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Oral History Interview with William Garlic, June 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Garlic. Garlic joined the Navy to become an aviator in 1941. He trained to become a pilot of a F6F Hellcat night fighter. He tells stories of his experiences through training on the USS Ranger  (CV-4) in the Atlantic to his service in VF(N)-78 aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16) in the Pacific. Garlic downed three Japanese torpedo planes in one mission while protecting the Lexington .
Date: June 1, 2010
Duration: 3 hours 56 seconds
Creator: Garlic, William, Sr.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Morrison, June 4, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Morrison. Morrison was inducted into the Army in 1944 after he graduated high school. He was sent to the 2nd Infantry Division as a replacement in the winter of 1945. He suffered frostbite, scarlet fever, and mumps. He was knocked out by an artillery barrage and left behind by his advancing unit who believed he was dead. Morrison awoke and found his unit. He discovered a large shell fragment had been stopped by a pock… more
Date: June 4, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Morrison, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack First, June 3, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack First. First joined the Marine Corps in May of 1942. He completed Ordnance School. He served with the 2nd Anti-Tank Battalion. They were stationed on New Zealand for 8 months. In 1943 he was sent back to the US and assigned to the 5th Marine Division, 28th Regiment, Company E. He was responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the guns for the company. They traveled to Hawaii and completed additional training at Parker Ran… more
Date: June 3, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: First, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Larry Parker, June 12, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Larry Parker. Parker was drafted into the Army Air Forces in 1943. He was trained and joined the crew of a B-17 as a co-pilot. He was a member of a specialized unit trained to carry wooden life boats slung under the bomb bay and to drop them by parachute when downed aircrews were discovered. Parker operated out of the Philippines and eventually was sent to Ie Shima. He details several lifeboat drops. His plane carried Genera… more
Date: June 12, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Parker, Larry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred C. Hinds, June 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred C. Hinds. Hinds joined the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was trained as a corpsman and was sent to the 23rd Naval Construction Battalion in Hawaii. Hinds was transferred to the USS Cache (AO-67) where he eventually became the ship’s mail clerk and also stood bridge watches. He describes the refueling process and mentions when a carrier had to make an emergency separation. Hinds also discusses witnessing the … more
Date: June 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Hinds, Fred C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold DeYoung, June 26, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold DeYoung. DeYoung joined the Navy around mid-1942. He trained in radio and submarine cable telegraphy. In March of 1945 DeYoung was assigned to replace the cable station in Manila, which had been destroyed by the Japanese. He was discharged in late 1945.
Date: June 26, 2010
Duration: 33 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: DeYoung, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with W. Bruce George, June 4, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with W. Bruce George. Born in 1920, he was drafted in 1942. After training as a weather observer, he was sent to the Middle East. He describes the route taken by the ship, the Robin Tuxford, from Philadelphia to the Persian Gulf. He served as a weather observer with the 19th Weather Squadron in Benghazi and Tripoli, Libya as well as Abadan, Iran and Ankara, Turkey. He shares an anecdote about mail censorship. He was discharged in September, 1945. The interview al… more
Date: June 4, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: George, W. Bruce
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arelius J. Hall, June 17, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Arelius Hall and his daughter Margaret. He discusses joining the Navy and becoming a Quartermaster on PT-246, being stationed in the Pacific and doing patrols around Bougainville and seeing other damaged PT boats coming into harbour.
Date: June 17, 2010
Duration: 53 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Hall, Arelius J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Keller, June 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Keller, Jr. Keller joined the Army in 1942. He was sent to North Africa where he served in the 601st Ordnance Battalion. Keller was then a part of the invasion of Southern France as a part of the 3251st Quartermaster Service Company with the 7th Army. He describes how his unit would organize and ship supplies to the front. Keller describes serving in occupied Germany and his return to the US on the Queen Mary. He left… more
Date: June 1, 2011
Duration: 47 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Keller, Arthur Jr.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene George, June 9, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Eugene George. He was born in 1922 in Wichita Falls, Texas. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Texas and worked for a contractor, doing plumbing work at Sheppard Field, Texas. He enlisted in the Air Force Reserve in 1942. After receiving training at various U.S. bases, he graduated from aviation school in 1944. He was sent to an Air Force Base in Goose Bay, Labrador. He describes landing at Bluie West 1 (BW-1), an airfield in Gr… more
Date: June 9, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: George, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William B. (Bill) Kennedy, June 3, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Bill Kennedy. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps in 1944, training stateside before shipping to Germany in fall of 1945 with the 8th Air Force, 891 Air Engineering Squadron, as part of the occupation force in Berlin where he worked typing up enlisted men's records, returning home in May of 1946.
Date: June 3, 2011
Duration: 38 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Kennedy, William B. (Bill)
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John B. Hinshaw, June 7, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James B. Hinshaw. When Hinshaw finished high school, he was draftd into the Army in 1943. He went ot basic training at Camp Roberts in California. At Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, Hinshaw was attached to an anti-tank company in the 222nd Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division, which shipped over to Marseille, France in December, 1944. Shortly thereafter, his unit moved into combat near Strasbourg. the 42nd eventually assaulted into Wurzburg, Germany where Hinshaw f… more
Date: June 7, 2011
Duration: 46 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Hinshaw, John B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter Sy, June 3, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Sy. Sy joined the Navy in January of 1941. He was trained as an electrician and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 6 December 1941 to join the crew of the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Sy briefly discusses being handed a rifle on the day of the attack and seeing the damage. He was assigned to the USS Gridley (DD-380) and traveled from the Aleutians to the South Pacific. Sy discusses how he became a baker after the CO had some br… more
Date: June 3, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Sy, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Brayton Harris, June 4, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Brayton Harris. Harris was a child during WWII and discusses recycling and victory gardens. He was commissioned as an officer in 1953 and served on a destroyer based in Japan. Brayton eventually was stationed at Treasure Island in California and met Admiral Nimitz. He tells of dice games that he used to play with Nimitz at the officer’s club. Brayton served as an active member of the Naval Reserve for some time and later wen… more
Date: June 4, 2011
Duration: 56 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Harris, Brayton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Calloway Scott, June 23, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Calloway Scott. Scott joined the Army in October 1943 and received medical training at Camp Grant. Upon completion, he was sent to Omaha Beach with the 9th Infantry Division, arriving eight days after D-Day. Although there should have been three medics assigned to each company, they were often short-staffed, with only one medic per several hundred men. Scott participated in house-to-house fighting in Cherbourg and pu… more
Date: June 23, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Scott, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John R. Ahlgren, June 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John R. Ahlgren. In 1942, Ahlgren, a Navy communications officer, was assigned to Admiral Chester Nimitz's staff at Pearl Harbor. From 1946 to 1947 he was stationed in Russia and worked as a translator and attaché to the US Embassy in Moscow. Ahlgren left the service soon after his time in Moscow.
Date: June 1, 2011
Duration: 40 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Ahlgren, John R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Homrighausen, June 13, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Homrighausen. Homrighausen joined the Army in November 1943 and received basic training at Camp Gordon. Upon completion, he was assigned to Cherbourg where he was a half-track driver in the 10th Armored Infantry Division. He arrived in September 1944 and went through France, liberating Trier along the way. By mid-December he was in the Ardennes with snow up to his hips. His unit functioned as a mobile reserve for foot t… more
Date: June 13, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Homrighausen, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Sayles, June 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Sayles. Sayles joined the Navy in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Farragut. Upon completion, he was shipped to Midway and assigned to the USS Pompon (SS-267), nicknamed “The Peaceful P” because it never found any targets. Sayles enjoyed rest camp on Guam. As punishment for using the officers’ pool, he patrolled Truk for four of the hottest weeks of summer, with no air conditioning and while short on rati… more
Date: June 21, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Sayles, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Maddux, June 14, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Maddux. Maddux joined the Navy in December 1942. He was sent to the USS Argonne (AS-10). Maddux describes his role as a deck seaman, coxswain, and boatswain’s mate. He also details the capabilities of the ship as well as the repair and supply work that it performed. Maddox describes the fatal explosion that occurred aboard the USS Mount Hood (AE-11) and how he was blown over the side of his own ship which was anchore… more
Date: June 14, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 01 second
Creator: Maddux, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Murven J. Witherel, June 22, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Murven J. Witherel. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Allegheny High School in 1939. He went to work for a untility company before being drafted into the Army in February 1942. He qualified for Officer Candidate School (OCS) after Basic Training at Fort McClellan, Alabama. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant at Fort Benning, Georgia in December 1942. He was then assigned as the leader of 3rd Platoon, Company E, 20th Infantry,6th Infa… more
Date: June 22, 2011
Duration: 39 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Witherel, Murven J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with J. Whitfield Moody, June 14, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with J. Whitfield Moody. He discusses joining the Navy to become a pilot, going through flight school and training at various bases in the States before joining the USS Chenango (CVE-28) in February of 1945 as part of squadron VT-260 flying TBM's and TBF's. The Chenango went to Guadalcanal to join the invasion force for Okinawa, where Moody flew submarine patrols, dropped bombs on the island, other surrounding islands and on Formosa to prevent the Japanese from u… more
Date: June 14, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Moody, J. Whitfield
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Talmage Gilbreath, June 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Talmage Gilbreath. Gilbreath joined the Army in February of 1942. He was trained as a radio operator in the Signal Corps. Gilbreath was assigned to work in communications aboard merchant marine vessels. He travelled in convoys to Murmansk, England, delivered troops to North Africa and brought back German POWs. Gilbreath was then assigned to a refrigerated ship and tells of delivering food throughout the South Pacific. He sta… more
Date: June 21, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Gilbreath, Talmage
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Marley, June 13, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Albert Marley. When Marley finished high school in 1943, he volunteered for service in the Navy. After training and gunnery school, Marley was assigned to a gun crew on a vessel that transported men and material to England from the East Coast. After the invasion at Normandy, Marley's ship delivered men and supplies to France. He even steamed through the Mediterranean Sea delivering supplies to Egypt and India. In all, he served aboard five ships and made run… more
Date: June 13, 2011
Duration: 46 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Marley, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Nelsen, June 27, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Nelsen. Nelsen joined the Navy in 1940. He was trained as a corpsman and was assigned to LST-347. He took part in the invasion of Sicily and was awarded the Bronze Star for treating wounded soldiers. He was transferred to USS LST-72 and participated in landings at Italy and discusses transporting 90 wounded soldiers to Bizerte. He was part of a landing by British troops behind enemy lines in Burma. Nelsen was also a par… more
Date: June 27, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Nelsen, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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