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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 Henry Restorff, September 29, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Restorff. Restorff joined the Navy in August of 1940. He served as Seaman First Class, and later moved to the Engineering Division aboard the USS Balch (DD-363). They worked guard duty on the coast of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Restorff volunteered for the Asiatic Fleet and was sent to Manila, Philippines. His job was refueling PBY aircraft and transporting ammunition to cruisers, destroyers and submarines in combat. In late 194… more
Date: September 29, 2001
Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Restorff, Henry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sam Harris, September 29, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Sam Harris. Harris joined the Army in February of 1942. He was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. He traveled to Australia in July of 1943, participating in the line defense at Brisbane. In early 1944, as part of the reconnaissance force, Harris was shipped to Ora Bay in New Guinea and made landings on the Admiralty Islands. In October he invaded the Philippine Islands, and ultimately helped in liberating Santo Tomas Internmen… more
Date: September 29, 2002
Duration: 33 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Harris, Sam
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Warnes, September 29, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Warnes. Warnes joined the Navy in 1936. He was first assigned to USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), serving aboard until September of 1937. He was then transferred to the Asiatic Fleet, aboard the USS Alden (DD-211). They traveled back and forth between Manila, Philippines and Chefoo, China. He worked on the ship as a cook and radio striker. Around spring of 1939 they traveled to North China, where their ship was assigned to the… more
Date: September 29, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 37 seconds
Creator: Warnes, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry Depoy, June 29, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry Depoy. He was born in Pulaski County, Indiana on April 1, 1920. He recalls joining the Army in the spring 1944 and being assigned to the 670th Field Artillery Battalion. He describes how he had two brothers and both were assigned to different batteries in the 670th. He recalls shipping out from Boston to Le Havre, France. His unit trained in the mountains of France and then joined up with the 1st Army under General Bra… more
Date: June 29, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Depoy, Harry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Person, April 29, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Person. Person joined the Marine Corps in September of 1942. He deployed to Samoa in February of 1943. He served with the 8th Marine Regiment in an antitank outfit, working with 37mm antitank guns. Beginning in November of 1943 through April of 1945, Person participated in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1966.
Date: April 29, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: Person, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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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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Oral History Interview with Ernest Andrus, March 29, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernest Andrus. Andrus joined the Navy in June of 1942. Beginning in November, he served as a medical corpsman in the sick bay aboard USS Rochambeau (AP-63), transporting troops throughout the Pacific islands. Around January of 1944, he transferred to the sick bay aboard USS LST-124 in New Caledonia. Andrus shares his experiences through the Battle of Tinian in July. They traveled to Guadalcanal for ferry duty, and provided transp… more
Date: March 29, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 01 second
Creator: Andrus, Ernest
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[Oral history, Maggie and Nugent Brown interview]

Description: Audio recording of oral history with Maggie Brown. Interview conducted by Dee Azadian.
Date: January 29, 1976
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Jack Kleiss, September 29, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Kleiss. Kleiss discusses training for carrier landings on USS Enterprise; the arrival of VMF-211 aboard Enterprise and their delivery to Wake Island; and the attack on Pealr Harbor on 7 December 1941. Kleiss was in a dive bomber and attacked Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, where he earned the Navy Cross.
Date: September 29, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Kleiss, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Burns, April 29, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Burns. Burns joined the Navy in June of 1943. He completed the Navy V-12 Program. He was commissioned as ensign in May of 1945, and assigned to a destroyer escort. They conducted submarine patrol. He worked in numerous departments aboard the ship, and they remained along the coast of Florida. He was transferred to California for amphibious training. Burns continued his service in the Navy, receiving his discharge in 1958.
Date: April 29, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Burns, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Lynch, March 29, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Lynch. Lynch joined the Army in May of 1945. He completed basic training at Fort Hood, Texas in September. He learned how to drive Army trucks, and qualified as a marksman. In October, he was transferred to Fort Ord in California. Lynch shares details of his training, and his travels to and through California. He deployed to Nagasaki, Japan and served with the 32nd Infantry Division occupation forces. He returned to the US… more
Date: March 29, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Lynch, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Carpenter, January 29, 1989

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Carpenter. Carpenter served aboard USS South Dakota (BB-57), going aboard in early 1942. He was assigned to a 20mm gun. He shares several anecdotes about his experiences aboard the ship. He discusses the Battle of Santa Crus Islands and night action of Guadalcanal.
Date: January 29, 1989
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Carpenter, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Marguerite Loveless, April 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marguerite Loveless. Loveless was born in Centerville, Texas in 1921. After attending Houston Brown College she was employed by the Texas Department of Public Welfare. She married Cleatus “Chuck” E. Loveless in 1941. She tells of her husband joining the Army Air Corps soon after the declaration of war and of the numerous moves and living conditions they encountered and of the long lasting relationships that developed with ma… more
Date: April 29, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 59 seconds
Creator: Loveless, Marguerite
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Jerome, May 29, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Jerome. Jerome joined the Navy in August of 1944. He was assigned to the engineering division, operating evaporators and other engine room machinery. He served aboard the USS Benevolence (AH-13). In July of 1945 they departed for the Pacific, providing hospital services, preventive medicine and casualty evacuation. They were with the Allied fleet in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan. They processed liberated Allied pri… more
Date: May 29, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Jerome, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Reed, March 29, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Reed. Reed joined the Navy in late December, 1941 and trained at San Diego before reporting to motor torpedo boat school in Rhode Island. Reed relates many anecdotes about patrols and his experiences attacking Japanese barges around New Guinea in 1942. He recalls capturing only three Japanese POWs. Reed also tells stories about John Bulkeley. He returned to the US in February 1944 for treatment in a hospital before becomi… more
Date: March 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Reed, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Perry, October 29, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dale Perry. Perry joined the Navy at seventeen in August, 1943 before finishing high school. After basic training, he went to various schools to learn about torpedo operations before going to motor torpedo boat school in Rhode Island. He shipped to the Mediterranean Sea area and was assigned to PT-309. He shares several anectdotes about his time aboard the vessel. In 2020, Perry visiteed the museum and was allowed to go aboard hi… more
Date: October 29, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Perry, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Claiborn Wamsley, August 29, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Claiborn Wamsley. Wamsley joined the Navy in November, 1943 and attended signal school after boot training. He was then assigned to USS LST-1040, picked it up in Pittsburgh and rode down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. From there, they traveled to Pearl Harbor. From there, the 1040 went to Okinawa to unload supplies. He also recalls being caught in typhoons. After the war, Wamsley spent time in Japan and Chin… more
Date: August 29, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Wamsley, Claiborn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Kirk, December 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Kirk. Kirk was born in Moline, Illinois on 17 April 1921. After graduating from high school in 1939 he enrolled at the University of Iowa. While there he participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program and received his pilot’s license. In June 1942, he joined the Navy and had four months of training at St Louis. He then entered flight training at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas and had advanced at Kingsvil… more
Date: December 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Creator: Kirk, Goerge N.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Drachnik, June 29, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Drachnik. Drachnik graduated from the Naval Academy in June of 1942. He served aboard USS Betelgeuse (AKA-11), transporting cargo and troops for the invasion of Guadalcanal. They made several resupply and reinforcement voyages to Guadalcanal and Tulagi in support of the campaign, and returned to the US in January of 1943. Beginning October of 1943 through October of 1945, Drachnik served as Executive Officer aboard USS All… more
Date: June 29, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Drachnik, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Runkle, April 29, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Runkle. Runkle joined the Marines in December of 1942. He provides some details of boot camp in San Diego, including training with the 4th paratrooper battalion for one year. He served with the 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division. In January of 1945 they traveled to Eniwetok and Saipan before landing on Iwo Jima on 19 February. Runkle was in the 5th wave. He fired the 81mm mortar. He provides vivid de… more
Date: April 29, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Runkle, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Archibald Rackerby, September 29, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archibald Rackerby. Rackerby joined the Marine Corps on 27 December 1941 and took basic training at San Diego. From there he went to officer’s training at Quantico and earned a commission in January 1943. At New Caledonia, Rackerby was assigned as a weapons platoon commander in the Third Raider Battalion. He was in combat on Bougainville but was injured in the neck in a training exercise on Guadalcanal in January, 1944. He was se… more
Date: September 29, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Rackerby, Archibald
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 Interview with C. Everette Smith, May 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C Everette Smith. Smith joined the Navy in September of 1943. He completed Hospital Corpsman School. He was assigned as a corpsman aboard LST 291. In March of 1944 they traveled to England. They participated in the Normandy landings off Omaha Beach in June of 1944. They made 26 trips to France, treating many casualties with basic First Aid in their small hospital aboard ship. Smith provides vivid details of his experiences aboard… more
Date: May 29, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Smith, C. Everette
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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