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Oral History Interview with Joseph Eggebeen, July 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Eggebeen. Eggebeen was born 29 November 1917 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. One of nine children and tells of family life during the Depression. Graduating from high school in 1935, he held various jobs until drafted into the US Coast Guard in 1942. After undergoing basic training at Curtis Bay, Maryland he attended diesel electrician’s school in New York City. He was assigned to the crew aboard a yacht commandeered by the … more
Date: July 29, 2008
Duration: 45 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Eggebeen, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Manuel Machado, July 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Manuel Machado. Machado joined the Navy in August 1942 at the age of 16, forging a birth certificate to appear older. He received basic training near Stanford University, and after spending a year guarding the San Francisco water supply, his forgery was discovered. He was nearly discharged, but after appearing in court, he was sent to another boot camp. Upon completion, he was assigned to the gunnery crew of the USS Enterpri… more
Date: July 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 07 seconds
Creator: Machado, Manuel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter E. Bolssen, July 29, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Walter E. Bolssen. Born in 1918, he enlisted in the Navy in December, 1939. After training as an airplane engine mechanic, he was sent to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in late 1940. He served as a PBY crew plane captain in VP-12. He describes his experiences during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1943 he was stationed at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal where he flew on night patrols in a “Black Cat” PBY-5. After approximately one year on Guadalcanal, he was se… more
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 46 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Bolssen, Walter E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stephen Moulton, July 29, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Stephen Moulton. Moulton joined the Navy in March 1940 and received basic training in Illinois. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS San Francisco (CA-38) as a deckhand and traveled to Manila and Cavite. He lived among the villagers and describes their rustic lifestyle. He was then assigned to the USS Trinity (AO-13) in October 1941 and traveled to Tanjong Lobang to load up on oil for the Asiatic Fleet. In 1942 he was… more
Date: July 29, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Moulton, Stephen
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Hutton, July 29, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Hutton. Hutton joined the Navy in late 1943. After basic training, Hutton went to hospital corpsman school, all at Great Lakes. He then went to Sampson Navy Hospital to serve as a neuropsychiatric technician. He then went to Guam before being assigned to the USS Relief (AH-1). He went to China aboard the ship with the First Marine Division after the war ended. On the return trip, Hutton had several liberated POWs as … more
Date: July 29, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Hutton, Charles E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Schultz, July 29, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Schultz. Schultz joined the Marine Corps in in late 1942. He completed radio/telephone school. He joined the 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO), and was shipped to Guadalcanal and assigned to Headquarters 3rd Marine Division. In July of 1944, they participated in the Battle of Guam. As part of JASCO, Schultz helped coordinate and control naval gunfire and close air support of landings on the island. After receiving in… more
Date: July 29, 2019
Duration: 59 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Schultz, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Goodenough, July 29, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Goodenough. Goodenough was born in Jena, Germany in 1922 to American parents. After being educated in private schools, he attended Yale University receiving his degree in 1944. He entered the United States Army Air Forces in 1943. He was commissioned, after being trained as a meteorologist and was sent to Newfoundland. He worked on weather predictions prior to the Normandy landing. He later served in the Azores. Followi… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Goodenough, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Kenny, July 29, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Kenny. Kenny joined the Army Air Forces in August 1942. He completed airplane mechanic training at Dallas Aviation School in Texas, and gunnery school in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beginning I 1944, Kenny served as a B-17 Flight Engineer with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. They tracked weather in the North Atlantic between North America and Europe, benefitting the European Theater of Operations. Their squadron was coine… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 36 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Kenny, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ted Wilhoite

Description: Interview with Ted Wilhoite about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: July 29, 1982
Duration: 1 hour 43 seconds
Creator: Wilhoite, Ted
Partner: City of Grapevine
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[Oral History, Mary Louise Natal interview]

Description: Audio recording of oral history with Mary Louise Natal.
Date: July 29, 1977
Duration: 35 minutes 01 second
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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