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Oral History Interview with William Smith, June 8, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William R. Smith. Smith was born in April of 1921 and served in the Junior Naval Reserve as a teenager, joining the Naval Reserves around 1937 with a forged birth certificate. He received basic training by volunteering aboard USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Brooklyn (CL-40). By 1939, Smith was serving as a Chief Fire Control Technician aboard USS Clark (DD-361). They were docked in San Francisco on 7 December 1941 and took up antisubma… more
Date: June 8, 2007
Duration: 4 hours 50 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Smith, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Kidder, June 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Kidder. Kidder joined the Army Air Forces in March 1943 and received basic training on a golf course in Miami Beach while staying at a hotel. Upon completion, he was assigned to LaGuardia Field, where he was a quartermaster supply clerk. While there he lived at the Greystone and Alamac hotels, the Garden Bay Manor apartment complex, and a mansion at One Park Avenue. The post was very relaxed, and roll call was rarely… more
Date: June 8, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Kidder, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. V. Ruffin, June 8, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with L.V. Ruffin. Ruffin joined the Army Air Forces on 21 June 1941. After boot camp he worked as an Athletic Instructor at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. He completed Primary Flying School in Stamford, Texas and Advanced Flying School in Lubbock, Texas. He provides some details of his flight training. In November of 1942 he flew to Sookerating, India. He provides details of flying over The Hump more than one hundred… more
Date: June 8, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Ruffin, L. V.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Sampson, June 8, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Sampson. Sampson joined the Army in October of 1943. In May of 1944 he traveled to Hawaii and served as a clerk typist in the Headquarters Company Pacific Ocean Area, stationed at Fort Shafter and Fort Ruger in Honolulu. His job included typing orders for emergency leaves and transfers. He provides some details of his work and life in general in Hawaii. He remained in Hawaii until February of 1946 and was discharged in Mar… more
Date: June 8, 2009
Duration: 41 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Sampson, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Russ Mallonee, June 8, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Russ Mallonee. Mallonee joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 43rd Infantry Division, fighting in the Guadalcanal Campaign in early 1943. He provides vivid details of combat on the island, and how he was severely wounded by mortar fire. Mallonee returned to the US to recover in a San Antonio hospital, then he was shipped to Maryland to serve in an administrative role, issuing clothes and ammunition. He continued his service… more
Date: June 8, 2013
Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Mallonee, Russ
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Chapman, June 8, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Chapman. Chapman joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He was sent to Karachi with the 8th Medical Supply Platoon. He handled the medical supplies for the Army and drove an ambulance to and from the local airport close to their base. From there he traveled to Kunming, China. Chapman describes flying over the Hump. He worked out of a brick warehouse in China packed with medical supplies and a pharmacy. He assisted with recei… more
Date: June 8, 2015
Duration: 53 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Chapman, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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