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Oral History Interview with Peter Hennessey, September 5, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Peter Hennessey. Hennessey attended a West Point prep school and helped his widowed mother run the family business. After earning a business degree at the University of Texas, he enlisted in the Army and became an aviation cadet in September 1941. After earning his wings in April 1942, he became an instructor in Douglas, Arizona. Hennessey flew every model of B-25 produced and was promoted to captain. Hoping to see combat, h… more
Date: September 5, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Hennessey, Peter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Betty J. Blalock, September 6, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Betty Blalock. Blalock joined the Navy in 1945 and received basic training in Yonkers. She was assigned to the hospital corps and sent to the amputee ward at Quantico. Once a day, an airplane would arrive with amputees whom Blalock would visit and encourage. She remembers them as having good morale. After the war, she was discharged and married a tech sergeant, Hugh Blalock, who went on to serve in the Air Force for 30 years… more
Date: September 6, 2011
Duration: 23 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Blalock, Betty J
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clyde Combs, September 5, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde Combs. Combs was attending a vocational school when Pearl Harbor was attacked. During his senior year, he worked for a company that manufactured parts for military planes. He was then drafted into the Navy in March 1943 and sent to quartermaster school. Combs then had motor torpedo boat training to study their engines, radio, radar, and gunnery. Upon completion, he was assigned to PT-515 as a quartermaster stationed in… more
Date: September 5, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Combs, Clyde
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carl Crandall, September 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carl Crandall. Crandall joined the Navy at age 17. After basic training at Great Lakes, he was trained on running ship’s boilers. Crandall was then assigned to USS Warrick (AKA-89) as a third class watertender. While running the boilers, he would occasionally clean the insides, which required holding his breath for up to three minutes. Crandall was in battle zones in the Philippines for a year and suffered hearing damage fro… more
Date: September 15, 2011
Duration: 54 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Crandall, Carl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dorinda Nicholson, September 17, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dorinda Nicholson. Nicholson was a first-grader living on Pearl City Peninsula at the time of the attack. Japanese planes grazed the trees in her backyard as they began their bombardment, and Nicholson’s father rushed her family to the sugarcane fields perched above the harbor. From that day onward, the island was under martial law and strict rationing. Nicholson saw many locals leave and thousands of soldiers arrive. When t… more
Date: September 17, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Nicholson, Dorinda
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Arnhold Schwichtenberg, September 17, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arnhold Schwichtenberg. Schwichtenberg joined the Navy in September 1940 and was assigned to the USS Trever (DMS-16). During the attack on Pearl Harbor, he went out on a whale boat and rounded up officers and a substitute captain to help the Trever get underway. He watched torpedoes hit the USS Utah (BB-31) and the USS California (BB-44). He saw a bomb hit the USS Curtiss (AV-4) and saw a bomb intended for the Trever splash … more
Date: September 17, 2011
Duration: 29 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Schwichtenberg, Arnhold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Philip Nelson, September 2, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip Nelson. Nelson enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and attended midshipmen's school at Northwestern University. There he learned Morse code and semaphore signaling. Upon completion, he received landing craft training at Camp Pendleton. In the Pacific, most of his duty was on LSTs and LSDs. Equipped with rockets at Kwajalein, a mechanical mishap resulted in his ship's friendly rocket fire on a nearby vessel. At the invasion o… more
Date: September 2, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Nelson, Philip
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Loy Smith, September 15, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Loy Smith. Smith joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He then attended gunnery school and further training in electrical and hydraulic systems. Upon completion, he was assigned to an attack cargo auxiliary ship as a gunner’s mate. Smith recounts that his ship would pick up supplies on New Guinea and Guam and deliver them to invasions. At Lingayen Gulf, there were so many kamikazes and so many shi… more
Date: September 15, 2011
Duration: 39 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Smith, Loy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Walker, September 16, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Walker. Walker was working as a mail carrier when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He enlisted in the Navy, and despite attending aviation mechanic school he was selected to be an aerial gunner. Walker was assigned to an SBD crew aboard USS Essex (CV-9), flying his first mission over Wake Island and his last over Truk. After 10 months in combat, he transferred to Florida for further training. Walker later put in to become a … more
Date: September 16, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Walker, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick M. Bidwell, September 23, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Frederick M. Bidwell. Bidwell joined the Army in 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to the 69th Infantry Division and headed for France in mid-1944. He eventually was attached to the 35th Infantry Division and fought in France at the Battle of St. Lo. He also briefly mentions the Battle of the Bulge.
Date: September 23, 2011
Duration: 31 minutes 01 second
Creator: Bidwell, Frederick M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Reed, September 27, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James Reed. Reed was drafted and went into the Army 11 Nov 1943. After basic training in Waco, Texas he was sent overseas, landing in England. He was put in a tank destroyer outfit to start with but got separated from them. After a hospital stay, he was put in the 101st Airborne Division, 327th Glider Infantry. He was wounded by shrapnel on 20 Dec 1944 in his right leg during the Battle of the Bulge. He was at Bastogne. Once wounded, he was sent back to Fran… more
Date: September 27, 2011
Duration: 16 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Reed, James L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert K. Kaufman, September 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Captain Robert K. Kaufman. Kaufman discusses getting nominated to the US Naval Academy in 1936 and describes some experiences he had there. During his years there he went on summer cruises aboard the USS Arkansas (BB-33) and the USS New York (BB-34), visiting Germany in 1937 and again in 1939. Upon graduation, Kaufman reported aboard the USS Wichita (CA-45) as the communcations officer before it steamed for South America. After a few months, he became a gunn… more
Date: September 26, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes
Creator: Kaufman, Robert K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Hoobler, September 12, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Hoobler. Hoobler joined the Army Air Forces in December, 1941 and trained as a bombardier. He was placed in a B-24 crew in the 458th Bomb Group and went to England in January, 1944. Hoobler describes his journey to England and also a few bombing missions over Germany. Hoobler flew 30 combat missions.
Date: September 12, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Hoobler, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Julius "Bud" Masinick, September 7, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Julius “Bud” Masinick. Born in 1925, he was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He describes boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. He talks about joining both the baseball team and the boxing program. He describes submarine school at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut. He was assigned to the USS Icefish (SS-367) in the Pacific Fleet in June, 1944. He talks about the submarine attire. He describes being depth charged whi… more
Date: September 7, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Masinick, Julius "Bud"
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Hockensmith, September 23, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Hockensmith. Hockensmith was drafted in the Army in 1942. He was assigned to the 626th Military Police Battalion in Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. They patrolled the streets and served as auxiliary police. He was then assigned to the 394th Military Police Escort Guard Company in Fort Bliss, Texas. They were trained to handle prisoners of war. He also received instruction on personnel management. He was then transferred to a … more
Date: September 23, 2010
Duration: 58 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Hockensmith, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dan Hixenbaugh, September 24, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dan Hixenbaugh. Hixenbaugh joined the Navy V-7 program on 7 December 1941. After officer training he went to torpedo school. Hixenbaugh then joined the crew of USS Lamson (DD-367) in early 1943. He met John F. Kennedy on the troopship taking them both to the South Pacific. Hixenbaugh also talks about how he knew Kennedy’s executive officer, Lenny Thom, from earlier in life. He details a kamikaze attack in Ormac Bay that dama… more
Date: September 24, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Hixenbaugh, Dan
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Robert, September 18, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Dale. Dale joined the Navy in 1944 when he was 16 years old. He was assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Boston (CA-69). Dale served as a fireman in the Engineering Department working with the evaporators. He talks of the Boston shelling the Japanese mainland and being present for the surrender in Tokyo Bay. Dale stayed with the Boston for occupation duty. He describes visiting Hiroshima and interacting with the Japanese… more
Date: September 18, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Dale, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ithiel Worden, September 19, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ithiel Worden. Worden joined the Navy in the summer of 1942 at the age of seventeen. He was assigned to the USS Underhill (DE-682). He was assigned to engineering and ran thee evaporators. The Underhill was assigned to convoy duty and traveled to North Africa and the North Atlantic. The Underhill was then assigned to convoy duty in the Pacific. The ship rammed a Japanese Kaiten submarine while escorting a convoy near the Phi… more
Date: September 19, 2010
Duration: 57 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Worden, Ithiel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Max Schlotter, September 18, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Max Schlotter. Schlotter joined the Navy in August 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended service school in Toledo, Ohio. Upon completion, he went to the Brooklyn Navy Yard and converted a banana boat to an attack transport. The ship carried troops just north of Casablanca to Fedala as part of the North Africa invasion. Onboard, Schlotter served as the skipper’s messenger, running errands. He was then pro… more
Date: September 18, 2010
Duration: 25 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Schlotter, Max
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Steven Dittrich, September 19, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Steven Dittrich. Dittrich was born 15 October 1952 in Oceanside, New York. He is first generation American and grew up in an extended family that spoke German in the household. In his narrative, he relates the experiences his father and grandmother had during World War II. His father, Erwin K. Dittrich, was born in Westheim, Germany 25 March 1923. His grandmother was Jewish while his grandfather was a Christian. In March 194… more
Date: September 19, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Dittrich, Steven
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with J. L. Summers, September 18, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with J. L. Summers. Summers joined the Army in 1937. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 36th Division. He traveled to Java with his unit and was captured by the Japanese in early 1942. Summers talks of his time as a POW covering railroad construction, hunger, disease, and punishment suffered at the hands of his Japanese captors. He also discusses being used as tiger bait by the Japanese during a detail. … more
Date: September 18, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Summers, J. L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stanley Kuenstler, September 18, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Stanley Kuenstler. Kuenstler entered the Navy in 1943. In December 1944 he was assigned to the USS Murphy (DD-603). The USS Murphy escorted the USS Quincy to the Yalta Conference. During the conference King ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia stayed on the USS Murphy and gifted Kuenstler and the crew watches. Following the surrender of Japan, the USS Murphy went on to Nagasaki. Five months before Kuenstler was discharged he transferred… more
Date: September 18, 2010
Duration: 58 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Kuenstler, Stanley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sun-Ha Lim, September 19, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Sun-Ha Lim. Lim discusses growing up in Korea and living under Japanese Colonial Government, being conscripted into the Japanese army and being part of the mainland defense of Japan in 1945. He also discusses a friend deciding to "go crazy" during training to get out of service and having to fight the Americans, then Lim later pulling him out of a "mental deficiency patient curing place" which was actually a cave in a mountain to get him home to Korea after … more
Date: September 19, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Lim, Sun-Ha
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Haynes Harkey, September 25, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Haynes Harkey. Harkey left law school to volunteer for the Navy in the spring of 1941. He received orders to attend Notre Dame in the fall of 1942 and boarded the USS Indiana (BB-58) at Nouméa, New Caledonia, as an ensign in the spring of 1943. The most frightening event during his service was a collision with the USS Washington (BB-56) in which the bow of the ship tore into his stateroom. He was transferred to the USS Lake … more
Date: September 25, 2010
Duration: 51 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Harkey, Haynes
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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