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Oral History Interview with Erwin Schilling, February 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Erwin Schilling. Schilling joined the Navy in 1939 with only an eighth-grade education, his family having been too poor to provide him transportation to the nearest high school. Upon completion of basic training in San Diego, he was assigned to the USS Twiggs (DD-127), on escort duty in the Atlantic. The water was particularly rough in the wintertime, and Schilling remembers the ship rolling 56 degrees. After about a year, h… more
Date: February 1, 2009
Duration: 43 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Schilling, Erwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John McKillican, July 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John McKillican. McKillican was born in Burbank, California. Quitting high school, he worked at a ranch until he joined the Navy at seventeen years old. He was sent to Farragut, Idaho for eight weeks of boot training followed by sixteen weeks at the Navy Signal School at San Diego. He then reported to Oceanside, California where he joined a ten man communication team assigned to the 5th Marine Division. After three months of… more
Date: July 1, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: McKillican, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Max Shambaugh, August 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Max P. Shambaugh. Born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana 16 June 1922, Shambaugh joined the US Army Air Corps in February, 1941. After completing basic training at Keesler Field, Mississippi he was accepted into pilot training. He went to Dickerson College at Carlisle, Pennsylvania for preliminary training. He was then sent to Albany, Georgia where he began basic flight training under the leadership of civilian instructors. He tells of … more
Date: August 1, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Shambaugh, Max P.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Blair, September 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Blair. Blair joined the Merchant Marine in 1943. After training, he was assigned to the MV Pigeon Point, a sea going tug stationed on the West Coast. Blair worked in the engine room and made a few trips across the Pacific while aboard: one to Hawaii and another to New Guinea. After returning, he switched ships to the MV Saint Simon and made it to the Philippines during the invasion in 1944-45. Blair shares several anecdot… more
Date: September 1, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Blair, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter Lamb, December 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Lamb. Lamb participated in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s. He joined the Navy around 1940. In April of 1941 he traveled to California for basic training and Ordnance School. He joined Utility Squadron 2 (VJ-2) and traveled aboard the USS Ramapo (AO-12) to the Philippines. On 6 December 1941, they stopped over at Pearl Harbor. Lamb was on the island when the Japanese attacked the next day. He remained on … more
Date: December 1, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Lamb, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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