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Oral History Interview with John Eberle, April 11, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Eberle. Born in 1921, he enlisted in the Navy in 1939. He was assigned to Torpedo Squadron VT-6 of the Enterprise Air Group. He describes events on the USS Enterprise (CV-6) while at sea during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He shares an anecdote about the remains of Admiral Kidd. He relates stories about the Battle of Midway; escorting to the USS Hornet (CV-8) in conjunction with the Doolittle Raid; the sinking of the USS… more
Date: April 11, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Eberle, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raul Treto, April 11, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raul Treto. Treto was born in Harlingen, Texas 4 November 1921. In September 1942 he was drafted into the Army and sent to Camp Robinson, Arkansas for eighteen weeks of basic training. Upon completion of basic he was assigned to the 98th Signal Battalion and sent to Camp Blanding, Florida for advanced training. In June 1944 the battalion traveled by troop train to Camp Stoneman, California. Boarding a liberty ship, they proc… more
Date: April 11, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Treto, Raul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Elvin Moore, April 11, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elvin Moore. Moore served as an Army Medic on Guam. He was drafted in 1943 and after training was sent to Guam to work at an Army hospital camp. His father knew Lyndon B. Johnson and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. One of his father's letters led to an invitation to visit Nimitz at CINCPAC headquarters. He remained on Guam until the end of the war. He was discharged January 1945.
Date: April 11, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Moore, Elvin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ignacio Lopez, April 11, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ignacio Lopez. Lopez was drafted into the Army in 1943 and made a company clerk at New Caldonia because he could type. His unit evetually joined the 24th Infantry Division in the Philippines. He also went to Japan after the war ended. He returned to the US and was discharged at Fort Sam Houston, whereupon he took a civilian job operating IBM machines.
Date: April 11, 2013
Duration: 56 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Lopez, Ignacio
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn E. Neff, April 11, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn E. Neff. After Neff finished high school, he entered the service in March, 1945. Neff discusses several anecdotes about his training days at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. While he was training, the war in Europe ended. Neff headed for the Pacific and contracted pneumonia aboard the troopship and spent most of his time on the voyage in sick bay. En route to the Philippines, the atomic bombs were dropped and the war ended. Ne… more
Date: April 11, 2012
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Neff, Glenn E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Finley. Finley joined the Marine Corps around December of 1943. He provides vivid details of his boot camp experiences. He served with Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, as a radar mechanic on Corsairs, repairing radio and radar gear. Beginning in September of 1944 they traveled to Guam, Kwajalein, Pearl Harbor and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. Finley shares a number of anecdotal stories, including working with POWs. He … more
Date: April 11, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Finley, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John McAllister, April 11, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John McAllister. McAllister joined the Army Reserve at Texas A&M and was called to active duty in February 1943. He received basic training at Camp Sibert and learned to fire a 4.2-inch mortar. He then studied chemical engineering at MIT under the Army Specialized Training Program. Upon completion, he was assigned to Fort Shelby as an acting sergeant. He then attended OCS in Edgewood and graduated as a second lieutenant. The… more
Date: April 11, 2007
Duration: 40 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: McAllister, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with H. James Avery, April 11, 2001

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James Avery. Mr Avery was a junior at the University of Illinois when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He signed up with the Army Air Corps since they would let him finish his degree before they would take him. However, the Army Air Corps was not able to honor its commitment since they needed pilots badly. In March 1943, they called him up and sent him to Lackland Air Base for the preflight program. From there, Avery went to Fort Stockton where he learned to fly i… more
Date: April 11, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Avery, H. James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Smith, April 11, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and interview Bill Smith. Smith went into the Army in February 1942. After basic training, Smith was shipped to Australia with the 440th Signal Construction Battalion and they built telephone lines. From there, he went to Port Moresby, still building communications infrastructure. When the invasion of the Philippines occurred, Smith went to Luzon and continued with the 440th. He also went to Okinawa with them. When the war ended, Smith went home a… more
Date: April 11, 2013
Duration: 59 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Smith, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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