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Oral History Interview with Christian de Marcken, May 29, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Christian W. de Marcken. De Marcken was born 24 January 1928 in Uccle, Brussels, Belgium. His father, Gustave immigrated to the United States, became a citizen and served in the US Army during World War I. Later he worked for the Hammond Organ Company, which sent him to Brussels. In 1939 the US embassy advised he and his family return to the United States. He did not leave Belgium, which was soon occupied by Nazi Germany for… more
Date: May 29, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: de Marcken, Christian
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with G. K. Guennel, May 28, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with G. K. Guennel. Guennel moved to the United States from Germany in 1934. From January of 1933 to September of 1934, prior to moving to the States, he lived under the Hitler regime and provides some details of this experience. While attending Butler University in Indiana Guennel enlisted in the Army Reserve in the summer of 1942. He was called to active duty in June of 1943 after his graduation. He was invited to take Army Intellig… more
Date: May 28, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Guennel, G. K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Jerome, May 29, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Jerome. Jerome joined the Navy in August of 1944. He was assigned to the engineering division, operating evaporators and other engine room machinery. He served aboard the USS Benevolence (AH-13). In July of 1945 they departed for the Pacific, providing hospital services, preventive medicine and casualty evacuation. They were with the Allied fleet in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan. They processed liberated Allied pri… more
Date: May 29, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Jerome, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles E. Daugherty, June 19, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles E Daugherty. Daugherty joined the Navy in 1939. He received basic training at Great Lakes and was aboard the USS California (BB-44) during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He remained at his battle station as a phone talker, nearly suffocating as the ship’s ventilation system malfunctioned. When the order was given to abandon ship, Daugherty was carried up two flights of stairs. Then a ferry came by and Daugherty stepped … more
Date: June 19, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Daugherty, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Gobbi, June 9, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Gobbi. Gobbi joined the Navy in December of 1941. He served as a gun pointer on a 40 millimeter aboard the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73). They participated in the battles of Saipan, Tinian, Leyte Gulf and the Philippines. He provides details of these battles. Around late 1944 he traveled back to the States aboard the SS Lurline (1932). He was discharged around 1947.
Date: June 9, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Gobbi, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Horace C. Jones. Jones enlisted in the Army Air Corps in order not to be drafted and trained in Goergia and Miami. He went to Wyoming for gunnery school. In 1943, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force in Italy. He served as a waist gunner in a B-24. Jones describes his thoughts and feelings while on missions and how he operated. After 50 missions, Jones was returned to the US to train other flight crews. He was in the US when the war ended and was discharged… more
Date: June 16, 2009
Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Jones, Horace C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Joseph O'Malley, June 12, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Joseph O???Malley. O???Malley was drafted into the Army in 1943. In March of 1944 he was sent for airborne training at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. He fought with the 84th Infantry Division in Germany and Belgium, pushing forward from Geilenkirchen, Germany in November, 1944 to Schnackenburg, Germany and ultimately contacting the Russian Army on the Elbe River in April, 1945. O'Malley spoke fluent German and served as an Army … more
Date: June 12, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: O'Malley, John Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Schuck, June 17, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Schuck. Schuck joined the Army Corps of Engineers in 1943. He completed Officer Candidate School and was assigned to the Engineer Aviation Training Detachment. He learned how to build roads and airports. Schuck was a platoon commander in the 1902nd Engineer Aviation Battalion. In the spring of 1945 they traveled to Ie Shima and completed work on an airfield. Schuck describes his work and experiences on this island, as wel… more
Date: June 17, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Schuck, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Massey, June 15, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Massey. Massey joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1942. In the summer of 1943 he worked as a B-24 flight instructor. He was transferred to Savannah, Georgia to work as a test pilot, and shares some stories of his experiences. Massey flew around 43 different models of military aircraft, which included a few civilian airplanes. He was discharged in June of 1946. He then completed an engine mechanics school, completed c… more
Date: June 15, 2009
Duration: 56 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Massey, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Karl F. Eichhorn, June 2, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Karl F. Eichhorn. Eichhorn joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1943. He completed armament school, learning how to troubleshoot and repair machine guns, cannons, airplane bomb racks and gun turrets. He was assigned to the 726th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. He served as a ground crewman. In December of 1943 he traveled to North Africa. He describes in detail his trip over and accommodations aboard a liber… more
Date: June 2, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 47 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Eichhorn, Karl F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Engel, June 18, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Engel. Engel joined the Navy in December of 1939. He served aboard the USS Zane (DMS-14) as Chief Signalman. Engel was aboard the Zane on 7 December 1941 in Pearl Harbor. At 7:55am he heard the planes and identified the marks on Japanese planes. He signaled the nearby ships, announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. At Pearl Harbor, their ship was assigned to a mine warfare force to sweep mines. They also traveled to Austral… more
Date: June 18, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Engel, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Michael Giroski, July 2, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Michael Giroski. Giroski was born Luplow, Pennsylvania in 1922 and graduated from high school in 1940. Joining the Army Air Forces 28 February 1943 he was sent to Miami, Florida for basic training. He qualified for flight training, but washed out due to a medical condition. Giroski was approved for flying status, however and went to Harlingen, Texas for gunnery training. He was then selected for radar training and went to Cl… more
Date: July 2, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Giroski, Michael
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Darrell McFadden, June 11, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Darrell McFadden. McFadden joined the Merchant Marines in March of 1944. He was traveled to Normandy, France; Antwerp, Belgium; Hull, England and the West Indies. In their convoys they hauled bomb casings and other equipment and supplies. When traveling aboard various liberty and victory ships, he served in utility and as hot shell man on the four-inch gun. He was discharged in 1947.
Date: June 11, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: McFadden, Darrell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with E. Harold Roy, June 3, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with E. Harold Roy. Roy was born in Eli, Kentucky on 17 December 1924. Upon entering the Navy in 1943 he was sent to Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot camp. Upon graduation, he was assigned to the USS Chatelain (DE-149). Aboard, he escorted convoys to England and Gibraltar. Soon after returning the ship was assigned to Task Group 22.3 a hunter, killer anti-submarine unit. He recounts in detail the actions in which the u… more
Date: June 3, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Roy, E. Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Sampson, June 8, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Sampson. Sampson joined the Army in October of 1943. In May of 1944 he traveled to Hawaii and served as a clerk typist in the Headquarters Company Pacific Ocean Area, stationed at Fort Shafter and Fort Ruger in Honolulu. His job included typing orders for emergency leaves and transfers. He provides some details of his work and life in general in Hawaii. He remained in Hawaii until February of 1946 and was discharged in Mar… more
Date: June 8, 2009
Duration: 41 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Sampson, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Mitchell, December 17, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Mitchell. Mitchell, a native Choctaw Indian, joined the Marine Corps in 1943. After completing training in artillery as well as radio and telephone communication, he joined the 5th Marine Division, 13th Artillery Regiment. His primary function was to call in coordinates for a 105mm gun. At Iwo Jima, Mitchell landed under enemy fire which included attack. He developed battle fatigue and was relieved from the front lines… more
Date: December 17, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Mitchell, Glenn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Garland John Robinson, November 10, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Garland John Robinson. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Robinson joined the Army Air Corps. Having already earned a Bachelor of Arts, he was interested in becoming a mechanic and was assigned to the so-called 3rd Attack Group, 89th Squadron as an assistant engineering officer. Stationed on a racetrack in Australia, Robinson maintained B-17s and socialized with locals. He transferred to a group in New Guinea, where he worke… more
Date: November 10, 2009
Duration: 3 hours 19 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Robinson, Garland John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jackie Redstone and Chris Jenkins, November 4, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jackie Redstone and Chris Jenkins. Redstone and Jenkins are sisters who were born in Belgium. They moved to China when their father took a job as an engineer at a coal mine north of Peking. When the Japanese invaded, the Belgian engineers were kept on, in order to keep production running. Food was scarce, and the flour they were given for rations had worms, but the family was able to maintain a robust garden and tend to thei… more
Date: November 4, 2009
Duration: 33 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Redstone, Jackie & Jenkins, Chris
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Turley, January 15, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Turley. Turley joined the Army Air Forces in May 1943 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He received gunnery training in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bombardment Group, where he served as a ball turret gunner of a B-17. During his first mission, in Brest, the plane nearest him went down in flames while another went into a flat spin. When he returned to base… more
Date: January 15, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Turley, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Willard Frank, February 2, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Willard Frank. Frank joined the Navy in July of 1943. He deployed to Waimanalo in Hawaii to an Amphibious Training base. Frank served as an engineer on an LCVP, ferrying supplies from shore to ships. In 1944, he served aboard USS Lindenwald (LSD-6), participating in the invasions of the Marshall Islands, Saipan, the Philippines and Okinawa. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: February 2, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Frank, Willard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Hickey, October 23, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Hickey. Hickey joined the Army around mid-1944. He served with the 19th Infantry Regiment. In April of 1945, he participated in the Philippines Campaign in Davao on Mindanao, where he was wounded. Hickey served with occupation forces in Japan through mid-1946. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1946.
Date: October 23, 2009
Duration: 53 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Hickey, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Stevenson, December 8, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Stevenson. Stevenson joined the Navy around 1942. He completed Naval Communications training. Beginning mid-1944, he served aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413). He shares his experiences through the Battle of Samar, and the sinking of the Roberts in October. Stevenson was then assigned on staff to the Command Transport Division 107, working with converted destroyer escorts. He traveled to Midway, Guam, Okinawa and th… more
Date: December 8, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Stevenson, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Newsom, December 15, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Newsom. Newsom joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He served with the 303rd Airdrome Squadron, 751st Bomb Squadron. They traveled to New Guinea, Leyte, Mindanao, Luzon and Manila. Newsome serviced B-25s, helped build airstrips and revetments for planes, as well as loading B-25s with bombs and ammunition prior to takeoff. Newsom shares his experience combatting Japanese soldiers on the islands, kamikaze attacks and bombing ra… more
Date: December 15, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Newsom, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kermit Gebert, June 27, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kermit Gebert. Gebert joined the Army Air Forces in August 1941 and attended technical school at Scott Air Force Base. He was stationed in Hawaii until 1945 and then served on Guam in the Signal Corps. He recalls that although the battles were over on Guam, there were still many Japanese holdouts on the island. Gebert operated a radio, receiving coded messages in the jungle. The longest message he received consisted of over … more
Date: June 27, 2009
Duration: 55 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Gebert, Kermit
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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