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Oral History Interview with Douglas R. Smith, September 5, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Douglas R Smith. Smith joined the Army Air Forces in 1943. He served as a cryptographer, coding and decoding secret military messages in the Pacific, as the US prepared to invade Japan. After the war ended, Smith was stationed in Hokkaido, Japan. He received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: September 5, 2014
Creator: Smith, Douglas R

Oral History Interview with Austin Estes, September 14, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Austin Estes. Estes was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1922. In 1942 he joined the Navy and received boot training at San Diego. He was then sent to the University of Oklahoma to attend ordnance school followed by three months of training at the Mine Warfare Test Station in Solomons, Maryland. He was then sent to the Naval Mine Warfare Station in Yorktown, Virginia where he was assigned to a team that received an additional… more
Date: September 14, 2014
Creator: Estes, Austin

Oral History Interview with John M. Olsen, November 20, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John M Olsen. Olsen joined a reserve program with the Army Air Forces in February of 1944. In mid-1945, he deployed to the Philippines and joined a Recovered Personnel Detachment, processing allied prisoners of war. He transferred to Japan, continuing his work. Olsen returned to the US and received his discharge in December of 1946.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Olsen, John M

Oral History Interview with Ruben Clayton Davis, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruben Davis. Davis was born in Texas on 5 July 1926. In 1944 he was inducted into the Navy and sent to San Diego for boot training. Upon completing eight weeks of boot training he was assigned to amphibious training at Coronado Island, California. During training, he covered boat handling, semaphore and Morse code. While in training he developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. Upon recovering, he was assigned to USS LSM-171 … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Davis, Ruber C.

Oral History Interview with Seldon Prothro, November 13, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seldon Prothro. Prothro was born in Texas in 1926. Upon enlisting in the Navy on 22 April 1944, he was sent to San Diego for boot training. Soon after completing boot training he developed mumps and was hospitalized. Upon his release, he was assigned the Armed Guard detachment aboard the SS William Luckenbach (1913) as a gunner/electrician. He delivered goods to Okinawa as well as several other islands. The ship returned to … more
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Prothro, Seldon

Oral History Interview with W. T. Riedel, September 23, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W.T. Riedel. Riedel was born in Yorktown, Texas on 27 December 1921. He was a member of the Texas A&M University band when he enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1943. Following basic training at Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas, he was sent to the University of Denver in Colorado. While there he was selected for pilot training. He recalls the various air fields on which he received the various phases of f… more
Date: September 23, 2014
Creator: Riedel, W. T.

Oral History Interview with Neil Berghout, August 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil Berghout. Berghout was born in Holland in 1926. He joined the Dutch resistance as a teenager, hiding downed American pilots and helping them return to England. When his identity was discovered by German officials, Berghout went into hiding in France. Members of the French resistance transported him to England, where he joined an armored division of the British Royal Army and participated in the Normandy invasion. After … more
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Berghout, Neil

Oral History Interview with Morris Hibbs, August 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Morris Hibbs. Hibbs joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received field artillery instrument training at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion, he was sent to Hawaii. There he was reassigned to an antiaircraft unit on Kauai, serving as a cook. He was later stationed at a field kitchen on Okinawa, where he remained until the end of the war. Hibbs returned home and was discharged in D… more
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Hibbs, Morris

Oral History Interview with Earl McWilliams, August 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl McWilliams. McWilliams joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a BAR rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. McWilliams participated in the Philippines Campaign beginning April of 1945 through the end of the war. He served with occupation forces in Japan. McWilliams returned to the US and received his discharge in February of 1946.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: McWilliams, Earl

Oral History Interview with Ralph Fink, August 28, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Fink. Fink joined the Army in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Van Dorn. Upon completion, he was assigned to an anti-tank company with the 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. While awaiting shipment of their anti-tank weapons, he joined the 3rd Infantry Division in the Colmar Pocket. At the end of January, he rejoined his division and crossed the Danube. His unit was relieved and sent to a lo… more
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Fink, Ralph

Oral History Interview with Oran D. Evans, August 28, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oran Evans. Evans joined the Army Air Forces in May 1942 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He washed out of flight training in Santa Ana and transferred to gunnery school in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group as a ball turret gunner. Evans flew 25 missions, the most dangerous of which was over Munich. He credits the Tuskegee Airmen with his safety on those missions. Evans r… more
Date: August 28, 2014
Creator: Evans, Oran D

Oral History Interview with Herb Smith, March 24, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Herb Smith. Smith was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1920. In 1940 he entered Centenary College in Shreveport and participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. After completing the course he joined the Navy. After receiving his wings in July 1943 he went to Melbourne, Florida where he began training in the Grumman F6F fighter plane. Upon qualifying in carrier landings on Lake Michigan, he was sent to Guadalcanal in … more
Date: March 24, 2014
Creator: Smith, Herb

Oral History Interview with Raymond Juengermann, December 23, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond Juengermann. Juengermann was drafted into the Army Air Forces in January, 1943. He qualified for flight training and earned his wings in May, 1944. Then he reported to Roswell, New Mexico for training in B-17 bombers. In early 1945, he and his crew headed for England. Once he was settled into the routine, he began flying combat missions over Germany. he flew 29 combat missions in B-17s through April. After the war. Juenge… more
Date: December 23, 2014
Creator: Juengermann, Raymond

Oral History Interview with Stephen Krawczyk, December 18, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Stephen Krawczyk. Krawczyk enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1937 and trained in Hawaii and became an aircraft machinist. He was at Hickam Field when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He shares several anecdotes about his experiences during the attack. Krawczyk stayed on Oahu until December 1942 when he returned to the US for another assignment. He continued as a machinist until the war ended and was discharged in August, … more
Date: December 18, 2014
Creator: Krawczyk, Stephen S.

Oral History Interview with William Butler, December 17, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Butler. Butler joined the Army in June 1943 and, after basic training, went into the Specialized Training Program at Texas A&M until the program was scrapped and he was assigned to 103rd Infantry Division. He went to France in October, 1944. He was wounded in action on 10 December and evacuated to a hospital. Butler eventually returned to the US and went to hospitals there. Upon recovery, he reported for duty with th… more
Date: December 17, 2014
Creator: Butler, William C

Oral History Interview with Justo Dumlao, May 3, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Justo Dumlao. Dumlao was born in the Philippines in 1914. By the time the war broke out, he had already trained as a radio operator in the Philippine Scouts. He was stationed at Fort Stotsenburg when the Japanese invaded. Dumlao retreated to Bataan alongside American troops and ultimately surrendered. He made the brutal trek to Camp O’Donnell while suffering from malaria, dysentery, and beriberi. Upon release, his family nur… more
Date: May 3, 2014
Creator: Dumlao, Justo

Oral History Interview with James Womack, December 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Womack. Womack was born in Decatur, Texas in October 1924 and graduated from high school in 1941. Upon enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942, he went to Sheppard Field, Texas for basic training. This was followed by a two month flight engineer course. In 1943 he was assigned to the 70th Ferrying Command, 20th Ferrying Squadron. Womack ferried B-26 bombers, B-17 bombers, and C-46 transport planes to various destinatio… more
Date: December 10, 2014
Creator: Womack, James

Oral History Interview with Benjamin Tubig, May 3, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Benjamin Tubig. Tubig was born in the Philippines in 1918 and joined the Philippine Scouts in 1941. After the surrender of the American forces on Bataan, he participated in the Bataan Death March. He describes the march to Capas, where they were interned at Camp O’Donnell. Tubig escaped with another prisoner and returned to his home. He did not participate in guerilla activities after his escape. He became a naturalized Amer… more
Date: May 3, 2014
Creator: Tubig, Benjamin

Oral History Interview with Everett Dyer, December 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett Dyer. Dyer was born in Bristol, Vermont on 23 March 1918 into a family of six children. After receiving his diploma from high school he attended the University of Houston and graduated in 1941. Upon being drafted in 1941, he was sent to Camp Roberts, California for basic training. After completing infantry training he went to Fort Lewis, Washington to join the 41st Infantry Division Headquarters as an aide to General… more
Date: December 10, 2014
Creator: Dyer, Everett

Oral History Interview with Herb Stern, December 3, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Herb Stern. Stern was born in Berlin, Germany in October 1919. His father was imprisoned by the Nazis and Stern immigrated to the United States in 1936. After completing high school, he attended the University of Cincinnati for four years. He was drafted into the Army in June 1941 and sent to Camp Lee, Virginia for basic training. From there he was assigned as a medic to the 9th Infantry Division. The division made practice … more
Date: December 3, 2014
Creator: Stern, Herb

Oral History Interview with Cecil Warner, November 19, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil Warner. Warner entered the Army Air Forces in February 1942. He trained and served as an airplane mechanic. He was stationed in Africa and shares a few anecdotes. He returned to the US and was discharged in October, 1945.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Warner, Cecil

Oral History Interview with George Englebrecht, December 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Englebrecht. Englebrecht joined the Merchant Marine in 1944. He served in the engine room aboard tankers and was in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans during WWII. He shares several anecdotes about his merchant seaman experiences and illustrates several comparisons between the Merchant Marine and the Navy.
Date: December 10, 2014
Creator: Englebrecht, George

Oral History Interview with George O'Brien, December 9, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George O'Brien. O'Brien volunteered for service in the Army Air Forces in April, 1944 and trained to be a gunner at Harlingen, Texas. He went overseas to New Guinea in February 1945 and joined the 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron. He was a nose gunner on a B-24. Soon, he went to Samar with his unit. He started flying combat missions in May over the Philippines. O'Brien flew on about 20 missions bombing refineries, airfield… more
Date: December 9, 2014
Creator: O'Brien, George

Oral History Interview with Richard Heyman, December 4, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Heyman. Heyman joined the Army in June, 1942. Once he was in, he qualified for flight training. Once he finished flight schools and was commissioned, he was assigned to the 364th Fighter Squadron and shipped to England in January, 1944. Once there, he began flying bomber escort missions over France and Germany. He flew 300 combat hours in a P-38 or a P-51 before going back to the US to serve as an instructor. Toward … more
Date: December 4, 2014
Creator: Heyman, Richard
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