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Oral History Interview with Richard Williams, August 18, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Williams. Williams was born in Chicago on 21 April 1925. After quitting school in the sixth grade, he worked with the Works Progress Administration. In 1942, he joined the Navy and went to Camp Perry, Virginia for six weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Eastport, Maine for six months before taking a troop train to California where he was assigned to the 136th Construction Battalion. There he had advanced inf… more
Date: August 18, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Williams, Richard J.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry G. Hadler, November 18, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry G. Hadler. Hadler was born in Argonia, Kansas on 14 December 1919 and was drafted into the Army Air Corps on 1 January 1942. He had received his private pilot’s license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program while at Wichita State University. After completing his basic training he was enrolled in aircraft mechanics training at Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas. Advanced training in B-25s in Los Angeles follow… more
Date: November 18, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Hadler, Harry G.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Peter Bourgeois, January 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Bourgeois. Bourgeois joined the Army in July of 1943 and served with the Medical Corps. In December of 1944 he was assigned to the 96th Infantry Division and participated in the liberation of Leyte and Okinawa. He provides details of working as a Combat Medic with L Company, and caring for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. He also served as a rifleman at Okinawa. He was discharged in January of 1946.
Date: January 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Bourgeois, Peter
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clinton Jennings, March 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clinton Jennings. Jennings joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. He joined the Army in the spring of 1941. He completed training on the Island of Corregidor and served as Battery Clerk with the 59th Coast Artillery, K Battery. He describes how his unit responded to the attack on the Philippines in December of 1941, enduring bombings and raids by Japanese fighter planes. Jennings and his unit surrendered on 6 May 1942, a… more
Date: March 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Jennings, Clinton
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Andy Miller, May 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific Ware presents an oral interview with Andy Miller. Miller was born in Miller, South Dakota 15 March 1924. He graduated from high school in 1938 and enlisted in the US Army Air Corps 23 July 1941. He arrived at Manila, Philippine Islands on 28 August 1941 where he was assigned to the 19th Airbase Squadron stationed at Nichols Field. Starting on 9 December 1941, Nichols Field was bombed by the Japanese daily throughout the month. On 24 December Miller boarded the… more
Date: May 18, 2002
Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Miller, Andy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Cook, May 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John M Cook. Cook joined the Army in September of 1940. In October of 1941, he traveled to the Philippines. He was assigned to Fort William McKinley in Manila, to receive training in field operations for the Medical Corps. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Cook was captured by the Japanese and interned from January of 1942 in Cabanatuan prison camp through his liberation in early 1945. After the war, he continued medical services… more
Date: May 18, 2002
Duration: 52 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Cook, John M
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Barnett, May 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Barnett. Barnett was born in the San Joaquin Valley on 17 June 1920. Upon graduation from high school in 1937, he entered the United States Naval Academy. After graduating from the Academy in December 1941, he was assigned to the gunnery department aboard the USS Helena (CL-50) which was being repaired after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After being repaired the ship was sent to Espiritu Santos where it operated … more
Date: May 18, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Barnett, Bill
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Unger, January 18, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Unger. Unger was born in 1920 in Austria and immigrated to Missouri when he was a child. In 1939, he joined the Navy and trained as a hospital corpsman. After various schools and duty stations in the US, Unger volunteered to go to Wake Island in late 1941. He recalls the Japanese assault on the island and his activities prior to being captured and made a prisoner of war. The Japanese used Unger to care for their wounded… more
Date: January 18, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 01 second
Creator: Unger, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Warren, November 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Warren. Warren was a child when his father was stationed in Pearl Harbor in 1941 as a communications officer with the Navy. He tells of life as a 4th grader attending school on Ford Island and living in Little Makalapa. Warren recalls seeing the first wave of Japanese torpedo bombers flying over his house. He describes his experiences during the attack and the days afterward. Warren details the types of souvenirs that he… more
Date: November 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Warren, Roy
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bob Addobate, May 18, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bob Addobate. Addobate joined the Navy in June of 1941. Beginning in August, he served as a Signalman Second-Class aboard the USS Solace (AH-5), arriving in Pearl Harbor in October. They were docked in the Harbor when the Japanese attacked. From March to August of 1942 they traveled through the Pacific to Australia, and discharged patients. From August of 1942 through May of 1943, they cared for fleet casualties and servicemen wo… more
Date: May 18, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Addobate, Bob
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Warren S. Adams II, September 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Warren S. Adams II. The day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Adams set aside his law career and joined the Marine Corps. Adams began his Marine career as an instructor, but wished for another assignment. He ended up on Saipan and describes his experiences there.
Date: September 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Adams, Warren S.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William W. Wright, October 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William W. Wright. He was born in Arlington, Virginia on 15 July 1918 and joined the Marine Corps Reserve in May 1938, receiving his commission in October 1941. In February 1942 he was sent to Camp Lejeune as the Executive Officer of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Wright recalls boarding the MS John Ericsson in San Francisco and sailing to Wellington, New Zealand where they transferred cargo to the USS McCawl… more
Date: October 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Redman, D. K.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Irving Cumbie, June 18, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Irving Cumbie. Cumbie joined the Coast Guard in mid-1942 and was commissioned as ensign that December. He completed Quartermaster school. Cumbie was assigned to Key West, Florida to patrol the harbor and transport pilots out to merchant ships. In the summer of 1944 he completed amphibious school at Camp Bradford, Virginia. In October he served as communications officer aboard USS USS LST-886. In January of 1945 they began a 5-wee… more
Date: June 18, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Cumbie, Irving
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Van Lieshout, July 18, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Van Lieshout. Van Lieshout joined the Coast Guard in December of 1941. He served as Seaman Third Class for one year aboard Hollyhock, a buoy tender and icebreaker on the Great Lakes. He was part of the deck crew, overseeing lighthouses and breaking up ice for ships in the winter time. In the summer of 1943 Van Lieshout played baseball for the Coast Guard team. He then completed LST training. In 1944 and 1945 he served as wa… more
Date: July 18, 2008
Duration: 56 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Van Lieshout, James
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dick Shumacher, December 18, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dick Schumacher. He was born in 1916 in Canton, Ohio. In about 1941, he received a Navy commission and was sent to Navy Supply Corps School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His first duty assignment was to the Supply Department at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard during the building of the USS New Jersey (BB-62) and the USS Wisconsin (BB-64). He was assigned to the USS Ashland (LSD-1) in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater unt… more
Date: December 18, 2006
Duration: 38 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Schumacher, Dick
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Waldrip, October 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Waldrip. Born in Texas in 1923, he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in May 1942. After training, he was sent to England where he was assigned to the 490th Bomb Group. He served as a crewmember on a B-17 aircraft. Other members of the crew were Charles Smelser, Neil Johnson, Leonard Kail, and Jake Jackson. He talks about ?buzz bombs?, the living conditions, and flight suits. He describes the airplane weaponry as well as the… more
Date: October 18, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Waldrip, John
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leo J. Misenheimer, October 18, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leo Misenheimer. Misenheimer graduated from college in 1941 with an engineering degree and was working for the TVA when the war broke out. He went into the Army Air Force in November 1942, wanting to be involved with aircraft. However, they switched him to meteorology since they needed meteorologists so badly. He was sent to a one year school at the University of Chicago, one of five schools in the country teaching the cours… more
Date: October 18, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Misenheimer, Leo J.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floyd R. Thomas, February 18, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Floyd Thomas. He begins by discussing his childhood and attending Peacock Military Academy, then joining the Army and his experiences on Okinawa during and after the war. He discusses being a surgical technician and working with Japanese civilians after the surrender. He also talks about meeting his wife after the war, working for saw mills as a salesman and a pilot. He ancedotes about stealing pineapples on Hawaii and getting diarrhea, being treated for jun… more
Date: February 18, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Thomas, Floyd R.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Maurice Stamps, March 18, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Maurice Stamps. Stamps is anecdotal as he discusses growing up on a farm in Iowa; joining the US Army; going to Hawaii and staying at Schofield Barracks; his assignment to the Classification/Assignment section Fort Shafter without ever having basic training; his assignment later to the Message Center at Ft. Shafter; his correspondence with Enid, whom he married upon discharge in 1946.
Date: March 18, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Stamps, Maurice
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Engel, June 18, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Engel. Engel joined the Navy in December of 1939. He served aboard the USS Zane (DMS-14) as Chief Signalman. Engel was aboard the Zane on 7 December 1941 in Pearl Harbor. At 7:55am he heard the planes and identified the marks on Japanese planes. He signaled the nearby ships, announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. At Pearl Harbor, their ship was assigned to a mine warfare force to sweep mines. They also traveled to Austral… more
Date: June 18, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Engel, Charles
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wilburn McIntire, December 18, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wilburn McIntire. McIntire joined the Army in August of 1944. He served as an infantry rifleman with the 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. He deployed to England before participating in the Battle of the Bulge, and saw combat through the Siegfried Line, and liberated prisoners left behind by the SS at Flossenbürg concentration camp. He returned to the US and was discharged in 1946.
Date: December 18, 2007
Duration: 3 hours 43 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: McIntire, Wilburn
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Misenhimer, January 18, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Misenheimer. Misenheimer served in the Army from March to October of 1944. He completed basic training and went to the 99th Division. In October of 1944 he received an appointment to the Naval Academy in Annapolis and was discharged from the Army. He provides some details of his experiences at the Navy Academy Preparatory School. In early 1945 Misenheimer was assigned to the USS Midway (CV-41), as the carrier was initiall… more
Date: January 18, 2008
Duration: 27 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, Charles
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Herbert Brewer, February 18, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Herbert Brewer. Brewer joined the Marines on 1 July 1942. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Marines began accepting African-Americans for training. Due to concerns of racial problems the Marines built a training camp, Montford Point, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where Brewer trained. He was assigned to the 51st Defense Battalion, fire control section, working with 91mm antiaircraft guns. In 1943 his battalion was … more
Date: February 18, 2008
Duration: 58 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Brewer, Herbert
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Terence R. St. Louis, February 18, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Terence R. St. Louis. St. Louis joined the Army Air Corps in June of 1940. He was assigned to an aviation maintenance unit in Trinidad supplying airplanes flying anti-submarine missions. St. Louis was then sent to flight school to become a pilot in 1943, but was reassigned to gunnery school. He was sent to England as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 with the 398th Bomb Group, 601st Bomb Squadron. St. Louis details a typical mi… more
Date: February 18, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: St. Louis, Terence
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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