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Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000

Description: Interview with Al Flocke, a radio operator during World War II. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also relates anecdotes about food, rations, and living conditions on the islands.
Date: October 22, 2000
Duration: 50 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Flocke, Al
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joyce E. Sarvey, October 21, 2000

Description: Interview with Joyce E. Sarvey discussing her work with Western Union in San Antonio, Texas during World War II.
Date: October 21, 2000
Duration: 41 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Pickard, Hesty & Sarvey, Joyce E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Borchers, October 24, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Borchers. Borchers joined the Army in September 1944 and received training at Camp Hood and Fort Ord. His first combat duty was in the Luzon campaign, where he was stationed in the mountains north of Manila. There he was assigned to the 112th Cavalry Regiment. His platoon devised an alarm system out of barbed wire and tin cans to alert them to Japanese infiltration. They fired 15,000 rounds when a water buffalo stumb… more
Date: October 24, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Borchers, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Willis Gathright, October 31, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Willis Gathright. Gathright was born on 3 December 1924 and graduated from high school in 1942. Upon being drafted in June 1943 he went to eight weeks of boot training at the US Naval Training Station in San Diego. This was followed by twelve weeks of sonar training at the West Coast Sound School at Point Loma, California. He describes how a sonar unit works. After graduating from the sonar school and receiving gunnery train… more
Date: October 31, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Gathright, Willis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Henry Hauschild, October 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Hauschild. Hauschild joined the Army in January 1942 and received basic training at Fort Ringgold. He received chemical warfare training in Maryland. Upon completion, he became an instructor on how to survive phosgene and tear gas attacks. At Mitchel Field he trained P-47 pilots in creating smoke screens. While in Delaware as a chief chemical warfare officer, he was ordered to administer a surprise tear gas attack on t… more
Date: October 18, 2000
Duration: 35 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Hauschild, Henry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leonard Kovar, October 20, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leonard Kovar. Kovar joined the Marine Corps in October 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion he was assigned to guard the Santa Ana Naval Lighter-Than-Air Station. He was then sent to New Caledonia, and he enjoyed his time in Nouméa. In New Guinea he joined L Company, 7th Marine Regiment, where he served as a bazooka-loader. His first landing was at Cape Gloucester, where he lived in a wet foxhole a… more
Date: October 20, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Kovar, Leonard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Isidore Ozuna, October 24, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Isidore Ozuna. Ozuna joined the Navy in July of 1943. He served with the deck force aboard the USS Colorado (BB-45). His battle station was with the gun crews. He participated in the pre-invasion shelling and fire support of Tarawa, Kwajalein, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa. He returned to the US after the war ended and received his discharge in December of 1945.
Date: October 24, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 48 seconds
Creator: Ozuna, Isidore
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edgar Damour, October 19, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edgar Damour. Damour joined the Navy in September of 1939. His first assignment was aboard USS Chester (CA-27) traveling with the British in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. He volunteered for submarine service. Damour served as Radioman aboard USS S-35. From early 1942 through late 1943, they completed war patrols in the defense of the Aleutian Islands. Damour was then assigned to USS Pargo (SS-264). Their base was located at Pea… more
Date: October 19, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Damour, Edgar
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gaylord Whitlock, October 4, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gaylord Whitlock. Whitlock was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois on 1 July 1917. Upon graduating from high school in 1935, he entered university in Carbondale, Illinois and graduated in 1939. In 1943, he received a commission in the US Navy Naval Reserve and reported to the Naval Training School of Aerological Engineers at UCLA where he received a professional degree in meteorology. He was then ordered to attend the Scripps Ins… more
Date: October 4, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 25 seconds
Creator: Whitlock, Gaylord
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Malinosky, October 28, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Malinosky. Malinosky completed the Navy Aviation Cadet Training Program, and received his wings in November of 1939. He was assigned to the USS Chenango (CVE-28), and served as a Landing Signal Officer. They deployed to North Africa in October of 1942. In early 1943, they traveled to New Caledonia. Malinosky completed missions over Guadalcanal and Tarawa, providing close support to Marines ashore. He returned home in May of… more
Date: October 28, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Malinosky, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mal Garcia, October 25, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mal Garcia. Garcia joined the Navy in 1941 and received basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to USS Argonne (AG-31) where he served as a radioman striker. During the attack on Pearl Harbor he assumed duty as coxswain of a whaleboat, transporting injured survivors to the dock. He also helped to rescue men trapped inside USS Oklahoma (BB-37). Garcia gives details of radio communication protocol, including codes and fre… more
Date: October 25, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Garcia, Mal
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lone Star Legacy Program: Marcia Howe Bratusek and Marcile Howe Harrison, October 22, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marcia Howe Bratusek and Marcile Howe Harrison. Twins Bratusek and Harrison grew up in San Antonio, Texas and participated in the local committee called the National Defense Recreation and Service Committee of San Antonio (similar to the USO). Born in 1932, they were nine in 1941 and 13 in 1945. They took dance lessons and their mother made them costumes. Their costumes were bought in Mexico. They took classes from Bertha Al… more
Date: October 22, 2000
Duration: 57 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Bratusek, Marcia How & Harrison, Marcile Howe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Paul E. Stevens, October 1, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul F. Stevens. Stevens grew up in Missouri and participated in the college pilot training program. He joined the Navy in 1941. After training, he was assigned to the PBY-3. He was on a maneuver when a Morse code message came in that Oahu was being attacked. The next day he was part of a counter attack on the Japanese Fleet. Eventually he went to Perth, Australia and flew ""negative patrols."" In June 1943 he went up to Por… more
Date: October 1, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Stevens, Paul E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ed Harrell, October 22, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ed Harrell. Harrell grew up in Kentucky and joined the Marine Corps in 1943. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the USS Indianapolis in 1944. His first encounter was in the Carolina Islands. He then went to Eniwetok Islands, Kwajalein Islands, Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. The next battle was the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Then the ship went on to Peleliu until the island was secured, and onto Iwo Jima and Okinawa. … more
Date: October 22, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Harrell, Ed
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joyce E. Sarvey, October 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joyce E. Sarvey. She discusses working for Western Union in San Antonio during the war.
Date: October 21, 2000
Duration: 41 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Sarvey, Joyce E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gerald Roehning, October 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gerald Roehning. Roehning grew up in Minnesota and enlisted in the Air Force in 1942. He was called to active service in 1943. After training, he went to Hickam Field in Hawaii, then Christmas Island, then Fiji Island. Then, they went to Townsville, Australia and did more practice flying. Next, they went to Port Moresby and then to Nadzab, from where they went on bombing missions. He then went to Wadke Island and finally Bia… more
Date: October 21, 2000
Duration: 32 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Roehning, Gerald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Loran F. Tom Twohig, October 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Loran F. Tom Twohig. Twohig grew up in Nebraska and enlisted in the Army when he turned 18. After training, he went to four small islands. Then he was part of invasions on two small islands and then went to Leyte. He worked primarily with explosives. After receiving a purple heart for his work Ormarch Beach at Leyte, he went to Australia and then returning to fighting. He received two more purple hearts, one for fighting at … more
Date: October 21, 2000
Duration: 55 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Twohig, Loran F. Tom
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lone Star Legacy: Robert M. Howe, October 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert M. Howe. Howe grew up in Texas and joined the Navy in 1942. During training, he married his high school sweetheart. He shipped out in July 1942 and went to Guadalcanal. He was then involved in the battle of Espiritu Santo. Next, at the battle of Guadalcanal, Howe witnessed the sinking of the USS Atlanta and the USS San Francisco. He also the USS Juneau blow up. In the Battle of Kula Gulf, the USS Helena (CL-50) was su… more
Date: October 21, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Howe, Robert M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jimmie Thomas, October 21, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Jimmie Thomas. Thomas was born in 1923 and went into the Navy after Pearl Harbor, entering the V-5 Program for Aviation Cadets. After going through flight training, he was assigned to PBYs. He then went to Camp Kearney in San Diego and was assigned to the PB4Y2. They flew to their squadron on Tinian which had an advance base on Iwo Jima. He flew from Iwo Jima to Japan two or three times a week, flying a search sector (up to Japan, down the coast for an hour,… more
Date: October 21, 2000
Duration: 39 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Thomas, Jimmie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Herman Billnitzer, October 22, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Herman Billnitzer. Mr Billnitzer was a Pharmacist Mate in the Navy and spent most of his time as a corpsman with the 1st Marine Division, landing on Guadalcanal in October 1942. He describes the conditions on Guadalcanal as well as the conditions of the sailors that were rescued from ships sunk in Iron Bottom Sound. Near the end of the year, the 1st Marine Division was relieved by the Army and went to Australia for about eight months. From there, they were s… more
Date: October 22, 2000
Duration: 59 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Billnitzer, Herman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stanley Vejtasa, October 1, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Stanley Vejtasa. Mr Vejtasa was born in 1914 on a farm in Montana. While at the University of Montana, he signed up for the Navy and went to Pensacola in 1938. He graduated from flight school and joined his first squadron, Scouting Squadron 5, in early 1939 on board the USS Yorktown which was based in San Diego; he was flying bi-planes (SBC-3). Vejtasa describes an exercise the Yorktown did with the USS Ranger in the Atlantic prior to the war, cruising down … more
Date: October 1, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Vejtasa, Stanley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mr. Iwashita, October 1, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Mr. Iwashita. From his Japanese Naval Academy class of 360, he was among 120 selected for flight training. Upon completion, he was chosen to be an instructor. After eight months serving as an instructor, Iwashita was assigned to combat duty with the 301st Air WIng at Yokosuka. Iwashita describes using aerial bombs to destroy attacking American bombers.
Date: October 1, 2000
Duration: 37 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Iwashita
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Douglas C. Davis, October 1, 2000

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Commander Douglas C. Davis. Davis joined the Navy in 1939 after having learned to fly as a civilian. He went through naval flight training at Pensacola, Florida and earned his wings in September, 1940. Upon completion of training, he reported to Pearl Harbor, his first duty station, in December 1940, where he was assigned to BP-22. Davis describes alot of his activities at Pearl Harbor prior to the outbreak of war. These included advance base operations, sea… more
Date: October 1, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Davis, Douglas C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Jacquet, October 1, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Jacquet. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin August 29, 1918. He joined the Army Air Corps as a flying cadet in February 1940 and was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group. He recalls arriving at Clark Field in early November 1941. After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Jacquet flew B-17s conducting various missions between Luzon and Mindanao until his plane was too damaged to fly. He describes how he was then … more
Date: October 1, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Jacquet, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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