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Oral History Interview with Linton Estes, November 20, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Linton “Pete” Estes. Born in Clayton, New Mexico 19 December 1920, Estes graduated from the University of Texas. He and his brother John took Civilian Pilot Training courses together. The brothers then took advanced training and upon receiving their licenses, became instructors for Wichita Falls (Texas) Air Transport Company training pilots for the military. Through the fall of 1941 Estes taught and graduated one class of fu… more
Date: November 20, 2002
Duration: 24 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Estes, Linton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Roy Warren, November 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Warren. Warren was a child when his father was stationed in Pearl Harbor in 1941 as a communications officer with the Navy. He tells of life as a 4th grader attending school on Ford Island and living in Little Makalapa. Warren recalls seeing the first wave of Japanese torpedo bombers flying over his house. He describes his experiences during the attack and the days afterward. Warren details the types of souvenirs that he… more
Date: November 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Warren, Roy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clyde Harding, November 11, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde Harding. Born in 1919, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940. He describes his time in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). He was attached to the British Royal Air Force (RAF) as part of the Lend-Lease Program. He trained RAF pilots to fly B-25 Mitchell bombers. He recounts his capture and escape from German soldiers while serving in Egypt. He also trained Russian pilots to fly Bell P-39 Airacobras in Russia. In… more
Date: November 11, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Harding, Clyde
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Don Lamanna, November 22, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don Lamanna. Lamanna joined the Navy in November 1942 and was transferred to hospital corps school in Alabama, where he tended to casualties of flight training. He then attended field medical school at Camp Elliot. Upon completion, he was assigned to a medical battalion in the V Amphibious Corps where he worked as an orderly in hospitals. He landed on Saipan on the eighth day of the invasion and worked at an abandoned Japane… more
Date: November 22, 2000
Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Lamanna, Don
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carter Wheelock, November 9, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Carter Wheelock. Wheelock joined the Navy in 1943. He served as a Radarman aboard USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). He participated in every naval battle the ship went through from mid-1943 through the end of the war, traveling to the Aleutian, Gilbert and Marshall Islands, Saipan, Guam, Peleliu, the Philippines, and Okinawa. He was discharged in 1946.
Date: November 9, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Wheelock, Carter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Bullian, November 19, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edwin Bullian. Bullian joined the Army Air Corps in October of 1940. He served as a B-26 flight engineer and gunner with the 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. He completed 45 missions over North Africa, the islands of Sardinia and Sicily and the Italian mainland. Bullian continued his service after the war ended, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1960.
Date: November 19, 2002
Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Bullian, Edwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Brasell, November 14, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Brasell. Brasell joined the Army in November 1940 and went directly to Hawaii for training. He watched the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Punch Bowl on Oahu. His duty included delivering ammunition to various installation guard posts in the hills around Pearl Harbor. He had some contact with Ensign Sakamaki at Fort Shafter after his capture. In December, 1942, he landed on Guadalcanal. Brasell served as a machine gunn… more
Date: November 14, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Brasell, Glenn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ivan Brown, November 7, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ivan Brown. Brown joined the Army in 1942. He joined the 3rd Chemical Mortar Battalion. His job was working with the 4.2-inch mortar and poison gas. In April of 1943, they deployed to Oran, North Africa. They participated in the allied invasions of Sicily, Italy and southern France, and the Battle of the Ardennes. Brown was discharged in late 1945.
Date: November 7, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Brown, Ivan
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Ellis, November 26, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Ellis. Ellis was born 17 December 1917 in Chillicothe, Ohio. After graduating from high school in 1935, he attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While there he joined the Marine Corps Reserve and entered into platoon leader classes. Upon graduating from college in 1939, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and went to Philadelphia for advanced courses. Upon completion, he reported to San Diego where he was assig… more
Date: November 26, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Ellis, John H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Leighton, November 8, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Leighton. Leighton joined the Navy in 1939. After basic training, he was assigned to the USS Ramsay (DM-16). He was aboard when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Afterwards, Leighton stayed aboard the Ramsay and headed for Samoa to lay mines, then to the Aleutian Islands. Leighton was then assigned to the YMS-395 and returned to Samoa. Afterwards, he was assigned to the USS Navarro (APA-215) and was wounded aboard the… more
Date: November 8, 2002
Duration: 52 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Leighton, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Everett Reamer, November 5, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett Reamer. Reamer was born in Elizabethtown, Ohio 20 January 1915. On 1 February 1941, he joined the Army. He arrived at Manila on 21 April 1941 aboard the USS Republic (AP-33). He went to Corregidor where he was assigned to the 60th Coast Artillery and began six weeks of basic training. While the attacks on Cavite Naval Base could be seen from Corregidor, Reamer was not involved in any action until 29 December 1941, at… more
Date: November 5, 2002
Duration: 2 hours 52 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Reamer, Everett
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank G. Reynolds, November 1, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank G. Reynolds. Reynolds was drafted into the Army in July, 1943. After training and after being shipped overseas, Reynolds was assigned as a medic to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division. Reynolds was in the second wave to land at Omaha Beach at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944. He relates his experiences at Normandy and St. Mere Eglise. He finally was evacuated after a while on the lin… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Reynolds, Frank G.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Merrill Pierce, November 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merrill Pierce. Pierce entered the Navy in September, 1941 and was in training when the war started. His assignment was with the Armed Guard and he rode a tanker to Hawaii. He switched ships and hauled molasses up from Chile. On another ship, he carried bombs to Australia and India. Next they hauled a load of jute to New York. He landed at Peleliu and worked as a stevedore. When the war ended, Pierce was tasked with dumping … more
Date: November 28, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Pierce, Merrill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jose Soliz, November 5, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jose Soliz. Soliz was drafted into the Army in April, 1941. In early 1945, Soliz went to the Philippines for the liberation. He served as a machine gunner.
Date: November 5, 2002
Duration: 32 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Soliz, Jose
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Otto Keith Williams, November 21, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otto Keith Williams. He was born on 10 December 1918 in Tacoma, Washington and after completing two years of college, during which he earned a private pilot's license, he was drafted into the Navy in February 1941 and completed flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas in July 1942. He then transferred into the Marine Corps and was sent to Glenview, Illinois where he completed carrier qualifications in October 1942. He joined… more
Date: November 21, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Williams, Otto Keith
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ted T. Yenari, November 2, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ted T. Yenari. He was born in Tacoma, Washington on 29 September 1919 to parents who had immigrated from Japan. His family was sent to Rohwer War Relocation Center in March 1942. In May 1943 he left the camp to volunteer for the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota. In November 1944, following completion of his Japanese language studies, he was sent to Military Intelligence School in Alabam… more
Date: November 2, 2002
Duration: 2 hours 31 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Yenari, Ted T.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Ryan, November 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Ryan. Ryan joined the Navy in June 1944 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Santa Monica, a Merchant Marine ship, as part of the gunnery crew. His ship brought troops and supplies to the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Okinawa. Until a close encounter with kamikazes at Okinawa, Ryan’s service was uneventful. He recalls seeing beautiful tropical fish i… more
Date: November 21, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Ryan, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Milton Seale, November 16, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Milton Seale. Seale joined the Army in July of 1939. From July through October of 1942, he served with the 36th Infantry Division in the Louisiana Maneuvers. In October of 1943, he completed flight training and served with the 405th Fighter Squadron. In February of 1944, they deployed to England. From February through the end of the war, they completed combat missions over France, including a pre-invasion attack of Normandy, and … more
Date: November 16, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Seale, Milton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floyd Cox, November 1, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Floyd Cox. Cox was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on 26 November 1932. Upon graduating from high school in 1950 he joined the US Air Force. He recalls, as a child, hearing a broadcast telling of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and how the war affected a youngster living in a small town during that time. He relates his experiences in participating in scrap iron and grease collections for war time purposes and purchasing War B… more
Date: November 1, 2007
Duration: 24 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Deverl Goode, November 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Deverl Goode. Goode was born in 1922 and joined the Army after one semester of college. He received basic training at Camp Wolters and landed on Leyte in 1944 with the Americal Division. He was sent to Cebu as a scout. Cut off behind enemy lines for several days, he subsisted on bananas, wild potatoes, and rainwater. He spent several months on Negros Island using a flamethrower to clear caves of enemy holdouts; one cave turn… more
Date: November 10, 2007
Duration: 51 minutes 01 second
Creator: Goode, Deverl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Burdrick, November 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Burdrick. Burdrick joined the Navy in December 1942 through the V-12 program at UCLA. He was then assigned to midshipmen’s school at Columbia University. Upon completion, he was sent aboard the USS Dickens (APA-161), his battle station at a 40-millimeter gun. Burdrick and his crew set a record for embarking troops, capable of getting 26 boats into the water and ready to go ashore in just 22 minutes. At Iwo Jima, by t… more
Date: November 15, 2007
Duration: 50 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Burdrick, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Philip Lapaglia, November 28, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip Lapaglia. As an only child, Lapaglia was exempt from the draft, but he enlisted with the Army Air Forces upon learning that they were looking for aviation cadets. After completing pre-flight training, he learned that they were looking for Romance language translators, so he went to Camp Richards for intelligence school as a speaker of French and Italian. The need for translators suddenly dropped following the surrende… more
Date: November 28, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Lapaglia, Philip
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Austin, November 1, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Austin. Austin joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1943 as an Aviation Cadet. He graduated as a pilot in March of 1944 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He went on to train as a B-17 co-pilot. He provides details of his flight training. Austin was assigned to the 335th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force stationed in England. He completed 35 missions from November of 1944 through April of 1945. A… more
Date: November 1, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Austin, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Cadle, November 29, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Cadle. Cadle joined the Army Air Forces in October, 1942 after working in a naval gun factory. He passed the exam and was accepted for pilot training. He earned his wings and commission in May, 1944. He then learned to fly B-24 bombers and was shipped to England and was assigned to the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He describes a few missions over Europe in detail, including one in which he bailed out of a crippled b… more
Date: November 29, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 33 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Cadle, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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