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[Funeral Program for Larry Eugene Johnson, Sr., September 10, 2008]

Description: Funeral program for Larry Eugene Johnson, Sr., born December 22, 1945 and died September 4, 2008. The funeral was held Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at St. Pail United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Dr. Marcus A. L. Freeman, III. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 10, 2008
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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Oral History Interview with Jim Briscoe, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Briscoe. Briscoe joined the Navy and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned as a motor machinist to an auxiliary minesweeper sent to the shores of France. A diver would first walk the bottom of the harbor, cutting loose all the mines, which were then towed out to sea and detonated with machine gun fire. The ship once had the dangerous task of drawing enemy fire to help locate a nearby Ge… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 35 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Briscoe, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Heimsoth, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Heimsoth. Heimsoth joined the Navy in January of 1943. He participated in a choir group at the Great Lakes Naval Station. He completed amphibious training, and served as a Quartermaster aboard an USS LST-218. Heimsoth participated in the Gilbert Islands Campaign, the Marshall Islands operation, and the capture and occupation of Saipan. After the war, he served with the occupation forces in Japan. He returned to the US in 194… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Heimsoth, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Vincent Corbett, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vincent Corbett. Corbett graduated from college in May 1941 and spent a year teaching high school before joining the Navy College Training Program at Columbia University. After amphibious training, he was assigned to USS LST-218 as a gunnery officer. He and his gunner’s mate prepared their ship for deployment by assembling and testing the three-inch gun while hiding behind a rampart. Transporting Seabees to Tarawa, the crew … more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 27 seconds
Creator: Corbett, Vincent
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wayne Scott, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wayne Scott. Scott was born in Iowa and was attending Creighton university when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He enlisted in the Navy V-12 Program and was commissioned in March, 1944. His first assignment was as assistant supply officer aboard USS LST-283. Scott was aboard during the invasion of Saipan. At one point, Scott was in a typhoon. At the end of the war, USS LST-283 picked up Japanese troops from Chichi Jima and delive… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 38 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Scott, Wayne
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Woodruff, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Woodruff. Woodruff joined the Navy in January 1943 and received basic training at Great Lakes. He was then trained on small amphibious landing craft at Little Creek. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS LST-218 as coxswain of an LCVP and was sent to Tarawa. Once the island was secured, he carried a load of construction equipment and personnel to shore, returning with a few casualties, as there was a doctor on the … more
Date: September 10, 2008
Duration: 27 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Woodruff, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jim Briscoe, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Briscoe. Briscoe joined the Navy and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned as a motor machinist to an auxiliary minesweeper sent to the shores of France. A diver would first walk the bottom of the harbor, cutting loose all the mines, which were then towed out to sea and detonated with machine gun fire. The ship once had the dangerous task of drawing enemy fire to help locate a nearby Ge… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Briscoe, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Heimsoth, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Heimsoth. Heimsoth joined the Navy in January of 1943. He participated in a choir group at the Great Lakes Naval Station. He completed amphibious training, and served as a Quartermaster aboard an USS LST-218. Heimsoth participated in the Gilbert Islands Campaign, the Marshall Islands operation, and the capture and occupation of Saipan. After the war, he served with the occupation forces in Japan. He returned to the US in 194… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Heimsoth, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Wayne Scott, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wayne Scott. Scott was born in Iowa and was attending Creighton university when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He enlisted in the Navy V-12 Program and was commissioned in March, 1944. His first assignment was as assistant supply officer aboard USS LST-283. Scott was aboard during the invasion of Saipan. At one point, Scott was in a typhoon. At the end of the war, USS LST-283 picked up Japanese troops from Chichi Jima and delive… more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Scott, Wayne
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Woodruff, September 10, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Woodruff. Woodruff joined the Navy in January 1943 and received basic training at Great Lakes. He was then trained on small amphibious landing craft at Little Creek. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS LST-218 as coxswain of an LCVP and was sent to Tarawa. Once the island was secured, he carried a load of construction equipment and personnel to shore, returning with a few casualties, as there was a doctor on the … more
Date: September 10, 2008
Creator: Woodruff, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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