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[Oral History Association History Interview with Peter Olch]

Description: Sound recording of Martha Ross interviewing Peter Olch about the history of the Oral History Association at the united services medical school in Bethesda, Maryland.
Date: September 15, 1982
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Martin L. Clayton, September 15, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin L. Clayton. Clayton was born in Marshall, Texas 23 September 1920. Joining the US Marine Corps 26 February 1942 he completed boot camp in six weeks. After undergoing intensified combat training he was placed in the 17th replacement outfit, at San Diego, Clayton was then shipped to Melbourne, Australia. He was assigned to 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Having spent twenty-five months in combat he describes c… more
Date: September 15, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Calyton, Martin L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Cook, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Cook. Cook joined the Marine Corps in September 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. In January 1942, he was assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50) as an orderly to the captain. His battle station was below deck, hoisting powder cases for six-inch guns. He describes in detail the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, which he believes could have been fought more effectively had the fleet taken advantage of readings from st… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Cook, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry Ferrier, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry Ferrier. Ferrier joined the Navy in January 1941 and received basic training in Newport. He attended aviation radio school in Jacksonville was and assigned to an Avenger crew as a radioman. On 4 June 1942 his plane was attacked at the Battle of Midway by enemy fighters while targeting the Japanese fleet. His turret gunner was killed, his pilot wounded, and all five accompanying airplanes were shot down. He was reassign… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 54 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Ferrier, Harry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Guidone, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Guidone. In 1940, Guidone was kicked out of his family’s home for wanting to join the Navy; his father was staunchly anti-military. When the Navy told Guidone there would be a three-week waiting period, he joined the Marine Corps rather than be homeless. He reported to Guantanamo Bay and joined the 1st Marine Division. After training, he volunteered for the 1st Raider Battalion. His first assignment was the invasion of… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Guidone, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Otis Kight, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otis Kight. Kight was born in Georgia in 1924 and joined the Navy in July, 1941. Prior to the attack on Pearl harbor, Kight was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-5) as a plane pusher. Kight was aboard during the Battle of the Coral Sea, was wounded, and describes the damage done to the carrier. He also describes the hurried repair job done at Pearl Harbor prior to heading for Midway. Kight was present when the Yorktown was da… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 59 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Kight, Otis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Willie Roesler, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Willie Roesler. Roesler joined the Navy in June 1940 and received basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) at Pearl Harbor. He was transferred to Midway just before the December 1941 attack. When men gathered at the mess hall to watch the shelling, one man was killed by shrapnel, causing everyone to scatter. Roesler led children from the hospital to safety. He then proceeded to fight fires alo… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Roesler, Willie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James E. Leavelle, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Leavelle. Leavelle graduated from high school in May 1944 and on July 8, 1944 he was sworn into the US Navy in Amarillo, Texas. His high school had offered a special course in radio operating, so he enrolled in the course and learned basic radio theory as well as how to copy Morse code. On 18 July, he reported to the Navy Recruiting and Processing Station at Lubbock, Texas where he was officially sworn into the Navy fo… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 42 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Leavelle, James E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Chalmers Miller, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Chalmers Miller. Miller attended Rice University for one semester before joining the Navy. He received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the motor pool of CASU-9 at Port Hueneme. In November 1944 he was sent to the Philippines, where he drove a dump truck on the Tacloban air strip, which was small, crowded, muddy, and full of bomb craters. He became the engineer of a boat transporting supplies … more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 52 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Miller, Chalmers
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hetty Walker, September 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hetty Walker. Walker was born in Holland in 1935. Her family took shelter from air raids by hiding under their kitchen table, the children wearing pots on their heads. During severe bombing, they spent an entire month in their basement. In May 1940, the sky was so full of planes that it looked dark. Her mother salvaged parachutes from downed aviators and used the silk to make clothing for her family. Food was scarce, and the… more
Date: September 15, 2007
Duration: 15 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Walker, Hetty
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carl Crandall, September 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carl Crandall. Crandall joined the Navy at age 17. After basic training at Great Lakes, he was trained on running ship’s boilers. Crandall was then assigned to USS Warrick (AKA-89) as a third class watertender. While running the boilers, he would occasionally clean the insides, which required holding his breath for up to three minutes. Crandall was in battle zones in the Philippines for a year and suffered hearing damage fro… more
Date: September 15, 2011
Duration: 54 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Crandall, Carl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Loy Smith, September 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Loy Smith. Smith joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He then attended gunnery school and further training in electrical and hydraulic systems. Upon completion, he was assigned to an attack cargo auxiliary ship as a gunner’s mate. Smith recounts that his ship would pick up supplies on New Guinea and Guam and deliver them to invasions. At Lingayen Gulf, there were so many kamikazes and so many shi… more
Date: September 15, 2011
Duration: 39 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Smith, Loy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Monroe, September 15, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Paul Monroe. Monroe joined the Army Air Forces in April of 1942, as an Aviation Cadet. He received his wings and commission in the summer of 1943. He was then stationed in Carlsbad, New Mexico flying bombardiers in a T-11 trainer. Monroe completed 1,000 hours of flying cadets over a period of nine months. He was then assigned as the Assistant Director of Flying, which is where he served for the remainder of the war. In late 1945 … more
Date: September 15, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Monroe, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Schaffer, September 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Schaffer. Schaffer went into the Marine Corps at 17 in August, 1942 and trained at San Diego. When basic training ended, Schaffer trained with the Raiders and was assigned to the 4th Marine Raider Battalion. He went overseas to the New Hebrides, then Guadalcanal for more training prior to participating in the campaign for the Solomon Islands at New Georgia. After some combat experience, Schaffer was sent back to the US and a… more
Date: September 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Schaffer, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Barbier, September 15, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Barbier. Barbier joined the Navy in June 1941. He went to boot camp in San Diego, California. Upon graduating, he was assigned as a gunner’s mate aboard USS Louisville (CA-26) at Pearl Harbor. The Louisville was involved in the Battle of Leyte Gulf at Surigao Strait and then at Lingayen Gulf. He survived damage caused by a number of kamikaze attacks, one of which claimed the life of Admiral Theodore Chandler. Barbier notes… more
Date: September 15, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Barbier, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Storick, September 15, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Storick. Storick joined the Navy after high school in June 1943 and trained at Great Lakes. His forst assignmnet took him aboard USS Taluga (AO-62). He shares several anecdotes from his time aboard, where he served as a rangefinder. Storick also shares his experiences ashore in Japan and Korea after the war. He was discharged in March 1946.
Date: September 15, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Storick, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hans Hanneman, September 15, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hans Hanneman. Hanneman was born in Gillespie County (Texas) on 16 September 1916, the oldest of eight children. Although his mother was widowed, he was able to attend Texas Lutheran College for two years. Upon graduating he began working for a Fredericksburg (Texas) businessman. His employer decided that he and Hans would begin taking flying lessons at Stinson Field in San Antonio. They received their flying licenses in 194… more
Date: September 15, 2009
Duration: 12 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Hanneman, Hans
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Gross, September 15, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Gross. Gross joined the Navy around 1943 and served with the 107th Naval Construction Battalion. They traveled to Ebeye in the Marshall Islands to redevelop and repair an existing seaplane base by assembling a pontoon wharf and pontoon barges for transporting damaged carrier aircraft to repair units ashore. Additionally, they built Quonset huts and installed playing fields and a recreation area for ship crewmen. They trave… more
Date: September 15, 2006
Duration: 47 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Gross, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earl Newman, September 15, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl Newman. Newman joined the Navy in July of 1941. He graduated from Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1942. He joined Squadron 21 (United States. Navy. Bombing Squadron 2 (VB-2)1) of Air Group 11 on Guadalcanal, conducting patrol, search, spotting and strike operations. Newman also served with Bombing Squadron 19 (VB-19) aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16), participating in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In October of 1944, his p… more
Date: September 15, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Newman, Earl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Don Riel, September 15, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don Riel. Riel joined the Navy in 1943 after working in the tool room at a Chevrolet plant. He received basic training at Camp Perry and joined the Seabees as a second class petty officer. On Kwajalein, while operating a truck, he was struck in the shoulder blade by a piece of coral during a controlled explosion. There were no medical facilities there at the time, so Riel was sewn up on the beach. He was then assigned to ope… more
Date: September 15, 2006
Duration: 54 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Riel, Don
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Smith, September 15, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph T. Smith. Smith was drafted and entered the Army in October, 1942. He was assigned to the 92nd Evacuation Hospital and trained with them as soon as he entered the service. He shipped overseas to Australia in June 1943. After treating casualties from the New Guinea campaign, Smith's unit relocated to Hollandia and then went to Biak. On Owi, his unit dealt with a scrub typhus epidemic. Later, they went to the Philippines and… more
Date: September 15, 2005
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Smith, Joseph T.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Takeo Fukuchi, September 15, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Takeo Fukuchi. Fukuchi lived in Tokyo as a child and recalls being moved to Chiba because Tokyo was under attack. He recalls the bombings and then hearing the Emperor's voice announcing the surrender and the end of the war. As an adult, Fukuchi joined the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force after World War II. Fukuchi's father served in the Japanese Navy as a secretary to Admiral Yonai and helped raise money in Japan to instal… more
Date: September 15, 2005
Duration: 23 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Fukuchi, Takeo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Yoshihiro Minamoto, September 15, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Major General Yoshihiro Minamoto. Through the work of the translator, Minamoto recalls attending a military academy in Tokyo and granduating in April, 1944. From there, he was assigned to a Japanese Army shipping division in Hiroshima. Through the translator, Minamoto describes training a special squadron of suicide boat operators for deployment on Okinawa. He arrived on Okinawa in September, 1944. Minamoto never got a chance to attack with his suicide boat … more
Date: September 15, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Minamoto, Major General Yoshihiro
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Let It Be To Me - Luke 1:26-38

Description: Lecture given Saturday, September 15, 2012, 7:00 PM at Abilene Christian University
Date: September 15, 2012
Duration: 39 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Storment, Jonathan
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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