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Oral History Interview with William Hogg, January 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Hogg. Born in Louisiana 1 March 1926, Hogg joined the US Army Air Forces in 1944. After basic training at Amarillo, Texas he was selected for gunnery school and tells of training at various locations. Upon completion of gunnery training, he was assigned as a tail gunner on a B-24 bomber. He recalls that at 20 years of age the pilot and co-pilot were the oldest of the 10 crew members. Hogg boarded HMS Queen Elizabeth … more
Date: January 24, 2004
Duration: 39 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Hogg, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Alt, August 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Alt. Alt joined the Aviation Cadet Corps in June of 1942 at the age of 17. By January of 1943, once he turned 18, he was called up for training. In mid-1943 he traveled to Pearl Harbor, and completed Fire Fighting School with the Navy while on the island. In mid-1944 Alt was assigned to the USS Sea Cat (SS-399). He worked as Military Police on night shifts and guard duty in the brig. They traveled to Saipan and the South C… more
Date: August 24, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Alt, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Clark, June 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Daniel Clark. Clark was born in Morocco, Indiana on 26 June 1916. After graduating from high school in 1934, he worked on the farm until being drafted into the US Army in March 1942. Upon induction, he was sent to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana for six months of basic training. He was then sent to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina where he joined the 82nd Airborne Division’s glider section and was assigned to the 325th Glider Infantry, 2… more
Date: June 24, 2004
Duration: 2 hours 43 minutes
Creator: Clark, Daniel C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Zellers, May 24, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Zellers. Zellers joined the Navy in March of 1944 and was assigned to the Armed Guard. In August he began serving aboard the SS Oremar (1919), a merchant ship. They transported 500- and 1,000-pound bombs with a convoy to England. Zellers worked as a Gunner’s Mate and mathematical calibration specialist on the ship, and they shuttled bombs between England, France, Belgium and Holland. They returned home in December of 1944. I… more
Date: May 24, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Zellers, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eric Suggs, April 2, 2002

Description: Interview with Eric Suggs, an avionics systems expert in the US Air Force. He describes his observations on life in Saudi Arabia.
Date: November 24, 2004
Duration: 53 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Gace, Michael & Suggs, Eric
Partner: Lee College
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