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Oral History Interview with Clyde Griffin, August 25, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Clyde Griffin. Griffin graduated from high school in 1937, enlisted in the Army Aviation Air Corps and was commissioned in Jun 1942. He went to Visalia, California for flying school, then to Merced, California for basic training and then to Stockton. When he graduated from Stockton Field Aviation School he was assigned first to a single engine squadron in South Carolina (a P-39 training school) and that's where he washed out with a busted eardrum. In one of … more
Date: August 25, 2011
Duration: 35 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Griffin, Clyde O.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Allan D. Morrsion, August 29, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Allan D. Morrison. In 1942, Morrison finished high school in Bozeman, Montana before enrolling in the Civilian Pilot Training program. His eyesight disqualified him as a pilot, so the Army Air Corps sent him to McDill Field in Florida for advanced communications training in early 1943. He had never even had basic training and finally got shuffled to Chicago for radio school. Morrison developed an illness that prevented him from graduating and moving on, so h… more
Date: August 29, 2011
Duration: 37 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Morrison, Allan D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gene Scribner, August 2, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gene Scribner. Scribner joined the Navy in 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He then received electrical and gyrocompass training in California. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Alabama (BB-60). He was on call 24 hours a day to maintain the gyrocompass as well as other instruments across the entire ship. From his battle station on the third deck, he was able to wander freely, watching pilots bail out … more
Date: August 2, 2011
Duration: 28 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Scribner, Gene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wendell R. Benson, August 5, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wendell R. Benson. Benson joined the Navy in August of 1943. He was trained as an electrician and then attended submarine school in Groton, Connecticut. Benson then joined the crew of the USS Trutta (SS-421) for three war patrols. He details the advantages of the Tench-class submarines over their predecessors. Benson also tells an amusing story of how the crew celebrated the announcement of the Surrender with a swim call.
Date: August 5, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Benson, Wendell R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe M. Sassman, August 3, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Joe M. Sassman. Born in 1922, he joined the Navy Air Corps V-5 Aviation Cadet Program in September, 1942. He describes his civilian pilot training at the University of Texas, pre-flight training in Athens, Georgia, primary flight training in Memphis, Tennessee, basic training in Pensacola, Florida as well as gunnery training. He talks about the various airplanes he flew in training. He received his commission in November, 1943. He discusses his fighter train… more
Date: August 3, 2010
Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Sassman, Joe M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe Clapper, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe Clapper. Clapper joined the Marine Corps in December of 1942. He joined the 1st Marine Division as a replacement after Guadalcanal. His first combat landing was at Cape Glouster followed by Peleliu where he was wounded on the second day. After he recovered from his injury Clapper rejoined his unit and landed on Okinawa where he was wounded twice more. He was then transferred to Parris Island to become a drill instructor … more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Clapper, Joe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul Wojahn, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Wojahn. Wojahn joined the Marine Corps in July 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion he was assigned to the 1st Pioneer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. At Pavuvu, he helped to build the camp, exterminating land crabs and rats and making roads out of crushed coral. Being from the Midwest, he had no difficulty driving trucks on the coral roads, which were slippery when wet. At Peleliu he landed in… more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Wojahn, Paul
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Bobst, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Bobst. Bobst joined the Navy in March 1943 and received basic training and hospital corpsman training in Illinois. Upon completion, he was assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital at San Diego and then field medical school at Camp Elliot. He was sent to New Britain, where he treated Marines at a regimental aid station as they returned from a battalion aid station near the front lines. He would then send patients requiring … more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 38 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Bobst, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William S. Emerson, August 21, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William S. Emerson. Emerson joined the Navy in May 1942. He trained as a Naval Aviation Cadet and learned to fly dive-bombers. Emerson joined VB-19 and was attached to the USS Lexington (CV-16) in 1944. He flew missions over Guam and the Philippines and took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Emerson was shot down during a mission to bomb an airfield on Iwo Jima. He was rescued by a submarine and rejoined his unit on the Lexi… more
Date: August 21, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Emerson, William S.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Alls, August 14, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Alls. Alls joined the Navy in June 1942. He was only 15 years old at the time. Alls went to submarine school and describes having to go through a depth chamber test. He was sent to diesel school and became a crewman on the USS Flier (SS-250) in early 1943. Alls describes an incident where the sub ran aground at Midway. His sub sank two ships in the Marianas and later endured 118 depth charges dropped by two Japanese de… more
Date: August 14, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Alls, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Benard Garbow, August 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard Garbow. Garbow joined the Navy in September 1941 to become an aviator. He trained as a fighter pilot. Garbow became a replacement pilot in Fighter Squadron 19 (VF-19) on board the USS Lexington (CV-16). He shot down three planes in one action over Formosa. Garbow was also part of an attack that sank several ships in Manila Bay. He also witnessed three Japanese carriers sink during the Battle of Cape Engano. Garbow’s … more
Date: August 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Garbow, Bernard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert V. Keeffe, August 25, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert V. Keeffe. Keeffe joined the Navy in the summer of 1943. He became a Seabee and trained as a heavy equipment operator. Keeffe was sent to the Russell Islands with Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 573 where he remained throughout the war. He was a crane operator and tells several stories including one about disposing of military equipment at the end of the war. Keeffe returned to the States in the fall of 1945 a… more
Date: August 25, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Keeffe, Robert V.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Real J. Cyr, August 27, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Real J. Cyr. Cyr was born in Quebec and joined the Royal Canadian Navy. He was assigned to an escort corvette for convoy duty in the North Atlantic. Cyr was recruited as a commando in Scotland. After he had completed training, he was attached to the USS Herring (SS-233). Cyr completed four patrols with the Herring serving primarily as a translator for intercepted French radio messages. He was then sent to HMS Seraph (P219) w… more
Date: August 27, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Cyr, Real J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clarence W. Masching, August 31, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clarence W. Masching. Masching was inducted into the Army in August 1942. He was trained as a medic and served in the Aleutian Islands. Masching talks about living in the harsh environment. He also discusses certain types of casualties and illnesses. Masching was then transferred back to the States to work in a general hospital for the remainder of the war. He was discharged in November 1945.
Date: August 31, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Masching, Clarence W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Don F. Morell, August 25, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don F. Morell. Morell joined the U.S. Navy in January 1944. He was sent to the Pacific and became a submarine relief crewman. Morrell’s crew was responsible for refitting submarines that had returned from a war patrol. He was eventually assigned to the primary crew on the USS Chub (SS-329) and took part in two war patrols. During these patrols the Chub sank several ships and was depth charged. Morell was sent back to the Sta… more
Date: August 25, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Morell, Don F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jess Pacheco, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J L Pacheco. Pacheco joined the Marine Corps in May 1943 and received basic training at Camp Elliot. He received further training at Guadalcanal as a Raider with the 1st Marine Division. Upon completion, he was assigned to New Caledonia for special training in demolition as part of the 4th Raider Battalion. In New Caledonia he contracted malaria despite taking antimalarial pills daily. Pacheco next arrived at Guadalcanal, wh… more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 33 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Pacheco, Jess
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Montgomery, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Montgomery. Montgomery joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received further training at ordnance school in San Francisco and then attended tank school at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion, Montgomery was assigned to the 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, where he served on a half-track. He was part of the 10th wave at the Battle of Saipan. Montgomery was wounded by a Japa… more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 35 minutes
Creator: Montgomery, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Burnett Napier, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Burnett Napier. Napier joined the U.S. Navy during his senior year in high school. He was sent to Hospital Corps School to train as a corpsman. Napier then spent six weeks at the Oakland Naval Hospital. He was then sent to the Fleet Marine Force and joined a replacement battalion that was shipped to the Pacific. Napier arrived in Pavuvu and joined the 1st Marine Division. He then landed on Peleliu where his unit experienced … more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Napier, Burnett
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Louis Schott, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Louis Schott. Schott joined the Marine Corps Reserve while he was a college student in the summer of 1942. He trained as an infantry officer and was sent to a replacement battalion. Schott joined the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific during the invasion of Cape Gloucester. His unit was then sent to Pavuvu where they were tasked with building their rest camp. Schott landed on Peleliu and was wounded by a mortar shell on… more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Schott, John Louis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Hayes, August 28, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Hayes. Hayes joined the Navy in 1943. He was trained as a corpsman. Hayes spent time working at a Navy hospital in Oakland before he was sent to the Fleet Marine Force as a replacement. He joined the 1st Marine Division on Pavuvu after they returned from Cape Gloucester. Hayes mentions a USO show featuring Bob Hope that occurred during his time there. He landed on Peleliu with the fourth wave. Hayes was awarded the Bron… more
Date: August 28, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Hayes, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Howard Steward, August 30, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Steward. Steward was born in Waverly, Illinois. After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, and spending four weeks in basic training, he went to aircraft maintenance school. In 1944 he went to the South Pacific and was stationed in the Philippines. One night Japanese paratroopers attacked, killing a number of Americans in their tents. On another occasion at Clark Air Base, the Japanese, under cover of darkness, put time b… more
Date: August 30, 2008
Duration: 10 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Steward, Howard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harrold Weldon, August 30, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harrold Weldon. Weldon joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned as a coxswain to the USS Neville (APA-9) for the invasion of Saipan. He was transferred to the USS Brookings (APA-140), which was loaded with Marines in anticipation of the invasion of Japan. When the war ended, the Marines were delivered instead as occupational forces. Weldon was in Tokyo Bay for the sig… more
Date: August 30, 2008
Duration: 6 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Weldon, Harrold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David McFaddin, August 8, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David McFaddin. McFaddin was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio on 15 August 1922 into a family of eight children. In 1941 he was inducted into the Marine Corps and placed into the V-12 Navy College Training Program. He went to Paris Island, South Carolina for boot training in 1943 followed by advanced training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He then attended Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia for three months, graduati… more
Date: August 8, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: McFaddin, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joe Mason, August 26, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe Mason. Mason entered the Navy in September of 1944. He completed storekeeper school at Samson, New York. He trained and served on a PT boat throughout the war. They traveled to Samar, Philippines on 1 September 1945, which he describes his experiences. He was stationed at PT Base 17. The war was over by the time he traveled overseas. He discusses his time in Samar and witnessed the burning of the PT boats. He traveled to othe… more
Date: August 26, 2008
Duration: 38 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Mason, Joe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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