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Oral History Interview with William Smith, June 8, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William R. Smith. Smith was born in April of 1921 and served in the Junior Naval Reserve as a teenager, joining the Naval Reserves around 1937 with a forged birth certificate. He received basic training by volunteering aboard USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Brooklyn (CL-40). By 1939, Smith was serving as a Chief Fire Control Technician aboard USS Clark (DD-361). They were docked in San Francisco on 7 December 1941 and took up antisubma… more
Date: June 8, 2007
Duration: 4 hours 50 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Smith, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edwin LeBreton, February 12, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edwin LeBreton. LeBreton was born in Louisiana and was in the Army National Guard stationed in Texas when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He served in an engineering outfit before entering military intelligence. After the war, LeBreton was sent to an engineer depot in Japan. After leaving Japan, he was stationed in France at another supply depot.
Date: February 12, 2007
Duration: 32 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: LeBreton, Edwin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walt McKinney, September 29, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walt McKinney. McKinney joined the Navy around 1944. He worked at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Fallbrook, California, dismantling depth charges. He later served as Yeoman Third-Class on the island of Guam for 4 months, where McKinney processed enlisted men deployed to the Pacific and returning to the US. He then worked aboard the USS Lunga Point (CVE-94). He returned to the US and was discharged in August of 1946.
Date: September 29, 2002
Duration: 45 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: McKinney, Walt
Item Type: Refine your search to only 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

Description: 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: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Mnichowicz, September 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Mnichowicz. Mnichowicz was born in Chicago, Illinois on 10 November 1927. He joined the US Navy in 1944 and attended boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Following boot camp he was assigned to the engine room of the USS Pochard (AM-375). He tells of the ship being involved in the laying of smokescreens and minesweeping operations prior to the invasion of Okinawa and of the shooting down of Japanese aircra… more
Date: September 17, 2004
Duration: 17 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Mnichowicz, Raymond
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Michael Kuryla, August 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael Kuryla. Kuryla was born in Chicago, Illinois on 10 September 1925 into a family of eight children. He describes his family’s living conditions during the Depression. Joining the US Navy in 1942, he underwent boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois. Following boot camp, he was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) as the fire director of a five-inch gun. He explains the job of the gun director… more
Date: August 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Kuryla, Michael W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Conklin, March 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Conklin. Conklin was born on 4 December 1923 in Chanute, Kansas. After graduating from high school he attended junior college and participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he entered the Naval Aviator Cadet program. After taking primary training at Norman, Oklahoma he was sent to Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas for advanced training. Upon graduation he… more
Date: March 17, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Conklin, Eugene
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert de Jong, April 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert de Jong. De Jong was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1922 and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After boot training at the Great Lakes Naval Station, Illinois he was sent to school in Boston for training as a yeoman. Upon completion of the training he was assigned to the executive officer aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16). Soon after he went aboard, it proceeded to Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal. His battle station was as a … more
Date: April 15, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: de Jong, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Todd, March 1, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Todd. Todd enlisted in the Army before World War II, spent some time in the National Guard, went to Prep School and took the exams for West Point. He graduated from West Point in 1944, the first three-year class. After Parachute School at Fort Benning, he was assigned to the 13th Airborne Division and they went overseas (France), becoming the theater reserve. The 13th never saw combat. The 13th was enroute to the Pac… more
Date: March 1, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Todd, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas E. DuPree, June 5, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas DuPree. DuPree joined the Navy in March 1941 (accepted as a naval cadet), went to Pensacola in May 1942, went to fighter school in Miami (finishing there on December 6, 1941) and then reported to the USS Wasp (CV-7) in Norfolk, Virginia. DuPree tells the story (while he was on the Wasp) of Admiral Wilcox falling off the admiral's bridge on the USS Washington during a North Atlantic gale; he was never found. After a co… more
Date: June 5, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: DuPree, Thomas E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Bast, August 2, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Bast. Bast joined the Navy in January of 1942. He completed courses in seamanship, gunnery, navigation, and attended the Submarine Chaser Training Center in Miami. He was assigned to the USS Anoka (PC-571), of which he was a plank owner. He provides some details of this patrol craft. They were assigned to Port Townsend, Washington protecting the Bremerton Naval Base from enemy submarines. From the fall of 1942 to April of… more
Date: August 2, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Bast, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. D. Cox, August 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with L D Cox. Cox joined the Navy in 1944 and served aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He was assigned to a deck division, and later the Navigation Division. He describes some of his job functions and life in general aboard the ship. In the spring of 1945 they launched an attack on Tokyo to cover the landings on Iwo Jima and participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He provides details of these events. They traveled back to the States… more
Date: August 10, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Cox, L. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Larry Delewski, August 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Larry Delewski. Delewski joined the Navy around 1942. He attended gunnery school in Newport, Rhode Island and completed a program at the Naval Gun Factory for Advanced Hydraulics in Washington, D.C. In early 1944 he was then assigned to the USS Laffey (DD-724). He provides some details of the destroyer, including its weaponry. Delewski served as Mount Captain and was in charge of gun mount number three, located on the stern. They… more
Date: August 17, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 24 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Delewski, Larry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Devoe Hedrick, June 9, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Devoe Hedrick. Hedrick joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. He joined the Navy in April of 1941. He served aboard the USS Corry (DD-463) as a Fire Control Technician. Their ship served on anti-submarine and escort duty in the Atlantic. Hedrick???s battle station was the five-inch gun director where he served as pointer and later as range finder operator. They participated in the North Africa invasion in September of 19… more
Date: June 9, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Hedrick, Devoe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Bonilla, April 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral Interview with Paul Bonilla. Bonilla was born on 18 September 1921 in San Luis Obispo, California. He enlisted in the Navy in May, 1942 and took boot training in San Diego. He trained to be an aviation ordnanceman in San Diego and Millington, Tennessee. After training he was assigned to an SBD Dauntless dive bomber flying anti-submarine patrols from the air craft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16). He was aboard the Lexington when a Japanese at… more
Date: April 15, 2007
Duration: 3 hours 55 seconds
Creator: Bonilla, Paul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles R. Clark, August 29, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles R. Clark. Clark was born in 1918 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1939. His first assignment was as a gunnery officer aboard the USS San Francisco (CA-38). Next, he served aboard the USS Fairfax (DD-93) as an engineer. He also served aboard the USS Texas (BB-35) as a radio officer. Clark attended submarine school after the war started. After graduation he served on the USS O-2 as torpedo, gunnery and engineeri… more
Date: August 29, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Clark, Charles Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Murphy, August 9, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Paul Murphy. Murphy joined the Navy in June of 1943. He received basic training in Farragut, Idaho. He completed fire control school on Treasure Island. Murphy served as a Fire Controlman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He shares details of his participation in the Marianas operation on Saipan, Guam and Tinian, bombarding the islands in preparation for the invasion of the Marines and Army. He also participated in the Battle … more
Date: August 9, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: Murphy, Paul
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Schell. Schell joined the Navy in March 1944. He was trained as an aviation ordinance man and was assigned to VC-84 as a gunner on a TBM-3. His squadron was assigned to the USS Makin Island (CVE-93) and participated in the battles of Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Bay, and Iwo Jima. Schell talks about how they bombed Iwo Jima for thirty-two days with little effect. He was discharged in February 1946.
Date: December 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Schell, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lawrence Warren, April 17, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lawrence Warren. Warren joined the Navy in 1942. He was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as a member of the 2nd Deck Division. Warren was a member of the gun crew of a quad-40mm anti-aircraft gun. He details 40mm operations, assignments, and gun watches. Warren describes anti-aircraft operations and being hit by Japanese bombs and a kamikaze. He also discusses some of the tasks performed as a small boat coxswain. Warren… more
Date: April 17, 2011
Duration: 3 hours 50 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Warren, Lawrence
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lloyd Howser, July 28, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lloyd Howser. Howser joined the Navy in late December 1941. Beginning March of 1942, he served with the deck force aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In June of 1944, they served in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Howser returned to the US and was d… more
Date: July 28, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 43 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Howser, Lloyd
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Armand Maffuccio, July 28, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Armand Maffuccio. Maffuccio begins with some anecdotes about growing up during the Depression. He joined the Navy in 1942. In 1943, Maffuccio boarded the USS Enterprise (CV-6) and served as a baker and in damage control. He describes his duties as a baker. He received a furlough to go home in early 1945 because his mother was dying. He finished the war in Banana River, Florida as a baker at a naval base.
Date: July 28, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 15 seconds
Creator: Maffuccio, Armand
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with DW Fortenberry, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with DW Fortenberry. Fortenberry joined the Navy in August 1940 at the age of 24 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) where he manned supply rooms, beginning with food stores. His battle station was on a repair crew, and he describes in detail the extraordinary effort required to regain enough pressure to operate water pumps after the ship was struck by a kamikaze… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Fortenberry, DW
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with W. W. Norberg, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with W W Norberg. Norberg joined the Navy in February of 1941. He completed Communications School, and served as a Yeoman Third-Class aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) beginning mid-1941. Norberg remained on the ship through the end of the war. In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In … more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Norberg, W. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Niles, October 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth Niles. Niles joined the Marine Corps in 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He received radio operator and repairman training at Texas A&M. Upon completion, he was assigned to VMF-155, working on the F4U Corsair. At Midway he serviced John Glenn’s plane but didn’t meet him until years later at reunions. Niles served at the Marshall Islands and gathered rainwater off his tent for showers. Seabees fashioned … more
Date: October 15, 2011
Duration: 35 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Niles, Kenneth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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