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[Building Behind Fence]

Description: Photograph of a large two-story building behind a fence bearing a sign reading "Private Property" in Decatur, Texas. There are trees in the foreground and bushes against the side of the building.
Date: May 29, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell
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Oral History Interview with C. Everette Smith, May 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C Everette Smith. Smith joined the Navy in September of 1943. He completed Hospital Corpsman School. He was assigned as a corpsman aboard LST 291. In March of 1944 they traveled to England. They participated in the Normandy landings off Omaha Beach in June of 1944. They made 26 trips to France, treating many casualties with basic First Aid in their small hospital aboard ship. Smith provides vivid details of his experiences aboard… more
Date: May 29, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Smith, C. Everette
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 Richard L. Hamil, May 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard L Hamil. Hamil joined the Navy in 1942 and received basic training in Newport. He studied diesel engines in Virginia, although it was strictly book-learning as there were no engines available to practice on. Upon completion, he was assigned to the engine room of USS LST-447, his battle station at a 40-millimeter gun, as a loader. His ship carried supplies and Marines throughout the Pacific, often coming under attack.… more
Date: May 29, 2008
Duration: 26 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Hamil, Richard L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with C. Everette Smith, May 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C Everette Smith. Smith joined the Navy in September of 1943. He completed Hospital Corpsman School. He was assigned as a corpsman aboard LST 291. In March of 1944 they traveled to England. They participated in the Normandy landings off Omaha Beach in June of 1944. They made 26 trips to France, treating many casualties with basic First Aid in their small hospital aboard ship. Smith provides vivid details of his experiences aboard… more
Date: May 29, 2008
Creator: Smith, C. Everette
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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