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Oral History Interview with Louis Justin, November 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Louis Justin. Justin volunteered for service in the Army Air Forces in March, 1943 and took the photography course in Denver. He went overseas to Tinian in November, 1944 where he worked in the photo lab developing images. On Tinian, he developed the film from the Enola Gay. After the war, Young returned to the US in January and received his discharge in February. Justin has some help during the interview from his daughter.
Date: November 22, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Justin, Louis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Rocelia Madison, January 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rocelia Madison. Madison joined the WAVES in December 1943. She received basic training in New York and attended machinist school in Oklahoma. Upon completion, she was assigned to Corpus Christi, where she worked as an aviation machinist’s mate, servicing mostly PBMs and the occasional PBY. She got along well with her crewmates and received equal pay to the men. She married a sailor, Joe Wesley Harmon, and the two were disch… more
Date: January 22, 2015
Duration: 49 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Madison, Rocelia
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Christensen, September 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Christensen. Christensen joined the Marine Corps in June of 1941. He joined Carlson's Raiders and later joined Edson’s Raiders. They trained through early 1942. He participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign beginning in August of 1942, including Carlson’s Long Patrol. He also served in the Battle of Guam in 1944. He traveled through the Solomon Islands and fought in the Bougainville Campaign. Christensen experienced much comba… more
Date: September 22, 2015
Duration: 49 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Christensen, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Medley, December 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Paul Scott Medley. Medley joined the Navy around the spring of 1943. In late summer, he deployed to Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. He then served as Seaman First Class aboard USS Crescent City (APA-21), and traveled across the equator, where he shares his pollywog hazing stories. His battle station aboard the ship was loading ammunition in the anti-aircraft and five-inch guns. He shares combat experiences in shuttling Marines abo… more
Date: December 22, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Medley, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Julius Erdos, December 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Julius Erdos. Erdos joined the Army Air Forces in April, 1943. After basic, he went to Biloxi to train as an engine mechanic. In January 1944 Erdos went to Tinian to be a B-29 mechanic. He returned to the US in December. Erdos shares several anecdotes about his time in the service.
Date: December 22, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Erdos, Julius
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Feddersen, April 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Feddersen. After finishing college in Iowa, Feddersen entered the Army with a ROTC commission in May 1941. He received further infantry training at Fort Benning. In March 1943, he went overseas and was assigned to the 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division, which was engaged in combat in New Guinea. He stayed with the same outfit throughout the New Guinea campaign and headed for the Philippines with them. He… more
Date: April 22, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Feddersen, Richard T
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ramon Galindo, June 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ramon Galindo. Galindo was born on 29 May 1921 in Nuevo San Juan, Mexico. His parents brought him to the United States in 1922. He joined the Texas State National Guard in 1943, at the age of 22, and became an American citizen that same year. In 1944 he joined the 571st Anti-Aircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion. He received training at Camp Wallace in Galveston. From 1944 to 1945 he served in Europe, participating in the Battle o… more
Date: June 22, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Galindo, Ramon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Billy Wayne Sherrill, April 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Billy Sherrill. Sherrill was born in Houston, Texas in 1926 and joined the US Marine Corps on 26 December 1941. After undergoing boot training at San Diego, he was assigned to the 1st Marine Defense Battalion stationed on Palmyra Atoll for sixteen months. In 1943 he returned to the United States where he underwent six months of advanced training. Sherrill was then sent to Bougainville where he joined the 9th Marines, 3rd Mar… more
Date: April 22, 2015
Duration: 58 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Sherrill, Billy Wayne
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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