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Oral History Interview with Robert Lewis Kelly, June 5, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Robert Lewis Kelly. Kelly joined the Naval Reserve in 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was sent to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on an ATA (auxiliary ocean tug.) He initially served on a troop transport ship. He later served on minelayers and minesweepers in the Atlantic Theater. He describes being transported in Africa in a 40-and-8 box car. He also provides information about his parents and siblings. He served until the end of the war. Kelly served on a troop tran… more
Date: June 5, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Kelly, Robert Lewis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Holt, August 5, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Holt. Holt was drafted into the Army in May 1944 and had basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After basic training, Holt was assigned as an infantryman in the 16th Armored infantry Battalion, 13th Armored Division. He describes his experiences in France and Germany being under sniper fire and moving forward to the Ruhr Valley. Holt returned to the US with his unit in June, 1945, as they were slated to invade Japan. He was … more
Date: August 5, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Holt, John H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marie Speer, April 5, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marie Speer. Speer was born 9 May 1921 in Tappan, New York. After graduating from high school in 1938 she worked at various jobs and attended classes at New York University. She tells of meeting her first husband Edward Hawley Jordan at the college and getting married in May 1942. Her husband was drafted in January 1944 and took his basic training at Fort McGraw, Alabama. In September 1944 he joined the 175th Regiment, 29th … more
Date: April 5, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Speer, Marie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Belt, December 5, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Belt. Belt joined the Navy after earning a master's degree and went to midshipman' school. He earned a commission and reported aboard USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37)in May 1943. Belt was aboard when the Tuscaloosa participated in the invasion of France and was at Iwo Jima. He also recalls being off Okinawa. Belt went aboard HMS Duke of York and met Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser one day. He also attended the Japanese Language Schoo… more
Date: December 5, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Belt, William T.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Johnnie Singleton, January 5, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Johnnie Singleton. Singleton entered the Navy at 16 in June 1941 and trained at Corpus Christi. Singleton is African American and served as a mess attendant in a segregated Navy. He went aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46) at Pearl Harbor in September 1941. On December 7, 1941, Singleton was in the officers' galley when the Japanese struck. He went to his battle station in an ammunition handling room below deck. Next, Singleton … more
Date: January 5, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Singleton, Johnnie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ben McDonald, May 5, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ben McDonald. McDonald entered the University of Texas Navy ROTC program in July, 1943 and graduated and was commissioned in January, 1945. He then joined USS Wichita (CA-45) as a gunnery officer in time for the Okinawa invasion. McDonald discusses kamikazes, suicide swimmers, and going ashore on Okinawa to serve as a fire control forward observer for his ship. When the war ended, the Wichita proceeded to Nagasaki Bay. McDon… more
Date: May 5, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: McDonald, Ben F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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