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Oral History Interview with E. R. Dolinar, April 5, 2003

Description: Interview with E.R. (Ed) Dolinar, a serviceman with the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses going to boot camp, torpedo school and submarine school. He was on the SSN Stingray as a torpedo crewman that offloaded supplies and guerillas in the Philippines. It picked up stranded Japanese sailors and transported them to Australia. The Stingray was then decomissioned. He was then part of a crew that studied and stripped captured German submarines, and he discusses the differences between th… more
Date: April 5, 2003
Duration: 46 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Dolinar, E. R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William R. Hamilton, April 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William R. Hamilton. Born in 1927, he enlisted in the Navy with his twin brother, Bob, in early 1945. He shares an anecdote about their selection for submarine school and the subsequent change in their orders. He also tells about how they came to be assigned to the USS Pomfret (SS-391). They served together on the submarine for forty-two months. He served as an electrician while Bob was a gunner. Hamilton describes the guns … more
Date: April 4, 2003
Duration: 50 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Hamilton, William R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Preston Allen, April 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Preston Allen. Allen was born in Columbus, Indiana on 6 January 1926. Upon enlisting in the Navy, he went to Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. After graduation, he was assigned to the USS New York (BB-34). He made several trips across the Atlantic aboard the New York before requesting submarine duty. He then went to submarine school in New London, Connecticut. From there he attended diesel school at Groto… more
Date: April 4, 2003
Duration: 28 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Allen, Preston
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Schaub, April 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Schaub. He was born on 10 October 1928 in Washington, Pennsylvania and enlisted into the Navy in October 1945. Immediately after enlisting, he was sent to Camp Perry, a Seabee training base in Virginia. He describes the conditions in the camp and his experiences while undergoing eight weeks of basic training. Due to his aptitude with the Morse Code, he was sent to radio school in Bainbridge, Maryland for five months.… more
Date: April 4, 2003
Duration: 54 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Schaub, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Schott, April 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Schott. Schott joined the Army in January of 1942. He completed Quartermaster training. In mid to late 1942 he traveled to Brisbane, Australia and New Guinea, serving with the Sixth Army Headquarters. In 1944 Schott was stationed in the Philippines, during the Battle of Leyte. His job was graves registration. He remained in the Philippines through early 1945. He returned to the US and was discharged in August.
Date: April 4, 2003
Duration: 31 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Schott, Arthur
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ruth Hary, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ruth Hary. Ruth was married to Edward Hary, a former submariner. She shares information of her family history, stories of civilian life during World War II, details of Edward’s time in the service, as well as anecdotes of their marriage in September of 1943. During wartime, Ruth worked at Texas A&M University until she had their first child.
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 34 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Hary, Ruth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hershel Downing, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hershel Downing. Downing was drafted into the Army and served as a platoon sergeant with the 81st Infantry Division, 306th Medical Battalion. He was in charge of the motor pool and also dispatched ambulances. Downing describes evacuating and assisting wounded soldiers. He briefly describes his service on Palau, Leyte, and during the occupation of Japan. Downing was discharged from the service when he returned to the US.
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 17 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Downing, Hershel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James B. Perry, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Perry. Perry was born in Dallas, Texas in 1921 and graduated from high school in 1940. He joined the Navy in 1942 and was sent to boot camp at San Diego. He was selected for radio operator training. During this time he was put in the brig for five days for a rules infraction. Upon release, he was sent to North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego. Here, while having no particular job assignment, he volunteered for the… more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 36 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Perry, James B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Lustig, April 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Lustig. Lustig was born in August 1927 in Walden, New York. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and went to Midland, Texas for basic training. His first assignment was as an operations clerk at Pampa Airfield, Texas. He attended Army radio school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and gunnery school in Yuma, Arizona. At Dyersburg, Tennessee, Lustig was assigned to a B-17 crew, which flew to Grafton Underwood, England, … more
Date: April 4, 2003
Duration: 3 hours 19 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Lustig, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leal Langshaw, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leal Langshaw. Langshaw was born in Salina, Kansas 29 December 1918. At 21 he joined the US Navy and underwent boot camp at San Diego. He then attended machinist school and worked in a torpedo shop. He describes defects in the torpedo firing pins. Langshaw was transferred to Pearl Harbor and he describes what he saw when he arrived there on 24 December 1941. He was assigned to the engine room of the USS Plunger (SS-179) and … more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 48 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Langshaw, Leal
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph McLain, April 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph O. McClain. McClain was born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma 30 June 1925. He joined the Navy in March 1943 and went to San Diego for boot training. From there, he was sent to Honolulu. He tells of going aboard the Japanese midget submarine HA-19, which was tied along the dock. He comments on seeing it again during his visit to the National Museum of the Pacific War. After undergoing some training related to submarine duty he w… more
Date: April 4, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 55 seconds
Creator: McLain, Ralph O.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with E. R. (Ed) Dolinar, April 5, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with E.R. (Ed) Dolinar. He discusses going to boot camp, then torpedo school and submarine school. He was on the SSN Stingray as a torpedo crewman that offloaded supplies and guerrillas in the Philippines and picking up stranded Japanese sailors, transporting them to Australia, after which the Stingray was decomissioned. He was then part of a crew that cannibalized and plagiarized captured German submarines and he discusses the d… more
Date: April 5, 2003
Duration: 46 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Dolinar, E. R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wiley Davis, April 4, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wiley Davis. Davis was born in Gainesville, Texas 13 April 1925. Enlisting in the Navy in 1942, he was sent directly to Iowa State College for six months training in electrical engineering. He volunteered for submarine service in January 1943. After attending various schools, he reported to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and was assigned to the USS Batfish (SS-310), which was under construction. After commissioning and a successf… more
Date: April 4, 2003
Duration: 45 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Davis, Wiley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Norman Palmer, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Palmer. Palmer was born in 1922 in Tiosa, Indiana. He enlisted in the Army in January, 1942 and took basic training at Fort Robinson, Arkansas where he was assigned to the Medical Corps. From there, he went to Fort Benning, Georgia and worked ina field hospital until he took and passed the Army Air Forces cadet training tests. He reported to preflight training in San Antonio in December, 1942. Palmer earned his wings … more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Palmer, Norman
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 David Mackay, April 7, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Mackay. Mackay joined the Army in June of 1942. Beginning in the spring of 1943, he deployed to Brisbane, Australia and served with the 32nd Infantry Division. He completed patrol work and additional training on Hollandia, New Guinea. From early 1944 through early 1945, Mackay participated in the landing at Saidor, the Battle of Leyte and the Battle of Luzon. He returned to the US and was discharged in October of 1945.
Date: April 7, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Mackay, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Hasker, April 3, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond F. Hasker. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1922 and enlisted in the Navy on December 11, 1940. After graduating from Aviation Machinist School in May 1941, he sailed on the USS Wharton (AP-7) to Pearl Harbor. During the Japanese attack on December 7, he recalls removing wounded sailors from the water near the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) to the Mobile Hospital at Landing A and pulling damaged PBYs fro… more
Date: April 3, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Hasker, Raymond F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Johnny F. Gavlick, April 10, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Johnny F. Gavlick. He was born in Falls City, Texas on September 14, 1925. He enlisted into the Navy on August 3, 1943. He gives a detailed account of his six weeks at boot camp in San Diego. Upon graduating he was sent to Coronado, California to train in LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) and LCMs (Landing Craft Mechanized) and qualified as coxswain. He hitch-hiked to Los Angeles upon graduation from Landing Craft Scho… more
Date: April 10, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Gavlick, Johnny F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daryl Haerther, April 22, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Daryl Haerther. Haerther joined the Army in 1944 and was assigned to the 96th Infantry Division a few days after the beginning of the invasion of Okinawa. He was assigned to A Company, 383rd Infantry Regiment. While there, Haerther qualified as a medic and shares several anecdotes from his combat experiences. Eventaully, Haerther was wounded and evacuated to Guam. He was still in the hospital when the war ended and Haerther elect… more
Date: April 22, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Haerther, Daryl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Snead, April 14, 2003

Description: Interview with Bill Snead, a communications specialist in the US Air Force during WWII. He answers questions about his experiences during the war.
Date: April 14, 2003
Duration: 11 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Ferguson, Cody & Snead, Bill
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with John Partin, April 12, 2003

Description: Interview with John Partin, a diesel engineer in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life before the service and experiences overseas.
Date: April 12, 2003
Duration: 49 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tonya & Partin, John
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton c… more
Date: April 5, 2003
Duration: 42 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wilmer A. Moreau, April 18, 2003

Description: Interview with Wilmer A. Moreau, an infantryman in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He describes his service and answers questions about his time overseas.
Date: April 18, 2003
Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Mcelhany, M. & Moreau, Wilmer A.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with E. H. Hartleib, April 9, 2003

Description: Interview with E. H. Hartleib, a gunner's mate technician who served on the USS Bonhomme Richard during the Vietnam War. Hartleib answers questions regarding his time in the service, including his clearance to work with nuclear weapons. He also elaborates on his training, his duties in the military, what he thought of the war, etc.
Date: April 9, 2003
Duration: 6 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Ferguson, Kirby & Hartleib, E. H.
Partner: Lee College
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