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Oral History Interview with Thomas McCrea, July 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas McCrea. McCrea joined the Army in September of 1943. He completed an Army Specialized Training Program in Fort Benning, Georgia. He provides vivid details of his training. He served with the 3rd Army, C Company, 1st, Battalion, 376th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division. McCrea and his group qualified as an Expert Infantry Division. In August of 1944 they traveled to Scotland, then on to England. In September they lan… more
Date: July 10, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: McCrea, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Michael Kuryla, August 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael Kuryla. Kuryla was born in Chicago, Illinois on 10 September 1925 into a family of eight children. He describes his family’s living conditions during the Depression. Joining the US Navy in 1942, he underwent boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois. Following boot camp, he was assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) as the fire director of a five-inch gun. He explains the job of the gun director… more
Date: August 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Kuryla, Michael W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clint Libby, January 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clint Libby. Libby was born in New Zealand in September 1946. During the war, his father was stationed there as a United States Marine. His grandmother remembers the Marines as well-mannered and generous. Their presence was a welcome relief to the local population, who feared a Japanese invasion. In fact, in the early years of the war, his mother had an emergency plan in place which involved riding a bicycle to a truck which… more
Date: January 10, 2007
Duration: 38 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Libby, Clint
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Gray, September 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Gray. Gray enlisted in the Marine Corps and went to boot camp in San Diego. After boot camp, he went to a little boat basin just out of Camp Pendleton by Oceanside, California where they formed the first amphib battalion, the Fourth Amphibian Tractor Battalion. His company was involved in the filming of 'Guadalcanal Diary' while they were in Oceanside. They broke the Fourth Battalion up and formed several more battali… more
Date: September 10, 2007
Duration: 33 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Gray, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joel D. Alderson, April 10, 2007

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Joel Alderson and his wife Nila. He discusses going to boot camp in Texas, shipping off to France in early 1945 and working as an engineer, constructing bridges and demolishing German fortifications for the Army as it made it's way through Germany, blowing up Hilter's bunker in Salzburg, Austria and using bulldozers to cover piles of dead Jews the Germans left in the open (likely at Dachau). He ancedotes about meeting Eisenhower, carrying fuel up to Patton's… more
Date: April 10, 2007
Duration: 42 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Alderson, Joel D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. D. Cox, August 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with L D Cox. Cox joined the Navy in 1944 and served aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He was assigned to a deck division, and later the Navigation Division. He describes some of his job functions and life in general aboard the ship. In the spring of 1945 they launched an attack on Tokyo to cover the landings on Iwo Jima and participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He provides details of these events. They traveled back to the States… more
Date: August 10, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Cox, L. D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Deverl Goode, November 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Deverl Goode. Goode was born in 1922 and joined the Army after one semester of college. He received basic training at Camp Wolters and landed on Leyte in 1944 with the Americal Division. He was sent to Cebu as a scout. Cut off behind enemy lines for several days, he subsisted on bananas, wild potatoes, and rainwater. He spent several months on Negros Island using a flamethrower to clear caves of enemy holdouts; one cave turn… more
Date: November 10, 2007
Duration: 51 minutes 01 second
Creator: Goode, Deverl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Piatek, December 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Piatek. Piatek joined the Navy in 1939. He served as an Electrician’s Mate aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31) from April of 1941 through mid-1943, participating in the Naval Battle of Casablanca. While serving aboard, he had the opportunity to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General George S. Patton. Beginning mid-1943, Piatek volunteered for submarine duty, serving with the Pa… more
Date: December 10, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 33 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Piatek, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Babcock, April 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Babcock. Babcock served as a civilian flight instructor for two years employed by the Army Air Forces. He describes the training he provided and how he worked with his students. Babcock volunteer to join the Army Air Forces when the training program was discontinued. He became a flight officer and served as a ferry pilot and then was transferred to China where he flew with the 2nd Air Transport Squadron. Babcock describe… more
Date: April 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Babcock, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with L. B. Blackmon. He discusses his time in boot camp in San Diego, getting shipped to Pearl Harbor, his experiences during the attack and later training cadets in Corpus Christi.
Date: April 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Blackmon, L. B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with C. T. Cummings, July 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C T Cummings. Cummings joined the Navy in October of 1941. Prior to his enlistment, he had received extensive mechanical training in the Civilian Conservation Corps, working with blueprint layouts, structural steel and mechanical drawings. In January of 1942, Cummings served aboard the USS Lafayette (AP-53). The ship caught fire shortly after his arrival, and had to be scrapped. Around August, he served aboard the USS Jamestown (… more
Date: July 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Cummings, C. T.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007

Description: Interview with L. B. Blackmon, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses boot camp in San Diego, his assignment to Pearl Harbor, and his experiences during the attack. He later trained cadets in Corpus Christi.
Date: April 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Blackmon, L. B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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