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Oral History Interview with Maurice Stamps, March 18, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Maurice Stamps. Stamps is anecdotal as he discusses growing up on a farm in Iowa; joining the US Army; going to Hawaii and staying at Schofield Barracks; his assignment to the Classification/Assignment section Fort Shafter without ever having basic training; his assignment later to the Message Center at Ft. Shafter; his correspondence with Enid, whom he married upon discharge in 1946.
Date: March 18, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Stamps, Maurice
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George W. Peterson, April 6, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George W. Peterson. Peterson was born on a farm near Hermitage, Missouri on 20 November 1918 and was drafted into the Army in 1941. After basic training at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas he went to Fort Riley and was assigned to the mechanized cavalry, training with armored cars and jeeps. Next, Peterson went to Norfolk, Virginia to work in a Ground Observer Corps Filter Center where aircraft and submarine contacts were plotted. A… more
Date: April 6, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Peterson, George W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marion Adams, April 10, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marion Adams. Adams was drafted into the Army in July of 1941. He served in the 43rd Engineer Construction Battalion, building roads, hospitals and kitchens. In 1942 he traveled to Australia, where he helped build three airstrips. They traveled to Oro Bay, Papua New Guinea, building railroads and airstrips. Adams was also trained as a medic, serving in the First Aid station. He provides details of both work experiences in enginee… more
Date: April 10, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Adams, Marion
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jim Wood, April 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Wood. Wood joined the Marine Corps in January 1943 after graduating from the University of Illinois. Following special training near Camp Pendleton, Wood joined the 3rd Raider Battalion for further training in New Caledonia. His first campaign was Bougainville, where the dense jungle made it difficult to spot enemies until they were dangerously close. Wood, a rifleman, was permitted to carry a Thompson machinegun after h… more
Date: April 7, 2009
Duration: 48 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Wood, Jim
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leo Itz, March 26, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leo Itz. Itz was given a one-year exemption in order to help his father on the farm before he was drafted into the Army in March 1945. He was trained in demolitions at Fort Lewis and sent to Luzon to join the 395th Infantry Regiment. Before shipping out to the Philippines, he was assigned to work at Del Monte Foods in California, due to the labor shortage. During his voyage overseas, the war ended. Itz was tasked with guardi… more
Date: March 26, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 01 second
Creator: Itz, Leo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arvon E. Caruthers, April 21, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arvon E Caruthers. Caruthers joined the Navy in 1939. He served as a Gunner’s Mate Second-Class aboard the USS Tanager (AM-5) during the Philippine Campaign in 1941 through the sinking of the ship in May of 1942. Caruthers participated in the Battle of Corregidor, and was captured by Japanese forces. He was imprisoned at Cabanatuan number three and traveled aboard a hell ship, eventually settling at Ōmori. Cauthers was liberated … more
Date: April 21, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Caruthers, Arvon E
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lewis Ferguson, April 23, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lewis Ferguson. Ferguson joined the Navy in 1942 under the V-7 Program. After graduating, he received basic training in San Diego. He was then sent to Radar Operator School in Norfolk. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Cooper (DD-695). He received further training at Radar Materiel School in Pearl Harbor and was transferred to the USS Massey (DD-778). At the invasion of Okinawa, Ferguson tracked bogeys as far as 20… more
Date: April 23, 2009
Duration: 33 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Ferguson, Lewis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert W. Miller, April 23, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert W Miller. Miller joined the Navy and completed Midshipmen’s School. Beginning early 1943, he served aboard USS Saufley (DD-465), on escort and antisubmarine duties in the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and New Hebrides area. Through January of 1944, they performed escort duties for the reinforcement of Bougainville. Miller was later assigned to COMDESPAC staff with the North Pacific Fleet in Alaska, and later assigned to t… more
Date: April 23, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Miller, Robert W
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Runkle, April 29, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Runkle. Runkle joined the Marines in December of 1942. He provides some details of boot camp in San Diego, including training with the 4th paratrooper battalion for one year. He served with the 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division. In January of 1945 they traveled to Eniwetok and Saipan before landing on Iwo Jima on 19 February. Runkle was in the 5th wave. He fired the 81mm mortar. He provides vivid de… more
Date: April 29, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Runkle, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Maurice P. Pearce, April 16, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Maurice P. Pearce. Pearce finished the eighth grade and went to work on the farm on which he was raised. He joined the Arizona National Guard in June, 1940. they were activated later in Spetmenber and shipped to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for training. He evnetually was shipped to Panama for jungle training with the 158th Regimental Combat Team (Pearce was one of the original members of the Bushmasters). From there, Pearce went wit… more
Date: April 16, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Pearce, Maurice P.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Ripper, April 28, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Ripper. Born in Fayette, Texas 20 March 1915, Ripper describes his family’s living conditions during The Great Depression. He quit school in the eighth grade to help his family on the farm. Drafted into the Navy in 1943, he had six weeks of boot training at San Diego before being sent to Pearl Harbor where he was assigned to the USS Colorado (BB-45) as a shell man on a sixteen inch gun. He tells of the Colorado pr… more
Date: April 28, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Ripper, Charles H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Knuth, May 6, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Knuth. The Great Depression caused Knuth and his father to relocate often due to financial hardship. After the tenth move, Knuth sought refuge in the Navy in 1944. After basic training he was assigned as a deckhand to the USS Tulsa (PG-22). His battle station was at the 20-millimeter trunnion, unloading spent magazines. In his spare time he managed to converse with Chinese crewmen, despite the language barrier. Arriving… more
Date: May 6, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Knuth, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Massier, April 13, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Massier. Massier enrolled in the Army Specialized Training Program after two years of studying mechanical engineering. He was inducted in June 1943 and expected to finish school at Texas A&M. After basic training however, Massier was assigned to the 99th Infantry Division as a rifleman when the program was cut short. He was unhappy with this arrangement, as many of the officers were not well educated. After learning tha… more
Date: April 13, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Massier, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Wareing, April 13, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Wareing. Wareing attended the Hawken School as a child, impressing upon him the value of discipline. He later joined the ROTC and the Kentucky National Guard. With war looming, he applied both to the Army Air Corps and Royal Canadian Air Force. Accepted by both, he chose the Air Corps, completing flight training in December 1941 as a second lieutenant. After two years as an instructor, he was appointed to oversee cur… more
Date: April 13, 2009
Duration: 50 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Wareing, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Strathman, May 5, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eugene Strathman. Strathman joined the Navy in the fall of 1943. He completed signal school and was assigned to LSM-11. They hauled tank destroyers. He provides some details of the LSM and its armament. They traveled to Hilo, Hawaii. Aboard the LSM he served as a cook. In January of 1945 they participated in the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf. They were the first ship to hit the beach. He describes some of the air raids of kamikaze pl… more
Date: May 5, 2009
Duration: 35 minutes 01 second
Creator: Strathman, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson, May 3, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Force in 1943 after one semester at Louisiana State University. After he turned 18 in early 1944, he was called to active duty. After basic training, Samuelson went to aerial gunnery school at Kingman, Arizona. Upon completion there, he was assigned to a B-17 crew. His crew was selected to go to Cuba on a goodwill mission. After that, his crew flew to England, where he was assigned to the 95th Bomber Group, 8th… more
Date: May 3, 2009
Duration: 54 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Samuelson, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tom Story, May 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Tom Story. Story joined the Navy in October of 1934. Beginning September of 1936, he served as Quartermaster aboard USS Perkins (DD-377), operating out of San Diego. He was discharged in July, then re-enlisted and volunteered for submarine school. Story served aboard the USS S-45 (SS-156), completing antisubmarine warfare training. From early 1942 through early 1943, they completed war patrols in the Solomon Islands. Beginning Ap… more
Date: May 7, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Story, Tom
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Boren, May 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Boren. Boren joined the Marine Corps in 1943 under the V-12 program in Monticello, Arkansas. Upon graduating, he was sent to basic training at Parris Island. He received advanced weapons training at Camp Lejeune in preparation for the invasion of Japan. After the war ended, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor in a commander’s office, handling mail and confidential messages. Boren returned home and was discharged in May … more
Date: May 7, 2009
Duration: 47 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Boren, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Craddock, May 11, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Craddock. Craddock joined the Marine Corps in May 1942 and attended boot camp at Parris Island. He soon entered the V-12 program and upon completion returned to Parris Island. After further training at Camp Lejeune, he attended platoon commander’s training at Quantico. He then prepared for the invasion of Japan at Camp Pendleton and Hawaii. After the war ended, he was sent to Guam to flush out Japanese holdouts. He was … more
Date: May 11, 2009
Duration: 36 minutes 01 second
Creator: Craddock, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Wade, May 21, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Wade. Wade was born on 23 November 1921 in Nolanville, Texas and attended John Tarleton College where he completed Civilian Pilot Training. As a cadet he trained in P-38s at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, followed by advanced training in 1943 at North Island Naval Air Base in California. Upon completion of training he flew to Nadzab, New Guinea for his first combat assignment with the Fifth Air Force, Eighth Fight… more
Date: May 21, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Wade, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Rhoades, May 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rhoades. Rhoades joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He received gunnery training at an armed guard school and upon completion was assigned to a Merchant Marine ship, the SS Canfield, carrying supplies to Halifax. He then served aboard the SS Potomac, bringing Army supplies to Panama and returning with raw sugar. The ship was coal-powered and broke down in the Gulf of Mexico; so … more
Date: May 7, 2009
Duration: 40 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Rhoades, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Claude Hudson, May 4, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Claude Hudson. Hudson joined the Army in late 1943 and received basic training in Miami Beach, having already completed his first year of college. After being sent to a college training detachment, he was selected for pilot training and began pre-flight at Maxwell Field. Upon completion of flight school, he was assigned to the Second Combat Cargo Squadron and sent to India. There he piloted a C-47, dropping supplies to Briti… more
Date: May 4, 2009
Duration: 38 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Hudson, Claude
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Cothren, April 6, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ernest Cothren. Cothren joined the Marine Reserves on his birthday (19 Feb) in 1943 and they called him in about two months later. He went to ordnance, radio and radar schools and finally went to bombardier and gunnery school in El Centro. He was put in a SCD squadron (VMSB-943) and put aboard a carrier in January and sailed for the Marshall Islands. They were in the 4th MAW and supported the 4th Marine Division. He couldn't fly combat missions because he wa… more
Date: April 6, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Cothren, Ernest
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Enid Cothren, April 6, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Enid Cothren, nee Barton. Cothren joined Great Britain's Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in 1942 when she was 20. The ATS was the women's branch of the British Army. After two weeks training, she was assigned to a company in her hometown of Winchester where she worked in the quartermaster store. She discusses rationing in Britain during the war. She married an American in the medical corps during the war and left the ATS. She moved to the UNited States i… more
Date: April 6, 2009
Duration: 26 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Cothren, Enid
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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