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Oral History Interview with Malford Heimer, August 6, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Malford Heimer. Heimer joined the Army in December 1942. In early 1943, he began serving as rifleman with the 87th Infantry Regiment. They traveled to the Aleutian Islands as part of Task Force 9 moving material up to the area. In 1944, Heimer joined the 10th Mountain Division and deployed to Italy, fighting in the Apennine Mountains during the Italian Campaign. After receiving a shell fragment injury, surgery and recovery, Heime… more
Date: August 6, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Heimer, Malford
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ellsworth Jung, August 1, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ellsworth Jung. Jung joined the Army Air Corps in November, 1940, became an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer and was at Hickam Field when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In February, Ellsworth was sent to Midway Island with his unit before going to the Solomons. Ellsworth flew on 69 combat missions and describes several of them. Afterwards, he returned to the US and was assigned to a training unit. He was discharged in J… more
Date: August 1, 2013
Duration: 59 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Jung, Ellsworth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Haddad, August 10, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Haddad. Haddad shares much about his family history and growing up in Brooklyn, New York in the 1930s. He joined the Army in May of 1944. He trained at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served with the 7th Infantry Division as a gunner on a 155mm gun and a 105mm howitzer. In May of 1945, Haddad traveled to Okinawa aboard USS Leon (APA-48), then went ashore via a Higgins boat. He explains his experiences through the battle, en… more
Date: August 10, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Haddad, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Carlile, August 6, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Carlile. Carlile enlisted in the Army Air Forces in January, 1942 and went to California for flight training. After an injury ended his flight training, he volunteered to go overseas. In April, 1943, Carlile went to England where he trained to become a flight control officer. Afterward, he was assigned to the 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh in January 1944. He remained there for the balance of the war in Europe.
Date: August 6, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Carlile, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Wozniak, August 13, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Wozniak. Wozniak joined the Navy in January 1943 after having already been in the Army (1937-1940). The Navy trained him as an electrician specializing in repairing motion picture projectors. He shipped out aboard the USS Guilford (APA-112). He also served as the chaplain’s assistant. Wozniak was discharged in January 1946. After the war, he joined the Army Reserves and served another 30 years.
Date: August 13, 2013
Duration: 34 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Wozniak, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Wolf, August 6, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Wolf. Wolf joined the Army in March, 1944 and went to basic training in Florida. After training, Wolf proceeded overseas to France in February, 1945 and was assigned as a rifleman in the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division. They moved into Germany and fought at Hagen. When the war in Europe ended, Wolf was sent to the Philippines for garrison duty, arriving after the war was over. He returned to the US in … more
Date: August 6, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 25 seconds
Creator: Wolf, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Mehling, August 21, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Mehling. Mehling joined the Army Air Forces in December, 1942 and trained in Miami Beach before going to radio communication school. Mehling was assigned to the 440th Troop Carrier Squadron and trained with airborne units in North Carolina in 1943. He served as a radio operator aboard C-47s. He went overseas in March 1944. He made the trip over Normandy on D-Day and made several flights in the following day delivering… more
Date: August 21, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Mehling, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Baye, August 28, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas M. Baye. Baye was born on 24 October 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was drafted into the Army in July 1943. Following basic training at Camp Roberts and Fort Ord in California, he was sent to Hawaii. In December 1943 he was assigned to the 27th Division, C Company, 1st Battalion, 165th Regiment. After more training, including landings on the beach in an LVT launched from an LST, his unit went to Saipan. They went ashore … more
Date: August 28, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Baye, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Everett Logan, August 23, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett H. Logan. Logan was born 6 March 1921 in Wolcott, Indiana. He was drafted into the Army 1 September 1942. Following basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, he joined the 111th Engineer Battalion of the 36th Infantry Division at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, training in small pontoon bridge deployment and mine clearing. In 1943 the unit landed in Oran, Algeria. Fighting in North Africa had ended, so after some addit… more
Date: August 23, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Logan, Everett
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joy Taylor, August 16, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joy (Cheatham) Taylor. Taylor begins with a summary of her siblings and provides details about an older brother who served in the Navy during World War II aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3). Taylor reflects on rationing items like gasoline. She also mentions corresponding with her two older brothers in the Navy. Taylor's father died in 1943 and she and her mother went to live on the farm with Taylor's grandparents in Coryell Cou… more
Date: August 16, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Taylor, Joy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Raymond L. Morrison, August 27, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond L. Morrison. Morrison joined the Army in 1944. He trained at the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He also attended forward observer school at Camp Maxie, Texas. From there, Morrison was sent to Europe and attached to the Headquarters Battery of the 322nd Field Artillery, 83rd Infantry Division. He tells stories of working as a forward observer in Belgium. Morrison also speaks about his unit's role in th… more
Date: August 27, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Morrison, Raymond L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stanley Bysiewicz, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Stanley Bysiewicz. Bysiewicz joined the Army Air Forces and attended gunnery school and bombardier school in Texas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force as a replacement bombardier. He flew 50 missions out of San Pancrazio, Italy, disabling oil transportation between Romania and Munich, and damaging oil facilities in Romania. He also occasionally targeted military hardware facilities in Germany and ports in… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 32 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Bysiewicz, Stanley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Buck, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Buck. Buck joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was assigned to a B-24 crew as a nose turret gunner. He flew his first mission with the 376th Bomb Group, 514th Bomb Squadron, in the fall of 1944 while stationed in San Pancrazio. On 7 February 1945 his plane was hit hard over Vienna after bombing an oil refinery. The pilot made a crash landing in a corn field in Yugoslavia, where Tito’s Partisans looked after them fo… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Buck, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Martin Goldfarb, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin Goldfarb. Goldfarb joined the Army Air Forces in December 1942 and learned to fly at Xavier University. Although he had experienced anti-Semitism during basic training at Fort Pickett, he was impressed with the respectful tone amongst the airmen, including their fair treatment of the Tuskegee Airmen, who saved Goldfarb’s life during a mission over Vienna. Flying with the 376th Bombardment Group (H) as a navigator, Gol… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 56 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Goldfarb, Martin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Kuehn, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Kuehn. Kuehn joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 and joined the 376th Bomb Group (H), 515th Bomber Squadron, based in San Pancrazio, Italy. Although he was an aviation mechanic, on 24 February 1944 he flew a mission as a substitute flight engineer. He was shot down over Austria, bailed out, and landed atop a snowy mountain near the border of Yugoslavia. He was picked up by Tito’s Partisans and spent four months hiking t… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 31 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Kuehn, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leslie Bray, August 23, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leslie Bray. Bray joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1942. He received his wings and commission as second lieutenant in October. He served as Operations Officer in the 10th Troop Carrier Group at various locations in the US. Bray additionally served as Commander of the 16th Combat Cargo Squadron, 4th Combat Cargo Group, beginning June of 1944 and participated in the China-Burma-India Theater. They transported airport constr… more
Date: August 23, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 01 second
Creator: Bray, Leslie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Carey, August 22, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Carey. Carey joined the Navy in September 1944 and received basic training at Great Lakes and electrician’s mate training in Gulfport. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Stanton (DE-247) as an electrician striker, running the ship’s generators under supervision. Four hours after he arrived at Pearl Harbor to begin his overseas duties, the Japanese surrendered. Hickam Air Force Base erupted in celebration, the m… more
Date: August 22, 2012
Duration: 56 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Carey, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Dzwigalski, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Dzwigalski. Dzwigalski was born in River Rouge, Michigan on 25 February 1925. He was drafted into the US Army Air Forces in 1943. He graduated from Armament School at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado, Gunnery School in Harlingen, Texas, and was assigned to a B-24 crew. The crew was assigned to the 512th Bomb Squadron, 376th Heavy Bombardment Group in Bari, Italy during late summer 1944. He served as a ball turret gunner un… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Dzwigalski, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert McClean, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert McClean. McClean joined the Army Air Forces around 1941. He completed gunnery school and training in airplane mechanics. Beginning May of 1944, he served as a flight engineer with the 376th Bombardment Group. McClean completed 36 support and interdiction missions in Austria, Germany, Italy and Croatia.
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 49 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: McClean, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Miller, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Miller. Miller joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1941, after the war began. He worked in airplane maintenance, and served in Trinidad from early 1942 through mid-1943. He served as a flight engineer on B-24s. In December of 1943, Miller deployed to Naples, Italy and was assigned to the 376th Bombardment Group. He completed support and interdiction missions in Austria, Germany, Italy and Croatia.
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 58 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Miller, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Holley Midgley, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Holley Midgley. Midgley was born in June 1918. He was drafted into the US Army Air Corps in 1940, and completed the Aviation Cadet Program. Midgley served as a second lieutenant bombardier with the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group. His B-24 Liberator bomber was shot down over Bari, Italy on 16 July 1943. He was confined in a German prisoner-of-war camp in Chieti, Italy for twenty-two months, until liberated by General George Patton’… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Midgley, Holley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arnold Roman, August 18, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arnold Roman. Roman joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He served with the 90th Bombardment Group in the Pacific as a B-24 radar bombardier. He traveled to New Guinea, Guam, Okinawa, the Philippines, Ie Shima and Tarawa. They attacked enemy airfields, railways, ground installations and oil refineries. Their unit was inactivated in January of 1946.
Date: August 18, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Roman, Arnold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Vartanian, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Vartanian. Vartanian was born 21 August 1924. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in December 1942. He served as a B-24 bombardier/navigator, and shares details of his training. He traveled to Marseilles, France in early 1945. He speaks of witnessing animosity between American black troops and American white officers in Marseilles. He traveled to a replacement depot in Naples, Italy, then onto Bari. Vartanian flew all his mi… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Vartanian, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wendell Wilkins, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wendell Wilkins. Wilkins joined the Army Air Forces around 1942. He completed radial engine and gunnery schools, and served as an aerial engineer. In 1943, Wilkins deployed to Italy. He completed 50 combat missions over Munich, North Italy, along Brenner Pass, Austria and Romania.
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Wilkins, Wendell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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