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Oral History Interview with Bill Freeman, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Freeman. Freeman was born in Chapman, Kansas on 5 September 1922. Upon enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942, he was sent to Maxwell Air Force Base, Georgia for basic training. He tells the various training planes he flew prior to receiving his commission. Upon graduation he was sent to Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington where he began on the job training as the co-pilot of a B-17 bomber. Freeman recalls his various… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Freeman, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Schaefer, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Schaefer. Schaefer was 11 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. While in high school, Schaefer worked part-time and contributed the entirety of his wages to the household. He accumulated war savings stamps, participated in bond drives, and collected scrap metal to support the war effort. His family supplemented their meat rations by raising rabbits. In 1950, he joined the Air Force, with a professional background in… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Schaefer, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Leiby, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Leiby. Leiby was born in Pennsylvania in 1923 and worked in a defense plant after finishing high school in 1941. in 1942, he passed the aviation cadet exam and was called up for active duty in January, 1943. He trained as a navigator at Selman Field, Louisiana for eight months before flying a new B-17 to North Africa. From there, Leiby went to Forge, Italy to join the 99th Bomb Group. He was shot down on his 39th m… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Leiby, Frederick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Good, October 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Good. Good was born 30 July 1918 in Aurora, Indiana and graduated from high school in 1937. In 1941 he joined the US Army and received his basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was then sent to Camp Polk, Louisiana for twelve weeks of maneuvers. He then went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey to board RMS Queen Mary and landed in Scotland. Good recalls being in Liege, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge and describes t… more
Date: October 10, 2005
Duration: 51 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Good, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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