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Oral History Interview with Daniel Jackson, December 15, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dr. Daniel Jackson. Jackson grew up in Pennsylvania, went to medical school and was doing his internship when the war started. He completed his internship then joined the Army Medical Corps in June, 1942. His first assignment was as a medical officer at Elgin Air Force Base. Then he joined a unit that was forming (the 102nd Station Hospital) to go overseas. Jackson arrived on New Guinea at Lae in 1944. He did not treat casua… more
Date: December 15, 2010
Duration: 47 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Jackson, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leo Wilcox, December 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leo D. Wilcox. Wilcox joined the Navy in December 1942 and trained at Farragut, Idaho. Eventually, he was assigned to the Amphibious Force and reported aboard USS LCI-70 at Tulagi. The USS LCI-70 was a variant and was converted to include several other guns to support infantry during a landing. Wilcox describes some action he saw aboardUSS LCI-70 in the Solomon Islands. He also discusses his role in the invasion of Leyte in … more
Date: December 1, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Wilcox, Leo D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edmund E. Zega, December 2, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edmund E. Zega. Zega joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 1944 when he was 17 and went on active duty in February, 1945. Zega speaks at length about the various weapons he trained on while in training at Parris Island, Camp Lejeune and San Diego. En route to Okinawa aboard the USS Bogue (CVE-9), the war ended and the ship returned to Pearl Harbor. Zega was transferred to the USS New York (BB-34) to serve in the galley as a coo… more
Date: December 2, 2011
Duration: 47 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Zega, Edmund E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Nash, December 8, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John M. Nash, Jr. Nash was a freshman at the University of Utah in the fall of 1941. After one year of college, he was sworn into the Navy as an aviation cadet in November, 1942. Nash discusses pilot training in Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas. He also speaks about carrier landing training in Illinois. He was commissioned an ensign in June, 1944. When his orders came to him, he was assigned as a flight instructor at Cabaniss Fie… more
Date: December 8, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Nash, John M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward H. Vaughan, December 19, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward H. Vaughan. Vaughan went into the Army in January 1943. He relates a few amusing stories from his basic training days and at radio operator school. After training, Vaughan was attached to the 574th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion. When he went overseas, he boarded trhe SS Cape Newenham (1943) and headed for New Guinea in 1944 arriving on Biak. Eventually, his unit headed for Palawan, Philippines. When the war was ov… more
Date: December 19, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Vaughan, Edward H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William L. Bonning, December 13, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William L. Bonning. Bonning had finished high school in 1941 and was grinding gears at Ford Motor Company in Detroit when he was drafted into the Army in January 1943. After a few failed attempts at joining the paratroopers, Bonning finally managed to pass the height requirement by stuffing matchbooks in his socks. He joined the paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia, in June, 1944. Bonning speaks of his experiences while tra… more
Date: December 13, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Bonning, William Lewis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Oliver E. Marheine, December 22, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oliver E. Marheine. During the Depression, Marheine worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1939 before moving to Detroit and taking a jobn in a factory making poarts for airplanes. From there he was drafted into the Army Air Forces in September, 1942. For a while he served as a cook at a glider pilot training base in North Carolina. Then Marheine shipped out to New Guinea. He continued serving as a cook there, th… more
Date: December 22, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Marheine, Oliver E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Brown, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Brown. Brown joined the Army Air Forces in March 1943 and received basic training in Florida. He received aircraft mechanic training in Newark and attended gunnery school in Florida. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 675th Bomb Squadron, as an engineer gunner in a two-man crew flying A-20s. Brown flew a total of 23 missions in New Guinea and the Philippines. He was wounded by an armor-piercing bullet over Luzon, … more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 38 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Brown, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Bunnell, December 4, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Bunnell. Bunnell joined the Marine Corps in 1942, fresh out of high school, and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion of radio school, he was assigned to the 4th Marine Division, working a Hagelin coding machine in the message center. He was instructed that in the event of impending enemy capture he should burn his records and then commit suicide. But by the time he arrived in Iwo Jima, his skills had … more
Date: December 4, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Bunnell, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Edgar, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Edgar. Edgar joined the Navy in October 1943 and received basic training in Norfolk. Upon completion, he was sent to Guadalcanal, where he joined a special construction battalion that specialized in moving cargo. In the Philippines, he unloaded ships and brought supplies to the frontlines. The work was dangerous, and he encountered kamikazes. After the war, he ran a motor pool in Japan, supervising 260 Japanese drivers… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 41 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Edgar, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lemar Hartman, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lemar Hartman. Hartman joined the Navy in 1940 and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion of radio school, he was assigned to the USS Selfridge (DD-357) at Pearl Harbor. During the attack, Hartman was on standby as a radioman, unable to answer messages, because the transmitting antennae had been shot down. Hartman witnessed the gruesome aftermath of The Battle of Vella Lavella and the Marianas campaigns, whe… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Hartman, Lemar
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Hughes, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Hughes. Hughes joined the National Guard and was called into active duty in September 1941. He was assigned to an artillery unit with the 45th Division in Algeria, preparing for the invasion of Sicily. In Salerno, he was wounded by shrapnel and almost left for dead when the medic was frightened by enemy shelling. Hughes’s best friend forced the company medic out of his hiding place, and Hughes recovered at a British hosp… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 20 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Hughes, Roy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ramon Laughter, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ramon Laughter. Laughter joined the Army in March 1941 and received basic training at Fort Monmouth. Upon completion, he was sent to OCS and earned a commission in the Signal Corps. He was then assigned to Camp Pinedale for further electronics training before joining the 134th Signal Intelligence Company, intercepting Japanese command radio communications while stationed at Kadena. Remarkably, some men in his unit were able … more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 48 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Laughter, Ramon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Davis Mayes, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Davis Mayes. Mayes joined the Army in the summer of 1936 and received basic training at Fort Sam Houston. While there, he taught himself to type. Upon completion of his three-year enlistment, he left to join the Navy, where his typing experience qualified him to become a radioman, copying down Japanese signals. He was on standby aboard the USS Solace (AH-5) during the attack on Pearl Harbor, bearing witness to the incredible… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Mayes, Davis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Miller, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Miller. Miller joined the Navy in October 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. After a bout with the mumps and the measles, he was assigned to the USS Argonne (AG-31) at Pearl Harbor, where his first duties included removing projectiles from the badly damaged USS Oklahoma (BB-37), while the USS Arizona (BB-39) was still smoking. At Manus he was instructed to unload ammunition from the USS Mount Hood (AE-11)… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 24 seconds
Creator: Miller, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Sheron, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Sheron. Sheron joined the Navy in May 1944 and received basic training and learned to operate a Higgins boat at Camp Peary. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS President Jackson (APA-18), where he worked as a typist in the S Division, managing dry supplies and disbursements. At Iwo Jima, he served as a stretcher bearer, retrieving wounded Marines from the shore. He recalls doctors performing amputations in the… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 22 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Sheron, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Smith, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Smith. Smith joined the Army Air Forces in December 1942 after working for Curtiss-Wright and Emerson. Upon completion of boot camp, aerial gunnery school, and celestial navigation training, he earned his wings. He was given further training until he qualified as a B-29 bombardier, radarman, and navigator. Smith was then assigned to the 29th Bomb Group, flying all of his missions out of Guam. His crew once voted to ma… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 07 seconds
Creator: Smith, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Pfeiffer, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Tappahannock (AO-43), where he encountered many close calls with Japanese bombers and one Kaiten. At the end of the war, Pfeiffer was treated for post-traumatic stress disorder because he was experiencing quiet sounds as though they were as loud as gunshots. His time in the service took … more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 35 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Pfeiffer, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mel Trenary, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mel Trenary. Trenary joined the Army in March of 1943. He served as a machine gunner with Company A, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Trenary participated in the Italian Campaign, the invasion of southern France and the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Trenary, Mel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Buck Ward, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Buck Ward. Ward joined the Navy in 1944 and received basic training in San Diego. He received aviation communication and gunnery training on the West Coast. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Hornet (CV-12) where he served as a Helldiver radio gunman. He flew missions over Chichi Jima and the Philippines. After the war, Ward was stationed for R&R on Guam, where at night he heard Japanese holdouts sneaking into the c… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 33 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Ward, Buck
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Newton Zanes, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Newton Zanes. Zanes joined the Marine Corps in July 1940 and served in Guantanamo Bay until April 1941. In February 1942 he was assigned to MAG-13 as an SBD radio gunner and sent to Samoa, where his first task was to make a campsite by clearing enormous banyan trees using dynamite. He was soon promoted to then-Major General Price’s PBY-5A crew, visiting almost every island in the Pacific theater. Zanes returned to the states… more
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Zanes, Newton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Wetherel, December 28, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Wetherel. Wehterel joined the Army Air Forces in July 1942 and served as a ground crewman in the 312th Bomb Group. He went overseas with them to New Guinea and fought at Buna. He stayed with the 312th BG for the duration of the war, going to the Philippines and Okinawa. His job was driving the fuel truck and moving airplanes. Wetherel shares anecdotes about his experiences on the various islands during the invasions. He wa… more
Date: December 28, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Wetherel, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Simmons, December 1, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Simmons. Simmons joined the Navy in July 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received electro-hydraulics training and was assigned to the USS Davis (DD-395) as a gunner’s mate, his battle station in the lower forward handling room, sending up five-inch shells. He participated in the invasion of Normandy, providing support to troops landing on Omaha Beach. After escorting the USS Texas (BB-35) back to Eng… more
Date: December 1, 2008
Duration: 41 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Simmons, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joedy Adams, December 5, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joedy Adams. The daughter of Naval aviator Joseph Cronin, 12-year-old Adams lived on Kaneohe Naval Air Station in 1941. On 7 December 1941, the drone of Japanese planes shook her family home. When her father left and reported to base, Adams and her mother fled to Honolulu. Their Japanese maid had gone missing earlier that morning; she was later found to be a spy. While Adams was en route to Honolulu, she saw a Japanese plane… more
Date: December 5, 2008
Duration: 42 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Adams, Joedy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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