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Oral History Interview with L. E. Robinson, March 8, 1985

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by L E Robinson. Robinson joined the Marine Corps in May 1939 and received basic training in San Diego. After sea school training, he was assigned to Admiral Kimmel’s flag allowance and boarded the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). Robinson was at Pearl Harbor as the admiral’s senior orderly during the attack of December 7. After surviving strafing from enemy planes, he headed toward the submarine base dock to help carry the wounded. When he f… more
Date: March 8, 1985
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Robinson, L. 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 Ken McCloud, October 19, 1985

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken McCloud. McCloud, known as Tex by the 339th Fighter Squadron, recounts a dogfight that occurred over Rabaul in which he encountered over a dozen Zeros. He shot down one plane before being hit, causing his right engine to catch fire. He landed in the water and deployed his life raft. He was pursued by sharks and fought an albatross to the death. Using a piece of driftwood and his parachute, he fashioned a sail and rode ou… more
Date: October 19, 1985
Duration: 28 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: McCloud, Ken
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 Irvin Strobing, June 7, 1985

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by Irvin Strobing. Strobing joined the Army Air Corps in July of 1939. He completed Army Signal School at Fort Monmouth and worked as a radio operator. He traveled to Manila, Philippines in May of 1940 and joined the 10th Signal Service Company. He shares his experiences as an apprentice, working and general life in the Philippines. Following the surrender on Bataan, Corregidor became the focus of Japanese forces. Strobing had an opera… more
Date: June 7, 1985
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Strobing, Irvin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with L. E. Robinson, March 8, 1985

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by L E Robinson. Robinson joined the Marine Corps in May 1939 and received basic training in San Diego. After sea school training, he was assigned to Admiral Kimmel’s flag allowance and boarded the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). Robinson was at Pearl Harbor as the admiral’s senior orderly during the attack of December 7. After surviving strafing from enemy planes, he headed toward the submarine base dock to help carry the wounded. When he f… more
Date: March 8, 1985
Creator: Robinson, L. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ken McCloud, October 19, 1985

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken McCloud. McCloud, known as Tex by the 339th Fighter Squadron, recounts a dogfight that occurred over Rabaul in which he encountered over a dozen Zeros. He shot down one plane before being hit, causing his right engine to catch fire. He landed in the water and deployed his life raft. He was pursued by sharks and fought an albatross to the death. Using a piece of driftwood and his parachute, he fashioned a sail and rode ou… more
Date: October 19, 1985
Creator: McCloud, Ken
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Irvin Strobing, June 7, 1985

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by Irvin Strobing. Strobing joined the Army Air Corps in July of 1939. He completed Army Signal School at Fort Monmouth and worked as a radio operator. He traveled to Manila, Philippines in May of 1940 and joined the 10th Signal Service Company. He shares his experiences as an apprentice, working and general life in the Philippines. Following the surrender on Bataan, Corregidor became the focus of Japanese forces. Strobing had an opera… more
Date: June 7, 1985
Creator: Strobing, Irvin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with M. T. Harrelson, May 9, 1985

Description: Interview with M. T. Harrelson, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Wichita Falls, Texas, who was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"). Harrelson discusses National Guard training and operations before the war, deployment to the Pacific and diversion to Java, the Japanese invasion, surrender and initial confinement, internment at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, and the end of the war.
Date: May 9, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harrelson, M. T., 1919-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Margarita Giustino, May 4, 1985

Description: Transcript of an interview with Margarita Giustino. Giustino recollects about growing up with her family in San Sebastian, Spain during the Spanish Civil War. She gives her thoughts on identifying as Basque after the civil war, and the differences between city and country life.
Date: May 4, 1985
Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Giustino, Margarita, 1985-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Harold Lewis, November 8, 1985

Description: Interview with Harold Lewis, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation. He discusses his educational background, his employment with Standard Oil of California, his early experiences in refinery construction, his transfer to Caltex, his assignment to Bahrain, refinery construction in Australia (Boral, Ampol), refinery construction in Japan, and the relationship between Caltex and Nippon Oil. He also talks about military fuel oil contracts, postwar refinery expansion, Caltex East, Caltex in K… more
Date: November 8, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lewis, H. W. (Harold Walter), 1917-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Murdo MacIver, November 9, 1985

Description: Interview with Murdo MacIver, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation, discussing his experiences with the company. He comments on his educational background and early employment, his employment with Standard Oil Company of California, his transfer to Caltex in 1938, the expansion before World War II, Caltex during World War II, Bapco's refinery expansion, financing postwar refinery expansion, foreign exchange problems, banking syndicates, accounting methods, tanker construction, training … more
Date: November 9, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & MacIver, Murdo, 1901-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Frederick W. Dittus, September 13, 1985

Description: Interview with Frederick Dittus, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation. He discusses his educational background, his early job experience with Standard Oil Company of California, the Dittus-Boelter equation, his pre-World War II experiences in Nazi Germany, construction of the Bahrain refinery for Bapco, the formation of Caltex in 1936, his transfer to Caltex, his activities during World War II, the postwar refinery expansion, and the evolution of the Technical Services Division.
Date: September 13, 1985
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dittus, Frederick W., 1897-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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