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Oral History Interview with Alfredo Buentello, May 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alfredo Buentello. Buentello joined the Army in September 1940 and received basic training at Fort Sam Houston. He received medical corpsman training for three years before landing on Normandy on 6 June 1944 with the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, supporting the 38th Regiment. He recalls the devastation at Normandy and remembers saving the lives of two men, one of whom was a German soldier. Buentello spent 160… more
Date: May 18, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Buentello, Alfredo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Grumman, July 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Grumman. Grumman joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and earned his wings and commission in March, 1942. On one of his first assignments, he met General Patton in California. He went overseas to England in 1944 and was assigned to the 401st Bomb Group, 614th Bomb Squadron where he flew combat mission from May to September. Grumman flew 30 missions over France and Germany before coming home in November 1944. Upon his retu… more
Date: July 18, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Grumman, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry Hauschild, October 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Hauschild. Hauschild joined the Army in January 1942 and received basic training at Fort Ringgold. He received chemical warfare training in Maryland. Upon completion, he became an instructor on how to survive phosgene and tear gas attacks. At Mitchel Field he trained P-47 pilots in creating smoke screens. While in Delaware as a chief chemical warfare officer, he was ordered to administer a surprise tear gas attack on t… more
Date: October 18, 2000
Duration: 35 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Hauschild, Henry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Barnett, May 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Barnett. Barnett was born in the San Joaquin Valley on 17 June 1920. Upon graduation from high school in 1937, he entered the United States Naval Academy. After graduating from the Academy in December 1941, he was assigned to the gunnery department aboard the USS Helena (CL-50) which was being repaired after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. After being repaired the ship was sent to Espiritu Santos where it operated … more
Date: May 18, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Barnett, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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