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Oral History Interview with Thomas Killian, July 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Killian. Killian joined the Army in April of 1945, at the young age of 14 years old. He was assigned to the 29th Regimental Combat Team, 10th Army. He traveled to Okinawa, arriving 26 June 1945, participating in the invasion of the island. They traveled south on the island, towards Naha, and helped with cleanup, and had some direct combat with the Japanese. By August the bombs had been dropped and the war was over. Killian… more
Date: July 12, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Killian, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Johnson, July 24, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond Johnson. Johnson joined the Navy in July of 1943. He completed submarine training, and served aboard the USS Tirante (SS-420). Johnson went on two of the ship’s three patrols around Midway, Guam and Korea. Johnson returned to the US after the war ended, and received his discharge in February of 1946.
Date: July 24, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Raymond
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Ulery, July 27, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Ulery. Ulery joined the Army in December of 1945. In March 1946 he was sent to Le Havre, France. He served with the 3rd Infantry Division, Artillery Band in Bad Wildungen, Germany. Ulery played the sousaphone in the band, and they traveled all over the American Zone of Germany. He was in Nuremberg when the war criminals were sentenced to death. Ulery shares details of his 13 months living and working in Germany after the w… more
Date: July 27, 2018
Duration: 21 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Ulery, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Redding, July 25, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Redding. Redding joined the Navy in June of 1944. He was assigned to the 81st, 91st and 8th Construction Battalions, and served with a pontoon outfit, ferrying supplies from ship to shore. In January of 1945 he traveled aboard a troop ship to Hawaii for additional training, then on to Ulithi, Eniwetok and Okinawa. They remained on the coast of Okinawa through August, transporting Red Cross supplies, Sherman tanks, and howi… more
Date: July 25, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Redding, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Davidson, July 31, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Davidson. Davidson joined the Navy in the spring of 1943. He served as Seaman 1st Class. He completed the equivalent of a master’s degree in electrical engineering. He worked in a field engineering group at a Naval research lab in Washington. He was later sent to the Banana River Naval Air Station in Florida, running tests on carrier-controlled approach. He volunteered for the invasion of Japan in 1945, though after the b… more
Date: July 31, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Davidson, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Maurice Clark, July 12, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Maurice Clark. Clark joined the Army Air Forces in April of 1943. He served with as a Radio Operator and 2nd Navigator with the 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, aboard the B-29 the crew named Lil’ Butch. From February through August of 1945 they were stationed in Guam, and completed bombing missions over Japan, to destroy their war-making capabilities. They bombed targets on the Caroline Islands, Marianas and … more
Date: July 12, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Clark, Maurice
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bailey Salmon, July 14, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bailey Salmon. Salmon joined the Marine Corps in March of 1943. He completed advanced training with landing craft vehicles, and was placed in the V-12 Navy College Training Program. He traveled to a transit center in Hawaii, and practiced for the invasion of Japan. He was transferred to Guam, and joined the 3rd Marine Division. Shortly thereafter, the bombs were dropped and the war ended. He was ranked as Acting 1st Sergeant and … more
Date: July 14, 2018
Duration: 38 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Salmon, Bailey
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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