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Oral History Interview with Roger Ashenbrenner, October 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roger A. Ashenbrenner. Ashenbrenner was born 7 June 1922 in Washington D.C. He enlisted in the Navy 15 August 1942. He went to boot camp in Newport, Rhode Island. After brief periods as an armed guard at the Naval War College, amphibious training at Little Creek, Virginia, and a trip to Brooklyn, New York to man a new destroyer, he was finally sent to the merchant ship Mormac Swan as a member of the Navy Armed Guard. Their d… more
Date: October 29, 2014
Duration: 54 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Ashenbrenner, Roger A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earl McWilliams, August 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl McWilliams. McWilliams joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a BAR rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. McWilliams participated in the Philippines Campaign beginning April of 1945 through the end of the war. He served with occupation forces in Japan. McWilliams returned to the US and received his discharge in February of 1946.
Date: August 29, 2014
Duration: 57 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: McWilliams, Earl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Morris Hibbs, August 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Morris Hibbs. Hibbs joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received field artillery instrument training at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion, he was sent to Hawaii. There he was reassigned to an antiaircraft unit on Kauai, serving as a cook. He was later stationed at a field kitchen on Okinawa, where he remained until the end of the war. Hibbs returned home and was discharged in D… more
Date: August 29, 2014
Duration: 36 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Hibbs, Morris
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Neil Berghout, August 29, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil Berghout. Berghout was born in Holland in 1926. He joined the Dutch resistance as a teenager, hiding downed American pilots and helping them return to England. When his identity was discovered by German officials, Berghout went into hiding in France. Members of the French resistance transported him to England, where he joined an armored division of the British Royal Army and participated in the Normandy invasion. After … more
Date: August 29, 2014
Duration: 50 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Berghout, Neil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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