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Oral History Interview with Morton Wood, July 3, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Morton Wood. Wood was studying Mechanical Engineering and serving in the ROTC unit at Virginia Tech when World War II began. He completed college, then Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps beginning June of 1944. He was assigned to the 66th Infantry Division (the Black Panther Division), 264th Infantry Regiment and was given command of the 3rd Platoon. He traveled to Engla… more
Date: July 3, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Wood, Morton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, July 3, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Owen Fluckey. Fluckey joined the Navy in April 1944. Fluckey recalls hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor when he was 16. He trained at Great lakes, Illinois and recalls a few humorous incidents. Fluckey served at a weather station on Clipperton Island for nine months before transferring to a submarine tender. While assigned to Clipperton Island, Fluckey witnessed USS LST-563 running aground there. Fluckey's job wa… more
Date: July 3, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Fluckey, Owen
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Carey, July 3, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Carey. Carey joined the Navy right after finishing high school in June, 1944, and trained at Great Lakes. After basic training, he attended signal school. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Armed Guard and went aboard the Fort Erie, an oil tanker. Carey recalls some ports in the South Pacific he visited and a few experiences aboard ship. When the war ended, Carey was assigned to a crew that mothballed various ships. H… more
Date: July 3, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: Carey, Joseph W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Nowakowski, July 3, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Nowakowski. Nowakowski joined the Army in March of 1942. He was assigned to the 90th Infantry Division. In March of 1944 he traveled to England. On 6 June Nowakowski participated in the Normandy landings. He traveled through France into Belgium where he was in active combat through the Battle of the Bulge. They continued on into Czechoslovakia when the war ended. Nowakowski remained in the Army of Occupation, and returned … more
Date: July 3, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Nowakowski, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Warren Suter, July 3, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Warren Suter. Suter finished his course work at The Ohio State University before signing up with the Navy. He received his commission in May, 1941. After that, Suter went to work in the Ordnance Bureau overseeing the production of five-inch gun mounts at a factory in Ohio. In 1943, he was transferred to the San Francisco bay Area and discusses anti-submarine nets deployed in the bay. Toward the end of the war, Suter went to … more
Date: July 3, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Suter, Warren
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ben Smith, July 3, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ben Smith. Smith was born on a farm in Illinois 9 June 1918. After college he became an embalmer for the state of Colorado. Volunteering for the Army Air Corps, he trained at the Spartan School of Aeronautics before being sent to Brady, Texas for basic flight training, then Kelly Field for advanced. He was then sent to Muroc Air Field, California for P-38 gunnery training. After he was commissioned, he was assigned as an ins… more
Date: July 3, 2007
Duration: 57 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Smith, Ben
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[Donald Chipman Audio: Ermal Allen and Raymond Berry]

Description: Audio recording of Donald E. Chipman interviewing with Ermal Allen and Raymond Berry. Allen, in 1962, Tom Landry hired him as a backfield coach on the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. Allen passed away on February 9, 1988. Raymond Berry was an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League, Berry coached wide receivers for the Dallas Cowboys.
Date: July 3, 1969
Duration: 50 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Chipman, Donald E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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