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Oral History Interview with Edgar Howard, July 9, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar E. Howard. Howard was born 26 April 1924 in Nashville, Indiana. After one year in ROTC at Indiana University, he was drafted into the Army in April 1943. He was assigned to the 69th Infantry Division at Camp Shelby, Mississippi as a tech sergeant. His duties during the year that he was stationed there involved training replacement personnel. His division shipped to Cheltenham, England in February 1944 where he was reas… more
Date: July 9, 2009
Duration: 31 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Howard, Edgar E.
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Oral History Interview with Edgar Howard, July 9, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar E. Howard. Howard was born 26 April 1924 in Nashville, Indiana. After one year in ROTC at Indiana University, he was drafted into the Army in April 1943. He was assigned to the 69th Infantry Division at Camp Shelby, Mississippi as a tech sergeant. His duties during the year that he was stationed there involved training replacement personnel. His division shipped to Cheltenham, England in February 1944 where he was reas… more
Date: July 9, 2009
Creator: Howard, Edgar E.
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Knight, July 13, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edwin Knight. Knight was drafted into the Army in 1943 and received training in anti-tank warfare. He was assigned to the 43rd Infantry Division, 169th Infantry Regiment. In late 1943, while stationed in New Caledonia, Knight was selected for medic training. In the spring of 1944, he sailed to New Guinea, where he had interactions with natives. To deal with the heat, he lined the inside his helmet with gasoline, which cooled… more
Date: July 13, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Knight, Edwin
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Knight, July 13, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edwin Knight. Knight was drafted into the Army in 1943 and received training in anti-tank warfare. He was assigned to the 43rd Infantry Division, 169th Infantry Regiment. In late 1943, while stationed in New Caledonia, Knight was selected for medic training. In the spring of 1944, he sailed to New Guinea, where he had interactions with natives. To deal with the heat, he lined the inside his helmet with gasoline, which cooled… more
Date: July 13, 2009
Creator: Knight, Edwin
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Gilsinger, July 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frederick Gilsinger. Gilsinger joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1943. He completed basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi and navigation at Butler University, Indianapolis. He was a second lieutenant and served as a B-26 pilot. He provides vivid details of the various planes he flew during wartime, including the B-26, B-25, A-26, Piper Cub, PT-19, BT-13 and the AT-17. Gilsinger remained stateside throughout his service in t… more
Date: July 20, 2009
Duration: 57 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Gilsinger, Frederick
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Gilsinger, July 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frederick Gilsinger. Gilsinger joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1943. He completed basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi and navigation at Butler University, Indianapolis. He was a second lieutenant and served as a B-26 pilot. He provides vivid details of the various planes he flew during wartime, including the B-26, B-25, A-26, Piper Cub, PT-19, BT-13 and the AT-17. Gilsinger remained stateside throughout his service in t… more
Date: July 20, 2009
Creator: Gilsinger, Frederick
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Ivy, July 14, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Dr. Glenn Ivy. Ivy was attending Texas Tech University when he was inducted into the Army in 1943. When he entered the service, Ivy trained in the Signal Corps to send and receive encoded messages. In Jaunary, 1944, Ivy was sent to India where he was flown over the Himalaya Mountains to Kunming, China. He eventually served as a message courier delivering messages between Chiang Kai-shek and the US 14th Air Force in Kunming. Ivy discusses a situation he was i… more
Date: July 14, 2009
Duration: 32 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Ivy, Dr. Glenn
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Ivy, July 14, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Dr. Glenn Ivy. Ivy was attending Texas Tech University when he was inducted into the Army in 1943. When he entered the service, Ivy trained in the Signal Corps to send and receive encoded messages. In Jaunary, 1944, Ivy was sent to India where he was flown over the Himalaya Mountains to Kunming, China. He eventually served as a message courier delivering messages between Chiang Kai-shek and the US 14th Air Force in Kunming. Ivy discusses a situation he was i… more
Date: July 14, 2009
Creator: Ivy, Dr. Glenn
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Oral History Interview with Jack Puryear, July 13, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Jack Puryear. Puryear went into the Navy in 1943 and wound up in aerial photography, training at Pensacola, Florida. Upon completing training, Puryear shipped out to Guadalcanal and joined Fleet Aerial Photo Squadron One. He describes photographing Guam, Tinian and Saipan prior to the invasion of the Mariana Islands. He relates a stroy in which Admiral Halsey gave him a ride on Guadalcanal. Puryear tells a story also about photographing the Palau Islands pri… more
Date: July 13, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes
Creator: Puryear, Jack
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Oral History Interview with Jack Puryear, July 13, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Jack Puryear. Puryear went into the Navy in 1943 and wound up in aerial photography, training at Pensacola, Florida. Upon completing training, Puryear shipped out to Guadalcanal and joined Fleet Aerial Photo Squadron One. He describes photographing Guam, Tinian and Saipan prior to the invasion of the Mariana Islands. He relates a stroy in which Admiral Halsey gave him a ride on Guadalcanal. Puryear tells a story also about photographing the Palau Islands pri… more
Date: July 13, 2009
Creator: Puryear, Jack
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Oral History Interview with James Bond, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Bond. Bond joined the Navy in early 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS Callaghan (DD-792), where he ran the handling room, sending ammunition up the hoist. He also was coxswain of a 26-foot gig that would be sent out from the main ship periodically. On night voyages he would communicate with the ship using a bell. He endured a perilous typhoon in the China Sea that la… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Bond, James
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Oral History Interview with James Bond, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Bond. Bond joined the Navy in early 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS Callaghan (DD-792), where he ran the handling room, sending ammunition up the hoist. He also was coxswain of a 26-foot gig that would be sent out from the main ship periodically. On night voyages he would communicate with the ship using a bell. He endured a perilous typhoon in the China Sea that la… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Creator: Bond, James
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Oral History Interview with John McKillican, July 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John McKillican. McKillican was born in Burbank, California. Quitting high school, he worked at a ranch until he joined the Navy at seventeen years old. He was sent to Farragut, Idaho for eight weeks of boot training followed by sixteen weeks at the Navy Signal School at San Diego. He then reported to Oceanside, California where he joined a ten man communication team assigned to the 5th Marine Division. After three months of… more
Date: July 1, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: McKillican, John
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Oral History Interview with John McKillican, July 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John McKillican. McKillican was born in Burbank, California. Quitting high school, he worked at a ranch until he joined the Navy at seventeen years old. He was sent to Farragut, Idaho for eight weeks of boot training followed by sixteen weeks at the Navy Signal School at San Diego. He then reported to Oceanside, California where he joined a ten man communication team assigned to the 5th Marine Division. After three months of… more
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: McKillican, John
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Oral History Interview with Luther Sagebiel, July 9, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Luther Sagebiel. Sagebiel completed the Civilian Pilot Training Program at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin around 1941 and acquired his pilot license. He joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1942. He volunteered to take glider pilot training, which he provides vivid details of his experiences. He did not pass the test though and did not serve as a glider pilot. He worked in California as an air inspector, checking the mess h… more
Date: July 9, 2009
Duration: 38 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Sagebiel, Luther
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Oral History Interview with Luther Sagebiel, July 9, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Luther Sagebiel. Sagebiel completed the Civilian Pilot Training Program at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin around 1941 and acquired his pilot license. He joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1942. He volunteered to take glider pilot training, which he provides vivid details of his experiences. He did not pass the test though and did not serve as a glider pilot. He worked in California as an air inspector, checking the mess h… more
Date: July 9, 2009
Creator: Sagebiel, Luther
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Oral History Interview with Michael Giroski, July 2, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael Giroski. Giroski was born Luplow, Pennsylvania in 1922 and graduated from high school in 1940. Joining the Army Air Forces 28 February 1943 he was sent to Miami, Florida for basic training. He qualified for flight training, but washed out due to a medical condition. Giroski was approved for flying status, however and went to Harlingen, Texas for gunnery training. He was then selected for radar training and went to Cl… more
Date: July 2, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Giroski, Michael
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Oral History Interview with Michael Giroski, July 2, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael Giroski. Giroski was born Luplow, Pennsylvania in 1922 and graduated from high school in 1940. Joining the Army Air Forces 28 February 1943 he was sent to Miami, Florida for basic training. He qualified for flight training, but washed out due to a medical condition. Giroski was approved for flying status, however and went to Harlingen, Texas for gunnery training. He was then selected for radar training and went to Cl… more
Date: July 2, 2009
Creator: Giroski, Michael
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Oral History Interview with Michael Natt, July 25, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Michael Natt. Natt joined the Army Air Corps in April of 1941. He served with the 95th Bomb Group as a waist gunner in a B-17. In August of 1944 on a bombing mission over Romania his plane was shot down and Natt was wounded. He was taken prisoner by German soldiers and survived an 8-month imprisonment in Stalag Luft III and a 90-day forced road march during the bitter cold winter. After being liberated, he was honorably discharge… more
Date: July 25, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Natt, Michael
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Oral History Interview with Michael Natt, July 25, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Michael Natt. Natt joined the Army Air Corps in April of 1941. He served with the 95th Bomb Group as a waist gunner in a B-17. In August of 1944 on a bombing mission over Romania his plane was shot down and Natt was wounded. He was taken prisoner by German soldiers and survived an 8-month imprisonment in Stalag Luft III and a 90-day forced road march during the bitter cold winter. After being liberated, he was honorably discharge… more
Date: July 25, 2009
Creator: Natt, Michael
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Oral History Interview with Robert Cooper, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Cooper. Cooper was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He served aboard the USS Callaghan (DD-792) as an electrician. He describes life aboard the destroyer. They participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June of 1944, and he describes his experiences through this event. They were in Task Force 39.3 and traveled throughout the Pacific. In October of 1944 they participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He describes goin… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Cooper, Robert
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Oral History Interview with Robert Cooper, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Cooper. Cooper was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He served aboard the USS Callaghan (DD-792) as an electrician. He describes life aboard the destroyer. They participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June of 1944, and he describes his experiences through this event. They were in Task Force 39.3 and traveled throughout the Pacific. In October of 1944 they participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He describes goin… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Creator: Cooper, Robert
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Oral History Interview with Ronald Jones, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ronald Jones. Jones joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in Illinois. He received advanced sonar training in San Diego and preliminary radar training at Mare Island, in case he would be needed as a replacement aboard ship. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Callaghan (DD-792) as the captain’s talker. His ship provided fire support at the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Guam, protecting against enemy sub… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Duration: 47 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Jones, Ronald
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Oral History Interview with Ronald Jones, July 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ronald Jones. Jones joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in Illinois. He received advanced sonar training in San Diego and preliminary radar training at Mare Island, in case he would be needed as a replacement aboard ship. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Callaghan (DD-792) as the captain’s talker. His ship provided fire support at the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Guam, protecting against enemy sub… more
Date: July 5, 2009
Creator: Jones, Ronald
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