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Oral History Interview with Travis Smith, February 12, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Travis Smith. Smith joined the Army Air Forces in September 1942. He qualified as a pilot trainee and began training in San Antonio. In May, 1944, he graduated and received his commission. Smith went overseas to the Philippines, arriving in March, 1945. Later, he moved to Okinawa and flew bomber escort for bombing missions to China and Japan. He flew over 50 combat missions before the war ended and then went to japan on occu… more
Date: February 12, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Smith, Travis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lester Harrell, August 12, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lester Harrell. Harrell joined the Navy in 1942. In 1943, he completed Midshipman School. In 1944, Harrell served on the starboard anti-aircraft guns aboard USS New Mexico (BB-40). He later served as an ensign in the plotting room aboard USS Canberra (CA-70), where he was stationed when the ship was torpedoed in October of 1944. His next assignment was on a Landing Ship Medium (LSM). He returned to the US and received his dischar… more
Date: August 12, 2015
Duration: 43 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Harrell, Lester
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jodie Lander, October 12, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jodie Lander. Lander was born in December of 1923. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army, and volunteered for parachute training. Lander was assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry, and transported to Belfast, Ireland. He describes some of the action encountered after landing during Operation Overlord in June of 1944, and Operation Market Garden in September.
Date: October 12, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Lander, Jodie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, January 12, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Nemec. Nemec joined the Marine Corps in December, 1942 and trained at San Diego. He arrived overseas in time to join B Company, 1st Tank Battalion in the First Marine Division when they invaded New Britain. Nemec describes going ashore and the conditions of battle at Peleliu. He also was on Okinawa and shares stories. Nemec served as maintenance man for tanks. He also relates several anecdotes from his time in China af… more
Date: January 12, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Nemec, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry Jennings, April 12, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Jennings. Jennings joined the Army Air Forces in September, 1942 and trained at Wichita Falls. He eventually became a flight engineer on B-26 bombers. Jennings recalls several anecdotes about his time in the service.
Date: April 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Jennings, Henry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Foster, November 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Foster. Foster received an agriculture deferment for two years afer he finished high school in 1942. He was drafted into the Army and trained in Florida before being shipped overseas to Hawaii, then Saipan, and finally Okinawa where he joined the 382nd Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division as a replacement. He shares several anecdotes about his experiences fighting on Okinawa. Toward the end of the war, Foster was reass… more
Date: November 12, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 42 seconds
Creator: Foster, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Harper, December 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernest Harper. Harper joined the Navy in April of 1944. He did not train in any specific Navy schooling prior to going to sea. Beginning around mid-1944, Harper served as Steward’s Mate aboard USS Cowpens (CVL-25), working in storerooms, resupplying various areas of the ship and cleaning. Additionally, he assisted on the deck during combat, transporting supplies and ammunition to the gunners. Harper recalls combat experiences thr… more
Date: December 12, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Harper, Ernest
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William C. Smith, March 12, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Smith. Smith joined the Marine Corps in April 1944. After basic training, Smith went to Sea School where he trained in 40mm antiaircraft gunnery. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS Iowa (BB-61).
Date: March 12, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Smith, William C
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Otis Sumner, July 12, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Otis Sumner. Sumner was drafted into the Navy in November, 1943 and went to Samson for boot camp. Training completed, he was assigned to the USS Hodges (DE-231). He was aboard working as a water tender during the invasion of Luzon. Sumner was discharged in May 1946.
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 45 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Sumner, Otis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Valentine, November 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frederick Valentine. Valentine graduated from high school in 1940. He worked as a mechanic for the General Aviation Company in Canton, Massachusetts. In early 1942, he joined the Army Air Forces, and served as a chief instructor at the Aviation Company’s civilian mechanics school and was in the reserve. The company began manufacturing parts for the CG-4 Glider, and he worked on the production line training welders. In April of 19… more
Date: November 12, 2018
Duration: 53 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Valentine, Frederick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Crocker, August 12, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Crocker. Crocker joined the Naval Reserve in 1942 at Texas A&M, and was called to active duty in the spring of 1943. He studied civil engineering at Rice University for eight semesters. He then completed Officer Candidate School at Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island. He served with the Civil Engineer Corps as a Seabee, and worked as an operations officer on Espiritu Santos, New Hebrides. He and the enlisted men he was … more
Date: August 12, 2016
Duration: 56 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Crocker, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Dittmar, April 12, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Dittmar. Dittmar joined the Navy in 1943 and trained at Great Lakes and shares a few anecdotes from those days. He served as an operating room technician aboard USS La Grange (APA-124) when he was assigned to the ship in mid-1944. He recalls his duties aboard and going to the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Date: April 12, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Dittmar, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Marron, May 12, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Marron. Marron joined the Army in June 1943, volunteered for the Airborne, and went to Georgia for basic and airborne training. He went overseas to France and was assigned to the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division. He remained with the unit until the war in Europe ended, then volunteered to go to the Pacific. On the way to the US for more training, the war ended and Marron was among the first soldiers … more
Date: May 12, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Marron, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Buell and Warren Taylor, May 12, 1990

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Buell and Warren Taylor. Buell discusses being aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. Buell served as a Dauntless dive bomber pilot. Ingram’s (interviewer) primary interest in the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57). Ingram also interviews Warren Taylor. Taylor served as a gunnery officer aboard the South Dakota. Taylor discusses much about gunnery at sea: targeting, target spotting, plo… more
Date: May 12, 1990
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Buell, Howard & Taylor, Warren
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Tatum, October 12, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Tatum. Tatum joined the Navy in January 1942 and trained at Norfolk. He trained in aerial gunnery and as an airplane mechanic. In 1943, he was assigned to VT-37 and went aboard the USS Sangamon (CVE-26). One day, a plane crashed on the flight deck, seriously injuring Tatum and blowing him into the water. He stayed with the ship through the Battle of Leyte Gulf before being assigned to advanced mechanic school in Washington … more
Date: October 12, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Tatum, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Chalke, April 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Chalke. Chalke joined the Navy in June of 1944. Beginning in March of 1945, he was assigned as Radioman 3rd Class aboard the landing craft repair ship USS Pandemus (ARL-18). They traveled to Okinawa, Guam, Saipan, Philippine Islands and China servicing landing and small craft. They encountered kamikaze planes and a typhoon during their travels. They returned to the US in December of 1945. Chalke was discharged in May of 194… more
Date: April 12, 2018
Duration: 42 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Chalke, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Killian, July 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Killian. Killian joined the Army in April of 1945, at the young age of 14 years old. He was assigned to the 29th Regimental Combat Team, 10th Army. He traveled to Okinawa, arriving 26 June 1945, participating in the invasion of the island. They traveled south on the island, towards Naha, and helped with cleanup, and had some direct combat with the Japanese. By August the bombs had been dropped and the war was over. Killian… more
Date: July 12, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Killian, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt enlisted in the Army Air Forces in July of 1942. He describes the planes he flew during training, including the PT-19, the BT-13 and the UC-78. Hildebrandt was commissioned and received his pilot rating in November of 1943. Upon graduation he trained on the B-26 at Laughlin Field. Hildebrandt served as a pilot in the 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. They first traveled to Morocco,… more
Date: November 12, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Hildebrandt, Alan
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Lyons, September 12, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Lyons. Lyons joined the Navy around December of 1942. He served aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell (APA-16) beginning in April of 194. Lyons job aboard was to maintain everything from the superstructure of the ship forward to the bow. He provides vivid details of the Bell, including weaponry and personnel. He describes their first trip through heavy seas from California to Alaska. They participated in the Battle of Attu, land… more
Date: September 12, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Lyons, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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What is the Future of the Oral History Association?

Description: Sound recording of a presentation from the 7th Annual Oral History Colloquium held at the Thompson Conference Center Auditorium, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. John Wickman, Director, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and President-elect of the Oral History Association presented at the Ambassador Room, Villa Capri Motel, Austin, TX.
Date: November 12, 1972
Duration: 15 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with John Partin, April 12, 2003

Description: Interview with John Partin, a diesel engineer in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life before the service and experiences overseas.
Date: April 12, 2003
Duration: 49 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tonya & Partin, John
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Cesar Forezan, Jr., March 12, 2006

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Cesar Fourzan, Jr. He enlisted in the Army in 1940 and was assigned to C Troop of the First Cavalry Division. He trained as a cavalry soldier at Fort Bliss, Texas. He was sent to Fort Riley, Kansas where he attended Officer Candidate School. He shares an anecdote about losing his accent in order to receive his commission. He was assigned to the 9th Cavalry and served as the squadron paymaster. He shares anecdotes about taking African American soldiers into M… more
Date: March 12, 2006
Duration: 38 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Fourzan, Cesar, Jr.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Croft, May 12, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Croft. Croft joined the Navy in February of 1941. He completed Aviation Radio School before working at Pearl Harbor. He later was assigned to the USS McFarland (AVD-14). They transported aviation gas to the neighboring islands. Croft witnessed the Japanese attack on 7 December from the veranda of the US Naval Hospital on Pearl Harbor. He was later assigned to the USS Vega (AK-17), where he served in the engine room and Rad… more
Date: May 12, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Croft, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Maurice Clark, July 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Maurice Clark. Clark joined the Army Air Forces in April of 1943. He served with as a Radio Operator and 2nd Navigator with the 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, aboard the B-29 the crew named Lil’ Butch. From February through August of 1945 they were stationed in Guam, and completed bombing missions over Japan, to destroy their war-making capabilities. They bombed targets on the Caroline Islands, Marianas and … more
Date: July 12, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Clark, Maurice
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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