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Oral History Interview with Bill Sheehan, March 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bill Sheehan. Sheehan joined the Navy in June of 1933. Beginning October of 1943, he served as Quartermaster aboard USS Porterfield (DD-682). In February of 1944, they provided shore bombardment in the Marshalls. In April, they screened escort carriers during the Marianas invasion, and participated in the Guam Campaign in August. Sheehan provides details of their invasion of Saipan in June and Okinawa in April of 1945. He returne… more
Date: March 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Sheehan, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Marshall, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Marshall. Marshall was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 20, 1918. He joined the Naval Reserve in 1936. In 1940 his unit was called to active duty. He entered Midshipman’s school. He tells of being hospitalized for encephalitis and hearing of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Marshall received a discharge from the service against his wishes. He was reinstated in March 1943 and assigned as an instructor to a c… more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Marshall, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Haynes, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Haynes. Haynes was born in Dallas 5 January 1921 and upon graduation from Southern Methodist University, he joined the Marine Corps, training at Quantico in February 1942. Upon completion, he spent two years training incoming junior officers at Quantico. His next duty assignment was as an infantry member of the 28th Regiment, 5th Marines, conducting training at Camp Pendleton and on Hawaii. Haynes’ regiment was sent to … more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Haynes, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Bale, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Bale. Bale was born in Dallas, Texas on 19 March 1920. He attended Texas A & M University and upon graduation received a commission in the United States Marine Corps. In 1943 he was assigned to 1st Medium Tank Battalion as commanding officer of Company C. Bale expresses criticism of the training received in tank maneuvers for it lacked liaison with infantry and artillery units, which led to difficulties during actual … more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Bale, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Otha Grisham, September 22, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Otha Grisham. He was born in Moran, Texas and enlisted in Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program on November 3rd, 1942 while still attending Southwest Texas Teacher?s College. Upon graduation in August, 1943 he went to boot camp followed by Officer Training School. Upon graduation from OTS in June 1944, he sailed to Guadalcanal. He was assigned to the First Marine Division, 6th Amphibian Tractor Battalion, preparing for the invasion of Peleliu. Following two… more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes
Creator: Grisham, Otha
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald O. Dencker, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald O. Dencker. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 25, 1924. Upon graduation from high school in February, 1943 he joined the Army. In March 1944 after attending Army Corps of Engineers school, he was assigned to the 96th Infantry Division. He witnessed the explosion of a munition ship in Port Chicago, California. Eventually he departed Pearl Harbor embarked upon USS LST-745 sailing to Leyte Island in the Phi… more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Dencker, Donald O.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Grace Carr, August 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Grace Carr. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 1942 and accepted a job with Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, California, where most of the C-47s flown in World War II were made. She recalls that the factory was covered with netting which acted as camouflage from the air. She also remembers gas rationing, difficulty finding new tires and having to drive with parking lights at night to avoid disclosing the facto… more
Date: August 22, 2001
Duration: 10 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Carr, Grace
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Carr, August 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Carr. He was born in Benton County, Indiana on February 17, 1914. Upon graduation from high school in 1932 he hopped a freight train to California. He enlisted in the 38th Infantry Division, Indiana National Guard in December 1940. After Pearl Harbor he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and transferred to the 30th Infantry Division. He embarked on the troopship SS Brazil for the transit to England, during which he r… more
Date: August 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Carr, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Norman Moise, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Moise. Moise was born in New Orleans in 1923. After graduating from high school he joined the Marine Corps on 10 December 1941. He trained at San Diego and received specialty training for assignment as a crewman on amphibious vehicles known as LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tracked). As a member of the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion he observed the action from the USS President Jackson (AP-37, later APA-18) during the Battle… more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Moise, Norman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alex Taylor, August 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alex Taylor. Taylor was born April 3, 1921 in Scott, Louisiana. He worked in the rice and cane fields during his youth before joining the Navy in 1939. He was sent to Norfolk, Virginia for boot camp and recalls being in a segregated navy. He was assigned as mess attendant on the USS Dobbin (AD-3). He recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor and his role as an ammunition handler below decks. Taylor was assigned to the USS Enterpris… more
Date: August 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 36 seconds
Creator: Taylor, Alex
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Sorenson, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Sorensen. Born in Anoka, Minnesota 28 March 1924, Sorensen joined the Marine Corps 13 December 1942. Upon completion of boot camp at San Diego, he was sent to Camp Pendleton and assigned to a machine gun squad in the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines. He describes the equipment used in the machine gun squad, job assignments and special training they received. Sorenson went aboard the USS Wayne (APA-54) on 13 January 1944, … more
Date: September 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Sorenson, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Weldon Sherrard, August 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Weldon Sherrard. Sherrard joined the Navy in July of 1942. Beginning in December, he served as a First-Class Machinist Mate with a special construction battalion at Guadalcanal, New Zealand and Japan. With little to no access from ship to shore to unload supplies, Sherrard’s battalion was assigned the unloading of ships with the help of pontoon barges. He also worked as an oiler and crane operator. They were the first battalion c… more
Date: August 22, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Sherrard, Weldon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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