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Oral History Interview with Ollie Music, December 5, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ollie Thomas Music. Music was born 10 January 1927. He joined the Army in April of 1945. By the time he finished boot training and traveled to Fort Ord, California for assignment, the war had ended. He was then stationed at Yokohama, Japan. Music shares details of his travels and his participation during the occupation of Japan. He was assigned to Hakodate and Sapporo. He took an Army incentive to discharge in Japan and reenlist … more
Date: December 5, 2015
Duration: 54 minutes
Creator: Music, Ollie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Nicholas Fedesma, December 5, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Nicholas Fedesma. Fedesma joined the Navy when he was 17 in 1942. After training, he was assigned to Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) and went aboard USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) in March 1944. He specialized in aviation hydraulics. Fedesma recounts several anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Marcus Island. After he left the Navy in 1848, Fedesma studied mechanical engineering in Chicago on the GI Bill.
Date: December 5, 2015
Duration: 51 minutes
Creator: Fedesma, Nicholas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Price, Clift, December 8, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clift Price. Price graduated from high school in 1940, at age 16. He completed pre-med at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1943. While in college and throughout medical school, Price was in the V-12 Navy College Training Program. Price was enlisted from September to November of 1943, 4 weeks, at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station as an apprentice seaman. He was assigned to hospital corps duty, and assigned to re… more
Date: December 8, 2015
Duration: 45 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Price, Clift
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Glenn Cooke, Jr. Cooke joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Norman, Oklahoma, where he trained as an ordnance ground crewman. Additionally, he serviced F-4F and F-6F airplanes at Pendleton. He provides details of his training, serving as Corporal of the Guard (COG) and completing all three of his service years stateside. He was discharged in July… more
Date: December 16, 2015
Duration: 42 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Cooke, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Barret Payne, December 21, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Barret (Bud) Payne. Payne joined the Marine Corps in June of 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He completed Radio Gunnery School, and served as a Private First-Class Radio Gunner aboard a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. For a short time, he was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 141 (VMSB-141) at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. They were transferred to Hawaii, and later to Majuro in the Marshall Islands. In … more
Date: December 21, 2015
Duration: 58 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Payne, Barret
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 Alex Moskowitz, December 18, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alex Moskowitz. Moskowitz was drafted into the Army in January 1943. After basic training in Virginia, he was assigned to the 284th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company and headed overseas. He recalls experiences from the invasion of Leyte and hauling supplies and men ashore aboard DUKW vehicles and LVTs. He also went to Okinawa. When the war ended, his unit went to Kyushu. Moskowitz relates several experiences during his time… more
Date: December 18, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Moskowitz, Alex
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 Lile Springs, December 20, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lile Springs. Springs was born 14 April 1925, in Hope, Arkansas. He worked on a farm with his father until 1943. He received a draft notice, though after his examinations he received a 4-F classification, unfit for military service. Springs went on to welding school in Little Rock. He later worked on welding war ships in Mobile at the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, and in Bremerton, Washington at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. I… more
Date: December 20, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Springs, Lile
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William E. Craig, December 21, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Craig. Craig was born in Freeport, Pennsylvania in 1918. Following graduation from high school he was employed by Allegheny Steel Corporation. He was drafted into the United States Army Air Forces in May 1942 and completed basic training at Miami Beach, Florida. He was then sent to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama as a clerk in an Army Airways Communications System (AACS) unit. He describes the unusual l… more
Date: December 21, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 42 seconds
Creator: Craig, William E
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Thomas, December 30, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Lee Thomas. Thomas joined the Army in December 1944. He describes his training in intelligence and reconnaissance. Thomas was sent to the Philippines as a replacement and details going through a typhoon en route. He arrived in Manila after the city had been recaptured and was assigned to the Military Police. Thomas discusses some of the incidents he encountered during his duties including looking for a murder suspect … more
Date: December 30, 2015
Duration: 49 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Thomas, Robert Lee
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp. Photos relating to the interview follow the transcript.
Date: December 14, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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