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Oral History Interview with Robert Frederick, May 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Frederick. Frederick quit school in November 1942 to join the Navy. He attended gunnery school before being assigned to USS Oakland (CL-95). He spent the rest of the war abaord the Oaklnad and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: May 10, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Frederick, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Price, May 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Price. Price joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Oakland (CL-95) as a first loader on a 40-milimeter. Standing beside the gun with no protective shield, he was vulnerable to enemy fire. After a year and a half, Price was transferred to the storekeepers division, where he maintained five storerooms of dry goods. When the kitchen placed an order, de… more
Date: May 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Price, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Paul, May 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eugene Paul. Paul joined the Navy in January of 1943. He served as Fire Controlman aboard the USS Oakland (CL-95). They joined Task Group 50 near Funafuti, and supported amphibious assaults on the Gilbert Islands, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. Paul describes his experiences with kamikazes and going through typhoons. Paul returned to the US after the war ended.
Date: May 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Paul, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Haddad, August 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Haddad. Haddad shares much about his family history and growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s. He joined the Army in May of 1944. He trained at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served with the 7th Infantry Division as a gunner on a 155mm gun and a 105mm howitzer. In May of 1945, Haddad traveled to Okinawa aboard USS Leon (APA-48), then went ashore via a Higgins boat. He explains his experiences through the battle, en… more
Date: August 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Haddad, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gerald Rehbein, December 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Gerald Rehbein. Rehbein joined the Navy in April of 1944. He completed Radio School. In early 1945, he traveled aboard a troop transport ship to Guadalcanal. Rehbein speaks of the manual labor and living conditions while on the island. He was later transferred to Tulagi, loading and unloading supplies and ammunition. He was assigned as Radioman aboard the USS Fieberling (DE-640). They covered landings during the Battle of Okinawa… more
Date: December 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Rehbein, Gerald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Jernstedt, September 10, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Jernstedt. Upon completion of flight training at Pensacola, Jernstedt joined the third squadron of the American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force (AVG), nicknamed the Flying Tigers. In this interview, Jernstedt describes the social complexities of the group, such as Pappy Boyington's unruly behavior as an experienced Marine who was unsatisfied with his rank with the AVG. He also recounts accidental encounters with… more
Date: September 10, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Jernstedt, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Michael Pohorilla, October 10, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Michael Pohorilla. Pohorilla enlisted in the aviation cadet program for the Army Air Force in December of 1942. He provides great detail of his training. In the fall of 1943 to the spring of 1944 he trained in aerial gunnery and shares his experiences in school. In June of 1944 he landed in Liverpool, England. He was assigned to the 385th Bomb Group, 550th Bomb Squadron in the 8th Air Force. He served as a navigator aboard a B-17… more
Date: October 10, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Pohorilla, Michael
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leland Gwin, May 10, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leland Gwin. After Gwin's brother was captured on Corregidor, Gwin vowed to rescue him. In late 1944, when he turned 17, Gwin joined the Navy. Upon completion of amphibious training, he was assigned as an engineer to an LCVP attached to the USS Rockingham (APA-229). While landing troops at Okinawa, he rescued a crew whose landing gear failed and evacuated 150 wounded off a hospital ship that was attacked. Gwin was later assi… more
Date: May 10, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Gwin, Leland
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Harless, July 10, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Harless. Harless dropped out of high school to join the Navy in 1939 and received basic training in Norfolk. Upon completion, he was assigned to the presidential yacht, the USS Potomac (AG-25) which brought the Roosevelts to visit Churchill, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Princess Martha of Norway. In November 1942 Harless transferred to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) and oversaw 59 sailors who had never been a… more
Date: July 10, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Harless, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Coonrod, June 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ken Coonrod. Coonrod joined the Navy in the fall of 1944. He served as an Electrician’s Mate Third Class in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. In late 1944, Coonrod was assigned to the Philippines. In mid-1945, he traveled to Okinawa, in preparation for the invasion of Japan. He was assigned to an LCVP just before the war ended. Coorod was transferred to Nagoya, Japan, and served with occupation forces aboard USS Littlehales (AGS-7). H… more
Date: June 10, 2014
Duration: 32 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Coonrod, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Philip Schneiderman, April 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip Schneiderman. Schneiderman joined the Coast Guard in 1944 when he was 15 years old because he was able to get the doctor to waive him as a result of procuring a set of tires for the doctor. He was shipped to New Guinea to catch his ship and was in the hospital with a tropical disease when his ship came in. He snuck out of the Navy hospital to join his ship. He shares several anecdotes about life aboard an LST in the P… more
Date: April 10, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Schneiderman, Philip
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gus Cargile, March 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gus Cargile. Cargile entered the Navy as an aviation cadet in May 1942. After graduation in August 1943 he took a Marine commission. Cargile trained in Georgia, Kansas, Texas and Florida before he became an instructor. He taught bombing, shooting and night flying in Florida and Texas. He flew the SNV in basic and a North American SNJ in advanced, and went on to fly the F4U Corsair, F6F, F7F, SBD. He made landings on the USS … more
Date: March 10, 2014
Duration: 10 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Cargile, Gus
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Sparks, April 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Sparks. Sparks was drafted into the Army in 1943 and for part of basic training, they went to North Dakota to harvest a bumper wheat crop. He then trained in field artillery before heading for France in July, 1944. Sparks served as a forward observer around Metz. He also recalls moving into Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. Sparks recalls a story where his unit raided a wine cellar. When the war ended, Sparks made his… more
Date: April 10, 2014
Duration: 57 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Sparks, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter Neumann, October 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Neumann. Neumann joined the Navy in April, 1944 and trained at Great Lakes. He attended radio school before reporting aboard YMS-231. They were just getting underway in the Pacific when the war ended. They shaped course for Japan to work minesweeping duties during the occupation. He was discharged I n1947 but stayed in the active reserves.
Date: October 10, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Neumann, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Milford Lee, October 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Milford Lee. After high school, Lee performed in a traveling big band. Once the war started, he became a draftsman at Boeing and took the aviation cadet exam. In January 1943 he began flight training, earning his wings that fall. He served as a P-38 fighter escort and group leader over Ploiesti. He details the protocol for conducting large raids, from briefing to debriefing, describing intense antiaircraft fire over the targ… more
Date: October 10, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Lee, Milford
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Seserino Calderon, November 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Seserino Calderon. Calderon was drafted into the Army in September, 1942 and trained in California. He was trained and assigned to the 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division and sent to Guadalcanal in late 1942. He served as a 60mm mortar man. After a brief invasion of Munda to take an airfield, Calderon enjoyed some rest at New Zealand before the invasion of the Philippines. His unit landed at Lingayen Gulf on Luzo… more
Date: November 10, 2014
Duration: 46 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Calderon, Seserino
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sidney Duerr, December 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sidney Duerr. Duerr enlisted in the navy in June, 1945 and trained at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he joined the company aboard the USS Baltimore (CA-68) and worked with the aviation unit and as a gunner. Duerr shares several anecdotes about his time in occupied Japan. He visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was discharged in June 1946 and decided to use the GI Bill to go to college.
Date: December 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Duerr, Sidney
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Keener, December 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Keener. Keener finished high school and headed for Norfolk, Virginia and worked as a welder in a shipyard. As a result, he could not enlist in the Army. He joined the Navy instead in 1941 and trained as a pilot in Florida. He was transferred to Pearl Harbor in February, 1942 and went aboard the USS Lexington (CV-2) and flew torpedo bombers. After the Battle of the Coral Sea, he was transferred to the USS Essex (CV-9)… more
Date: December 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Keener, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Englebrecht, December 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Englebrecht. Englebrecht joined the Merchant Marine in 1944. He served in the engine room aboard tankers and was in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans during WWII. He shares several anecdotes about his merchant seaman experiences and illustrates several comparisons between the Merchant Marine and the Navy.
Date: December 10, 2014
Duration: 58 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Englebrecht, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Everett Dyer, December 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett Dyer. Dyer was born in Bristol, Vermont on 23 March 1918 into a family of six children. After receiving his diploma from high school he attended the University of Houston and graduated in 1941. Upon being drafted in 1941, he was sent to Camp Roberts, California for basic training. After completing infantry training he went to Fort Lewis, Washington to join the 41st Infantry Division Headquarters as an aide to General… more
Date: December 10, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Dyer, Everett
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Womack, December 10, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Womack. Womack was born in Decatur, Texas in October 1924 and graduated from high school in 1941. Upon enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942, he went to Sheppard Field, Texas for basic training. This was followed by a two month flight engineer course. In 1943 he was assigned to the 70th Ferrying Command, 20th Ferrying Squadron. Womack ferried B-26 bombers, B-17 bombers, and C-46 transport planes to various destinatio… more
Date: December 10, 2014
Duration: 45 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Womack, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Francis Jerome McArdle, January 10, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis McArdle. McArdle was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania on 4 June 1925. Upon joining the Navy in 1943, he was sent to Sampson, New York for boot training. He then went to Quincy, Massachusetts where he was assigned aboard the USS Quincy (CA-71) as a carpenters mate. He recalls a visit to the ship by General Dwight D. Eisenhower prior to the invasion of Normandy. He describes the carnage on Utah Beach and picking up the … more
Date: January 10, 2015
Duration: 3 hours 4 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: McArdle, Francis J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bernice Harriet Wallis George, February 10, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bernice Harriet Wallis George. George served with the US Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) beginning October of 1942. She was trained for a highly secret project designed to crack the German Enigma encryption. She then was assigned to Washington, DC, where she worked on the prototype decryption devices called bombes. George continued her work through December of 1944.
Date: February 10, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: George, Bernice Harriet Wallis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Neil McBride, July 10, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil McBride. McBride was born in Crossingville, Pennsylvania on 20 November 1920. Graduating from high school in 1938, he attended the University of Oklahoma for two years before joining the Navy. After completing five weeks of boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois he was sent to Pier 92 in New York City where he remained until the USS PC-470 was launched in June 1942. Following the shakedown cruise,… more
Date: July 10, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: McBride, Neil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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