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Oral History Interview with William Smart, October 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Smart. Upon graduating from junior college Smart joined the Naval Aviation Cadet Program. Having civilian pilot experience, he quickly advanced from platoon leader to company and battalion commander. Smart first joined the experienced VMSB-141 before joining VMSB-236 at Bougainville. His first combat experience involved bombing Rabaul. Smart then supported the Army in the Philippines by bombing assigned buildings and… more
Date: October 30, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Smart, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lloyd Fulbright, July 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lloyd Fulbright. Fulbright joined the Army in September 1943 and trained in the artillery branch. He went overseas in Fenruary 1944 first to New Caledonia, then to New Zeraland where he was assigned to the 169th Field Artillery Battalion, 43rd Infantry Division. He then went to Aitape, New Guinea with the division and the Philippines. Fulbright shares several anecdotes about his combat experiences and stories from his time in occ… more
Date: July 30, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 51 seconds
Creator: Fulbright, Lloyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Dragoni, January 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Dragoni. Dragoni joined the Army Aviation Cadet Training Program in August of 1943. He completed cadet training and gunnery school, though served as a Radar Navigator aboard a B-29. Beginning in December of 1944 he completed missions to Singapore out of a base in India. During one mission, their plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Singapore and they crash landed on Burma. They were later stationed on Guam, completing mi… more
Date: January 30, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Dragoni, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ruben Peterson, June 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruben Peterson. Peterson grew up in Madrid, Iowa and attended Iowa State College under the Navy’s V-5 Aviation Program, where he enrolled in flight training. He was transferred to the University of Georgia in January 1943 where he continued flight training. After three months he was transferred to Pensacola where he received his wings. He trained in Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, but he preferred fighter aircraft and vo… more
Date: June 30, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 07 seconds
Creator: Peterson, Ruben
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Doane, June 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Doane. Doane joined the Navy in December of 1942. He completed aviation ordnance school and gunnery school in Oklahoma. He served as a gunner with a night flying outfit in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. He also worked with the radio and radar aboard the plane. He provides some details of practicing in night flights to and from the USS Independence (CVL-22) in the Pacific. In 1944 they participated in the Palau operation and … more
Date: June 30, 2007
Duration: 55 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Doane, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alfred Kiracofe, June 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Kiracofe. Kiracofe was born in Gratis, Ohio in 1917 and graduated from high school in 1935. Entering the Navy in October 1942 he became a Commissioning Yeoman and participated in the forming of the Navy’s first five night-fighter units at Quonset Point, Rhode Island. He relates the experience of participating as a flying target for night-fighter pilots in training. He was assigned to Air Group 10 aboard the USS Intrepid (… more
Date: June 30, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Kiracofe, Alfred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Margaret Gardner, June 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Margaret Gardner. Gardner tells of life in rural South Carolina during the war years and the emotions she felt as the result of losing her husband, Ensign Russell Edwards, a US Air Corps fighter pilot.
Date: June 30, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Gardner, Margaret
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, l… more
Date: August 30, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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