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Oral History Interview with Hal La Vine, December 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hal La Vine. La Vine was drafted into the Army in February of 1942. He was assigned to the 45th Division, 445th Combat Group. He graduated as an officer from cadet navigation school. He served as an instructor in Monroe, Louisiana. In November of 1942 his unit was assigned to a base in Hethel, England. La Vine served as a navigator aboard B-24s. They served as a lead crew, flying missions out of England in 1943. He describes life… more
Date: December 6, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: La Vine, Hal
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry Dallison, December 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry Dallison. Dallison joined the Navy in 1944 and attended radio school at the University of Wisconsin. Upon completion, he went to submarine school in New London. He received radar training in Groton and went to sound school in San Diego. During his studies, he came down with a fever. By the time he recovered, the war had ended, so Dallison never made a war patrol. He was assigned for three months to USS Pintado (SS-387)… more
Date: December 1, 2010
Duration: 18 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Dallison, Harry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Lynch, December 1, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Lynch. Lynch joined the Marine Corps just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and received basic training at Parris Island. He received further training at Camp Lejeune with the 1st Marine Division. Upon completion, he was sent to Guadalcanal, where he fought for five months and contracted malaria, despite taking Atabrine daily. He recalls that all the Marines were cheering for the Americans during an air fight at Hender… more
Date: December 1, 2010
Duration: 43 minutes 01 second
Creator: Lynch, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Boone, December 7, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Boone. Boone joined the Navy in 1937. He was assigned to the USS Blue (DD-387) and initially served in the deck division. Boone was also a pointer on one of the 5-inch guns. He eventually joined the engineering division and worked in the boiler room and details how the boiler room operated. Boone describes his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He witnessed the Utah capsize and the Arizona explode. Boone desc… more
Date: December 7, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Boone, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Hastings, December 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hastings. Hastings was drafted into the Army in March 1941. He was sent to radar school and was promoted to an officer in the Signal Corps. Hastings was sent to New Guinea in 1943 and led an autonomous unit that operated on a radio boat disguised as a native fishing boat. He tells of an encounter with head hunters. Hastings was then sent to the 310th Bombardment Wing of the 5th Air Force in the Philippines where he mai… more
Date: December 6, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Hastings, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Uros Roessmann, December 7, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Uros Roessman. Roessmann was born in Vevce, Slovenia 9 September 1925 and graduated from high school in 1943. As the country was occupied by German and Italian forces, he joined the Slovene Home Guard (Domobranci), a home defenders group. The group, led by General Rupnik fought the communist group called the Partisans led by Marshall Tito. Roessmann tells of treating an American pilot for burns after being shot down by the G… more
Date: December 7, 2010
Duration: 44 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Roessmann, Uros
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Wavell, December 9, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth Wavell. Wavell was born in Flandreau, South Dakota 30 October 1919. After graduating from high school in Pipestone, Minnesota in 1936 he attended the University of Minnesota. In 1941, he joined the Navy. After boot camp at Jacksonville, Florida he was selected for flight training. After graduating from flight school at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas, he became a flight instructor for two years. He describes … more
Date: December 9, 2010
Duration: 51 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Wavell, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Keeffe, December 14, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Keeffe. Keeffe joined the Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet in July 1942. He describes his flight training and the planes he flew. Keeffe was then sent to England to become a co-pilot on a B-24. He discusses in detail how he was forced to bail out on his fourth mission over Germany. Keeffe managed to elude capture with the help of the Dutch underground for over four months. He was eventually captured by German count… more
Date: December 14, 2010
Duration: 3 hours 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Keeffe, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Von Dixon, December 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Von Dixon. Dixon was born 30 April 1924 in La Junta, Colorado. Upon enlisting in the US Army Air Forces, he went to Randolph Field, Texas for preflight training. He tells of various phases of training at a series of airfields and the type of planes used in the training. Upon graduating and being commissioned in 1943, he was sent to Thomasville, Georgia for training in the P-39 (fighter). After three months training he was se… more
Date: December 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Dixon, Von
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Morrison, December 8, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Morrison. Morrison joined the Army Air Forces in December 1942 and was sent to Chicago to train with aviation cadets. He received further training in Santa Ana, Tucson, and Phoenix. His night-flying was done in the B-25, guided by a radar operator. The casualty rate was extremely high from crashing into unseen objects. Upon completion of his training, Morrison became an instructor in flying the BT-13 and the AT-6. He … more
Date: December 8, 2010
Duration: 42 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Morrison, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Hendrix, December 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Hendrix. Hendrix joined the Naval Reserve in 1940 and was commissioned in 1941. He started as an intelligence officer for the 11th Naval District at San Diego until he requested sea duty. Hendrix served on the USS Harris (APA-2) and was at sea during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He describes the damage he saw when his ship returned to Pearl Harbor. Hendrix was then assigned to CINCPAC as a coding officer. He discusses … more
Date: December 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Hendrix, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Schell, December 16, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Schell. Schell joined the Navy in March 1944. He was trained as an aviation ordinance man and was assigned to VC-84 as a gunner on a TBM-3. His squadron was assigned to the USS Makin Island (CVE-93) and participated in the battles of Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Bay, and Iwo Jima. Schell talks about how they bombed Iwo Jima for thirty-two days with little effect. He was discharged in February 1946.
Date: December 16, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Schell, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Campbell, December 19, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Campbell. Campbell was born on 25 November 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1941, he was an engineering student at the University of Cincinnati and working at the Curtis Wright engine plant. On 12 July 1941, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet. After spending time at a junior college in Little Rock, Arkansas, Campbell was sent to the University of Iowa for cadet pre-flight training. Upon completion of th… more
Date: December 19, 2010
Duration: 31 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Campbell, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floyd Beeghly, December 17, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Floyd E. Beeghly. Beeghly joined the Navy in April 1943. He describes his basic training at Farragut, Idaho. Beeghly was sent to the USS Independence (CVL-22) and joined the C and R division. He describes flight operations, his damage control station, and what it was like when his ship was hit by a torpedo. Beeghly left the Navy in February 1946.
Date: December 17, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Beeghly, Floyd
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gordon Schaefer, December 11, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gordon Schaefer. Schaefer was born in Clinton, Indiana 5 December 1924. Upon graduating from high school in 1943, he was drafted into the US Army. He completed basic training at Camp Shelby, Missouri and he went to Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia for advanced training. He was then sent to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey where he boarded the SS Argentina for Scotland. From there he went to Normandy where he joined the 29th Infantry Divi… more
Date: December 11, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Schaefer, Gordon
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Kirk, December 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Kirk. Kirk was born in Moline, Illinois on 17 April 1921. After graduating from high school in 1939 he enrolled at the University of Iowa. While there he participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program and received his pilot’s license. In June 1942, he joined the Navy and had four months of training at St Louis. He then entered flight training at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas and had advanced at Kingsvil… more
Date: December 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Creator: Kirk, Goerge N.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George S. Mixell, December 21, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with George S. Mixell. Mixell dropped out of high school and joined the Army in November, 1940 at York, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to a heavy weapons company in the 158th Infantry Regiment (Bushmasters) in Panama. Mixell shares several anecdotes about jungle training in Panama, quelling a riot in Panama City, and patrolling around the canal. He was in Panama one year before shipping out to Australia. From Australia, Mixell and the Bushmasters went to New Guine… more
Date: December 21, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Mixell, George S.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Jackson, December 15, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dr. Daniel Jackson. Jackson grew up in Pennsylvania, went to medical school and was doing his internship when the war started. He completed his internship then joined the Army Medical Corps in June, 1942. His first assignment was as a medical officer at Elgin Air Force Base. Then he joined a unit that was forming (the 102nd Station Hospital) to go overseas. Jackson arrived on New Guinea at Lae in 1944. He did not treat casua… more
Date: December 15, 2010
Duration: 47 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Jackson, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leo Wilcox, December 1, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leo D. Wilcox. Wilcox joined the Navy in December 1942 and trained at Farragut, Idaho. Eventually, he was assigned to the Amphibious Force and reported aboard USS LCI-70 at Tulagi. The USS LCI-70 was a variant and was converted to include several other guns to support infantry during a landing. Wilcox describes some action he saw aboardUSS LCI-70 in the Solomon Islands. He also discusses his role in the invasion of Leyte in … more
Date: December 1, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Wilcox, Leo D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edmund E. Zega, December 2, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edmund E. Zega. Zega joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 1944 when he was 17 and went on active duty in February, 1945. Zega speaks at length about the various weapons he trained on while in training at Parris Island, Camp Lejeune and San Diego. En route to Okinawa aboard the USS Bogue (CVE-9), the war ended and the ship returned to Pearl Harbor. Zega was transferred to the USS New York (BB-34) to serve in the galley as a coo… more
Date: December 2, 2011
Duration: 47 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Zega, Edmund E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Nash, December 8, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John M. Nash, Jr. Nash was a freshman at the University of Utah in the fall of 1941. After one year of college, he was sworn into the Navy as an aviation cadet in November, 1942. Nash discusses pilot training in Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas. He also speaks about carrier landing training in Illinois. He was commissioned an ensign in June, 1944. When his orders came to him, he was assigned as a flight instructor at Cabaniss Fie… more
Date: December 8, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Nash, John M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward H. Vaughan, December 19, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward H. Vaughan. Vaughan went into the Army in January 1943. He relates a few amusing stories from his basic training days and at radio operator school. After training, Vaughan was attached to the 574th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion. When he went overseas, he boarded trhe SS Cape Newenham (1943) and headed for New Guinea in 1944 arriving on Biak. Eventually, his unit headed for Palawan, Philippines. When the war was ov… more
Date: December 19, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Vaughan, Edward H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William L. Bonning, December 13, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William L. Bonning. Bonning had finished high school in 1941 and was grinding gears at Ford Motor Company in Detroit when he was drafted into the Army in January 1943. After a few failed attempts at joining the paratroopers, Bonning finally managed to pass the height requirement by stuffing matchbooks in his socks. He joined the paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia, in June, 1944. Bonning speaks of his experiences while tra… more
Date: December 13, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Bonning, William Lewis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Oliver E. Marheine, December 22, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oliver E. Marheine. During the Depression, Marheine worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1939 before moving to Detroit and taking a jobn in a factory making poarts for airplanes. From there he was drafted into the Army Air Forces in September, 1942. For a while he served as a cook at a glider pilot training base in North Carolina. Then Marheine shipped out to New Guinea. He continued serving as a cook there, th… more
Date: December 22, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Marheine, Oliver E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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