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Oral History Interview with Harold Mercer, March 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Mercer. Mercer joined the Navy in October of 1943. He was assigned to the gunnery division aboard the USS Bismarck Sea (CVE-95). They transported Marine pilots and their planes to Hawaii. Mercer’s job aboard was ensuring that the 40mm and 20mm guns were in good working order. He describes the guns and how he operated them. They participated in the invasion of Leyte Gulf and Luzon, and he talks about their carrier having se… more
Date: March 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Mercer, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred C. Hinds, June 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred C. Hinds. Hinds joined the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was trained as a corpsman and was sent to the 23rd Naval Construction Battalion in Hawaii. Hinds was transferred to the USS Cache (AO-67) where he eventually became the ship’s mail clerk and also stood bridge watches. He describes the refueling process and mentions when a carrier had to make an emergency separation. Hinds also discusses witnessing the … more
Date: June 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Hinds, Fred C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arelius J. Hall, June 17, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Arelius Hall and his daughter Margaret. He discusses joining the Navy and becoming a Quartermaster on PT-246, being stationed in the Pacific and doing patrols around Bougainville and seeing other damaged PT boats coming into harbour.
Date: June 17, 2010
Duration: 53 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Hall, Arelius J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Von Dixon, December 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Von Dixon. Dixon was born 30 April 1924 in La Junta, Colorado. Upon enlisting in the US Army Air Forces, he went to Randolph Field, Texas for preflight training. He tells of various phases of training at a series of airfields and the type of planes used in the training. Upon graduating and being commissioned in 1943, he was sent to Thomasville, Georgia for training in the P-39 (fighter). After three months training he was se… more
Date: December 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Dixon, Von
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Hendrix, December 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Hendrix. Hendrix joined the Naval Reserve in 1940 and was commissioned in 1941. He started as an intelligence officer for the 11th Naval District at San Diego until he requested sea duty. Hendrix served on the USS Harris (APA-2) and was at sea during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He describes the damage he saw when his ship returned to Pearl Harbor. Hendrix was then assigned to CINCPAC as a coding officer. He discusses … more
Date: December 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Hendrix, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floyd Beeghly, December 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Floyd E. Beeghly. Beeghly joined the Navy in April 1943. He describes his basic training at Farragut, Idaho. Beeghly was sent to the USS Independence (CVL-22) and joined the C and R division. He describes flight operations, his damage control station, and what it was like when his ship was hit by a torpedo. Beeghly left the Navy in February 1946.
Date: December 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Beeghly, Floyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lawrence Warren, April 17, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lawrence Warren. Warren joined the Navy in 1942. He was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as a member of the 2nd Deck Division. Warren was a member of the gun crew of a quad-40mm anti-aircraft gun. He details 40mm operations, assignments, and gun watches. Warren describes anti-aircraft operations and being hit by Japanese bombs and a kamikaze. He also discusses some of the tasks performed as a small boat coxswain. Warren… more
Date: April 17, 2011
Duration: 3 hours 50 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Warren, Lawrence
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dorinda Nicholson, September 17, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dorinda Nicholson. Nicholson was a first-grader living on Pearl City Peninsula at the time of the attack. Japanese planes grazed the trees in her backyard as they began their bombardment, and Nicholson’s father rushed her family to the sugarcane fields perched above the harbor. From that day onward, the island was under martial law and strict rationing. Nicholson saw many locals leave and thousands of soldiers arrive. When t… more
Date: September 17, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Nicholson, Dorinda
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arnhold Schwichtenberg, September 17, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arnhold Schwichtenberg. Schwichtenberg joined the Navy in September 1940 and was assigned to the USS Trever (DMS-16). During the attack on Pearl Harbor, he went out on a whale boat and rounded up officers and a substitute captain to help the Trever get underway. He watched torpedoes hit the USS Utah (BB-31) and the USS California (BB-44). He saw a bomb hit the USS Curtiss (AV-4) and saw a bomb intended for the Trever splash … more
Date: September 17, 2011
Duration: 29 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Schwichtenberg, Arnhold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bern Ballard, November 17, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bern Ballard. Ballard joined the Army National Guard in November 1940 at Camp Mabry. He served as a truck driver in the Austin and San Antonio area and describes how he was injured during the Louisiana Maneuvers. Ballard describes driving a truck with the 36th Infantry Division in North Africa and Italy. He details having to pick up dead soldiers near the front and drive them back to cemeteries. Ballard describes taking part… more
Date: November 17, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes
Creator: Ballard, Bern
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur R. Weller, January 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur R. Weller. Weller begins with a brief biography and then an account of his father's actions as Commanding Officer aboard the USS Wasp (CV-18) that resulted in the award of the Navy Cross. Weller attended the University of California, Berkeley, and enrolled inthe Navy's V-12 program. His first assignment upon commissioning was at Fort Pierce, Florida teaching sailors to operate landing craft. At Fort Pierce, Weller vol… more
Date: January 17, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Weller, Arthur R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joan F. Weller, January 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joan F. Weller. Weller begins with an account of her father's career in the Navy and her experiences growing up and moving from station to station all over the US. During her high school years , she spent time in San Diego and Honolulu. She was present on Oahu when Pearl Harbor was attacked. She proceeds to read a speech she delivered to high school mates of hers in San Diego shortly after she was evacuated back to the US ma… more
Date: January 17, 2012
Duration: 43 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Weller, Joan F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John J. Stavola, November 17, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John J. Stavola. Born in 1921, he joined the Navy in 1942. He trained with the diesel group at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. He was assigned to USS LST-37 as a Motor Mac. He remained with the ship for a month after it was transferred to the Greek Navy to assist with the transition. His next assignment was to the USS LST-43. He describes a Japanese air raid on Kwajalein. He also describes witnessing the disaster at West Loch in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and … more
Date: November 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Stavola, John H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe Elkington, January 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe Elkington. Elkington joined the Navy in April of 1942. He trained in fire control and radar in San Diego. He was assigned to the USS Chicago (CA-29). His job aboard was fire control. Their ship was in the Pacific, at New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. The Chicago sank in 1943 and Elkington gives detail of this event. He also served aboard the USS Helena (CL-50) and traveled to the Solomon Islands. His job aboard was lookout … more
Date: January 17, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Elkington, Joe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Scofield, May 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Scofield. Scofield joined the Marine Corps in 1943 and received training in South Carolina and North Carolina. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Fifth Marines and sent to Guadalcanal for further training. He was wounded on Okinawa just two or three days after joining a combat outfit. Scofield was shot in the abdomen and the wrist. He was evacuated by medics, who declared that he was dying. He was air-evacuated t… more
Date: May 17, 2013
Duration: 51 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Scofield, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daron Reedy, July 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Daron Reedy. Reedy joined the 36th Infantry Division with the Texas National Guard when they mobilized in November of 1940. He served as an assistant supply sergeant. In 1943, he joined the Army Air Forces, completed flight training and worked as a P-39 and P-40 fighter pilot with the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Observation Group. Reedy deployed to the Pacific Theater in New Guinea, flew 158 strafing missions, su… more
Date: July 17, 2013
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 24 seconds
Creator: Reedy, Daron
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Calvin Beem, July 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Calvin Beem. Beem volunteered for the Navy in September, 1943 and trained at Farragut, Idaho. After training, Beem was assigned to USS LST-454 as a motor machinist. He was aboard in time for the invasion of Cape Gloucester and for several other invasions along New Guinea. He also recalls landings in the Philippines.
Date: July 17, 2013
Duration: 46 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Beem, Calvin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Don Engleking, October 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don Engleking. Engleking was born in San Antonio in 1923. Upon graduation from high school, he entered the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Texas A&M University in 1941. He was withdrawn from college and placed into Officers Candidate School, receiving his commission in 1942. After graduation he was sent to the Philippines. Upon his arrival on Luzon, he was assigned as company commander of a prisoner of war unit and named … more
Date: October 17, 2013
Duration: 37 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Engleking, Don
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Crowley, April 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Daniel Crowley. Crowley left school at 16, electing to go to work. In October, 1940, he joined the Army Air Corps. He describes his journey to the Philippines, where he landed in March, 1941. He was stationed at Nichols Field. Crowley recalls being shipped across Manila Bay to Bataan in Christmas Day and fighting the Japanese there until the US forces surrendered. Instead of surrendering, Crowley made it to Corregidor. Whe n… more
Date: April 17, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Crowley, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clifton Woolridge, April 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clifton E. Woolridge. Woolridge was worlking for his father in a printing press in Boston before he volunteered for service in the Army. He relates several anecdotes from his training days. He wound up in an engineering outfit attached to the 83rd Infantry Division. He discusses shoring up the levee in Wabash, Indiana in the spring of 1943 and saving the town. Woolridge digresses and speaks about his activities with the reun… more
Date: April 17, 2012
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Woolridge, Clifton E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Van Klaveren, July 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Van Klaveren. Despite being colorblind, Van Klaveren joined the Navy in 1944 by cheating on his eye exam. After receiving basic training in San Diego, he trained as an LCVP coxswain and deployed to the Pacific aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195). He developed a rapport with the storekeeper, who gave him real eggs and fresh bread. Van Klaveren showed the storekeeper a picture of his beautiful sister perched atop a 1936 F… more
Date: July 17, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Van Klaveren, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Dunnam, October 17, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Dunnam. Dunnam was drafted into the Army in July, 1944 and had basic training at Camp Wolters. Upon being sent overseas, Dunnam joined the 126th Infantry Regiment on Leyte. He traveled with them to Luzon in January just after the invasion got started. In May, he was wounded by rifle fire. He returned to his unit and recalls several hundred Japanese soldiers surrendering just after the war ended. He spent some time in… more
Date: October 17, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Dunnam, Charles A
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carthon Phillips, November 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carthon Phillips. Phillips was born in Vera, Texas on 17 April 1920 and grew up during the Depression. Soon after joining the Army Air Corps in 1941, he attended the Aviation School of Medicine in San Antonio. Upon completing the course, he qualified as a flight surgeon assistant assigned to the 7th Bomb Squadron and boarded USS Republic (AP-33) bound for Australia. He tells of being assigned to Cloncurry, Australia and grap… more
Date: November 17, 2013
Duration: 2 hours 18 minutes
Creator: Phillips, Carthon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Webster, November 17, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Webster. Webster volunteered for the Army Air Forces in December 1943. He qualified for pilot training, but was trained in photography instead at Walker Field, Kansas. He was then sent to Tinian and assigned to the 6th Bomb Group, 22nd Photo Lab. He served as an aerial photographer and lab technician. Webster relates several anecdotes from his time in and out of the service.
Date: November 17, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Webster, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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