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Oral History Interview with Thomas Kenney, March 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Kenney. When Kenney finished high school in 1941 in Houston, Texas, he went to work for a railroad company before volunteering for service in the Navy. He trained in San Diego before going to signal school. After signal school, Kenney was assigned to the Armed Guard. He was assigned to an oil tanker that the Merchant Marines operated. He spent 18 months aboard the vessel hauling oil from points in teh Carribean to poi… more
Date: March 16, 2006
Duration: 57 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Kenney, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Pierre J. J. Kennedy, March 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Pierre Kennedy. Kennedy was born in France 20 February 1923. He graduated from high school in Massachusetts in 1940. He was called into active service in January 1943 at Brigantine Field, New Jersey. Upon completing basic training he went to the University of Pittsburg as an aviation cadet. After washing out, he went to Tyndall Field, Florida to attend gunnery school. He then was assigned as the tail gunner on a B-24. In Aug… more
Date: March 16, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Kennedy, Pierre J. J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. W. Gregg, July 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Loren W. ""Bud"" Gregg. Gregg grew up in Indiana and was attending college in Michigan when he volunteered for service in the Navy late in December, 1941. He was trained at Great lakes and then reported aboard the USS Talbot (DD-114). He recalls being at Dutch Harbor, Alaska when the Japanese attacked. Buetell also speaks of the conversion operation the Talbot underwent in order to transform her into the USS Talbot (APD-7), … more
Date: July 16, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Gregg, Loren W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Howard Brooks, September 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Brooks. Brooks joined the Navy in September 1939. He was assigned to the USS Houston (CA-30) and became an electrician’s mate. Brooks describes several Japanese air attacks including one that killed most of his damage-control party. He describes the battles of the Java Sea and Sunda Strait. Brooks discusses abandoning ship and seeing her sink. He describes his capture, seeing the Lost Battalion arrive at the prison ca… more
Date: September 16, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 38 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Brooks, Howard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Johnson, September 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Johnson. Johnson was born on 23 December 1921 in Mitchell, Missouri. Rather than risk getting drafted, he enlisted in the Marine Corps on 16 December 1939. His first duty was with the 15th Marine Artillery Regiment in San Diego. The 15th Marines was disbanded and the personnel sent to Pearl Harbor. Johnson was assigned to the 1st Marine Division Defense Battalion, eventually sent to fortify Wake Island, arriving there i… more
Date: September 16, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Creator: Johnson, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with W. F. Needham, September 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W.F. Needham. Needham entered the Navy through the V-5 training program in March 1944. The program was shutdown in March 1945 and he was sent to boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Needham was trained as a corpsman and stationed at a Navy hospital in Seattle for the remainder of the war. He describes some of the work that he performed and the types of patients he treated. Needham describes escorting a wounded ser… more
Date: September 16, 2006
Duration: 24 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Needham, William F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jay Summers, September 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jay Summers. Summers joined the Texas National Guard in 1937. His unit was mobilized and he became a supply sergeant. Summers was sent Java at the beginning of the war and became a prisoner of war soon after. He describes the locations that they were sent and the work performed. Summers was a part of the POW workforce that was sent to Burma to build a railroad which included a bridge over the River Kwai. He describes the har… more
Date: September 16, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 17 seconds
Creator: Summers, Jay
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Williams, September 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with William Williams. Williams joined the Navy in December 1941. After electrician’s training, he operated a film projector for recruits at San Diego before being assigned to the USS Cheleb (AKA-138). While aboard the Cheleb, Williams participated in a few invasions: Tarawa, the Marshall Islands. He was transferred to the USS Benevolence (AH-13). After the war, Williams stayed in the reserve and was recalled to active duty for the Ko… more
Date: September 16, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Williams, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry J. Williams, September 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry J Williams. Williams joined the Naval ROTC at the University of Texas in 1941 and was called to active duty in February 1943. He received amphibious training in Maryland and was sent to England in April 1944 as an assistant officer on LCT-474. He landed on Utah Beach under fire and pulled out after unloading tank destroyers and self-propelled artillery. The next day, he carried troops and cargo to the beach. By the thi… more
Date: September 16, 2006
Duration: 33 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Williams, Henry J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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