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Oral History Interview with William Finnegan, February 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Finnegan. Finnegan joined the Marine Corps without finishing high school right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He went to Parris Island to train in February 1942. At New River, North Carolina, Finnegan was assigned to G Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, First Marine Division. Finnegan was among the first Marines to arrive on Guadalcanal in August, 1942. He participated in the Battle of the Tenaru River. … more
Date: February 21, 2003
Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Finnegan, William H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Louis Imfeld, February 27, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Louis Imfeld. Imfeld joined the Marines in January of 1942. He served as a machine gunner on the 30-caliber light machine gun with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. In June he traveled to New Zealand for additional training, and participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of Cape Gloucester and the Battle of Peleliu. In late 1944 he returned to the US and served as a math instructor at the Marine Corps Institute.
Date: February 27, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Imfeld, Louis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Michael Tarnawski, February 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Michael Tarnawski. Tarnawski joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939. He joined the Navy in the spring of 1940 and completed Aviation Radio School in July of 1941. He arrived at Pearl Harbor on 1 December 1941 and was working with Patrol Squadron 12 in Kaneohe when the Japanese attacked. Tarnawski served as a Radio Operator aboard PBYs during patrol and photoreconnaissance missions over Midway Island, Espiritu Santo, Guada… more
Date: February 4, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Tarnawski, Michael
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Chris Walker, February 11, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Chris Walker. He discusses working as a carpenter in the Marines at Camp Pendleton and on Tinian and Saipan and being on Okinawa and in Nagasaki after Japan surrendered. He also ancedotes on Generals and his Colonel, rations, friendly fire and describes some of the memoriabilia he kept.
Date: February 11, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Walker, Chris
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James E. Wilson, February 24, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James E. Wilson. Wilson was born in Walker County, Alabama on 31 December 1920 and enlisted in the Marine Corps on 5 January 1942. He was sent to boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina. He describes in detail his experiences and the conditions at Parris Island, and later, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he was assigned to a Rifle Platoon in the 2nd Battalion, First Marines, G Company. He then boarded the USS George F… more
Date: February 24, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Wilson, James E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Skirvin, February 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Skirvin. Skirvin was born on a farm in Iowa on 26 January 1922. He dropped out of school after the eighth grade to work on the farm. In 1942 he was drafted into the Army and spent six week of infantry basic training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He then went to Fort Bliss, Texas where he was assigned to the Troop G, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He recalls training as cavalry with horses until early 1943 wh… more
Date: February 17, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Skirvin, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Brush, February 3, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John B. Brush. Brush graduated from Cornell in 1934 and went to work for Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. In April, 1941, he took a position as chief engineer for P&G's Philippine operation in Manila. He mentions how unprepared he was for the Japanese invasion in December, 1941, and how unaware he was of any Japanese military intentions. He and his wife were caught in the invasion and captured in Manila and sent to th… more
Date: February 3, 1998
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Brush, John B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Millard Schwartz, February 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Millard Schwartz. Schwartz was drafted into the Army in December of 1942. He provides details of his weapons training and boot camp. He served with A Battery, 919th Field Artillery, 94th Infantry Division. They traveled to Scotland in August of 1944, and landed on Utah Beach on 7 September. Schwartz shares his experiences traveling overseas aboard the troop ship, the Queen Elizabeth and his time spent in London. His division reli… more
Date: February 29, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Schwartz, Millard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Geoffrey Fiskin, February 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geoffrey Fiskin. When Fiskin first tried to enlist in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, he was ordered to return to his farm, an essential duty at the time. He was accepted to the RNZAF on his second attempt and was assigned to the No. 205 Squadron, a flying boat squadron stationed in Singapore. He and other RNZAF personnel were then transferred to the RAF No. 243 Squadron, seeing their first action just one day after Pearl H… more
Date: February 21, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Fiskin, Geoffrey
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Burger, February 4, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Roy Burger. Burger was drafted into the Army in May of 1942. He served with the 101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in a mortar platoon. He provides some details of basic training and volunteering for the parachute troops. In the spring of 1944 he traveled to England. On 6 June 1944 Burger made his first combat jump at midnight into Normandy, France. In September of 1944 his second jump was into Holland dur… more
Date: February 4, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Burger, Roy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with X. B. Cox, February 11, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with X B Cox. Cox joined the Army in June of 1937. He served with the 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion. In June of 1944 Cox participated in the Normandy landings. In September 1944 Cox participated in Operation Market Garden, including riding a glider into Holland. Later in December 1944 through January 1945 he participated in the Siege of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge. He provides details through each of these experiences.… more
Date: February 11, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Cox, X. B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ruth Scarse, February 12, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruth Scarse. Scarse joined the Army in 1943 and became a WAAC. She was trained as a teletype operator and was sent to England to serve with the 8th Air Force. Scarse describes the voyage over on the Queen Mary, in particular having to share a state room with 24 others. She details her duties as a teletype operator and the place where she worked. Scarse also discusses the social activities that she took part in during her sta… more
Date: February 12, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Scarse, Ruth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gordon Kruse, February 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gordon Kruse. Kruse joined the Navy in March 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended aviation machinist mate’s school in Jacksonville. Upon completion, he was assigned to a patrol bomber training station in Florida, where he was line captain for SBC and PV aircraft. He then attended hydraulics school in Chicago and was sent to Lockheed in California to learn PV hydraulics. Kruse was stationed at Guam until… more
Date: February 20, 2009
Duration: 55 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Kruse, Gordon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floyd R. Thomas, February 18, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Floyd Thomas. He begins by discussing his childhood and attending Peacock Military Academy, then joining the Army and his experiences on Okinawa during and after the war. He discusses being a surgical technician and working with Japanese civilians after the surrender. He also talks about meeting his wife after the war, working for saw mills as a salesman and a pilot. He ancedotes about stealing pineapples on Hawaii and getting diarrhea, being treated for jun… more
Date: February 18, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Thomas, Floyd R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Virgil Lewis, February 25, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Virgil Lewis. Lewis joined the Navy in October 1943 and received basic training at Davisville. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Seabees and received further training at Port Hueneme. He landed on Guadalcanal in February 1943 and worked as a truck driver, transporting work crews to Henderson Field and Fighter Strip Number Two. He recounts one especially intense air raid and the heroic acts performed by fellow soldiers.… more
Date: February 25, 2009
Duration: 48 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Lewis, Virgil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Andrew Firm, February 26, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Andrew Firm. Firm joined the Navy in June 1942 and only received 28 days of training before boarding the light cruiser USS Montpelier (CL-57). As a gunner’s mate, his first duty was greasing the guns while the Montpelier patrolled The Slot around Guadalcanal. During island bombardments, he added special tips to shells that would clear trees from the beachheads. In the blazing heat of the Marianas, he was stunned to see a war… more
Date: February 26, 2009
Duration: 55 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Firm, Andrew
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Erwin Schilling, February 1, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Erwin Schilling. Schilling joined the Navy in 1939 with only an eighth-grade education, his family having been too poor to provide him transportation to the nearest high school. Upon completion of basic training in San Diego, he was assigned to the USS Twiggs (DD-127), on escort duty in the Atlantic. The water was particularly rough in the wintertime, and Schilling remembers the ship rolling 56 degrees. After about a year, h… more
Date: February 1, 2009
Duration: 43 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Schilling, Erwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Scholes, February 1, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Scholes. Scholes joined the U.S. Navy’s V-12 program in 1943, graduating with the rank of ensign from the Midshipman's School at Northwestern University in Chicago. Scholes trained in ordnance at the Washington Naval Gun Factory and Jacksonville Naval Air Station. He was assigned to the Aviation Construction Ordinance Repair Navy unit, ACORN-52, in Guam. The unit occupied the Japanese Naval Base at Truk Atoll, in the Pacif… more
Date: February 1, 2008
Duration: 29 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Scholes, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George W. Denby, February 2, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George W Denby. Denby joined the Navy and earned his wings in December 1943 at Corpus Christi. He was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6), flying a Grumman F4F Wildcat. At the Battle of the Philippine Sea he was knocked unconscious after being struck by an 18-inch shell. When he regained consciousness, he fired on his target and returned to the Enterprise. The next day, he was wounded in a dogfight with seven Zeroes. He ju… more
Date: February 2, 2008
Duration: 33 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Denby, George W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lois Kerimis, February 1, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lois Kerimis. Kerimis graduated from Rawlins College in Winter Park, Florida in 1938, at 21 years old, with a Bachelors in Foreign Languages. She and her family were moved by the YMCA to Honolulu, where she taught at the Punahou Academy and her father was the Activities Director of the Army and Navy YMCA. She shares experiences of their life living and touring the island before the war, where her family fed and cared for homesick… more
Date: February 1, 2008
Duration: 57 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Kerimis, Lois
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Jagers, February 9, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Jagers. Jagers joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training at Great Lakes. He attended signalman and quartermaster school there and received amphibious forces training in Maryland. Upon completion, he was assigned to an LST sent to North Africa, where Jagers was treated for appendicitis in a hospital that was bombed daily. He rejoined his unit for landings at Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio. At Normandy, his L… more
Date: February 9, 2008
Duration: 41 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Jagers, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hugh Sheffield, February 9, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugh Sheffield. Sheffield joined the Navy when he was 17 years old. He received basic training in Jacksonville and attended electrician’s mate school in Mississippi. Upon completion, was sent to the New Hebrides and then Guam, performing general duties such as digging ditches. At Subic Bay he was taught to engineer an LCVP, in preparation for the invasion of Japan. His crew was a mixture of inexperienced seamen, aviation rad… more
Date: February 9, 2008
Duration: 35 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Sheffield, Hugh
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Herbert Brewer, February 18, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Herbert Brewer. Brewer joined the Marines on 1 July 1942. Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Marines began accepting African-Americans for training. Due to concerns of racial problems the Marines built a training camp, Montford Point, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where Brewer trained. He was assigned to the 51st Defense Battalion, fire control section, working with 91mm antiaircraft guns. In 1943 his battalion was … more
Date: February 18, 2008
Duration: 58 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Brewer, Herbert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with D. L. Misenhimer, February 14, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with D L Misenhimer. Misenhimer joined the Navy around 1943. In Maine he was assigned to work in the boiler room and engine room aboard a seagoing salvage tugboat, the ATR-77. They pulled barges of aviation gas to Eniwetok, Okinawa and the Philippines. During the Okinawa invasion his group pulled the LSTs off the beach and ran the picket lines. They towed the USS Ward (DD-139) and a hospital ship to dry dock after each was hit by a ka… more
Date: February 14, 2008
Duration: 59 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, D. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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