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Oral History Interview with Mark Clement, September 9, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mark Clement. Clement was born 20 February 1925, graduated from high school in 1941, and joined the Marine Corps at age seventeen. He completed the Special Operations Capability Specialist (SOCS) training, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in mid-1944. Clement served with the 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He shares vivid details of his combat experiences. Clement … more
Date: September 9, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Clement, Mark
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Schaffer, September 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Schaffer. Schaffer went into the Marine Corps at 17 in August, 1942 and trained at San Diego. When basic training ended, Schaffer trained with the Raiders and was assigned to the 4th Marine Raider Battalion. He went overseas to the New Hebrides, then Guadalcanal for more training prior to participating in the campaign for the Solomon Islands at New Georgia. After some combat experience, Schaffer was sent back to the US and a… more
Date: September 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Schaffer, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marshall Clapp, September 11, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Marshall Clapp. Clapp joined the Oklahoma National Guard at age 17. Called up in 1943, he participated in building Quonset huts throughout the Island of Attu. After returning to the US due to medical reasons, he joined the 120th Combat Engineers at Remagen, Germany and tells of the construction of Bailey Bridges used to cross the Rhine River. Upon returning to the US, he went into the Inactive Reserves. After a short period… more
Date: September 11, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Clapp, Marshall
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Christensen, September 22, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Christensen. Christensen joined the Marine Corps in June of 1941. He joined Carlson's Raiders and later joined Edson’s Raiders. They trained through early 1942. He participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign beginning in August of 1942, including Carlson’s Long Patrol. He also served in the Battle of Guam in 1944. He traveled through the Solomon Islands and fought in the Bougainville Campaign. Christensen experienced much comba… more
Date: September 22, 2015
Duration: 49 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Christensen, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Silber, October 5, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Silber. Silber was born in 1925 and recalls life during the depression years. In June 1943, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Hood, Texas for basic training. While there, he was accepted into air cadet training. The program was cancelled before he got started and he was sent to the 13th Armored Division at Camp Bowie, Texas. While there, he applied for Officer Candidate School and was accepted. After being c… more
Date: October 5, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Silber, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Elmer Ethun, September 30, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elmer Ethun. Ethun was drafted into the Army Air Forces in March 1943 at Fort Sheridan. He completed basic training in Florida. He moved on to Camp Crowder, Missouri to telephone school. From there, he went to Hammer Field in Fresno, California to message center school and learned cryptography and Morse code. He was in the 2nd Airbase Communication Detachment. In April 1944 he was sent overseas to Calcutta, India, then to Ch… more
Date: September 30, 2015
Duration: 36 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Ethun, Elmer
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Archibald Rackerby, September 29, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archibald Rackerby. Rackerby joined the Marine Corps on 27 December 1941 and took basic training at San Diego. From there he went to officer’s training at Quantico and earned a commission in January 1943. At New Caledonia, Rackerby was assigned as a weapons platoon commander in the Third Raider Battalion. He was in combat on Bougainville but was injured in the neck in a training exercise on Guadalcanal in January, 1944. He was se… more
Date: September 29, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Rackerby, Archibald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Williams, October 5, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James R. Williams. Williams was born in Des Moines, Iowa on 20 October 1923. In January 1943 he entered the Navy and reported to Naval Station Great Lakes. Following boot camp, Williams reported to the Naval Aviation Ordnance School at Millington, Tennessee. A physical problem prevented him from then going to learn aerial gunnery at Pensacola. Instead he was sent to the Navy Bomb Disposal School on the American University ca… more
Date: October 5, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Williams, James R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe R. Griffin, July 20, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe R. Griffin. Griffin joined the Marine Corps in December of 1942. He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division. They participated in the battles of Kwajalein, Tinian and Saipan. In June of 1944, on Saipan, Griffin received a direct hit, shattering his right arm. He was evacuated and received an honorable discharge in April of 1945.
Date: July 20, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Griffin, Joe R
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Andrew, August 30, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Andrew Alfred. Alfred was born on 28 July 1925, graduated high school in 1942, and joined the Army Air Forces in 1943 at the age of seventeen. He served as a navigator with the 40th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group, 313th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force, aboard the B-29, called Dearly Beloved. In late 1944, they were stationed on Tinian and flew 27 missions over Japan, including Iwo Jima and Tokyo. After the war ended, they … more
Date: August 30, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 47 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Alfred, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William N. Gottsman, October 3, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William N. Gottsman. Gottsman joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1942. He served as a military policeman at the Kelly Air Force Base aviation cadet center for the duration of his service. He received his discharge in January of 1946.
Date: October 3, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Gottsman, William N
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Young, October 14, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Young. Young was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and trained at Great Lakes. After training, he reported to Hawaii and was assigned aboard the USS Kaskaskia (AO-27). While aboard, he worked in the galley and helped operate the captain’s gig. When the war ended, Young elected to get out of the Navy and was discharged.
Date: October 14, 2015
Duration: 41 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Young, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Rackerby, November 16, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rackerby. Rackerby joined the Marine Corps in February 1943 and trained in San Diego, then went to radio school at Texas A&M. He went overseas to Green Island and was attached to Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14). Rackerby served in the photography section and processed film. He remained there for a year before moving to the Philippines. Rackerby returned to the US in May, 1945 to prepare for the invasion of Japan wit… more
Date: November 16, 2015
Duration: 37 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Rackerby, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Nicholas, October 20, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Nicholas. Nicholas joined the Navy and trained as a hospital corpsman. With training complete, Nicholas reported to the dispensary at Parris Island. He joined the Fleet marine Force and was shipped to Guam and was in training when the war ended. He ended up going to Japan on occupation duty. He shares several anecdotes from his time on occupation duty. He returned in July 1946 and was discharged.
Date: October 20, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Nicholas, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Feltner, November 2, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Feltner. Feltner was born in Combs, Kentucky in 1921. He joined the Army in 1940 and completed basic training, then entered radio school. After a stint as a battalion communications chief, he was sent to Fort Drum, New York to set up a communications school followed by Officer Candidate School at Fort Hood, Texas. Commissioned in 1943, he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia as a battalion communications officer. In 1944 h… more
Date: November 2, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Feltner, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jodie Lander, October 12, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jodie Lander. Lander was born in December of 1923. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army, and volunteered for parachute training. Lander was assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry, and transported to Belfast, Ireland. He describes some of the action encountered after landing during Operation Overlord in June of 1944, and Operation Market Garden in September.
Date: October 12, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Lander, Jodie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Norman Martin, October 15, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Norman Martin. Martin was born in Chicago in January 1924. While in college he applied for and was granted conscientious objector status, however, he volunteered for the Army in 1943. Arriving in England he was assigned to the 44th Field Artillery Battalion where he joined a forward observation team, which landed on Utah Beach. He tells of capturing a group of ten German soldiers single-handedly. He describes being severely wound… more
Date: October 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Martin, Norman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Barnhouse, October 27, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Barnhouse. Barnhouse joined the Naval ROTC at the University of Texas in 1940. He graduated and received his commission in 1944 and went aboard the USS Kidd (DD-661) at Espiritu Santo in March. He remained on this destroyer until the war ended. On the ship he was in charge of the deck crew and maintenance. When in battle he served as a gunnery officer overseeing the 20 mm guns aft. He provides details of numerous att… more
Date: October 27, 2015
Duration: 47 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Barnhouse, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lee White, August 18, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lee White. White was born 14 August 1925, graduated high school in 1942, and joined the Army Air Forces in August 1943. He joined the Aviation Cadet Program. White completed pre-flight training in the summer of 1944, then basic flying training, and became a Flight Officer in March 1945. In the summer, he was assigned to glider training in North Carolina, where he was located when the war ended. White continued his service, and we… more
Date: August 18, 2015
Duration: 56 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: White, Lee
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mack Roberson, November 9, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mack Roberson. Roberson was born in Three Rivers, Texas in 1926. After attending Schreiner Institute in Kerrville, Texas for several semesters, he joined the US Marine Corps and received boot training as San Diego. Upon completion, he accepted an assignment to train for honor guard duties. In 1944, he was aboard a troop ship bound for Okinawa and he tells of some of his experience aboard ship. He recalls observing kamikazes … more
Date: November 9, 2015
Duration: 58 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Roberson, Mack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Archer, November 4, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Archer. Archer entered the Navy in September 1943. He completed basic in Farragut, Idaho and Bremerton, Washington. From Washington he made two trips to Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. He was aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31, serving as a fireman. He was aboard during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns. He was discharged December 1946.
Date: November 4, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Archer, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Reynolds, November 5, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Reynolds. Reynolds has some assistance from his daughter during the interview. Reynolds joined the Navy in September 1943 and was in a construction battalion working at Manus in the Admiralty Islands. Reynolds was discharged in December 1945.
Date: November 5, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 59 seconds
Creator: Reynolds, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clifford Kantz, November 10, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clifford Kantz. Mrs. Marion Kantz assists with the interview. Kantz entered the US Army Air Forces October 1941. He received training at Sheppard Field, Texas and served as a flight officer flying B-24s. He went on to Fort Benning and served as a C-47 pilot. Kantz became an aircraft commander in the 100th Troop Carrier Squadron, towing and dropping gliders and paratroopers. They were stationed in Nottingham, England. When th… more
Date: November 10, 2015
Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Kantz, Clifford
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Osteen, November 17, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Osteen. Osteen was drafted into the Army April 29, 1942. He was in Company D, 182nd Infantry Regiment of the 23rd Infantry (Americal) Division. He completed basic training in California. He worked some with machine guns, though primarily as a mechanic in D Company. His company shipped out of Fort Ord on a Norwegian freighter to Guadalcanal, and helped with clean up after the main battle was over. From there they spen… more
Date: November 17, 2015
Duration: 43 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Osteen, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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