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Oral History Interview with James C. Chandler, July 22, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James C Chandler. Chandler joined the Marine Corps in the spring of 1943. He was assigned to the 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion. Chandler participated in the battles of Guam and Okinawa. He returned to the US and was discharged in December of 1945
Date: July 22, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Chandler, James C
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jesse Farmer, July 22, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jesse Farmer. Farmer joined the Marine Corps in July of 1943. He was assigned to Company G, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. In June of 1944, Farmer and his unit participated in the first wave of assault landings on Saipan, continuing to take Tinian in the days following. They additionally served in the fifth assault wave on Iwo Jima in February of 1945, where he sustained injuries. Farmer returned to the… more
Date: July 22, 2011
Duration: 47 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Farmer, Jesse
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clarence E. Peck, July 22, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Clarence E. Peck. Peck was drafted into the Army in the fall of 1942, went through boot camp at Camp Clairborne then on to Camp Miles Standish for motor pool training before joining the 338th Engineers and shipping out to Oran, Africa. In Africa, he helped build staging areas for General Patton and worked in the motor pool as a mechanic and truck driver, then following Patton into Italy, landing in Naples. In Naples, his unit built roads and airstrips and he… more
Date: July 22, 2011
Duration: 49 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Peck, Clarence E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William S. O'Donnell, July 22, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William S. O'Donnell. O'Donnell was working for Montgomery Ward in Chicago when he was drafted into the Army after the war got started. His aptitude with numbers led him to be assigned as a statistician in a Machine Records Unit (MRU). He went to Europe with the 39th MRU and was attached to General Patton's Third Army. He landed in Normandy, France 7 days after D-Day. His unit provided daily punch card analysis of unit stren… more
Date: July 22, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: O'Donnell, William S.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Valdemar Johansen, July 22, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Valdemar P. Johansen. Johansen joined the Navy in December 1942. and was assigned to the 62nd Construction Battalion. After training in Rhode Island and California, he shipped out in late 1943 to Pearl Harbor and went to work expanding the submarine base. His unit next participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima. After landing, Johansen injured ligaments in his knee. His unit began repairing one of the airstrips. Johansen opera… more
Date: July 22, 2010
Duration: 40 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Johansen, Valdemar P.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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