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Oral History Interview with Robert Murphy, November 20, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Murphy. Murphy joined the Navy in late 1942. After boot training at Great Lakes, he went to quartermaster school in Rhode Island. Upon completion, Murphy was assigned to USS Carlson (DE-9). He was on the commissioning crew and rode it through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. He was transferred off the ship, underwent further training, and was assigned to ACORN-44 and sent to Okinawa. He arrived at Okinawa when the fighting… more
Date: November 20, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Murphy, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Mainer, November 20, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with O. Harold Mainer. Mainer joined the Navy in October, 1940 and trained at San Diego. He was then assigned as a deckhand to USS Helena (CL-50) and caught the ship in Hawaii in late 1940 and was still aboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor, which he describes. Mainer was aboard when Helena sank at Kula Gulf. Then, Mainer was transferred to USS Munsee (ATF-107), an ocean going tug, for the remainder of the war. He was discharg… more
Date: November 20, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Mainer, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arnold Holden, February 20, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arnold Holden. Holden joined the Navy on 30 December 1943. He served as a coxswain aboard USS Olmsted (APA-188). They transported troops and supplies in support of amphibious operations, traveling to New Guinea, Leyte and Okinawa. Additionally, they participated in the first occupational landings in Japan. He returned to the US and received his discharge in 1946.
Date: February 20, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Holden, Arnold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John M. Olsen, November 20, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John M Olsen. Olsen joined a reserve program with the Army Air Forces in February of 1944. In mid-1945, he deployed to the Philippines and joined a Recovered Personnel Detachment, processing allied prisoners of war. He transferred to Japan, continuing his work. Olsen returned to the US and received his discharge in December of 1946.
Date: November 20, 2014
Duration: 44 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Olsen, John M
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Katavolos, August 20, 2016

Description: The National Museum of The Pacific War presents an interview with William Katavolos. Katavolos was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. He tells of being friends, as a youngster, with a German family who was arrested as being German spies and the circumstances that contributed to the charge. He was drafted into the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison for training as an X-Ray Technician. Later, he was assigned to Wendover Air Force Base, Utah. Katavolos tells of his exp… more
Date: August 20, 2016
Duration: 38 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Katavolos, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Whayland Green, March 20, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Whayland Greene. Greene joined the Army in August, 1943 and trained at Camp Fannin. When he went overseas, he went to New Guinea and joined the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He participated in the invasions of Leyte and Luzon with his outfit and recalls a few anecdotes of his combat experiences. He was discharged in January 1946.
Date: March 20, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 01 second
Creator: Greene, Whayland
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Longway, October 20, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Longway. Longway joined the Navy in April of 1943. He went to school to learn visual communications, graduating as a Third Class Petty Officer. He served in the Navy Armed Guard as a signalman and communication officer. Longway traveled on Victory and Liberty ships and was aboard five ships that sunk. His ships took supplies for all the invasions in the Western Pacific, including Tarawa, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, New Guinea, Sa… more
Date: October 20, 2017
Duration: 35 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Longway, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arnold Abbott, January 20, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arnold Abbott. Abbott was born in 1924. He dropped out of college to join the US Army in 1942. While undergoing basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, Abbott witnessed practiced segregation and consequently became involved in civil rights issues. He recalls that he did not finish basic training, and was sent to Newport News, Virginia where he was assigned to the 34th Infantry Division. He tells of being involved in action in No… more
Date: January 20, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Abbott, Arnold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Schurmeier, April 20, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Schurmeier. Schurmeier joined the Navy in September of 1944. He completed ordnance training and was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi. He served as a gunner aboard PBMs and PBYs, conducting weekly submarine patrols between Corpus and Guantanamo Bay. In late 1945 he was transferred to Camp Shoemaker, California, working in a separation center discharging people out of the Navy. Shurmeier was discharged in… more
Date: April 20, 2018
Duration: 32 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Schurmeier, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Gilsinger, July 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frederick Gilsinger. Gilsinger joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1943. He completed basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi and navigation at Butler University, Indianapolis. He was a second lieutenant and served as a B-26 pilot. He provides vivid details of the various planes he flew during wartime, including the B-26, B-25, A-26, Piper Cub, PT-19, BT-13 and the AT-17. Gilsinger remained stateside throughout his service in t… more
Date: July 20, 2009
Duration: 57 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Gilsinger, Frederick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Strebel, August 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank R. Strebel. Strebel was born in San Francisco 31 August 1919. He graduated from high school in 1938 and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. Strebel joined the Army National Guard in 1937. His unit, Company F, 159th Infantry, 40th Infantry Division, was called to active duty in March 1941. The unit was sent to Camp San Luis Obispo for three months of training. Following maneuvers at Fort Lewis, the 159th was assigne… more
Date: August 20, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Strebel, Frank R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Alden, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Alden. Alden was born in San Diego, California on 23 October 1921. While attending Cornell University he entered the US Navy V-7 Program. Upon graduating from Cornell he was ordered to attend Midshipman School at Columbia University. While there he was hospitalized for an extended period of time. Later, Alden was ordered to Midshipman’s School at Notre Dame University. Upon graduating in September 1943, he was sent to D… more
Date: September 20, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Alden, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Christensen, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Christensen. Christensen was born in Henry, South Dakota in December 1917. He joined the Navy in September 1941 and went to Great lakes Naval Training Station, Chicago, Illinois for boot training. Upon completion he reported aboard the USS Colorado (BB-45) at Bremerton, Washington. He tells of the ship taking part in the bombardment of Tarawa. After returning to the United States for overhaul, the ship took part in the i… more
Date: September 20, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Christensen, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Frazier, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Frazier. Frazier was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania on 19 May 1927. Upon joining the Navy in 1945 he went to boot camp at Samson Naval Training Base in New York. Upon completing boot training, he was sent to Iwo Jima where he went aboard the USS Susanville (PC-1149). He developed an ingenious method to make ice cream on board the ship. He recalls that after providing shuttle services for several months the ship went to… more
Date: September 20, 2009
Duration: 17 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Frazier, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Maurice Rindskopf, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Maurice Rindskopf. Rindskopf graduated from the Naval Academy in 1938. He completed submarine school in 1940. Beginning November of 1941, Rindskopf served as Commanding Officer aboard the USS Drum (SS-228). He completed 11 war patrols around Japan, Truk, Tulagi, Marshall Islands and the Philippines. He continued his service after the war ended, retiring in 1972 as a rear admiral and the Director of Naval Intelligence.
Date: September 20, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Rindskopf, Maurice
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bob Kaufman, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bob Kaufman. Kaufman joined the Navy in June of 1936. He graduated from the Naval Academy in June of 1940. Beginning in June, Kaufman served aboard the USS Wichita (CA-45), operating primarily in the North Atlantic. He worked in the Communications and Gunnery departments through December of 1942. Kaufman volunteered for submarine school, graduated in June of 1943 and served as Diving Officer and Executive Officer aboard the USS G… more
Date: September 20, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Kaufman, Bob
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Edwin, September 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Edwin. Edwin was born in 1932. As a young elementary school student in Houston, Texas, he volunteered with the aircraft warning services during World War II. From mid-1942 through December of 1943, Edwin served as an aircraft observer on Sunday afternoons, reporting to the 3rd Fighter Command of the 3rd Air Force.
Date: September 20, 2009
Duration: 13 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Edwin, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas L. Stafford, November 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas L. Stafford. Stafford joined the Army in March 1943. He was trained as a quartermaster and sent to England as a replacement. Stafford volunteered to join the 6th Combat Engineer Amphibious Special Assault Brigade which was attached to the 29th Infantry Division. He describes landing on the wrong part of Omaha Beach on D-Day being sent to find a sergeant who had combat fatigue. Stafford was then sent to the 87th Infant… more
Date: November 20, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Stafford, Thomas L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward McCreary, September 20, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward McCreary. McCreary was born in Spain in 1928 and attended school in the Philippines beginning in 1935. He was a high school sophomore in Baguio when the Japanese invaded, and he managed to escape to the mountains, where he hid for three months. After he was caught, he was imprisoned for one year in a small camp. As guerillas began to recapture parts of the island, prisoners were transferred to Santo Tomas University. … more
Date: September 20, 2008
Duration: 31 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: McCreary, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Fuel for the Fire - Recovering Spirituality by Recovering Mission

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, February 20, 2002, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Our mission is to continue the work of Christ. That means seeking and saving the lost and equipping the saved as ministers of reconciliation. When churches recover that mission, they rekindle the fires of spiritual passion."
Date: February 20, 2002
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Whitsett, Dwight
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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By This We Are Known - What Do We Do with "Rejects"?

Description: Lecture given Monday, February 20, 1995, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 20, 1995
Duration: 54 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Blanton, Peggy
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Maintaining Christian Values in the 21st Century - 2

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "It is difficult to practice Christian values in our society. Is the "American dream" a roadblock to maintaining our faith?"
Date: February 20, 2001
Duration: 56 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Gotcher, David
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Homer Hailey's Personal Journey of Faith - Part 2

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 20, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 20, 2001
Duration: 55 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Harrell, David Edwin, Jr.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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