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Oral History Interview with Tom Lemond, January 6, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tom Lemond. Lemond was born in Tahoka, Texas on 6 November 1923. After enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942, he was accepted into the pilot training program. Upon completing the various phases of training at different bases, he was sent to Ardmore, Oklahoma where he joined a B-17 crew as a co-pilot. After being assigned to the 418th Bomb Squadron the crew flew a new B-17 to England. Lemond recalls in detail a mission over… more
Date: January 6, 2015
Duration: 55 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Lemond, Tom
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Beck, August 6, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Beck. Beck was drafted into the Army in September, 1943 and went to basic training in Missouri. From there, he went to a trade school in New York to become an electrician. His first assignment was in the Aleutian Islands at Amchitka where he worked as an electrician rigging wiring and working on poles. He also went to Attu and helped build a landing strip on Shemya Island before returning to the US and being discharged i… more
Date: August 6, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Beck, Roy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lloyd Bailey, March 6, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lloyd Bailey. Bailey was born in Kansas City, Missouri on 16 February 1922 and graduated from high school in Waco, Texas in 1940. After attending Texas A&M for one year, he enlisted in the Army. He went to Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas for basic training. While there, he was recruited by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents to participate in an internal security program. Following basic entered the Corps of Engineer… more
Date: March 6, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Bailey, Lloyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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