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Oral History Interview with Russell Pitzer, July 9, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Russell Pitzer. Pitzer was drafted into the Marine Corps in August 1944. In 1945 he traveled aboard USS Iowa (BB-61), fighting in the Battle of Okinawa and participating in the bombardment of Tokyo Bay and Japanese islands. Upon the Japanese surrender, Pitzer was assigned as a bodyguard to Admiral Chester Nimitz, and accompanied the admiral on a post-surrender tour of Japan that included Hiroshima. After the war, he returned home… more
Date: July 9, 2013
Duration: 47 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Pitzer, Russell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daron Reedy, July 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Daron Reedy. Reedy joined the 36th Infantry Division with the Texas National Guard when they mobilized in November of 1940. He served as an assistant supply sergeant. In 1943, he joined the Army Air Forces, completed flight training and worked as a P-39 and P-40 fighter pilot with the 110th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Observation Group. Reedy deployed to the Pacific Theater in New Guinea, flew 158 strafing missions, su… more
Date: July 17, 2013
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 24 seconds
Creator: Reedy, Daron
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Taylor, July 5, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Glenn W. Taylor. Taylor joined the Army in July 1941. He graduated from flight school in June of 1942 and served with the 345th Bombardment Group, 5th Air Force as a B-25 pilot, completing over fifty low-level combat missions in New Guinea. Around 1944, he returned to the US as a B-25 instructor. In late 1944, early 1945, Taylor went to the China Burma India Theater, where he flew over fifty more low-level attack missions. Taylor… more
Date: July 5, 2013
Duration: 53 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Taylor, Glenn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Ponder, July 5, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Ponder. Ponder joined the Army Air Forces in January 1942. He received basic training and aviation mechanic training at Sheppard Field. He was then sent to a B-25 manufacturing plant for advanced mechanical training. Upon completion, he was assigned as a flight engineer to the 345th Bomb Group in South Carolina. At Port Moresby and Clark Field, he supervised the ground maintenance of B-25s. Ponder returned home and wa… more
Date: July 5, 2013
Duration: 53 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Ponder, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Salvatore Coviello, July 11, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Salvatore Coviello. Coviello joined the Navy in August, 1942 and went to basic training in Rhode Island. Then he went to Diesel engine school in Chicago. Afterwards, he was assigned to USS LST-454 and was aboard when it was commissioned and was assigned to the 7th Fleet in the Southwest Pacific. They made several combat landings at New Guinea. Coviello worked in the engine room. He was discharged in December, 1945.
Date: July 11, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Coviello, Salvatore
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Lee, July 31, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Lee. Lee was born in Portland, Oregon in Chinatown in 1924. His mother and father moved from China to Oregon in 1918, when his father was hired to work on the railroad from Oregon to California. Lee shares his family history, his experiences growing up in segregated schools and his Japanese friends going to holding camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In March of 1943, Lee joined the Army Reserves. He completed training … more
Date: July 31, 2013
Duration: 51 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Lee, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Doyle Ebel, July 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Doyle Ebel. Ebel was drafted into the Army Air Forces in March, 1943 and trained at Miami Beach before going to radio operator school in Missouri. He also attended gunnery school before becoming a crewmember on a B-24 and shipping overseas in July 1944. He was assigned to the 26th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group at Saipan in October. Ebel recalls an emergency landing on Iwo Jima. He flew 37 combat missions before the war ende… more
Date: July 30, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Ebel, Doyle
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Calvin Beem, July 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Calvin Beem. Beem volunteered for the Navy in September, 1943 and trained at Farragut, Idaho. After training, Beem was assigned to USS LST-454 as a motor machinist. He was aboard in time for the invasion of Cape Gloucester and for several other invasions along New Guinea. He also recalls landings in the Philippines.
Date: July 17, 2013
Duration: 46 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Beem, Calvin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Anthony Giglio, July 23, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anthony Giglio. Giglio joined the navy in September, 1942 and trained in Virginia. He was assigned to USS LST-454 just prior to commissioning and served as a gunner’s mate. He stayed aboard for 49 months and made 13 invasions. Giglio relates several experiences he had while aboard. He returned to the US after the war and was discharged in December, 1945.
Date: July 23, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Giglio, Anthony
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Bailey, July 17, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Bailey. Bailey was a crew chief with the Flying Tigers. He recalls that many of the mechanics in his crew were not well trained when they arrived, but they learned from him quickly. He describes the dangers presented by various landing gears. He discusses the personal lives of the crew, staff, and pilots, both during the war and after.
Date: July 17, 1997
Duration: 35 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Bailey, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Schaper, July 19, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Schaper. Schaper joined the Flying Tigers as a crew chief and was soon promoted to hangar chief, handling all the heavy maintenance that could not be done on the field. Part of his job included salvaging carburetors and engines from crash sites. He recalls that many of the mechanics in his crew were not well trained after transferring in. Finally, he laments that much of the history around the AVG is obscured and for… more
Date: July 19, 1997
Duration: 29 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Schaper, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Taylor, July 26, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Taylor. In 1941, after Taylor graduated from high school at 17, he entered a trade school to learn airplane mechanics because his mother would not allow him to go into the military. Taylor tried to get into the Navy, but was not accepted for service due to his having Bright's disease. Instead. when he finished trade school, he went to work for Pan American Airways. Pan Am sent him to Pearl Harbor to work on the Clipper … more
Date: July 26, 2005
Duration: 54 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Taylor, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Winfred C. Chamberlain, July 16, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Winfred C Chamberlain. Chamberlain joined the Navy in August of 1942. He completed Midshipmen’s School and was commissioned as an officer. Chamberlain served as skipper aboard USS LST-696. From September of 1944 through January of 1945, he participated in the New Guinea, Leyte and Luzon operations. He transported some Seabees to Subic Bay, where they were constructing a submarine base. Chamberlain returned to the US and received … more
Date: July 16, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Chamberlain, Winfred C
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Zeno King, July 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Zeno P. King. King was born in Mexia, Texas in 1919. After graduating from a military school in 1936 he accepted a music scholarship at Southern Methodist University. He entered the Army on 5 February 1942 at Victoria, Texas and played in the post band until he was accepted into the Army Music School at Fort Myer, Virginia. He was made a warrant officer and assigned as the leader of the 83rd Infantry Division band. He formed… more
Date: July 1, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: King, Zeno
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Curry, July 13, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Curry. Curry joined the Navy one year after graduating from high school. Upon completion of basic, he was assigned to the USS Mississippi (BB-41), where he was trained as a gunner’s mate, serving as a rammer man and then setting fuses. Along with three other men, he maintained their five-inch gun and cleaned it daily. He was standing watch when a kamikaze hit the ship, catching Curry by surprise. The impact blew him ba… more
Date: July 13, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Curry, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Harless, July 10, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Harless. Harless dropped out of high school to join the Navy in 1939 and received basic training in Norfolk. Upon completion, he was assigned to the presidential yacht, the USS Potomac (AG-25) which brought the Roosevelts to visit Churchill, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Princess Martha of Norway. In November 1942 Harless transferred to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) and oversaw 59 sailors who had never been a… more
Date: July 10, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Harless, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with EJ Robertson, July 2, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with EJ Robertson. Robertson joined the Navy at the age of 17 and received basic training at Great Lakes. In the summer of 1942 he was assigned to the USS Brooklyn (CL-40) as an apprentice seaman. At Casablanca, a victory over the French fleet was aided by the Free French. After providing long-range artillery support to the 45th Army Division throughout North Africa, his ship hit a mine in Sicily, temporarily paralyzing Robertson… more
Date: July 2, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Robertson, EJ
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, July 3, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Owen Fluckey. Fluckey joined the Navy in April 1944. Fluckey recalls hearing the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor when he was 16. He trained at Great lakes, Illinois and recalls a few humorous incidents. Fluckey served at a weather station on Clipperton Island for nine months before transferring to a submarine tender. While assigned to Clipperton Island, Fluckey witnessed USS LST-563 running aground there. Fluckey's job wa… more
Date: July 3, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Fluckey, Owen
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Myers, July 2, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Myers. Myers joined the Navy in 1941. He served aboard the USS Maryland (BB-46) as a gunner on five-inch 51s and five-inch 25s. He provides details of the guns aboard the ship and how they function. They traveled to Pearl Harbor in May of 1941. They were docked next to the USS Oklahoma (BB-37). Up until the attack, they mostly completed training missions from the base. He describes the December 7th attack, and his duties ab… more
Date: July 2, 2012
Duration: 43 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Myers, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Van Klaveren, July 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Van Klaveren. Despite being colorblind, Van Klaveren joined the Navy in 1944 by cheating on his eye exam. After receiving basic training in San Diego, he trained as an LCVP coxswain and deployed to the Pacific aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195). He developed a rapport with the storekeeper, who gave him real eggs and fresh bread. Van Klaveren showed the storekeeper a picture of his beautiful sister perched atop a 1936 F… more
Date: July 17, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Van Klaveren, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Daum, July 20, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Daum. Daum joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training at Great Lakes and electrician’s mate training at the University of Minnesota. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS LCI-67, where he was responsible for all the electrical work aboard ship. At Bougainville, on Christmas Eve 1943, his ship was tasked with going one mile behind the Japanese position with the purpose of drawing artillery fire to loc… more
Date: July 20, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 22 seconds
Creator: Daum, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Jennings, July 30, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Jennings. Jennings enlisted in the Army Air Forces around 1942. In November of 1943 he was commissioned second lieutenant. He served as a math instructor. He completed training in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey on how the weather affects the radar of the enemy. He traveled to New Guinea and then to Leyte in October of 1944. He was assigned to a radar station in Leyte and the Apo Reef in the Philippines, and he provides details o… more
Date: July 30, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Jennings, Edwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clyde Moore, July 27, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde “Bert” Moore. Moore was born in Norman, Indiana 2 October 1923. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1942 and attended boot camp in San Diego, California. After boot camp, he was assigned guard duty at the Bremerton Navy Yard. Following this assignment he underwent training for special weapons at Camp Pendleton. He tells of spending 57 days aboard ship awaiting the invasion of Guam and vividly describes combat i… more
Date: July 27, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Moore, Clyde
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Boyd R. Murphy, July 13, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Boyd R. Murphy. Murphy joined the Army in August, 1942, in Indiana. He eventually attended Officer Candidate School and received a commission in April, 1943. Murphy eventually qualified for flight training and went to Pine Bluff, Arkansas and then Lubbock, Texas. When he earned his wings, he then learned to fly B-24 bombers. Murphy shipped out in early 1945 and reported to Clark Field in the Philippines. He flew one combat m… more
Date: July 13, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Murphy, Boyd R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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