5 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 5
transcript

Oral History Interview with George S. Mixell, December 21, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with George S. Mixell. Mixell dropped out of high school and joined the Army in November, 1940 at York, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to a heavy weapons company in the 158th Infantry Regiment (Bushmasters) in Panama. Mixell shares several anecdotes about jungle training in Panama, quelling a riot in Panama City, and patrolling around the canal. He was in Panama one year before shipping out to Australia. From Australia, Mixell and the Bushmasters went to New Guine… more
Date: December 21, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Mixell, George S.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Barret Payne, December 21, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Barret (Bud) Payne. Payne joined the Marine Corps in June of 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He completed Radio Gunnery School, and served as a Private First-Class Radio Gunner aboard a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. For a short time, he was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 141 (VMSB-141) at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. They were transferred to Hawaii, and later to Majuro in the Marshall Islands. In … more
Date: December 21, 2015
Duration: 58 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Payne, Barret
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with William E. Craig, December 21, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Craig. Craig was born in Freeport, Pennsylvania in 1918. Following graduation from high school he was employed by Allegheny Steel Corporation. He was drafted into the United States Army Air Forces in May 1942 and completed basic training at Miami Beach, Florida. He was then sent to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama as a clerk in an Army Airways Communications System (AACS) unit. He describes the unusual l… more
Date: December 21, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 42 seconds
Creator: Craig, William E
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Ellsworth Handy, December 21, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ellsworth Handy. Born in 1914, he entered the Army in August, 1940. He was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Headquarters, 29th Quartermaster Regiment. In early 1942 he was sent to the Pacific Theater. He describes being transported from San Francisco, California to Australia aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth. He was responsible for running convoys of trucks in remote areas of the country. As Plans and Recreation Officer in Brisbane, he arranged entertainment in a lo… more
Date: December 21, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Handy, Ellsworth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016

Description: Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, a retired FBI agent and firearms identification specialist, from Kerrville, Texas. He speaks about his memories of growing up in Kerrville and his time working with the FBI.
Date: December 21, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Blackburn, Bobby D.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
Back to Top of Screen