 1939. He had three other brothers in the service during the war. After training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, he was assigned to Aviation Machinist Mate School in San Diego. Upon completion of that, he was sent to VP-12, a PBY squadron in San Diego for a short while then sent to Patrol Wing 4 in Seattle. He was assigned to VP-41 first and then VP-42, both PBY squadron… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 41 seconds
Creator: Freeman, Elmer
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Oral History Interview with Elmer Freeman, September 30, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Elmer Freeman. Mr Freeman graduated from high school in 1938 and joined the Navy in 1939. He had three other brothers in the service during the war. After training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, he was assigned to Aviation Machinist Mate School in San Diego. Upon completion of that, he was sent to VP-12, a PBY squadron in San Diego for a short while then sent to Patrol Wing 4 in Seattle. He was assigned to VP-41 first and then VP-42, both PBY squadron… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Freeman, Elmer
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Oral History Interview with F. Duane Flink, November 30, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with F. Duane Flink. Flink joined the Navy as an aviation cadet in 1943. The program had enough candidates at that time, so he was sent to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Flink describes life in boot camp. He was then sent to submarine school in New London, Connecticut and describes the training he received and training that was conducted on O-boats. Flink was then sent to California where he joined the crew of the USS Pelias… more
Date: November 30, 2010
Duration: 52 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Flink, F. Duane
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Oral History Interview with F. Duane Flink, November 30, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with F. Duane Flink. Flink joined the Navy as an aviation cadet in 1943. The program had enough candidates at that time, so he was sent to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Flink describes life in boot camp. He was then sent to submarine school in New London, Connecticut and describes the training he received and training that was conducted on O-boats. Flink was then sent to California where he joined the crew of the USS Pelias… more
Date: November 30, 2010
Creator: Flink, F. Duane
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Oral History Interview with Francis R. Ferry, September 30, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis R. Ferry. Ferry grew up in Nebraska and taught for a year before joining the Navy in 1942. He had enrolled in the Civilian Pilot Training Program prior to enlisting. He trained on the N3N, the SNJ, the OS2U, the BT, the SBC3 and other types of aircraft. He was assigned to be a dive-bomber, flying the SB2C Helldiver. Ferry was initially assigned to VB-14 and left aboard the USS Wasp to the coast of Venezuela where he … more
Date: September 30, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Ferry, Francis R.
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Oral History Interview with Francis R. Ferry, September 30, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis R. Ferry. Ferry grew up in Nebraska and taught for a year before joining the Navy in 1942. He had enrolled in the Civilian Pilot Training Program prior to enlisting. He trained on the N3N, the SNJ, the OS2U, the BT, the SBC3 and other types of aircraft. He was assigned to be a dive-bomber, flying the SB2C Helldiver. Ferry was initially assigned to VB-14 and left aboard the USS Wasp to the coast of Venezuela where he … more
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Ferry, Francis R.
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Oral History Interview with Francis Shiner, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis Shiner. Shiner joined the Navy in December 1942 and received basic training in Green Bay. Based on an aptitude test, he was sent to a university for electrician’s mate training. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6), tasked with climbing 60-foot ladders to retrieve and recharge batteries from backup generators. It was heavy lifting for a man of his size, so he was reassigned to the power room,… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 50 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Shiner, Francis
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Oral History Interview with Francis Shiner, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis Shiner. Shiner joined the Navy in December 1942 and received basic training in Green Bay. Based on an aptitude test, he was sent to a university for electrician’s mate training. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6), tasked with climbing 60-foot ladders to retrieve and recharge batteries from backup generators. It was heavy lifting for a man of his size, so he was reassigned to the power room,… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Shiner, Francis
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Oral History Interview with Frank Graves, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Graves. Graves joined the Navy in March 1941 and received specialized training as an on-flight radio operator. He was aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) for one year, through the end of the Battle of Guadalcanal. He remembers living conditions at Guadalcanal as rugged, as he slept in a foxhole while Japanese shelled the island. He returned to the States and flew long-range patrols as a PBY flight engineer. After the war,… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 22 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Graves, Frank
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Oral History Interview with Frank Graves, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Graves. Graves joined the Navy in March 1941 and received specialized training as an on-flight radio operator. He was aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) for one year, through the end of the Battle of Guadalcanal. He remembers living conditions at Guadalcanal as rugged, as he slept in a foxhole while Japanese shelled the island. He returned to the States and flew long-range patrols as a PBY flight engineer. After the war,… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Graves, Frank
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Oral History Interview with Frank Rancloes, October 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Rancloes. Rancloes was drafted into the Marine Corps in April 1943. Upon completion of pontoon bridging school, he was sent to Camp Pendleton to train officers. His unit, the 7th Service Engineers, was typically split up to provide support where needed. Rancloes landed in the second wave on Saipan, operating heavy machinery. After the island was secured, he managed a lumberyard with an African-American crew, many of wh… more
Date: October 30, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Rancloes, Frank
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Oral History Interview with Frank Rancloes, October 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Rancloes. Rancloes was drafted into the Marine Corps in April 1943. Upon completion of pontoon bridging school, he was sent to Camp Pendleton to train officers. His unit, the 7th Service Engineers, was typically split up to provide support where needed. Rancloes landed in the second wave on Saipan, operating heavy machinery. After the island was secured, he managed a lumberyard with an African-American crew, many of wh… more
Date: October 30, 2013
Creator: Rancloes, Frank
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Chevalier, September 30, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Chevalier. Chevalier grew up in Texas and was drafted into the Army Air Force in 1941. Once he finished training, he became an instructor. He was told he had a foot condition and offered to stay as an instructor. He turned down the offer. He boarded a tanker at San Francisco in 1944 and took it to New Guinea. From there, he went up to Biak and then Mindoro where he fly 15 missions with the Jolly Rogers. He did rada… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Duration: 56 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Chevalier, Frederick
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Chevalier, September 30, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Chevalier. Chevalier grew up in Texas and was drafted into the Army Air Force in 1941. Once he finished training, he became an instructor. He was told he had a foot condition and offered to stay as an instructor. He turned down the offer. He boarded a tanker at San Francisco in 1944 and took it to New Guinea. From there, he went up to Biak and then Mindoro where he fly 15 missions with the Jolly Rogers. He did rada… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Chevalier, Frederick
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Oral History Interview with George W. Meyers, May 30, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George W. Meyers. Meyers worked as a welder and on an oil rig prior to joining the Navy just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Meyers was eventually assigned to a naval construction battalion and recalls assembling massive oil tanks, a hospital and a radar installation in the Solomon Islands. He also shares anecdotes about welding pontoons together at the Admiralty Islands. Meyers was discharged in November, 1945.
Date: May 30, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Meyers, George W.
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Oral History Interview with George W. Meyers, May 30, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George W. Meyers. Meyers worked as a welder and on an oil rig prior to joining the Navy just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Meyers was eventually assigned to a naval construction battalion and recalls assembling massive oil tanks, a hospital and a radar installation in the Solomon Islands. He also shares anecdotes about welding pontoons together at the Admiralty Islands. Meyers was discharged in November, 1945.
Date: May 30, 2012
Creator: Meyers, George W.
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Norwood, November 30, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Norwood. Norwood joined the Army Air Forces in May 1942. He soon joined the 307th Bomb Group as an armorer for B-24s and went to Hawaii. From there, Norwood went with them to Guadalcanal. He flew on one mission as a gunner and was glad to get back to base. Norwood shares several anecdotes about his experiences around B-24s on Guadalcanal, Noemfoor, Wakde, Morotai and other islands. He was discharged in August, 1945.
Date: November 30, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Norwood, Glenn
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Norwood, November 30, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Norwood. Norwood joined the Army Air Forces in May 1942. He soon joined the 307th Bomb Group as an armorer for B-24s and went to Hawaii. From there, Norwood went with them to Guadalcanal. He flew on one mission as a gunner and was glad to get back to base. Norwood shares several anecdotes about his experiences around B-24s on Guadalcanal, Noemfoor, Wakde, Morotai and other islands. He was discharged in August, 1945.
Date: November 30, 2016
Creator: Norwood, Glenn
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Oral History Interview with Granville Coggs, June 30, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Granville Coggs. Coggs joined the Army Air Forces in the fall of 1943. He trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and at Tyndall Field in Florida, serving as a pilot and one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Coggs was commissioned on 16 October 1945 as a second lieutenant bombardier pilot. He served as an aerial gunner, aerial bombardier, multi-engine pilot and B-25 pilot trainee who was scheduled for the 477th Bombardment Gr… more
Date: June 30, 2010
Duration: 46 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Coggs, Granville
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