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Oral History Interview with Ralph Robinson, January 17, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Robinson. Robinson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas 1 September 1919. After graduating from high school in 1937, he began taking evening classes at the University of Houston and continued to do so through 1941. In 1940 he was hired by General Geophysical Company in Houston to work in the laboratory. In 1942 he began working with the Carnegie Institute of Washington, DC in the Terrestrial Magnetism Department. He recal… more
Date: January 17, 1997
Creator: Robinson, Ralph O.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Trenton Fowler, January 17, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Trenton Fowler. Fowler grew up in Corpus Christi and enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1943. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 4th Marine Raider Battalion and shipped out on the French transport ship Rochambeau to New Caledonia. From there he went to Guadalcanal for training and then to the Emirau, Guam, and Okinawa campaigns, with stops at Guadalcanal in between each campaign. Fowler discusses the pros and c… more
Date: January 17, 2001
Creator: Fowler, Trenton
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Location: -1.666261 149.962367
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Norman DeReese, January 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman DeReese. DeReese joined the Army in January 1942. He was assigned to the 18th Field Artillery and served in the headquarters battalion in communications. He went with his unit to England in early 1943 for further training prior to the Normandy invasion. He landed at Normandy in early July. DeReese's unit was unattached to any larger unit. Instead, his artillery brigade was attached temporarily to several different uni… more
Date: January 17, 2005
Creator: DeReese, Norman W.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Butler, January 17, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Butler. Butler joined the Army in March of 1943. He volunteered to join the paratroopers and completed jump school in Fort Benning, Georgia. In June of 1944 he traveled to Sicily. In August he was assigned to Head Quarters Company 509th, Parachute Infantry Regiment. They traveled to Naples where he served in a machine gun squad. They moved on to southern France, then on to Belgium where their job was to hold a cross road in … more
Date: January 17, 2002
Creator: Butler, Jack
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clarence Bohanan, January 17, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clarence Bohanan. Bohanan joined the Army in December, 1943 and trained in San Antonio. Once he was assigned to the 724th Railway Operating Battalion, his unit was rushed to France after the invasion of Normandy. He shares several anecdotes about his time in France. He also recalls operating during the Battle of the Bulge and after the war during the occupation. Bohanan was discharged in April 1946 and stayed in Germany working f… more
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Bohanan, Clarence
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Liapes, January 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Charles Liapes. Liapes was born in Newburg, New York 27 November 1921. Five of his brothers were in the service during World War II. Three were wounded and all returned home. In November 1942, Liapes volunteered for the Army and went to Fort McClelland for basic training. Upon completion of basic he traveled to England aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R-08) to attend a British Commando school. Completing the commando training he… more
Date: January 17, 2007
Creator: Liapes, Charles
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joan F. Weller, January 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joan F. Weller. Weller begins with an account of her father's career in the Navy and her experiences growing up and moving from station to station all over the US. During her high school years , she spent time in San Diego and Honolulu. She was present on Oahu when Pearl Harbor was attacked. She proceeds to read a speech she delivered to high school mates of hers in San Diego shortly after she was evacuated back to the US ma… more
Date: January 17, 2012
Creator: Weller, Joan F.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Arthur R. Weller, January 17, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur R. Weller. Weller begins with a brief biography and then an account of his father's actions as Commanding Officer aboard the USS Wasp (CV-18) that resulted in the award of the Navy Cross. Weller attended the University of California, Berkeley, and enrolled inthe Navy's V-12 program. His first assignment upon commissioning was at Fort Pierce, Florida teaching sailors to operate landing craft. At Fort Pierce, Weller vol… more
Date: January 17, 2012
Creator: Weller, Arthur R.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joe Elkington, January 17, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe Elkington. Elkington joined the Navy in April of 1942. He trained in fire control and radar in San Diego. He was assigned to the USS Chicago (CA-29). His job aboard was fire control. Their ship was in the Pacific, at New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. The Chicago sank in 1943 and Elkington gives detail of this event. He also served aboard the USS Helena (CL-50) and traveled to the Solomon Islands. His job aboard was lookout … more
Date: January 17, 2013
Creator: Elkington, Joe
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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