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Oral History Interview with Robert Landis, October 7, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Q. Landis. Landis joined the Navy around April of 1944. He served as a quartermaster aboard USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2). They traveled to New Guinea, and he assisted the ship’s captain in undercover scouting work that other crew members completed aboard LSTs and LCTs. They also traveled to Leyte in the Philippine Islands. Around late 1944, early 1945, Landis transferred to USS Henry T. Allen (APA-15). They were located in Manil… more
Date: October 7, 2019
Duration: 54 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Landis, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Major Franklin Stewart, March 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Major Franklin Stewart. Stewart joined the Army Air Corps in August of 1941. He served as a pilot in the 408th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group. In 1943, they attacked Japanese targets on Papua New Guinea and New Britain. In 1944, he was stationed at Nadzab Airfield, attacking targets on Borneo and participating in the Philippines Campaign. Stewart continued his service after the war, retiring from the Air Force in 1983.
Date: March 7, 2015
Duration: 5 hours 49 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Stewart, Major Franklin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Freer, April 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Freer. Freer joined the Army Air Forces in August, 1942 as a air cadet and went to flight training after basic. He was commissioned and earned his wings in February, 1944. His first assignment was as an instructor. Later in April, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. By July, he was in Bassingbourn, England flying combat missions attached to the 91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron as a co-pilot. He eventually became a pil… more
Date: April 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Freer, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John M. Gurley, April 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John M Gurley. Gurley joined the Navy in May of 1943. In early 1944, he completed Submarine School, and served as Yeoman Third Class aboard the USS Sennet (SS-408). Gurley completed four war patrols through Saipan, Japan and Guam. He returned to the US and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: April 7, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 34 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Gurley, John M
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Seay, May 7, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Seay. Seay joined the Army in 1943 after beginning field artillery training through the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. Upon completion, he was deployed to the China, Burma, India Theater to assist with opening the Burma Road. There he trained Chinese forces near Kunming on the use of pack artillery. He was then sent to radio school and coded communications so that he could teach this to the Chinese, as well. Although C… more
Date: May 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Seay, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Batty, January 7, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with William Batty. Batty was drafted into the Army Signal Corps in April, 1944 after he finished high school. After training, he joined the 58th Signal Repair Company in late 1944 and headed for England. His unit eventually moved to the continent and into Germany. Their job was to repair telephones, but they did not encounter too many. Batty shares several anecdotes of his time in Europe during and after the war. When the war en… more
Date: January 7, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Batty, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ivan Bishop, February 7, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Ivan Bishop. Bishop attended electrician school prior to joining the Army. He served in the Signal Corps in the 727th Signal Aircraft Warning Company. Bishop participated in the invasion of Leyte and Okinawa operating a radar warning system for invasion forces. Bishop shares several anecdotes about his experiences in the service during the war.
Date: February 7, 2017
Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Bishop, Ivan
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Shaub, July 7, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Shaub. Shaub joined the Marine Corps right after the attack on Pearl Harbor and trained at Parris Island and then Quantico as a radio operator. He was then assigned to a tank battalion in the 4th Marine Division. He went to the Marshall Islands and mariana Islands campaigns. Between campaigns, he trained at Maui. Shaub served in a Sherman tank during the Mariana campaign and relates a few anecdotes about combat on Saipan.… more
Date: July 7, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Shaub, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Denzil Rogers, June 7, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Denzil Rogers. Rogers enlisted in the Army in November, 1944 and trained for the infantry in Arkansas. In April, 1945, he landed at Leyte where he joined the 132nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division. He went to Japan with the Americal Division and was soon transferred to a military police outfit. Rogers remained in Japan until rotating to the US in October, 1946. He was then discharged.
Date: June 7, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Rogers, Denzil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Leavelle, December 7, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Leavelle. Leavelle joined the Navy in 1940 after he finished a stint in the Civilian Conservation Corps and high school. After training, Leavelle was assigned to USS Whitney (AD-4). He was aboard the Whitney during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was later injured by a rogue wave and elected to be medically discharged. He went on to be a detective in the Dallas Police Department and was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when Jack … more
Date: December 7, 2017
Duration: 55 minutes 01 second
Creator: Leavelle, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James and John Bowen, Earl Steele, and Don Stoll, July 7, 1989

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James and John Bowen, Earl Steele, and Don Stoll. The Bowen brothers and Earl Steele share their experiences aboard USS South Dakota (BB-57) during WWII. The brothers served aboard the ship together. They were still aboard when the ship was deployed to the Atlantic. Ingram interviews Don Stoll on 3 December 1989. Stoll served as an engineer on the captain’s gig aboard USS South Dakota. He was aboard from 1943 through 1946. S… more
Date: July 7, 1989
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Bowen, John; Bowen, James; Steele, Earl & Stoll, Don
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Everill, October 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Everill. Everill joined the Army in November 1942 and enlisted in the aviation cadets program. He washed out of flight school due to slight vision impairment but was accepted to a liaison flying school soon after. With prior civilian flight experience, he was soon approved as a pilot and assigned briefly to the 47th Liaison Squadron before transferring to the 115th. He was sent to India and Burma as an L-5 pilot, offeri… more
Date: October 7, 2009
Duration: 34 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Everill, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jesse Dwain Holmes, December 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jesse Dwain Holmes. Holmes joined the Navy in 1944 and attended boot camp in San Diego. Upon completion of gunnery school, he boarded the SS John T. McMillan (1943) as an armed guard. After joining a convoy at Leyte, the crew was at general quarters every hour for air raids. Whenever the ship laid smoke screens, Holmes didn’t fire a single round, for fear of engaging in friendly fire. He returned home briefly after 10 months… more
Date: December 7, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Holmes, Jesse Dwain
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Matthews, January 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Matthews. Matthews was attending the University of Missouri when he joined the Navy in October 1941. He was called to active duty on 4 December and was trained as a dive bomber pilot. Upon arriving in Hawaii, he attended a party and was given a lift home by Admiral Nimitz. Matthews was assigned to Composite Squadron 26 (VC-26) on Guadalcanal, flying missions over Munda Point in a Dauntless SBD from land bases and fro… more
Date: January 7, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Matthews, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Otto K. Smith, February 7, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otto K. Smith. Smith joined the US Army Air Forces late in 1942 after he finished high school and trained at Biloxi, Mississippi. Smith volunteered for aerial gunnery training after basic and was shipped to Las Vegas, Nevada for more training. At the beginning of 1943, SMith graduated from gunnery school and then headed for radio school at Scott Field, Illinois. By the end of the year, Smith was teamed up with a crew and tra… more
Date: February 7, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Smith, Otto K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Oscar Robert Freesen, March 7, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oscar Robert Freesen. After graduating from high school, Freesen was drafted into the Army in January, 1944. He speaks about training in Georgia and Texas. In January, 1945, Freesen was sent to England and then to Belgium. Upon arriving there, Freesen was assigned to Company K, 331st Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. He describes some of his combat experiences in Belgium. Freesen's unit eventually crossed the Rhine into Germ… more
Date: March 7, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Freesen, Oscar Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002

Description: Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date: May 7, 2002
Duration: 23 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with George Charland, December 7, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Charland. Charland initially provides details of his family history and growing up. He joined the Marine Corps in 1939. He completed boot camp at Camp Elliott in California and provides details of his training. In June of 1941 he was assigned to the 3rd Marine Defense Battalion, H & S Company in Hawaii. He was serving guard detail at Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, 7 miles west of Pearl Harbor on the morning of 7 December 19… more
Date: December 7, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Charland, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Howard Snell, December 7, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Snell. Snell joined the Navy on 11 February 1941. After boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois he took a train to San Pedro and from there rode the USS Kaskaskia (AO-27) to Hawaii where he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6). On 7 December 1941 Snell was in baker’s school at the submarine base. He went down to the pier and got a panoramic view of all that was happening. Snell returned aboard the Enterprise on 8 Dece… more
Date: December 7, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Snell, Howard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lee Soucy, December 7, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lee Soucy. Soucy joined the Navy in December 1937. Soucy went to the Hospital Corps School in 1938 and became a medical laboratory technologist, and was with the Fleet Marines. He went to a medical field service school with an emphasis studying poison gas. He went to the naval hospital in San Diego. He was with the Marines for 8 months in San Diego, they conquered San Clemente Island with the 5th Regiment. Later he was on US… more
Date: December 7, 2004
Duration: 44 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Soucy, Lee
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Ross, November 7, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Ross. Ross joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939, and joined the Navy in August of 1942. In September he was sent to Bremerton, Washington and helped with refurbishing the USS Nevada (BB-36). In May of 1943 they participated in the capture of Attu in the Aleutian Islands. In April of 1944 they escorted convoys to the United Kingdom, and provided fire support during the Normandy invasion. They supported landings du… more
Date: November 7, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Ross, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stephen Perrone, March 7, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Stephen Perrone. Perrone joined the Army Air Forces in October of 1941. He completed training for airplane instrumentation, mechanic and flying cadet. He served as a Radar Bombardier with the 63rd Bombardment Squadron, 43rd Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force. Perrone was in the B-24 snooper squadron. They bombed targets in Indonesia, Malaysia and New Guinea, including shipping areas, airfields and railways. They operated out of a c… more
Date: March 7, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Perrone, Stephen
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Alison, March 7, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Alison. Alsion was born in Florida in 1912 and graduated from the University of Florida. Soon after graduation he was accepted into the Army Flying School at Randolph Field, Texas. After competing primary flight training he moved to Kelly Field, Texas for advanced training and was selected to fly fighters. Upon receiving his wings in 1937 he was ordered to report to Langley Field, Virginia where he was assigned to the 8… more
Date: March 7, 2004
Duration: 47 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Alison, John R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Cannon, July 7, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Cannon. Cannon served as coxswain of an LCM at Buckner Bay during the initial assault on Okinawa, delivering food and supplies to the beach. LCMs were able to navigate the coral, no matter the tide, so Cannon worked around the clock, laying smoke screens at night and dodging flak and kamikazes during the day. After the war ended, Cannon stayed another six months, delivering cargo from one ship to another. He returned ho… more
Date: July 7, 2006
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: Cannon, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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