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Oral History Interview with Blaise LePre, December 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Blaise LePre. LePre dropped out of high school and then joined the Navy in 1943. After basic training in New York and an engineering course in Minnesota, LePre headed west to Washington and was assigned to the USS West Virginia (BB-48). He was aboard the ship during the Battle of Surigao Strait. His duty station was in the boiler rooms. After some repairs at a floating drydock, the West Virginia headed for Iwo Jima to bombar… more
Date: December 16, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: LePre, Blaise Barney
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leon Geromanos, February 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leon Geromanos. Geromanos joined the Army in November of 1940. He graduated from Parachute School in 1942. He served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. In late 1943, Geromanos participated in the New Guinea Campaign. In February of 1945, he served in the Battle of Corregidor. He was discharged in late 1945.
Date: February 16, 2004
Duration: 38 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Geromanos, Leon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Perry, April 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Perry. Perry joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1943. He completed armament school, and aerial gunner training. He served as a waist gunner aboard a B-17 with the 96th Bomb Group, 338th Bomb Squadron. They deployed to England, and Perry was shot down in March of 1944 during his fourth mission over Brunswick, Germany. He was contained as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 4 and 6, and liberated in April of 1945. Perry re… more
Date: April 16, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Perry, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with J. M. Taylor, March 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J. M. Taylor. Taylor joined the Army Air Forces in September, 1942 as an aviation cadet. After flight training, he graduated and received his commission in December, 1943. He flew P-40s. He went overseas aboard the USS General H.W. Butner (APA-113) to India. After a while, Taylor flew a P-40 over the Himalaya Mountains to China where he was assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron in September, 1944. Later that fall, Taylor was… more
Date: March 16, 2004
Duration: 2 hours 49 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Taylor, J. M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Binkley, June 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Binkley. Binkley joined the Navy Seabees in July of 1943. He served as a Seaman 2nd Class. He served with the 581st Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU). They were commissioned at Port Hueneme, California in January of 1944 with personnel from the 123rd Battalion. They shipped out 13 March and traveled to Pearl Harbor. Their unit took over all maintenance and minor construction of the Naval Ammunition Depot. Binkle… more
Date: June 16, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Binkley, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tomakazu Kasai, September 16, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tomakazu Kasai. Kasai entered flight training in April, 1942, learning to fly at a field on Hokkaido. When Kasai finished training in November 1943, he was qualified to fly Japanese Zero fighter plane and was asigned to Navy Air Group 263, stationed at Motsuyama City. When Kasai was assigned to the front, he went to Guam. SHortly before the American invasion, he was transferred to Pelelui. At Pelelui, Kasai's task was to int… more
Date: September 16, 2004
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Kasai, Tomakazu
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004

Description: Interview with Jeffrey Gill, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as a staff sergeant from 1995-2002 in Korea and Saudi Arabia. Gill describes his time as a hazmat technician, as well as the most and least memorable moments of his military career.
Date: November 16, 2004
Duration: 18 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: McBride, Angelo & Gill, Jeffrey
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004

Description: Interview with Alf Klaveness, a commanding officer on the destroyer USS Benham. Klaveness begins by discussing his family history after coming here from Norway and working for John Rockefeller; he answers questions about his role in the Navy and describes being in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.
Date: April 16, 2004
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 29 seconds
Creator: Walker, Tracy & Klaveness, Alf
Partner: Lee College
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