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Oral History Interview with John Griffing, March 25, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John W. Griffing. Griffing was born on 31 December 1915 on a farm near Hubbard, Texas. After graduating from high school in 1932, he was drafted in April 1941. He entered the 200th Coast Artillery and underwent basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas. In August of 1941 he went to Fort Stotsenberg, in the Philippines. In December 1941 the Japanese invaded the Philippines and Griffing recalls surrendering. His group was put into t… more
Date: March 25, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Griffing, John W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Lansford, March 25, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Lansford. Lansford joined the navy in January 1941. His first duty station was at Kaneohe Naval Air Station on Oahu. He was an electrician and kept crash boat batteries operating. Lansford recalls the Japanese attack on Kaneohe. He remained at Kaneohe for the rest of the war at the air station serving as an electrician.
Date: March 25, 2005
Duration: 56 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Lansford, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur R. Liberty, August 25, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Liberty. Born in Vermont, Liberty quit high school in 1942 to join the Marine Corps. He took boot training at Parris Island for nine weeks before going to Camp Lejeune where he was assigned to Company M, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines. After three more weeks of training, the company boarded a troop train to Camp Pendleton. Liberty boarded a ship bound for Rio-Namur during January 1944. He was in the third wave of the inv… more
Date: August 25, 2005
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Liberty, Arthur R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Victor Liptrap, February 25, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Victor Liptrap. Liptrap was drafted into the Army and after basic training, volunteered for paratrooper training. Once overseas in New Guinea, Liptrap was assigned to the 711th Ordnance Company in the 11th Airborne Division. He travelled with this unit to Leyte in October, 1944. There, he joined the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment as a replacement. He remained with the unit during the Luzon invasion. From there, he went to… more
Date: February 25, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Liptrap, Victor
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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