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Oral History Interview with Louis Imfeld, February 27, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Louis Imfeld. Imfeld joined the Marines in January of 1942. He served as a machine gunner on the 30-caliber light machine gun with G Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. In June he traveled to New Zealand for additional training, and participated in the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of Cape Gloucester and the Battle of Peleliu. In late 1944 he returned to the US and served as a math instructor at the Marine Corps Institute.
Date: February 27, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Imfeld, Louis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hulen Hammock, March 27, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hulen Hammock. Born in Bentonville, Texas on 5 November 1917, Hammock graduated from William Adams High School in Alice, Texas in 1932. Upon joining the Army Air Corps in December 1941, he was sent to Shepherd Field, Wichita Falls, Texas for basic training. After basic, Hammock went to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he studied aircraft maintenance for six weeks. He was then sent to Barksdale Field, Shreveport, Louisiana where he was … more
Date: March 27, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Hammock, Hulen
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Cox, July 27, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Cox. Cox was born in 1931, and shares his family’s involvement in World War II. He shares his experiences as a young boy growing up between Austin and San Antonio in wartime. He had two older brothers in the war, and two younger sisters at home he helped care for. Cox knew several families working at Kelly Air Force Base, where he learned to fly and help rebuild airplanes. He speaks about rationing during the early 1940s. Fr… more
Date: July 27, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: Cox, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Elsie McCagg, April 27, 2003

Description: Interview with Elsie McCagg, a mechanic for the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He explains why he joined the army and answers questions about his experience abroad.
Date: April 27, 2003
Duration: 16 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Hinojosa, Filiberto & McCagg, Elsie
Partner: Lee College
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