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Oral History Interview with Albert Skiles, May 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Skiles. Skiles joined the Army in March 1943. He was sent to the Pacific as a replacement. Skiles eventually joined the 96th Infantry Division and landed at Leyte. He served as a switchboard operator and company clerk with a headquarters company. He was later sent to Okinawa and landed in one of the first waves of the invasion. He was wounded by a mortar shell and evacuated to Hawaii. During his time on Okinawa he wit… more
Date: May 1, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Skiles, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Garlic, June 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Garlic. Garlic joined the Navy to become an aviator in 1941. He trained to become a pilot of a F6F Hellcat night fighter. He tells stories of his experiences through training on the USS Ranger  (CV-4) in the Atlantic to his service in VF(N)-78 aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16) in the Pacific. Garlic downed three Japanese torpedo planes in one mission while protecting the Lexington .
Date: June 1, 2010
Duration: 3 hours 56 seconds
Creator: Garlic, William, Sr.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry Dallison, December 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry Dallison. Dallison joined the Navy in 1944 and attended radio school at the University of Wisconsin. Upon completion, he went to submarine school in New London. He received radar training in Groton and went to sound school in San Diego. During his studies, he came down with a fever. By the time he recovered, the war had ended, so Dallison never made a war patrol. He was assigned for three months to USS Pintado (SS-387)… more
Date: December 1, 2010
Duration: 18 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Dallison, Harry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Lynch, December 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Lynch. Lynch joined the Marine Corps just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and received basic training at Parris Island. He received further training at Camp Lejeune with the 1st Marine Division. Upon completion, he was sent to Guadalcanal, where he fought for five months and contracted malaria, despite taking Atabrine daily. He recalls that all the Marines were cheering for the Americans during an air fight at Hender… more
Date: December 1, 2010
Duration: 43 minutes 01 second
Creator: Lynch, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Todd, February 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Todd. Todd joined the Marine Corps on 10 December 1941. He was sent to Bougainville as a member of a heavy weapons squad. Todd mentions a patrol narrowly escaping getting cut off by the Japanese. He then took part in the invasion of Guam and describes following the tanks through the jungle and forming a defensive line at night. Todd discusses the equipment including the .50 caliber heavy machine gun, 37mm anti-tank g… more
Date: February 1, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Todd, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Keller, June 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Keller, Jr. Keller joined the Army in 1942. He was sent to North Africa where he served in the 601st Ordnance Battalion. Keller was then a part of the invasion of Southern France as a part of the 3251st Quartermaster Service Company with the 7th Army. He describes how his unit would organize and ship supplies to the front. Keller describes serving in occupied Germany and his return to the US on the Queen Mary. He left… more
Date: June 1, 2011
Duration: 47 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Keller, Arthur Jr.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John R. Ahlgren, June 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John R. Ahlgren. In 1942, Ahlgren, a Navy communications officer, was assigned to Admiral Chester Nimitz's staff at Pearl Harbor. From 1946 to 1947 he was stationed in Russia and worked as a translator and attaché to the US Embassy in Moscow. Ahlgren left the service soon after his time in Moscow.
Date: June 1, 2011
Duration: 40 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Ahlgren, John R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henri Granier, November 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henri Granier. Granier joined the Army in 1939 and received basic training at Fort Slocum. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 27th Infantry Regiment and sent to Schofield Barracks. He fired at Japanese planes as they left Pearl Harbor on the day of the attack. His first experience of combat was on Guadalcanal in January 1942 when he survived a banzai attack in the jungle. While on night duty in the Solomon Islands, he h… more
Date: November 1, 2011
Duration: 28 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Granier, Henri
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leo Wilcox, December 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leo D. Wilcox. Wilcox joined the Navy in December 1942 and trained at Farragut, Idaho. Eventually, he was assigned to the Amphibious Force and reported aboard USS LCI-70 at Tulagi. The USS LCI-70 was a variant and was converted to include several other guns to support infantry during a landing. Wilcox describes some action he saw aboardUSS LCI-70 in the Solomon Islands. He also discusses his role in the invasion of Leyte in … more
Date: December 1, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Wilcox, Leo D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank E. Cook, February 1, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert L. Cook, speaking for his deceased brother Frank E. Cook. Cook served with the National Guard. He was assigned to Panama working as a patrol boat guard. In early 1943, Cook served as Executive Officer aboard PT-170 in Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 10. While traveling from Panama to Noumea, on 3 August 1943, Frank and his crew were caught in a crossfire with the Japanese and Frank died 5 August.
Date: February 1, 2013
Duration: 42 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Cook, Frank E
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Nevin Sledge, March 1, 2013

Description: The National Museumn of the Pacific War presents an interview with Nevin Sledge. Sledge joined the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in April 1942 after some Civilian Pilot Training prior to the outbreak of war. Upon completion of flight training, he became an instructor at Corpus Christi before deploying to the Pacific with Marine Transport Squadron 253 (VMR-253). Sledge shares several anecdotes about his time in the Pacific from Guam, Ulithi, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Date: March 1, 2013
Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Sledge, Nevin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Kyzer, March 1, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Glenn Kyzer. Kyzer was attending Auburn University when he signed up for the Army Air Forces in March, 1943. He was eventually selected for pilot training. He was commissioned and earned his wings in April, 1944. He learned to fly B-24s before being shipped to Italy and joining the 737th Bomb Squadron, 454th Bomb Group in December 1944. Kyzer recalls several missions in detail over Germany, Italy, Austria, etc. He flew 28 total c… more
Date: March 1, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Kyzer, Glenn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ellsworth Jung, August 1, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ellsworth Jung. Jung joined the Army Air Corps in November, 1940, became an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer and was at Hickam Field when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In February, Ellsworth was sent to Midway Island with his unit before going to the Solomons. Ellsworth flew on 69 combat missions and describes several of them. Afterwards, he returned to the US and was assigned to a training unit. He was discharged in J… more
Date: August 1, 2013
Duration: 59 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Jung, Ellsworth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Barhite, September 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Barhite. Barhite was born in Alden, Iowa on 9 January 1921. Graduating from junior college, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Wolters, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania for four weeks of advanced training prior to being sent to San Francisco where he boarded a liberty ship for a twenty-two day voyage to a replacement center in New Caledonia. After four week… more
Date: September 1, 2012
Duration: 22 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Barhite, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Spray, September 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth Spray. Spray joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training at Great Lakes. During sonar training, he developed a system to cheat the tests; however, on patrol in Florida he was the first to detect an enemy submarine. In 1944, he deployed to the Pacific aboard the USS Sierra (AD-18) and completed his shellback initiation just before a torpedo attack. In Manus, Spray worked around the clock repairing radar, sonar… more
Date: September 1, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Spray, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Woodrow Graham, April 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Woodrow Graham. Graham joined the Navy in 1942 at the age of 27 and received basic training in California. He attended yeoman school at the University of Indiana and was trained in coding and decoding messages at Harvard. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Navy Department in Washington, D.C., where he worked in the medals and awards division, sending out Purple Hearts. He was reassigned to Admiral Nimitz’s office at Pea… more
Date: April 1, 2012
Duration: 35 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Graham, Woodrow
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Zeno King, July 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Zeno P. King. King was born in Mexia, Texas in 1919. After graduating from a military school in 1936 he accepted a music scholarship at Southern Methodist University. He entered the Army on 5 February 1942 at Victoria, Texas and played in the post band until he was accepted into the Army Music School at Fort Myer, Virginia. He was made a warrant officer and assigned as the leader of the 83rd Infantry Division band. He formed… more
Date: July 1, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: King, Zeno
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Erick Nygaard, August 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Erick Nygaard. Nygaard joined the Navy in December of 1941. He joined the Civilian Pilot Training program and describes this experience and flying a Piper Cub. He provides some description of his pilot training. He was commissioned in February of 1944 and was sent to Hawaii and served as a replacement pilot for the carriers in the Pacific. He served as a fighter pilot in Halsey’s Third Fleet aboard 3 carriers including the USS In… more
Date: August 1, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 40 seconds
Creator: Nygaard, Erick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dean Earl Wilson, April 1, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Earl Wilson. Wilson joined the Army Air Corps in May of 1941. He completed Communications School and Radio School, serving as a Maintenance Technician. Throughout 1942, he served at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, overseeing aircraft and control tower radio maintenance. Wilson shares his experiences living and working on the island. In 1943, he continued his work on New Georgia. In 1944, Wilson completed additional schooling… more
Date: April 1, 2014
Duration: 44 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Wilson, Dean Earl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eduardo Cajiuat, August 1, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eduardo Cajiuat. Cajiuat was a student in Manila when the Japanese invaded. He recalls being in the city while it was occupied by the Japanese and some of the food shortages and some of the economic repercussions. Cajiuat had an older brother who served as a guerrilla and a sister who spied on the Japanese. He also recalls the Americans liberating the city. Cajiuat became a minister and emigrated to the United States in 1964. more
Date: August 1, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 14 seconds
Creator: Cajiuat, Eduardo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Kinsey, April 1, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Kinsey. Kinsey has assistance from his son during the interview. Kinsey joined the Marine Corps and was assigned to the 13th marines, 5th Marine Division. He landed on Iwo Jima on the first day of the battle. He remained at Iwo Jima for the duration of the battle. He was in a communication outfit and his job was to establish and maintain lines of communication. Kinsey was exposed to radiation at Nagasaki after the war … more
Date: April 1, 2014
Duration: 32 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Kinsey, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Keifer Marshall, December 1, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Keifer Marshall. Marshall played football at the University of Texas and then joined the Marine Corps in early 1944. He describes his time in boot camp and infantry training. Marshall was sent to Guam as a replacement for the 3rd Marine Division. He describes in detail landing on Iwo Jima and the ensuing battle. Marshall discusses how his unit was trapped in Cushman’s Pocket and was rescued by a tank. He also discusses locat… more
Date: December 1, 2014
Duration: 58 minutes 01 second
Creator: Marshall, Keifer
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robin Meece, February 1, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robin Meece. Meece was born in Middletown, Ohio on 7 October 1926. When called into the Navy in 1944, he went to the San Diego Naval Training Station for boot training. Upon completion of boot training, he was assigned to the USS Mobile (CL-63) for on-the-job training (striker) as a radar operator. He briefly describes his job and several actions in which the ship was involved. After the surrender of Japan, he was a member o… more
Date: February 1, 2015
Duration: 40 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Meece, Robin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with C. B. Slaughter, July 1, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C B Slaughter. Slaughter was born in 1920, and joined the US Army Air Forces in January of 1942. He served as a C-47 pilot in the 5th Air Force in Townsville, Australia. He was transferred to the Air Transport Command. He made flights between Australia and New Guinea and New Caledonia. He returned to the US in mid-1944, and was assigned to a glider unit at Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas, where he remained through the end of the w… more
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 53 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Slaughter, C. B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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