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Oral History Interview with A. W. McCasker

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with A. W. McCasker. McCasker joined the Royal Australian Navy and at the end of 1942 was stationed on Guadalcanal. He took a small party behind enemy lines to Lord Howe Island on a reconnaissance mission, accompanied by two American soldiers and a Javanese guide. There he was greeted by a Polynesian king who held a formal ceremony declaring war on the Japanese. McCasker brought along a radio that could reach several hundred mileā€¦ more
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: McCasker, A. W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes October 20, 1945]

Description: Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her frustration with the Red Cross, preparing to open a new club for enlisted men, getting transferred to Aganus, her work schedule, and friends. Typed on The Neil House (Columbus, OH) stationary.
Date: October 20, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members, March 20, 1963]

Description: Letter from Brown Booth of Houston Committee on Foreign Relations to the members about the next meeting that is going to happen on April 4, 1963 with the speaker, Mr. George B. Laking. He also gives a little information on what to expect from the meeting and requests the members to let them know whether they can attend or not on the enclosed card. Printed " Declined - unable to attend, 4-2-63 ".
Date: March 20, 1963
Creator: Booth, Brown
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with L. B. Smith, February 20, 1989

Description: Interview with L. B. Smith, a Army WWII veteran from Magnolia, Mississippi, who was present at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Smith discusses entering the Army and training, events prior to the attack, the morning of December 7th and the bombing of Schofield Barracks, the aftermath and defensive preparations, and his later service in the Pacific Theater.
Date: February 20, 1989
Creator: Cruse, Stephen & Smith, L. B.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Franklin B. Murphy, November 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Franklin B. Murphy of Milford, Maine. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Marines and going through basic training in South Carolina before completing his communications training in North Carolina. He also talks about his journey from Hawaii to Tarawa and the horrors he saw when they arrived and started to set up communication lines. Mr. Murphy was assigned to the twenty-fourth marines as their communication before being sentā€¦ more
Date: November 20, 2003
Creator: Murphy, Franklin B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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