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Oral History Interview with John A. Hugghins, January 25, 1999

Description: Transcript of an oral monologue by John A. Hugghins. Hugghins finished high school in Bryan, Texas in May, 1041, and went to Baylor University that fall on a football scholarship. He joined the Navy and was called to active duty in July, 1943. In the meantime, he stayed in school. Once he received the call, he reported to stations in Mississippi and New York for training. When he finished midshipman school in Plattsburgh, New York, he was commissioned an ensign in June, 1944. He immediately rep… more
Date: January 25, 1999
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Hugghins, John A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Tom Peays, February 6, 1999

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Tom Peays. Peays served as a pilot with the Air Transport Command in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. He joined the Civilian Pilot Training Program in Lubbock, Texas in 1940. He received his commercial pilot’s license and joined the Army Air Forces primary training program in 1941. He received his instructor’s rating and served as a flight instructor for aviation cadets in 1942. He went to the Air Transport Comm… more
Date: February 6, 1999
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Peays, Tom
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Rudy Kiehne, March 3, 1999

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rudy Kiehne. Kiehne was born in Fredericksburg, Texas, 25 October 1919 and enlisted in the Navy in 1938 upon graduating from high school. He was assigned to the USS Maryland (BB-46) in Pearl Harbor as a gunner’s mate responsible for a battery of 5-inch/.51-caliber broadside guns. He was aboard the Maryland the morning of 7 December 1941 and watched a Japanese plane drop a torpedo on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37), which was tied u… more
Date: March 3, 1999
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Kiehne, Rudy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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