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Oral History Interview with Carl Peltier, March 4, 2001

Interview with Carl Peltier, a U. S Marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then joined the Marines when he was old enough. He trained in San Diego before shipping out to Hawaii where he joined the 2nd Marine Division. Further training included heavy weapons and mortars. Later, he landed on Saipan and describes his small arms and rations. He witnessed General Simon Buckner getting killed on Okinawa. He was later wounded on Okinawa. Afte… more

Date: March 4, 2001

Duration: 59 minutes 21 seconds

Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Peltier, Carl

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Jack Kleiss, September 29, 2000

Interview with Jack Kleiss, a pilot during World War II. He discusses training for carrier landings on USS Enterprise; the arrival of VMF-211 aboard Enterprise and their delivery to Wake Island; and the attack on Pealr Harbor on 7 December 1941. Kleiss was in a dive bomber and attacked Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, where he earned the Navy Cross.

Date: September 29, 2000

Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 53 seconds

Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Kleiss, Jack

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Peter Chu, November 1, 2003

Interview with Peter Chu regarding his experiences in China during World War II. Peter's son Alan Chu also participates in this interview. Peter Chu discusses the Japanese occupation in Nanking (Nanjing), China in 1937 when he was 10 years old.

Date: November 1, 2003

Duration: 48 minutes 50 seconds

Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Chu, Peter

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000

Interview with Al Flocke, a radio operator during World War II. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also relates anecdotes about food, rations, and living conditions on the islands.

Date: October 22, 2000

Duration: 50 minutes 23 seconds

Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Flocke, Al

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Peter Chu, November 1, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Peter Chu. Peter's son Alan Chu also participates in this interview. Peter Chu discusses the Japanese occupation in Nanking, China in 1937 when he was 10 years old.

Date: November 1, 2003

Duration: 48 minutes 32 seconds

Creator: Chu, Peter

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Peter Tringham, September 21, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Tringham. Tringham was born in London, England in 1920. He graduated from high school in 1936, and completed an engineering degree in college by 1939. He joined England’s Territorial Army, similar to the US National Guard, in February of 1939. He volunteered as a driver in the Royal Engineers, and later traveled to France to join the British Expeditionary Force. Tringham served as a British Army captain through the China Bu… more

Date: September 21, 2003

Duration: 42 minutes 37 seconds

Creator: Tringham, Peter

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Roland Eberhardt, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Roland Eberhardt. Eberhardt joined the Navy in 1937, and attended a watertender school in Philadelphia. He served as chief watertender aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36). Eberhardt was aboard the ship while it was docked in Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. He provides vivid details of his experiences through that fateful day, and the grounding of their ship. He was then assigned to the USS San Francisco (CA-38) for the remainder of th… more

Date: December 6, 2001

Duration: 45 minutes 38 seconds

Creator: Eberhardt, Roland

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Dick Frieze, December 8, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dick Frieze. Frieze joined the Navy in 1939. He trained as an aviation machinist mate, and worked at a base in Pearl Harbor, where he shares some anecdotal stories working for Captain John Sidney McCain. Frieze was in a hangar at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and provides his recollections of surviving that fateful day. He speaks about Lieutenant Fasada Iada, a Japanese pilot, whom Frieze shot at right before he crash-landed in… more

Date: December 8, 2001

Duration: 36 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Frieze, Dick

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Phillip Corsello, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Phillip Corsello. Corsello joined the Army Air Corps in May of 1941. He completed aircraft and engine mechanic school, and was stationed in Hawaii when the attack occurred on 7 December 1941. After the attack, Corsello worked guard duty at night and worked on B-17s during the day. He returned to the US in June of 1942 for flight training, but washed out.

Date: December 6, 2001

Duration: 41 minutes 25 seconds

Creator: Corsello, Phillip

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Jim Barclay, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J.M. Barclay. Barcaly was born in Broadus, Texas 12 September 1923. Upon joining the Navy in 1941 he went to San Diego for boot camp. He then was assigned to the USS Utah (BB-31) as a helmsman. The ship was at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and Barclay recalls observing Japanese planes attacking the fleet and a bomb hitting the Utah. He abandoned ship and tells of Japanese planes strafing men in the water. He assisted in re… more

Date: December 6, 2001

Duration: 54 minutes 29 seconds

Creator: Barclay, Jim

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Arthur Schott, April 4, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Schott. Schott joined the Army in January of 1942. He completed Quartermaster training. In mid to late 1942 he traveled to Brisbane, Australia and New Guinea, serving with the Sixth Army Headquarters. In 1944 Schott was stationed in the Philippines, during the Battle of Leyte. His job was graves registration. He remained in the Philippines through early 1945. He returned to the US and was discharged in August.

Date: April 4, 2003

Duration: 31 minutes 02 seconds

Creator: Schott, Arthur

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with William Coffey, XXXX-04-03

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Coffey. Coffey joined the Navy in March of 1937. He joined the crew of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) as a seaman and eventually became a cook. Coffey volunteered for submarine duty and was sent to the sub tender USS Otus (AS-20) in the Philippines. He witnessed the sinking of the USS Sealion (SS-195) during a Japanese attack. Coffey then joined the crew of the USS S-42 (SS-146) as a cook. He discusses problems with torped… more

Date: XXXX-04-03

Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 47 seconds

Creator: Coffey, William

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with David Lustig, April 4, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Lustig. Lustig was born in August 1927 in Walden, New York. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and went to Midland, Texas for basic training. His first assignment was as an operations clerk at Pampa Airfield, Texas. He attended Army radio school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and gunnery school in Yuma, Arizona. At Dyersburg, Tennessee, Lustig was assigned to a B-17 crew, which flew to Grafton Underwood, England, … more

Date: April 4, 2003

Duration: 3 hours 19 minutes 28 seconds

Creator: Lustig, David

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Homer Buck & Dub Ramsel, June 21, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Homer Buck and Dub Ramsel. Buck joined the Marine Corps in October of 1942, and served as a B-25 pilot. He was assigned as a replacement on Mindanao, Philippines. He completed patrol missions, searching for Japanese PT boats. Buck was discharged in early 1946. Ramsel was called to active duty in September of 1942. He received his wings and commission in August of 1943, and served as a Corsair pilot. In early 1944, Ramsel served w… more

Date: June 21, 2003

Duration: 53 minutes 07 seconds

Creator: Buck, Homer & Dub Ramsel

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Mose Davie, September 19, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mose Davie. Davie was born in Clarksville, Tennessee on 12 July 1918. He graduated from high school in 1938 and attended Tennessee State University majoring in engineering. In 1941 he was drafted into the United States Army under the Selective Training and Service Act. Following basic training he was assigned to the 382nd Engineer Construction Battalion. He tells of the segregated unit boarding the USS Hermitage (AP-54) boun… more

Date: September 19, 2003

Duration: 54 minutes 42 seconds

Creator: Davie, Mose

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Jack Cook, September 15, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Cook. Cook joined the Marine Corps in September 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. In January 1942, he was assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50) as an orderly to the captain. His battle station was below deck, hoisting powder cases for six-inch guns. He describes in detail the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, which he believes could have been fought more effectively had the fleet taken advantage of readings from st… more

Date: September 15, 2007

Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds

Creator: Cook, Jack

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Chester Spaw, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Chester Spaw. Spaw began working for the post office in Austin after graduating high school. He visited Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson at his downtown office to discuss an inclination to enlist. Johnson replied that he had similar plans, so Spaw joined the Navy in 1942. He received basic training in Virginia and was then stationed at Camp Parks as a postal clerk. He shipped out with the 14th Seabees and made a brief stopover … more

Date: September 16, 2007

Duration: 30 minutes 53 seconds

Creator: Spaw, Chester

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Charles Walker, September 16, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Walker. After completing his second year of college, Walker was mobilized as a member of the North Dakota Army National Guard in February 1941 and became second lieutenant of a machinegun platoon with the 164th Infantry Regiment. He felt that his training left much to be desired, due to alcoholism among his superiors. The night before they deployed to Guadalcanal, the majority of the officers in his battalion reporte… more

Date: September 16, 2007

Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Walker, Charles

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with George Gray, September 10, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Gray. Gray enlisted in the Marine Corps and went to boot camp in San Diego. After boot camp, he went to a little boat basin just out of Camp Pendleton by Oceanside, California where they formed the first amphib battalion, the Fourth Amphibian Tractor Battalion. His company was involved in the filming of 'Guadalcanal Diary' while they were in Oceanside. They broke the Fourth Battalion up and formed several more battali… more

Date: September 10, 2007

Duration: 33 minutes 22 seconds

Creator: Gray, George

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with R. B. Kelley

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with RB Kelley. Kelley joined the Army Air Forces and attended gunnery school in 1944. Upon completion, he was assigned to a B-17 crew in England, where he served as a ball turret gunner, his gunsight doubling as a camera. On his 14th mission, his plane was shot down over Dresden and glided another 100 miles before crash-landing in Southern France. Kelley says that his pilot always made rough landings, and the crash landing was s… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 29 minutes 16 seconds

Creator: Kelley, R. B.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with James Pfeiffer, December 7, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Tappahannock (AO-43), where he encountered many close calls with Japanese bombers and one Kaiten. At the end of the war, Pfeiffer was treated for post-traumatic stress disorder because he was experiencing quiet sounds as though they were as loud as gunshots. His time in the service took … more

Date: December 7, 2011

Duration: 35 minutes 17 seconds

Creator: Pfeiffer, James

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Ken Barhite, September 1, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Barhite. Barhite was born in Alden, Iowa on 9 January 1921. Graduating from junior college, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Wolters, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania for four weeks of advanced training prior to being sent to San Francisco where he boarded a liberty ship for a twenty-two day voyage to a replacement center in New Caledonia. After four week… more

Date: September 1, 2012

Duration: 22 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Barhite, Ken

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Morris Nichols

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Morris Nichols. Nichols joined the Navy in 1940. He served as a seaman on the helm of a tugboat at Mare Island in Vallejo, California. He then served aboard the USS Mercury (AK-42) and went to Guadalcanal. He briefly describes his experiences there, transporting LVTs and cargo off the ship. He later boarded the USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76) and participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October of 1944. He provides some description … more

Date: unknown

Duration: 22 minutes 55 seconds

Creator: Nichols, Morris

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Buddy McLeroy, November 8, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Buddy McLeroy. McLeroy joined the Navy in 1943 and was sent aboard USS Dallas (DD-199). He was then sent to signalman school in Maine. McLeroy was then assigned to the USS Hilary P. Jones (DD-427). He describes his duties as a signalman, the equipment he used, and shipboard life. McLeroy took part in convoy escort duty in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. He describes the transfer of his ship to the Pacific and mentions some o… more

Date: November 8, 2006

Duration: 41 minutes 37 seconds

Creator: McLeroy, Buddy

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation