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Oral History Interview with Marshall Barrett, May 4, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marshall Barrett. Barrett went to Duke University in 1941 and joined the Naval ROTC just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He participated in the V-12 program, receiving an accelerated four-year degree and his commission by February of 1944. Around August, Barrett began serving as a training officer aboard the USS YMS-339. They traveled to Panama, New Hebrides, and the Admiralty Islands and joined the Seventh Fleet. They partici… more
Date: May 4, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Barrett, Marshall
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Morrison, June 4, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Morrison. Morrison was inducted into the Army in 1944 after he graduated high school. He was sent to the 2nd Infantry Division as a replacement in the winter of 1945. He suffered frostbite, scarlet fever, and mumps. He was knocked out by an artillery barrage and left behind by his advancing unit who believed he was dead. Morrison awoke and found his unit. He discovered a large shell fragment had been stopped by a pock… more
Date: June 4, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Morrison, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with W. Bruce George, June 4, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with W. Bruce George. Born in 1920, he was drafted in 1942. After training as a weather observer, he was sent to the Middle East. He describes the route taken by the ship, the Robin Tuxford, from Philadelphia to the Persian Gulf. He served as a weather observer with the 19th Weather Squadron in Benghazi and Tripoli, Libya as well as Abadan, Iran and Ankara, Turkey. He shares an anecdote about mail censorship. He was discharged in September, 1945. The interview al… more
Date: June 4, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: George, W. Bruce
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Finigan, March 4, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Finigan. Finigan joined the Navy in January 1941. He worked at a Navy radio station and then was sent to the USS Bootes (AK-99) to serve as a yeoman. Finigan describes his ship picking up wounded Marines at New Caledonia. The Bootes was then designated as an ammunition ship and operated out of New Guinea. He discusses what it was like to serve on an ammunition ship. Finigan traveled to the Philippines where the Bootes… more
Date: March 4, 2011
Duration: 50 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Finigan, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marvin T. Alexander, April 4, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Marvin T. Alexander. Alexander grew up in Louisiana and entered the Navy in early 1941. Upon completion of basic training at San Diego, Alexander was assigned as an engine mechanic to Patrol Squadron 12 (VP-12), which flew PBY airplanes at Coronado Naval Air Station. His unit was sent to Pearl Harbor in October, 1941. Alexander describes what he witnessed at Ford Island on 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Alexander was also present on… more
Date: April 4, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Alexander, Marvin T.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Brayton Harris, June 4, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Brayton Harris. Harris was a child during WWII and discusses recycling and victory gardens. He was commissioned as an officer in 1953 and served on a destroyer based in Japan. Brayton eventually was stationed at Treasure Island in California and met Admiral Nimitz. He tells of dice games that he used to play with Nimitz at the officer’s club. Brayton served as an active member of the Naval Reserve for some time and later wen… more
Date: June 4, 2011
Duration: 56 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Harris, Brayton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John A. Reulet, October 4, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John A. Reulet. Reulet graduated from high school in 1940, went to a trade school studying to be a machinist, became a government inspector (ammunition plant), and went into the Navy in May 1943 after he was drafted. After boot camp in San Diego, he went to San Francisco where he was put on a troop ship which went to New Caledonia. At New Caledonia, he went to gunnery school part of the time and assigned to an LCI gun boat which had already seen action so th… more
Date: October 4, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Reulet, John A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Bunnell, December 4, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Bunnell. Bunnell joined the Marine Corps in 1942, fresh out of high school, and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion of radio school, he was assigned to the 4th Marine Division, working a Hagelin coding machine in the message center. He was instructed that in the event of impending enemy capture he should burn his records and then commit suicide. But by the time he arrived in Iwo Jima, his skills had … more
Date: December 4, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Bunnell, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert C. Miessler, January 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Conrad Miessler. Miessler joined the Army Air Force in February, 1943 and discusses his pilot training in the T-6 Texan. He eventually graduated up to the P-38. Once Miessler was deployed to the Pacific, he flew missions from the Philippines to targets on Formosa (Taiwan). He was attached to the 433rd Fighter Squadron, 435th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force. When the war ended, he was shipped to Korea and flew a few month… more
Date: January 4, 2012
Duration: 44 minutes
Creator: Miessler, Robert C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Johnson, November 4, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Johnson. Johnson joined the Navy in April 1941. He was assigned to the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. Johnson describes the ship getting hit and escaping from the interior. He swam through the oil-coated water to safety despite the ship almost rolling over on top of him. Johnson was then assigned to the USS Worden (DD-352) during the Battle of Midway. He was separated from this ship in H… more
Date: November 4, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 06 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Merrick, December 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Merrick. Merrick joined the Air Force Reserves. By 1942 he had earned his pilot license and completed two civilian pilot training courses. He graduated as a flight officer from the glider pilot program in Lubbock, Texas in May of 1943. Merrick was assigned to the 437th Troop Carrier Group and the 84th Squadron. In January of 1944 he was shipped to England and provides details of his experiences there and additional trai… more
Date: December 4, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Merrick, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Hahnemann, January 4, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Hahnemann. Hahnemann joined the Navy in December of 1942. He was trained as an aviation machinist and was assigned to USS San Jacinto (CVL-30). Hahnemann describes his duties related to the maintenance of the flight deck arresting gear. He mentions how he was acquainted with George H. W. Bush. Hahnemann gives an overview of some of the actions he was involved in, particularly going through several typhoons and seeing … more
Date: January 4, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Hahnemann, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry Zapalac, February 4, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Zapalac. Zapalac joined the Navy in February 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Alameda Naval Air Station for ordnance training. While there, he serviced PBYs that were used in flight training. His first assignment in the Pacific was loading ammunition onto an island near Tarawa. He suffered a bout of malaria while there. At Saipan he flew patrols, dropping rafts and … more
Date: February 4, 2013
Duration: 44 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Zapalac, Henry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene N. Fithian, February 4, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene N. Fithian. Born in 1925, he joined the Navy in 1943. He describes basic training and living conditions in Great Lakes, Illinois. Following basic training, he was assigned to the Navy Overflow Annex from Treasure Island where he worked in the fleet post office becoming a Mailman, Third Class. He was then assigned to the destroyer, USS Farenholt (DD-491). On the Farenholt, he became a cook and was assigned as a leader … more
Date: February 4, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Fithian, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Ball, June 4, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dale Ball. Ball joined the Navy around 1942. In 1943, he began serving as a Storekeeper aboard USS LST-1005 in the Pacific Theater. They traveled to Hawaii, the Caroline Islands, Eniwetok and Leyte Gulf, Philippines. He recalls a typhoon he experienced in 1945. He served with occupation troops in Japan after the war ended. Ball returned to the US, and continued his service in the Navy.
Date: June 4, 2013
Duration: 58 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Ball, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Mehling, September 4, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William G. Mehling. Mehling was born in Alexandria, Indiana on 1 October 1924. In April 1943, he was drafted into the Army. Following basic training at Camp Roberts, California, he was sent to the Army Specialized Training Program at Stanford University, then to Indiana University for a nine month course in engineering. In May 1944 he was sent to Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky for refresher basic training, then to Fort Campbell… more
Date: September 4, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Mehling, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard L. Nielsen, September 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard L. Nielsen. Nielsen joined the Navy in 1960 after two years of college at San Francisco State. Nielsen discusses his father's service aboard liberty ships as a radio operator in the Merchant Marine during WWII in the Pacific. He also shares anecdotes about time in boot camp at San Diego. After boot camp, Nielsen went to hospital corps school. Upon completion of that, he was stationed in the intensive care unit at Oak… more
Date: September 4, 2012
Duration: 44 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Nielsen, Richard L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Perry Kerr, October 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Perry Kerr. Kerr enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1943. He completed gunnery school in Denver, Colorado, graduating as corporal. In 1945 he was assigned to the 466th Bomb Group, crew number 792 in Attlebridge, England. Aboard a B-24 Kerr served as a gunner in the forward turret directly behind the pilot and copilot. He also toggled bombs, as they did not have a bombardier. They completed 12 missions. Kerr provides some de… more
Date: October 4, 2012
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Kerr, Perry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Toombs, October 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Toombs. Toombs was born in 1924. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in October of 1942. He completed Airplane Mechanics’ School, which included work on B-24s, then onto Gunnery School. In late 1943, Toombs was assigned as Flight Engineer/Gunner aboard a B-24 with the 493rd Bomb Group. They traveled to England, and he completed 24 missions over Normandy, France and Germany in both the B-24 and B-17. He recalls a story of t… more
Date: October 4, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Toombs, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Glaze, October 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Glaze. Glaze was born on 2 January 1925. He joined the Army Air Forces Cadet Program in January 1943. He was commissioned as a B-17 Aerial Navigator and joined the 483rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron in Debach, England. Glaze flew 28 bombing missions over Germany and Normandy. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: October 4, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Glaze, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Lynn, October 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Lynn. Lynn joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. He completed flight training and multi-engine schooling by October of 1943. He served as a B-24 co-pilot with the 784th Bombardment Squadron, 466th Bombardment Group in England. From April of 1944 through July of 1944, they completed 32 missions over France, including Normandy during D-Day, Germany, and Belgium. In July, Lynn returned to the US, and assigned to serv… more
Date: October 4, 2012
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Lynn, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Peterson, October 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Peterson. Peterson joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1944. Beginning in late 1944, he served as a B-17 ball turret gunner with the 18th Bombardment Squadron, 34th Bombardment Group in England. He completed 30 missions over Germany and German-controlled targets. Peterson returned to the US and was discharged in October of 1945.
Date: October 4, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 48 seconds
Creator: Peterson, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Garber, October 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Garber. Garber joined the Army in December of 1942. He completed Radio Operator and Gunnery schools. He served with the 338th Bombardment Squadron, 96th Bombardment Group in England. Garber completed 13 missions over Germany, Normandy and France. During a mission over Germany, his plane was shot down, and he and the crew were captured by German soldiers. Garber endured torture by his captors at Stalag Luft I and IV prison … more
Date: October 4, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Garber, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Larkin Dilbeck, September 4, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Larkin Dilbeck. Dilbeck was born on 29 September 1918. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in several areas of Arkansas, helping farmers prepare their fields, building roads and log benches for Arkansas State Parks. He attended Eastern New Mexico State University in Portales, studying Forestry before being drafted into the Army in December 1942. He served with the 740th Tank Bat… more
Date: September 4, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Dilbeck, Larkin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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