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Oral History Interview with Robert A. Heym, August 19, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Robert A. Heym. When Heym finished high school in 1943 he went into the Army Air Force. He was in pilot training in Arkansas, but was caught doing dangerous aerial stunts and was washed out and sent to radio school in South Dakota. Upon completing that, he was assigned to a B-24 crew as a radio operator in Topeka, Kansas before heading overseas in April, 1944. Heym describes a few missions, being attacked by German fighters, fellow crewmembers getting killed… more
Date: August 19, 2011
Duration: 56 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Heym, Robert A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Myer, August 19, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Myer. Myer joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. He served as a flight engineer and waist gunner on a B-24 bomber in the 8th Air Force, 2nd Air Division, 489th Bomb Group, 846th Bomb Squadron. While in the European theater, Myer was stationed at Halton Field in Halesworth, England. On 31 July 1944, during his 31st and final mission, he was shot down and captured by the Germans. Myer was taken to Stalag Luft IV in … more
Date: August 19, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Myer, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Phillip Grau, August 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Phillip Grau. Grau entered the Army Air Forces in October, 1941 after having studied radio and telegraph operation. He did well enough to be an instructor before going overseas. In 1944, Grau went to Dacca, India. Once there, Grau served as a radio operator aboard cargo planes flying aviation gasoline over the Himalaya Mountains to airfields in China. He had over 1500 hours flight time and shares several anecdotes about flying th… more
Date: August 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Grau, Phillip S.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Gilbreath, August 19, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Gilbreath. Born in 1925, he was drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943. As a member of a mortar team in the 4th Division, he first saw military action on Roi-Namur. He describes a mortar and his role on a mortar team. He relates an incident in which LSTs, including his own USS LST-39, caught fire and exploded in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He describes action on Saipan, including landing; combat; friendly fire; Japanese Banzai… more
Date: August 19, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Gilbreath, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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