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Oral History Interview with George McColm, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George McColm. McColm was born on a farm in Kansas in 1911. In 1928, he was selected to go to Washington, DC where he met President Herbert Hoover and his wife. Graduating from Kansas State College in Manhattan in 1935 he began studying terrain, weather and demand in crop growing. He tells of recognition and honors he received in the agricultural field. Soon after the war with Japan began, he was offered a commission in the … more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: McColm, George L.
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Oral History Interview with Frank Tremaine, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Tremaine. Tremaine was born in Detroit, Michigan 30 May 1914. Following his graduation from Stanford University in 1936 he went to work for United Press. Following assignments in various cities he was transferred to Honolulu as the local bureau manager in 1940. He interviewed General Walter Short in November 1941 about the defense of Oahu in the event of attack by Japanese forces. Tremaine recalls witnessing the attack… more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Tremaine, Frank
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Oral History Interview with Lewis Walker, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lewis Walker. Walker was commissioned in January of 1942 from the Midshipman School at Northwestern University in Chicago. He served a total of 4 years with the Small Ship Navy. He describes how these small ships, including submarine chasers and patrol craft served the war effort. In the Pacific, Walker commanded the USS SC-1272, and he describes its function, equipment and participation in the war. They traveled to Iwo Jima, Ley… more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Walker, Lewis
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Oral History Interview with Robert Sinks, February 18, 1999

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Sinks. Sink was in the Naval Reserve when called up and then trained at Corpus Christi as a meteorologist. He volunteered for duty in China, arriving Chungking in 1944. Sinks eventually headed into the country to establish a weather station in Fujian Province and train Chinese guerrillas. Sinks shares several anecdotes about his time in China. When the war ended, he went to Shanghai before heading back to the US in Novembe… more
Date: February 18, 1999
Creator: Sinks, Robert
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Johnsen, February 18, 1999

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Johnsen. Johnsen joined the Army Air Corps in August of 1940. He worked as a clerk and postal inspector for the Army at Scott Field, Illinois. He graduated in August of 1942 from the Flying Sergeant Program. He opted not to be a pilot and immediately transferred to the 426th Army Air Forces Band in Waco, Texas as a trombonist. They were sent to San Marcos and provided music for the marching soldiers, the black soldiers in… more
Date: February 18, 1999
Creator: Johnsen, Kenneth
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Oral History Interview with Margaret Gillooly, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Margaret Gillooly. Gillooly moved to the Philippines with her parents in 1938 and was a teenager when the Japanese invaded. She discusses her struggles as a student during internment and conditions within the internment camps she encountered. She was living in Cebu City when the war started. Her parents were visiting Manila. They were reunited a year later at Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Gillooly remarks on how the camp was organ… more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Gillooly, Margaret
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Oral History Interview with Alan Tanaguchi, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Tanaguchi. Tanaguchi was a Japanese-American internee at the Gila River Camp in Arizona during World War II. At 19 years old, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tanaguchi became a part of the internment program of the War Relocation Authority. He provides detail of life growing up in Stockton, California before December 7, 1941 and after, and experiences of bigotry and racism among his peers. He provides detail of his father … more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Tanaguchi, Alan
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Oral History Interview with Mei Nakano, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mei Nakano. Nakano is a Japanese-American and was an internee at the Amache Internment Camp in Colorado. She was born in 1924 in Olathe, Colorado. She provides detail of her life growing up in Colorado and various prejudices she received from teachers and classmates. They moved to Los Angeles, California in 1935 where she graduated from high school. She provides detail of the discrimination she and her family received in Californ… more
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Nakano, Mei
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Oral History Interview with George McColm, March 18, 1995

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George McColm. McColm was born on a farm in Kansas in 1911. In 1928, he was selected to go to Washington, DC where he met President Herbert Hoover and his wife. Graduating from Kansas State College in Manhattan in 1935 he began studying terrain, weather and demand in crop growing. He tells of recognition and honors he received in the agricultural field. Soon after the war with Japan began, he was offered a commission in the … more
Date: March 18, 1995
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: McColm, George L.
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Oral History Interview with Bernard Hollander, June 18, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with Bernard Hollander. Hollander was commissioned in the Naval Reserve in May 1942. His first assignment was aboard the USS SC-1065 before he switched ships to command the USS SC-1066 and headed for the Western Pacific. There, he was involved in the invasions of the Marshall Islands and the Mariana Islands before being assigned to the USS Medea (AKA-31) as navigator. He participated in the invasion of Okinawa and transported troops a… more
Date: June 18, 1997
Creator: Hollander, Bernard
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[The Die is Cast, Part 2]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording features part two of the discussion on the Hawaii Summit: FDR/Nimitz/MacArthur. Speakers include Calvin Christman, Jeffrey Clarke and E.B. Potter.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 28 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 1]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording contains footage of session 1, including discussions on the Hawaii Summit: FDR/Nimitz/MacArthur. Speakers include Bruce Smith, Ron Holliday, Moderator Howard Gutin, Dr. Dean Allard, John Costello, E.B Potter, Calvin L. Christman, Dr. Jeffrey Clarke and Hal Lamar.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 3]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage from session two on the Marianas Turkey Shoot Speakers include Barrett Tillman, Alex Vraciu, George Duncan, W. "Spider" Webb, James Ramage and Zenji Abe.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 57 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 4]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage from session three: Marianas and Beyond, covering Saipan, Tinian and Guam. Speakers include Baine Kerr, Edwin Simmons, James Donovan, Carl Gorman, Vicente Blaz and Bunichi Ohtsuka.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 6]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains continued footage from session three: Marianas and Beyond covering Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Speakers include Martin Clayton.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 22 minutes
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 5]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains continued footage from session three: Marianas and Beyond covering Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Speakers include Edwin Simmons, Talbot Rain, David Peak, Norman Mollard, Barry Atkins and Martin Allday.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 8]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording includes audience questions for session four: Blockade Japan.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 12 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 7]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording features day two of the symposium, including session four: Blockage Japan. Speakers include Helen McDonald, Jerry Kelley, Roger Pineau, Howard Gutin, Mark Parillo, Marcus Worde and David Braden.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 9]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage from Session five: Forgotten Campaigns. Speakers include Harry Gailey, Gordon Gayle, Fred Fox and Lillian Dunlap.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 10]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of This video contains footage of session Six: Battle of Leyte Gulf Part one. Speakers include Clark Reynolds, David McClintock, Barry Atkins and Henry Pyzdrowski.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 12]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video features an interview with an unknown man.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 11]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording features footage from session Six: Battle of Leyte Gulf part two. Speakers include Clark Reynolds, Paul Stillwell, Edwin Wilson, F. B. Phillips and Kennosuke Torisu.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 13]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of the after action of the symposium. This is session one with John Costello.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 30 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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[The Die is Cast, Part 14]

Description: Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of the after action of the symposium. This is session one with John Costello, part two.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Duration: 30 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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