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Oral History Interview with Arlos L. Awalt, July 6, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arlos L. ""Curly"" Awalt. Curly was drafted into the Army shortly after he finished high school in August, 1944. After basic training, Curly describes getting overseas to Europe. He was shipped to England then sent to France before being assigned to a unit. Once he was in France, he was attached to a heavy mortar section in H Company, 2nd Battalion, 424th Regiment, 106th Infantry Division. Curly arrived as a replacement in t… more
Date: July 6, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Awalt, Arlos L. (Curly)
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Barrington Bluetell, July 1, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Barrington Buetell. Buetell grew up in Georgia and was drafted when he turned 18 in 1944. He trained in Georgia before being shipped to Europe in early 1945. He was attached to a headquarters company and recalls liberating a concentration camp at Mulhausen, Austria. When th ewar ended, Buetell rotated back to tUS where he enrolled in college. While there, he completed the Air Force ROTC course and was commissioned just prior… more
Date: July 1, 2006
Duration: 17 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Bluetell, Barrington
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alvin Lerman, July 18, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alvin Lerman. Lerman joined the Navy in September 1942. He entered into flight training and earned his wings in March 1944 prior to being assigned to VC-94. His unit boarded the USS Shamrock, Bay (CVE-84). Lerman offers several anecdotes of flying combat missions during the liberation of the Philippines, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Date: July 18, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Lerman, Alvin J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Oliver, July 6, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Oliver. Oliver was born in Weleetka, Oklahoma on 29 June 1920. After graduating from high school in 1939, he joined the US Army Air Corps and was assigned to the 11th Squadron, 7th Bomb Group as a bombardier. On a January 1943 flight to Canton Island the B-24 in which he was flying crash landed in the sea. Oliver tells of his recovery from the injuries he sustained and his subsequent assignment to a B-17 crew. In Feb… more
Date: July 6, 2006
Duration: 53 minutes
Creator: Oliver, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lewis Whitaker, July 28, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lewis Whitaker. Whitaker joined the Army in May of 1944. He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division. In the fall he was sent to England, then traveled from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France aboard the SS Léopoldville (1929), for deployment into the Battle of the Bulge. During their transfer their ship was attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-486. Once ashore, Whitaker ser… more
Date: July 28, 2006
Duration: 58 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Whitaker, Lewis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Cannon, July 7, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Cannon. Cannon served as coxswain of an LCM at Buckner Bay during the initial assault on Okinawa, delivering food and supplies to the beach. LCMs were able to navigate the coral, no matter the tide, so Cannon worked around the clock, laying smoke screens at night and dodging flak and kamikazes during the day. After the war ended, Cannon stayed another six months, delivering cargo from one ship to another. He returned ho… more
Date: July 7, 2006
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: Cannon, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with L. W. Gregg, July 16, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Loren W. ""Bud"" Gregg. Gregg grew up in Indiana and was attending college in Michigan when he volunteered for service in the Navy late in December, 1941. He was trained at Great lakes and then reported aboard the USS Talbot (DD-114). He recalls being at Dutch Harbor, Alaska when the Japanese attacked. Buetell also speaks of the conversion operation the Talbot underwent in order to transform her into the USS Talbot (APD-7), … more
Date: July 16, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Gregg, Loren W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Searcy Griffin, July 20, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Searcy Griffin. Griffin joined the Navy in 1942. In October he was assigned to the USS Bull (DE-693). They traveled to Bermuda, Aruba and Northern Ireland. In May of 1943 Griffin was assigned to the minesweeper USS Scuffle (AM-298). In mid-1944 they transported supplies for a convoy to Pearl Harbor, swept mines in French Frigate Shoals, escorted a convoy to Eniwetok and arrived at Leyte in December of 1944. In January of 1945 the… more
Date: July 20, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 25 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Griffin, Searcy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo pla… more
Date: July 5, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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