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Oral History Interview with Michael Giroski, July 2, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael Giroski. Giroski was born Luplow, Pennsylvania in 1922 and graduated from high school in 1940. Joining the Army Air Forces 28 February 1943 he was sent to Miami, Florida for basic training. He qualified for flight training, but washed out due to a medical condition. Giroski was approved for flying status, however and went to Harlingen, Texas for gunnery training. He was then selected for radar training and went to Cl… more
Date: July 2, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Giroski, Michael
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with EJ Robertson, July 2, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with EJ Robertson. Robertson joined the Navy at the age of 17 and received basic training at Great Lakes. In the summer of 1942 he was assigned to the USS Brooklyn (CL-40) as an apprentice seaman. At Casablanca, a victory over the French fleet was aided by the Free French. After providing long-range artillery support to the 45th Army Division throughout North Africa, his ship hit a mine in Sicily, temporarily paralyzing Robertson… more
Date: July 2, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Robertson, EJ
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Myers, July 2, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Myers. Myers joined the Navy in 1941. He served aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46) as a gunner on five-inch 51s and five-inch 25s. He provides details of the guns aboard the ship and how they function. They traveled to Pearl Harbor in May of 1941. They were docked next to the USS Oklahoma (BB-37). Up until the attack, they mostly completed training missions from the base. He describes the December 7th attack, and his duties ab… more
Date: July 2, 2012
Duration: 43 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Myers, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Martin, July 2, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Martin. Martin was born in Burrows, Oklahoma 27 October 1925 and was drafted into the Army in March 1945. He completed basic training at Camp Fannin, Texas. Following other unspecified training in California, Martin shipped out from Fort Ord on the USS James O’Hara (APA-90), bound for Japan in support of the impending invasion. He describes some of his experiences during the early part of the transit, including the S… more
Date: July 2, 2014
Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Martin, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Winfred Hartman, July 2, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Winfred Hartman. Hartman was drafted into the Army in June 1943. During his basic training in North Carolina, he was selected to be a medic. In January, 1944, he shipped to England where he worked in a replacement depot administering shots and processing paper records. After the Battle of the Bulge, Hartman was sent to join the 359th Regiment, 90th Infantry Division as a medic. He shares several anecdotes about his time in c… more
Date: July 2, 2004
Duration: 3 hours 31 seconds
Creator: Hartman, Winfred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Faiz, July 2, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Faiz. Faiz was raised on a ranch and had good relations with neighboring Japanese-American farmers before the war. In 1939, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, with whom he worked until being drafted into the Army in March 1941. He was assigned to the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss. When his unit phased out horse-drawn Howitzers and transitioned to driving jeeps, Faiz was sent to Louisiana, where he trained… more
Date: July 2, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Faiz, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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