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Oral History Interview with James Gaffney, September 16, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Gaffney. Gaffney was born in San Antonio in 1923. He joined the Unites States Coast Guard in 1942. After completing training at Manhattan Beach, New York, he was assigned to USCGC North Star (WPG-59) which proceeded to station off Narsarsuaq, Greenland. He recalls leaving with a detachment of soldiers on a mission to capture and destroy a German weather station located on the coast of Greenland. He also recalls being i… more
Date: September 16, 2013
Duration: 45 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Gaffney, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joy Taylor, August 16, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joy (Cheatham) Taylor. Taylor begins with a summary of her siblings and provides details about an older brother who served in the Navy during World War II aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3). Taylor reflects on rationing items like gasoline. She also mentions corresponding with her two older brothers in the Navy. Taylor's father died in 1943 and she and her mother went to live on the farm with Taylor's grandparents in Coryell Cou… more
Date: August 16, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Taylor, Joy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Winfred C. Chamberlain, July 16, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Winfred C Chamberlain. Chamberlain joined the Navy in August of 1942. He completed Midshipmen’s School and was commissioned as an officer. Chamberlain served as skipper aboard USS LST-696. From September of 1944 through January of 1945, he participated in the New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon operations. He transported some Seabees to Subic Bay, where they were constructing a submarine base. Chamberlain returned to the US and received … more
Date: July 16, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Chamberlain, Winfred C
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dorthy Hannemann, June 16, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dorthy Hannemann. Hannemann, nee Henke, was born in Fredericksburg, Texas on 12 August 1923. She is fourth generation of her family who settled in Fredericksburg. She shares details of her family history. She graduated from high school in 1941, then trained as a nurse at Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. After graduating in September of 1944, she married Hans Hannemann. She speaks about life in Fredericksburg during wartime. Ha… more
Date: June 16, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 35 seconds
Creator: Hannemann, Dorthy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earl Tweed, August 16, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl Tweed. Tweed joined the Army in November, 1941 and trained to be an officer at Fort Benning. He trained in an anti-tank unit and went to England in time to be attached to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division prior to landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Tweed was wounded in November and evacuated. He returned to his unit in January, 1945. Tweed was on hand when Germany surrendered and came back to the … more
Date: August 16, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Tweed, Earl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Bookbinder. Bookbinder was in ROTC at the University of Kentucky when the war started and was called to active duty in the Army in April, 1943 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas before getting his commission at Fort Benning on October, 1944. He was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division and went to Europe with them. After fighting in Europe, his division went to the Philippines for occupation duty.
Date: January 16, 2014
Duration: 56 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Bookbinder, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Horace Thomas Edwards, February 16, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Edwards. Edwards joined the Army Air Forces in February 1943. He received basic training at Sheppard Field, radio training at Harlingen, and aerial gunnery training in Sioux Falls. He completed his training as a B-24 radio operator gunner in Holyoke. He was transferred to Godman Field, where he served as a B-25 radio instructor to the Tuskegee Airmen. Towards the end of the war, he was stationed at Columbia Army Air B… more
Date: February 16, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: Edwards, Horace Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Rackerby, November 16, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rackerby. Rackerby joined the Marine Corps in February 1943 and trained in San Diego, then went to radio school at Texas A&M. He went overseas to Green Island and was attached to Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14). Rackerby served in the photography section and processed film. He remained there for a year before moving to the Philippines. Rackerby returned to the US in May, 1945 to prepare for the invasion of Japan wit… more
Date: November 16, 2015
Duration: 37 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Rackerby, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Glenn Cooke, Jr. Cooke joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Norman, Oklahoma, where he trained as an ordnance ground crewman. Additionally, he serviced F-4F and F-6F airplanes at Pendleton. He provides details of his training, serving as Corporal of the Guard (COG) and completing all three of his service years stateside. He was discharged in July… more
Date: December 16, 2015
Duration: 42 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Cooke, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sheldon Graham, February 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Sheldon Graham. Graham joined the Army in mid-1944. He completed Officer Candidate School just as the war ended. Graham continued his service, joining the 6th Infantry Division, 20th Infantry Regiment, and served with occupation forces in Korea. He returned to the US and received his discharge in October of 1946. Graham remained in the reserves, retiring as a colonel in 1979.
Date: February 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Graham, Sheldon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Scharlau, February 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Scharlau. Scharlau joined the Navy in January of 1945. He completed basic training in Bainbridge, Maryland. In January of 1946, he was transferred to the Naval operating base on Guam and served as Seaman Second-Class in the Disbursing Office. Scharlau shares a number of stories of living and working on Guam. He returned to the US and received his discharge in July of 1946.
Date: February 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Scharlau, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sheldon Gerson, March 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sheldon Gerson. Gerson was drafted into the Army in August 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas. He took infantry training, preparing him for combat. He was an expert rifleman and was the acting Sergeant of the First Platoon. He was taken out of his company and transferred into the Army Specialized Training Program at Penn State University. There he studied electrical engineerin… more
Date: March 16, 2016
Duration: 42 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Gerson, Sheldon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leroy Raeber, April 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leroy Raeber. Raeber joined the Navy in October of 1942. He served with the 62nd Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, and on Admiral Chester Nimitz’s maintenance staff. Raeber was stationed on Iwo Jima from 25 February through 1 May 1945, building a seawater conversion tank, filtering salt water to drinking water. He received a discharge in October of 1945.
Date: April 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Raeber, Leroy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Yarling, November 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Yarling. Yarling was at Indiana University when the war started. He joined the Navy while still in school and graduated in 1943. After further training and commissioing, he joined USS Chauncy (DD-667) and served as an assistance communications officer working closely with the radar and radio. Yarling shares anecdotes about life on board the destroyer and recalls going ashore at Tarawa. He also recalls experiences in two t… more
Date: November 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Yarling, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with LeRoy Brunner, June 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with LeRoy Brunner. Brunner joined the Army Air Forces in September, 1945 and trained in San Antonio. He attended officer candidate school where he received a commission before going to radar school and being assigned to a meteorology school in Illinois. He served at a weather station in Alaska prior to the outbreak of the Korean War. Brunner discusses his long career in the Air Force.
Date: June 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Brunner, LeRoy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Bacastow, November 16, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Bacastow. Bacastow joined the Navy in March of 1943. He completed Aviation Ordnance School. He assisted with setting up an air base in the South Pacific to service carriers. He joined the Aviation Construction Ordnance Repair Navy 28 (ACORN 28) unit, serving in the Admiralty Islands from March through October of 1944. Bacastow was transferred to the USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71), where he served through the battles of Leyte Gulf a… more
Date: November 16, 2018
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Bacastow, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Griffin, February 16, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Griffin. Griffin joined the Navy in late 1942. He served as an aircraft navigator in the Pacific Theater. He volunteered for the Marine Corps and became a second lieutenant. He was assigned to a 5-man squadron and a C-47 at an airfield in La Tontouta, New Caledonia. They were part of the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT). SCAT provided rapid transport of personnel and cargo, including munitions, food, repla… more
Date: February 16, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Griffin, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Neece, September 16, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Neece. Neece was drafted into the Army in July, 1943 and had basic training in New Orleans. After basic training, Neece went to Illinois for radio school, then to Florida for radar school. He was then sent to the Pacific and joined the 864th Bomb Squadron as a radar operator. He flew out of Saipan and Okinawa prior to the war's end. When it was over, he spent a little while in Japan before going bakc to the US and being disc… more
Date: September 16, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Neece, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Elrod, May 16, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Holland Elrod. Elrod was born in Muleshoe, Texas in 1919 and was raised on a farm. Between semesters at Texas A&M and summer school at Texas Tech, Elrod worked in construction before joining the Marine Corps in September, 1940. He trained in San Diego. He was attached to the newly re-formed 8th Marines in California and shipped out to Samoa after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At Samoa, Elrod received a field commission bef… more
Date: May 16, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Elrod, Roy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Tobey, July 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Tobey. Tobey joined the Army Air Forces in January, 1942 and trained at Miami Beach before going on to flight training. In March, 1944 he graduated and received his commission. His first assignment was as an instructor before he learned to fly B-17 bombers. In March, 1945 he went overseas to Italy, where he flew four combat missions before the war ended. He returned to the US in October, 1945 and was discharged the fo… more
Date: July 16, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Tobey, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Juventino Mata, August 16, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Juventino Mata. Mata was born of Mexican-American parents on a ranch in Imperial County, California. He recalls being forced to flee Mexico as a youngster due to the Cristero War conducted by the Mexican dictator Elias Calles. In the US, Mata attended a segregated school to the 8th grade at which time he quit to contribute to the family income. He tells of the family working as itinerate farm workers, picking various crops throug… more
Date: August 16, 2016
Duration: 42 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Mata, Juventino
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marvin Johnston and Edwin Riemann, June 16, 1988

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marvin Johnston. Johnston served aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) as an electrician’s mate. He discusses his experiences during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. Ingram’s (interviewer) primary interest in the battleship USS South Dakota (BB-57). Ingram interviewed Edwin Riemann on 22 January 1989 about his service aboard USS South Dakota (BB-57) during WWII. Riemann served as a yeoman in the captain’s office before becoming the … more
Date: June 16, 1988
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Johnston, Marvi & Riemann, Edwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Curtis Whiteway, November 16, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Curtis Whiteway. Whiteway joined the Army in December 1943 and trained at Fort Knox. He was attached to the 99th Infantry Division and landed in France in September of 1944. He recalls a friendly fire incident that reduced his company to 18 men. He also mentions liberating various concentration camps. He had a comrade die in his arms and he shares anecdotes from during the Battle of the Bulge and other combat experiences. He rece… more
Date: November 16, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Whiteway, Curtis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Ehinger, November 16, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Ehinger. Ehinger was drafted into the Navy in October of 1943. He graduated as Ensign from Supply Corps School in January of 1944, with training in record keeping, payroll and supplies. He was assigned to the USS Lamson (DD-367). They traveled to Hawaii, then to Majuro in the Marshall Islands. From there, they went to Eniwetok and connected with the Seventh Fleet. In December of 1944 the Seventh Fleet traveled to Ormoc Bay… more
Date: November 16, 2017
Duration: 57 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Ehinger, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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