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Oral History Interview with Hugo Werner, April 30, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugo Werner. Werner joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He received training as a radio operator and gunner. Werner was then sent to Attu, Alaska to become a crewman on a B-25 with the 77th Bomb Squadron. He took part in missions over the Kuril Islands in Northern Japan. He shot down an attacking Japanese fighter during one mission. Werner served with the 77th for the rest of the war and left the service soon after the surre… more
Date: April 30, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Werner, Hugo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Scott, April 30, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert M. Scott. Scott was born in Chicago 30 September 1926 and spent part of his youth in foster homes. He quit school and joined the Navy in July 1943 and took boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Upon completing boot camp he went to Pleasanton, California where he received orders sending him to New Guinea. Upon arriving after a two week trip he did stevedore work for a period of time and then worked as a … more
Date: April 30, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: Scott, Robert M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with F. Duane Flink, November 30, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with F. Duane Flink. Flink joined the Navy as an aviation cadet in 1943. The program had enough candidates at that time, so he was sent to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Flink describes life in boot camp. He was then sent to submarine school in New London, Connecticut and describes the training he received and training that was conducted on O-boats. Flink was then sent to California where he joined the crew of the USS Pelias… more
Date: November 30, 2010
Duration: 52 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Flink, F. Duane
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bobbie W. Noble, June 30, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Bobbie W. Noble. He joined the Navy at 17 shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and was aboard the USS North Carolina in early 1942. Noble did not finish high school and he received all his training aboard ship. He was in New York City when the French liner Normandie caught fire and capsized. He served as a powder hoist operator in the center gun of the number 3 turret. The North Carolina, after her shakedown cruise, spent the winter anchored in Portland,… more
Date: June 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Noble, Bobbie W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Rural Boyd, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rural Boyd. Boyd joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended aviation machinist school in Chicago. Upon completion, he was assigned to Corpus Christi and then United States. Navy. Carrier Air Service Unit 1 (CASU-1), where he took care of PB4Ys as they came in for landings. He went aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) in January 1944 and worked in the pump room on the seventh deck down.… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 35 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Boyd, Rural
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with DW Fortenberry, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with DW Fortenberry. Fortenberry joined the Navy in August 1940 at the age of 24 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) where he manned supply rooms, beginning with food stores. His battle station was on a repair crew, and he describes in detail the extraordinary effort required to regain enough pressure to operate water pumps after the ship was struck by a kamikaze… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Fortenberry, DW
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Midgley, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Midgley. Midgley joined the Navy in April 1944 and was fascinated by the diversity of people he met at boot camp. He was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6), where he observed people of all races and nationalities working together in harmony, unlike what he had experienced in civilian life. Aboard ship as an aviation ordnance man, Midgley was responsible for maintaining aerial guns and loading bombs. In the summer … more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Midgley, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert McKinley, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert McKinley. McKinley enlisted in the Navy in May 1941 and trained as an aircraft engine mechanic at Sand Point Naval Air Station. Assigned to the USS Saratoga (CV-3) as a third-class aviation machinist mate, he sailed to Pearl Harbor. He then boarded the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as a seaman, later assigned to an anti-aircraft gun. McKinley made a pact with a shipmate that if one of them died they'd visit the other's mother… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: McKinley, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with W. W. Norberg, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with W W Norberg. Norberg joined the Navy in February of 1941. He completed Communications School, and served as a Yeoman Third-Class aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) beginning mid-1941. Norberg remained on the ship through the end of the war. In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In … more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Norberg, W. W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Francis Shiner, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis Shiner. Shiner joined the Navy in December 1942 and received basic training in Green Bay. Based on an aptitude test, he was sent to a university for electrician’s mate training. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6), tasked with climbing 60-foot ladders to retrieve and recharge batteries from backup generators. It was heavy lifting for a man of his size, so he was reassigned to the power room,… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 50 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Shiner, Francis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lloyd Winkler, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lloyd Winkler. Winkler joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training at Farragut, Idaho. He was treated for meningitis during boot camp and upon recovery was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6). Winkler’s battle station was a 40-millimeter antiaircraft gun. As a pointer, he turned two cranks to aim the gun and fired the gun with a foot pedal trigger. It quickly became evident in battle that dive bombers were proving … more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 46 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Winkler, Lloyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Hay, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Hay. Hay joined the Navy in 1943 and was assigned to a gun crew aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). Hay was also coxswain of a whaleboat, transporting mail and officers, including Butch O'Hare. Hay was at a five-inch gun when the Enterprise was hit by a kamikaze. He diligently protected powder cans while the ship moved violently from the blast. While docked in Bremerton for repairs, Hay ran liberty parties ashore until the wa… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Hay, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Benjamin James, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Benjamin James. James joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6), where he painted and cleaned the ship as part of its Second Division. He also worked in the mess hall and could pour 100 cups of coffee per minute. His battle station was at a 40-millimeter gun, where he kept a sharp eye out during watches. Sometimes general quarters would s… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: James, Benjamin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Brown, July 30, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Arthur Brown. Brown enlisted in the Navy in 1942, and after a brief training period at San Diego, he went to Pearl Harbor where he was assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The Enterprise then headed for the Solomon Islands. Brown worked aboard the Enterprise as a shipfitter in the damage control section. He describes the Enterprise in a typhoon. Brown shares several anecdotes about his 28 months spent aboard the Enterprise. When the war ended, Brown got di… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 45 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Brown, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Graves, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Graves. Graves joined the Navy in March 1941 and received specialized training as an on-flight radio operator. He was aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) for one year, through the end of the Battle of Guadalcanal. He remembers living conditions at Guadalcanal as rugged, as he slept in a foxhole while Japanese shelled the island. He returned to the States and flew long-range patrols as a PBY flight engineer. After the war,… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 22 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Graves, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clinton Peck, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clinton Peck. Peck joined the Navy in 1942 after earning a degree in forestry at Oregon State University. He then attended midshipmen’s school at Columbia University. Upon completion, he went aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) as a gunnery officer. He was at his battle station, air defense forward, when the ship was struck by a kamikaze off Okinawa. One of the men lost that day was a close friend of Peck’s who had been resting… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Peck, Clinton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Brecount, July 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Brecount. Brecount joined the Navy in June 1943 just after beginning his studies at the University of Washington. After attending boot camp at Farragut, he was sent for basic radio training. He advanced to aviation radio technician training and was selected for a top-secret mission to introduce radar-jamming equipment to aircraft aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). In addition to installing and maintaining the equipment… more
Date: July 30, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Brecount, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lawrence Sweet, November 30, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lawrence Sweet. Sweet joined the Navy near the middle of the war. He was 15 years old and lied about his age. Sweet was trained as an aerial gunner and assigned to a TBM on USS Lexington (CV-16). His age was discovered, but he was allowed to stay in the Navy if he agreed to transfer from being an aviator to the deck division. Sweet became a gunner’s mate and describes the operation of a 5-inch gun. He discusses his duties an… more
Date: November 30, 2011
Duration: 56 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Sweet, Lawrence
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Granville Coggs, June 30, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Granville Coggs. Coggs joined the Army Air Forces in the fall of 1943. He trained at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and at Tyndall Field in Florida, serving as a pilot and one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Coggs was commissioned on 16 October 1945 as a second lieutenant bombardier pilot. He served as an aerial gunner, aerial bombardier, multi-engine pilot and B-25 pilot trainee who was scheduled for the 477th Bombardment Gr… more
Date: June 30, 2010
Duration: 46 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Coggs, Granville
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John D. Marshall, September 30, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John D. Marshall. Born in 1924, he was drafted into the Army in 1943. He received his basic training at Camp Grant, Illinois. He was assigned to the 94th Medical Gas Treatment Battalion and received his medical training at Camp Ellis, Illinois and Camp Sibert, Alabama. He was talks about training with mustard gas in Bushnell, Florida and mentions being burned by the gas. He was sent to France in July, 1944. He served as a medic at a first aid station as well… more
Date: September 30, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Marshall, John D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John J. Keenan, November 30, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John J. Keenan. Keenan joined the Army in June 1941. He served as a bugler and runner and was quickly promoted due to circumstances and luck. Keenan became a master sergeant in less than 2 years. He served with the 7th Armored Division and landed in France in August 1944. Keenan describes some of the incidents he remembers as his unit advanced across Europe including meeting the Russians at the Elbe River. He was discharged … more
Date: November 30, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Keenan, John J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Dykstra, January 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Dykstra. Dykstra joined the Navy in January of 1943, at the age of seventeen. He served as a Radarman aboard USS Lunga Point (CVE-94), and saw combat in the Pacific at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Philippines. In August of 1945, their ship conducted minesweeping operations west of Okinawa. Dykstra returned to the US in November of 1945 and was discharged.
Date: January 30, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Dykstra, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert L. Cook, January 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert L Cook. Cook was accepted into the Naval ROTC program at Rice University. Upon his graduation with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in April of 1943, Cook was commissioned into the Navy as an ensign. He became active in major ship repairs, and assigned to Mare Island, California, Pearl Harbor and Guam. In 1944, Cook helped outfit USS Baltimore (CA-68) to accommodate President Franklin Roosevelt in his travels to Pearl Ha… more
Date: January 30, 2013
Duration: 49 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Cook, Robert L
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harvey Brush, May 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harvey Brush. Brush graduated from Penn State in 1942 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was inducted into the Navy in August of 1943 as an Ensign. He attended radar school at MIT, and then was assigned to the Clinton Naval Air Station in Oklahoma, assisting in developing drones. In late 1944 he was assigned to the Hawaiian Islands. He received orders to join a destroyer escort division. He served as staff radar officer ab… more
Date: May 30, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Brush, Harvey
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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