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Oral History Interview with Glynn Hull, March 7, 2013

Description: The National museum of the Pacific War presents an ortal interview with Glynn Hull. Hull grew up on a farm in Iowa during the Depression. Hull entered the Army Air Forces in January 1943. He trained as a navigator. He was then assigned to a B-17 in the 551st Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb GRoup and went to England in 1944. Hull discusses a few missions and other experiences. On one mission, Hull had to bail out and became a prisoner of war. He shares several anecdotes and experiences about being a P… more
Date: March 7, 2013
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Hull, Glynn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Snellen, March 8, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James R. Snellen. Snellen was born 27 September 1926 in Bullitt County, Kentucky. He joined the Navy in April 1944 and went to Great Lakes Naval Training Center for boot camp. He then went to Fort Pierce, Florida for amphibious training as radioman and gunner on LCVPs. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Cofer (APD-62). At Leyte, Snellen saw the USS Mahan (DD-364) and the USS Lidde (APD-60) get hit by kamikazes. Afte… more
Date: March 8, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Snellen, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Ganske, March 10, 2013

Description: The National museum of the Pacific War presents an ortal interview with Eugene Ganske. Ganske attempted to join the Navy but wopund up in the Marine Corps instead in May 1944. He trained as an anti-aircraft gunner and eventually was sent to Tinian to guard B-29s. He also deployed to Okinawa after the invasion. After the war, Ganske went to CHina with the First Marine Division.
Date: March 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Ganske, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Metcalf, March 15, 2013

Description: The National museum of the Pacific War presents an ortal interview with James Metcalf. Metcalf joined the Navy in December 1942 and attended aviation ordnance school in Oklahoma after basic training. Afterward, Metcalf was assigned as a gunner in Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13) and went aboard USS Franklin (CV-13) in January 1944. Metcalf flew raids on Guam, Peleliu, Okinawa, Formosa, and Iwo Jima while with VT-13. He was aboard the Franklin in March when it was attacked and severly damaged. He ret… more
Date: March 15, 2013
Duration: 58 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Metcalf, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stewart Elder, March 28, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Stewart Elder. Elder joined the Navy V-5 Program in 1942 and received his wings in November of 1944. He provides details of his flight training and the various of types of planes he flew. He was placed in a replacement squadron in Hawaii four months before the atomic bomb was dropped in Japan in August of 1945. They completed additional training exercises in Hawaii, and after the surrender he returned home. He completed over 1,00… more
Date: March 28, 2013
Duration: 54 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Elder, Stewart
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lester Wineland, March 29, 2013

Description: The National museum of the Pacific War presents an ortal interview with Lester Wineland. Wineland joined the Navy in 1944 after finishing high school. After basic training, Wineland reported aboard USS Pringle (DD-477) in San Francisco. He served asa radarman aboard the ship and suffered from no end of seasickness. He recalls the kamikaze attack at Mindoro and was transferred from the ship just prior to it sailing for Okinawa. Wineland reported to officer training school in Pennsylvania. He was… more
Date: March 29, 2013
Duration: 59 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Wineland, Lester
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sidney Lanier, March 21, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Sidney Lanier. Lanier recalls growing up and working during the Depression. He entered the Navy in March, 1943 and trained in San Diego. With training complete, Lanier reported to PC-1230 at New Orleans. They travelled to New Caledonia and stayed on station there for about a year before heading to Peleliu. At Peleliu, Lanier was assigned to the USS ATR-33 but travelled considerably before reaching his new ship in New Caledon… more
Date: March 21, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Lanier, Sidney
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Carson, April 3, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles W. Carson. Carson was born in Ecorse, Michigan on 12 August 1925 and enlisted in the Navy in September 1943. Following basic training he attended aircraft mechanic school, graduating in June 1944. He shipped overseas on the USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43). He provides several interesting anecdotes of the trip to the New Hebrides archipelago, including the ceremony for crossing the equator and international dateline. He arr… more
Date: April 3, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Carson, Charles W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Cooper, April 9, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William E. Cooper. Cooper was born in Alameda, California 8 May 1925. Upon completing high school in 1943, he joined the Army and went to Oregon for training with the 13th Combat Engineers. He recalls being sent overseas aboard the USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43) and arriving at New Caledonia. He took part in the invasion of Leyte and witnessed a kamikaze plane crash into one of the troop ships. Upon landing he was assigned to the… more
Date: April 9, 2013
Duration: 2 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Cooper, William E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ignacio Lopez, April 11, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ignacio Lopez. Lopez was drafted into the Army in 1943 and made a company clerk at New Caldonia because he could type. His unit evetually joined the 24th Infantry Division in the Philippines. He also went to Japan after the war ended. He returned to the US and was discharged at Fort Sam Houston, whereupon he took a civilian job operating IBM machines.
Date: April 11, 2013
Duration: 56 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Lopez, Ignacio
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Simpson, May 2, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Simpson. Simpson grew up in Georgia and when he finished high school, he enrolled in the Navy's V-7 Program at Northwestern University in June 1941. Ninety days later, he was commissioned an ensign and went to communication school. His first assignment was aboard USS Plunkett (DD-431) on convoy escort duty across the North Atlantic to Iceland, Scotland and Russia. After the invasion of North Africa, Simpson reported to damag… more
Date: May 2, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Simpson, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Price, May 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Price. Price joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Oakland (CL-95) as a first loader on a 40-milimeter. Standing beside the gun with no protective shield, he was vulnerable to enemy fire. After a year and a half, Price was transferred to the storekeepers division, where he maintained five storerooms of dry goods. When the kitchen placed an order, de… more
Date: May 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Price, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Paul, May 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eugene Paul. Paul joined the Navy in January of 1943. He served as Fire Controlman aboard the USS Oakland (CL-95). They joined Task Group 50 near Funafuti, and supported amphibious assaults on the Gilbert Islands, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. Paul describes his experiences with kamikazes and going through typhoons. Paul returned to the US after the war ended.
Date: May 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Paul, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Scofield, May 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Scofield. Scofield joined the Marine Corps in 1943 and received training in South Carolina and North Carolina. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Fifth Marines and sent to Guadalcanal for further training. He was wounded on Okinawa just two or three days after joining a combat outfit. Scofield was shot in the abdomen and the wrist. He was evacuated by medics, who declared that he was dying. He was air-evacuated t… more
Date: May 17, 2013
Duration: 51 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Scofield, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with J. C. Brownwell, May 21, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with J C Brownwell. Brownwell joined the Navy in January of 1943. He served aboard the USS Tennessee (BB-43) beginning in the spring of 1943, and he provides description of the ship and life on board. He worked as an Electrician’s Mate. Some of the places they traveled include Tarawa, Kwajalein, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Peleliu and Saipan. He provides information on their firing engagements at Saipan, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Pelel… more
Date: May 21, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Brownwell, J. C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Earman, May 29, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ken Earman. Earman joined the Army Air Forces in 1943. He completed bombardier training, and provides some details of his experiences. As a first lieutenant, he served as an instructor teaching cadets at Big Spring Army Air Field in Texas. He was assigned to the 7th Air Force, 11th Bomb Group, 431st Squadron. In 1944 he flew over 40 combat missions in the Pacific Theater. He shares details of his missions and his experiences on T… more
Date: May 29, 2013
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Earman, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harvey Brush, May 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harvey Brush. Brush graduated from Penn State in 1942 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was inducted into the Navy in August of 1943 as an Ensign. He attended radar school at MIT, and then was assigned to the Clinton Naval Air Station in Oklahoma, assisting in developing drones. In late 1944 he was assigned to the Hawaiian Islands. He received orders to join a destroyer escort division. He served as staff radar officer ab… more
Date: May 30, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Brush, Harvey
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Ball, June 4, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dale Ball. Ball joined the Navy around 1942. In 1943, he began serving as a Storekeeper aboard USS LST-1005 in the Pacific Theater. They traveled to Hawaii, the Caroline Islands, Eniwetok and Leyte Gulf, Philippines. He recalls a typhoon he experienced in 1945. He served with occupation troops in Japan after the war ended. Ball returned to the US, and continued his service in the Navy.
Date: June 4, 2013
Duration: 58 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Ball, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald K. Cradit, June 6, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald K Cradit. Cradit joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as Boatswain’s Mate aboard the USS McCook (DD-496), participating in the Normandy invasions. Cradit later served aboard the USS Rogers (DD-876), where he witnessed the signing of the Peace Treaty in Tokyo Harbor. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: June 6, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Cradit, Donald K
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gerald Campbell, April 15, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gerald Campbell. Campbell joined the Army around 1943. He served as a replacement for the 77th Infantry Division, and worked aboard an Army personnel carrier. He participated in the amphibious assault on Guam, and the battles of Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. He remained in a convalescent hospital in Saipan, after receiving injuries during the Okinawa campaign. After the war, Campbell returned to the US and was discharged in January of … more
Date: April 15, 2013
Duration: 59 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Campbell, Gerald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Teagarden, April 18, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Teagarden. Teagarden joined the Army Air Corps around 1940. He received his wings and commission in February of 1942. He served as a B-24 pilot and flight leader of the 465th Bomb Group, 780th Bomb Squadron. He completed 50 missions from the Pantanella Airfield where he was based in southern Italy. He flew missions over Vienna, Budapest, Munich and the Ploesti Oil Fields in Romania. He received the Distinguished Flying Cros… more
Date: April 18, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Teagarden, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Todd, May 23, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lorenzo Todd. Todd completed radio school through the National Youth Administration. He completed Civilian Pilot Training with the Army Air Force Reserves in mid-1943. Beginning in 1945, he flew an L-5 aircraft with the 163rd Liaison Squadron. They traveled to Hawaii, the Bikini Islands, Eniwetok, Ulithi, and evacuated wounded soldiers from Okinawa. Todd returned to the US and was discharged in November of 1945.
Date: May 23, 2013
Duration: 50 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Todd, Lorenzo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Taylor, May 23, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Taylor. Taylor joined the Navy in February of 1943. He served as a Marine pilot with a dive bomber squadron. In October of 1944, Taylor deployed to the Marshall Islands. He completed surveillance missions of Japanese-occupied islands. Around March of 1945, he was stationed at Engebi, on the Eniwetok Atoll. Taylor participated in the Battle of Okinawa, completing combat patrol missions and dropping napalm on the southern e… more
Date: May 23, 2013
Duration: 39 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Taylor, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Battifarano, June 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Battifarano. Battifarano enlisted in the Navy during his senior year of high school in 1943. He served for 2 years as Signalman 3rd Class aboard the USS Guitarro (SS-363). They traveled to the Panama Canal operating with a destroyer and to the South Pacific. They made 4 successful war patrols, have 15 Japanese flags on their battle flag, laid 25 mines and recorded a 95-day war patrol. He discusses life aboard a submarine an… more
Date: June 14, 2013
Duration: 50 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Battifarano, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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