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Oral History Interview with Dale Ball, June 4, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dale Ball. Ball joined the Navy around 1942. In 1943, he began serving as a Storekeeper aboard USS LST-1005 in the Pacific Theater. They traveled to Hawaii, the Caroline Islands, Eniwetok and Leyte Gulf, Philippines. He recalls a typhoon he experienced in 1945. He served with occupation troops in Japan after the war ended. Ball returned to the US, and continued his service in the Navy.
Date: June 4, 2013
Duration: 58 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Ball, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald K. Cradit, June 6, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald K Cradit. Cradit joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as Boatswain’s Mate aboard the USS McCook (DD-496), participating in the Normandy invasions. Cradit later served aboard the USS Rogers (DD-876), where he witnessed the signing of the Peace Treaty in Tokyo Harbor. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: June 6, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Cradit, Donald K
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Battifarano, June 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Battifarano. Battifarano enlisted in the Navy during his senior year of high school in 1943. He served for 2 years as Signalman 3rd Class aboard the USS Guitarro (SS-363). They traveled to the Panama Canal operating with a destroyer and to the South Pacific. They made 4 successful war patrols, have 15 Japanese flags on their battle flag, laid 25 mines and recorded a 95-day war patrol. He discusses life aboard a submarine an… more
Date: June 14, 2013
Duration: 50 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Battifarano, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Nuckols, June 7, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Nuckols. Nuckols was drafted into the Army in September, 1944 and trained at Camp Hood. After training and transit, Nuckols landed on Okinawa on 10 April, 1945 with the 7th Infantry Division, 184th Infantry Regiment. He recalls several anecdotes from his combat experiences. After occupation duty in Korea, Nuckols returned to the US and was discharged in November 1946.
Date: June 7, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Nuckols, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Stayer, June 27, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with John Stayer. Stayer joined the Army in August 1944 and had basic training at Camp Hood. After training, he shipped out to France and joined the 4th Armored Division in Luxembourg in December. After two week, Stayer was severely wounded by mortar fire and evacuated. He eventually lost his right leg below the knee. Stayer relates several anecdotes of his time in hospitals recovering from his wound. He was discharged in April, 1946 … more
Date: June 27, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Stayer, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Pat Hemphill, June 14, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Pat Hemphill. Hemphill’s father was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on 7 December 1941. Although she was only three years of age, she recalls being taken with other children out of the area on a school bus, while covered by mattresses as a means of protection. She also tells of the actions taken by her family during air-raid alerts.
Date: June 14, 2013
Duration: 29 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Hemphill, Pat
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Russ Mallonee, June 8, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Russ Mallonee. Mallonee joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 43rd Infantry Division, fighting in the Guadalcanal Campaign in early 1943. He provides vivid details of combat on the island, and how he was severely wounded by mortar fire. Mallonee returned to the US to recover in a San Antonio hospital, then he was shipped to Maryland to serve in an administrative role, issuing clothes and ammunition. He continued his service… more
Date: June 8, 2013
Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Mallonee, Russ
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Benjamin Ostrofsky, June 20, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benjamin Ostrofsky. Ostrofsky joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1943 as an Aviation Cadet. He completed Navigation School that same year. He then went through a College Training Detachment at the University of Massachusetts to study algebra and physics. In 1944, Ostrofsky completed pre-flight training as part of his navigation training at Maxwell Air Force Base, and received additional navigation training at Ellington Air … more
Date: June 20, 2013
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Ostrofsky, Benjamin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edmond Ward, June 20, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmond Ward. Ward joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 1st Infantry Division, 18th Infantry Regiment. He participated with the Omaha Beach landing forces during the Invasion of Normandy and served in the Battle of the Bulge. Ward returned to the US and received his discharge in November of 1945.
Date: June 20, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Ward, Edmond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Holmes, June 24, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Holmes. Holmes was born 21 August 1925. He joined the Army in 1943. He served with the 87th Infantry Division, 3rd Army. They were deployed to the European Theater in October of 1944. Arrived Le Havre, France in late November 1944 and into Germany in December, participating in the Battle of the Bulge. They crossed the Rhine in March of 1945, and into Czechoslovakia by the end of the war. Holmes shares a number of his comba… more
Date: June 24, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Holmes, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Riddle, June 24, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Riddle. Riddle joined the Navy in March of 1943. He served as a Radarman, completing training in radio design, electronics, communications, and on a magnetic air detection system to locate submarines. Riddle was stationed in Florida, training pilots and other operators in radar systems. He was stationed in the US throughout the duration of the war, receiving a discharge in late 1945.
Date: June 24, 2013
Duration: 44 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Riddle, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Lawrence, June 28, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Lawrence. Lawrence was born November 6, 1924. He joined the Army Air Forces in late 1942. He completed Cryptography School at Chanute Field, Illinois. Around 1944, he traveled to India to the Assam Valley, then describes his trip to China in February 1945, over the Himalaya Mountains. Lawrence was assigned to an Army Airways Communications System Unit at a base 9 miles from Kunming, China. After the war ended, he was reass… more
Date: June 28, 2013
Duration: 56 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Lawrence, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Kelly, June 28, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Kelly. Kelly joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1943. He completed training as a diesel mechanic at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. In December of 1944, he traveled to Calcutta, India. He recalls flying in a C-46 over the Himalaya Mountains, referred to as the Hump, transporting supplies to Chaotung, China. Kelly maintained Onan generators at an airfield in order to keep radios in operation. He was later transferred to… more
Date: June 28, 2013
Duration: 34 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Kelly, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Wadsack, June 13, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Wadsack. Wadsack joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 after graduating from Washington University, earning a commission through the ROTC Coast Artillery Corps. He was assigned to Chanute Field as a supply officer, providing planes and tools for mechanics in training. His 50-man crew retrieved and repaired damaged aircraft, and stayed up to date on technology so as to provide appropriate tech orders to the students. When… more
Date: June 13, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Wadsack, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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