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Oral History Interview with Robert Donihi, October 13, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Donihi. Donihi was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school in 1934. During the Depression, he worked low wage jobs and lost his leg in an automobile accident while hitchhiking to Florida. His experiences influenced him to attend law school. He passed the Bar in 1941 and went to work in Tennessee. He was exempt from the draft, but was motivated to learn to fly under the Civil Air Patrol. He joined the… more
Date: October 13, 1996
Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Donihi, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ike Kampmann, October 12, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ike Kampmann. Kampmann was born in San Antonio, Texas on 2 October 1918 and graduated from the University of Texas, Austin with a law degree. In the spring of 1945 when he was stationed at 6th Army Headquarters at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon Island, Philippines, he was attached to the Staff Officer for Personnel (G-1) as the Army was making its move toward Manila. The commanding general, Lieutenant General Walter Krueger, appointed… more
Date: October 12, 1996
Duration: 16 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Kampmann, Ike
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sam Moody, October 10, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sam Moody. Moody joined the Air Corps in 1940 to become an aircraft mechanic. He arrived in the Philippines in November, 1941 and when the war broke out, he went to the front at Bataan. After the surrender, he walked out of Bataan and spent 10 days on the Death March. He was moved from Camp O'Donnell to Cabanatuan. From there, he was sent to Manila to a camp near Clark Field. Moody stayed on a work detail in Manila for a whi… more
Date: October 10, 1996
Duration: 43 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Moody, Sam B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lanson B. Ditto, October 11, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lanson B. Ditto. Ditto grew up in Kentucky. He went to college at Washington and Lee University and then joined the Navy in 1940. After training, Ditto chose to join the Asiatic Fleet. He went to Shanghai, China where he was assigned to the USS Langley (CV-1). The ship went to the Philippines. They were at Manila when the Japanese destroyed all B-17's at the airfield on December 8, 1941. The Langley left Manila Bay that nigh… more
Date: October 11, 1996
Duration: 2 hours 41 seconds
Creator: Ditto, Lanson B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn McDole, October 10, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glen McDole. McDole was born in Orleans, Nebraska 6 February 1921 and after graduating from high school, enlisted in the Marine Corps in the fall of 1940. Following basic training, he went to Cavite Navy Yard where he performed security guard duties as a member of the 1st Separate Marine Battalion. The battalion was moved to Corregidor Island after the Japanese began attacking the Philippines. There, he was in close contact … more
Date: October 10, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: McDole, Glenn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jean Balch, October 12, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jean Balch. Balch was born in Abilene, Texas and was attending Hardin-Simmons University in 1941. On 8 December, he volunteered for duty in the Navy, but was too young. He joined later that spring. He trained as a radioman and gunner before being assigned the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the fall of 1944. Balch mentions striking targets in the Philippines and on Formosa in late 1944. On one bombing mission over Hong Kong, China, … more
Date: October 12, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Balch, Jean
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Rich. Rich was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on 5 August 1917. He completed high school in 1935 and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1939. Following graduation, he worked as a newspaper reporter and interviewed survivors of the USS Reuben James (DD-245), which was sunk by a German U-boat in 1941. In early 1941, he attended the University of Colorado and spent a year studying the Japanese language. In 1942, he joined th… more
Date: October 12, 1996
Duration: 46 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Rich, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Gill, October 13, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Gill. Gill was born in Pennsylvania 21 July 1920. He attended Pennsylvania State College and graduated in December 1942. He then reported to Ft Benning, Georgia to attend Infantry Officers Candidate School. Upon graduation in March 1943 he was commissioned and assigned to the 98th Infantry Division at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. While there he was assigned as an air-ground umpire during maneuvers and he explains the… more
Date: October 13, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Gill, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Newton, October 12, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David P. Newton. Newton was born in Birmingham, Alabama 2 December 1915. In 1937 he enrolled in the Birmingham School of Law, graduating and passing the bar examination in 1942. He was inducted into the US Army in 1943 and had basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and assigned to the 346th Harbor Craft Company. Traveling to Finschhafen, New Guinea he was assigned to a port battalion as a… more
Date: October 12, 1996
Duration: 54 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Newton, David P.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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