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Oral History Interview with Joel D. Alderson, April 10, 2007

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Joel Alderson and his wife Nila. He discusses going to boot camp in Texas, shipping off to France in early 1945 and working as an engineer, constructing bridges and demolishing German fortifications for the Army as it made it's way through Germany, blowing up Hilter's bunker in Salzburg, Austria and using bulldozers to cover piles of dead Jews the Germans left in the open (likely at Dachau). He ancedotes about meeting Eisenhower, carrying fuel up to Patton's… more
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Alderson, Joel D.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edward Kozak, July 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Kozak. Kozak provides some details of his family’s history as professional musicians, including his experience on the piano, marimba, harp and drums. Kozak served as the head of the department in the Shreveport Symphony, and served as a music teacher at a number of schools, including Juilliard School of Music in New York. He joined the Navy in 1943. He graduated from the Washington D.C. School of Music and was assigned as … more
Date: July 23, 2007
Creator: Kozak, Edward
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas Earp, October 1, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Thomas Earp. Earp was born in Baltimore 15 November 1923. He joined the Marines and went to Camp Pendleton where he had boot training. He then went to Camp Goettge on New Caledonia and was assigned to the 1st Raider Regiment. In January 1944 he went to Guadalcanal where he had additional combat training before transferring into the 4th Marine Regiment. He was then assigned to the 1st Marine Provisional Brigade. Earp’s unit … more
Date: October 1, 2007
Creator: Earp, Thomas N.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lloyd Fulbright, July 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lloyd Fulbright. Fulbright joined the Army in September 1943 and trained in the artillery branch. He went overseas in Fenruary 1944 first to New Caledonia, then to New Zeraland where he was assigned to the 169th Field Artillery Battalion, 43rd Infantry Division. He then went to Aitape, New Guinea with the division and the Philippines. Fulbright shares several anecdotes about his combat experiences and stories from his time in occ… more
Date: July 30, 2007
Creator: Fulbright, Lloyd
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clifford Ashby, March 6, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clifford Ashby. Ashby was born in Effingham, Illinois on 11 June 1925. He became interested in amateur radio while in high school and joined the Merchant Marines in 1943. After passing tests related to radio operations he was assigned to the liberty ship, SS James B. Francis (1942) as a radio operator. He tells of the ship loaded with ammunition sitting in the harbor at Guadalcanal with hoses pumping water on the deck to kee… more
Date: March 6, 2007
Creator: Ashby, Clifford
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Lewis Jinks, November 8, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lew Jinks. Jinks joined the Army in June 1943 and trained as a medic. In November, he went overseas in January 1944 and was assigned to the 147th Infantry Regiment. Jinks went to Emirau with the unit, then the Mariana Islands. He also served as a medic with the unit on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Jinks relates several stories from his experiences overseas.
Date: November 8, 2007
Creator: Jinks, Lewis
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Everett Smith, January 19, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett Smith, Jr. Smith was born in Bloomington, Indiana on 23 June 1926 and after graduating from high school was drafted into the Army in September 1944. Following basic training, he embarked on the Queen Mary and arrived in Glasgow, Scotland on 1 January 1945. He crossed the English Channel to Normandy with the 63rd Infantry Division. When the war ended in Europe, Smith was in Germany training with the 63rd ID for the in… more
Date: January 19, 2007
Creator: Smith, Everett
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Norman Sterrie, July 20, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Sterrie. Sterrie was born 14 November 1917 in St. James, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1934. Upon graduating from college in 1939 he joined the Navy. He graduated from flight school at Pensacola in 1940 and was assigned to Torpedo Squadron 2 on the USS Lexington (CV-2). His first combat mission occurred in March 1942 when his squadron attacked Japanese shipping at Salamaua, New Guinea. During his next mi… more
Date: July 20, 2007
Creator: Sterrie, Norman A.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Zapalac, January 25, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Zapalac. Zapalac was born in Pasadena, California 27 April 1923. He joined the US Army in 1940 and received his basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas. Upon volunteering for parachute training he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia where he qualified as a paratrooper. He then went to Fort Bragg, Kentucky and was assigned to the 506th Parachute infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. In 1943 the unit went to England and… more
Date: January 25, 2007
Creator: Zapalac, George
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Peter Hammersen, May 29, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Hammersen. Hammersen joined the California Army National Guard in September of 1939. He joined, as a charter member, Company A of the 115th Medical Regiment, 40th Infantry Division. He worked as a surgical technician in various hospitals, including the 48th Station Hospital at Vila, Efate, Henderson Field at Guadalcanal and finally the 37th Portable Surgical Hospital in New Guinea. Hammersen shares a number of anecdotal sto… more
Date: May 29, 2007
Creator: Hammersen, Peter
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Nila Jackson Alderson, April 23, 2007

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Nila Jackson Alderson. Born in 1925, Alderson describes life before and during the war in rural Texas as well as in the town of Burnet, Texas . Her husband, Joe Alderson, served in the military in Europe. They both discuss the mail service during the war. The interview includes information about her parents and siblings.
Date: April 23, 2007
Creator: Alderson, Nila Jackson
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Bast, August 2, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Bast. Bast joined the Navy in January of 1942. He completed courses in seamanship, gunnery, navigation, and attended the Submarine Chaser Training Center in Miami. He was assigned to the USS Anoka (PC-571), of which he was a plank owner. He provides some details of this patrol craft. They were assigned to Port Townsend, Washington protecting the Bremerton Naval Base from enemy submarines. From the fall of 1942 to April of… more
Date: August 2, 2007
Creator: Bast, Charles
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with L. D. Cox, August 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with L D Cox. Cox joined the Navy in 1944 and served aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He was assigned to a deck division, and later the Navigation Division. He describes some of his job functions and life in general aboard the ship. In the spring of 1945 they launched an attack on Tokyo to cover the landings on Iwo Jima and participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He provides details of these events. They traveled back to the States… more
Date: August 10, 2007
Creator: Cox, L. D.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Larry Delewski, August 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Larry Delewski. Delewski joined the Navy around 1942. He attended gunnery school in Newport, Rhode Island and completed a program at the Naval Gun Factory for Advanced Hydraulics in Washington, D.C. In early 1944 he was then assigned to the USS Laffey (DD-724). He provides some details of the destroyer, including its weaponry. Delewski served as Mount Captain and was in charge of gun mount number three, located on the stern. They… more
Date: August 17, 2007
Creator: Delewski, Larry
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Devoe Hedrick, June 9, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Devoe Hedrick. Hedrick joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. He joined the Navy in April of 1941. He served aboard the USS Corry (DD-463) as a Fire Control Technician. Their ship served on anti-submarine and escort duty in the Atlantic. Hedrick???s battle station was the five-inch gun director where he served as pointer and later as range finder operator. They participated in the North Africa invasion in September of 19… more
Date: June 9, 2007
Creator: Hedrick, Devoe
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joe Haines, April 3, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe Haines. Haines joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He was assigned to the 9th Bomb Group in a B-17. He served as their photographer. He traveled to North Africa and provides some detail of his job photographing various events in the war, from the B-17, including missions when they were bombing or getting hit with flak. They traveled to Italy, and he describes meeting Pope Pius the 12th and a shares number of other stories fro… more
Date: April 3, 2007
Creator: Haines, Joe
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Kirby Krause, August 3, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kirby Krause. Krause joined the Navy in September of 1943 and served aboard the USS Nevada (BB-36) in the 4th Division retrieving seaplanes out of the water. He vividly describes his work aboard the ship, including his work with fueling hoses. Krause goes into great detail of life aboard the ship including food, living quarters and overall morale amongst the men. The Nevada served as a convoy escort, providing fire support during… more
Date: August 3, 2007
Creator: Krause, Kirby
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ralph Mauller, May 15, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Mauller. Mauller joined the Navy around 1942. He completed Midshipman???s School and served aboard the USS Ozark (LSV-2). With his commission as a deck officer, he also served as a Chaplain aboard the Ozark. They participated in the invasions of both Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He provides details of their mission at Iwo Jima. He was later assigned as Troop Transport Officer aboard the USS William P. Biddle (APA-8). He was discha… more
Date: May 15, 2007
Creator: Mauller, Ralph
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Giles McCoy, April 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Giles McCoy. McCoy joined the Marines in June of 1943. He served as a sniper. McCoy was assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He participated in the Invasion of Peleliu in September of 1944, as well as the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. He talks about his experiences with kamikaze planes at Okinawa. He then served as a Marine replacement and a hot shell man aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). McCoy provides… more
Date: April 21, 2007
Creator: McCoy, Giles
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harry Minarik, July 19, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harry Minarik. Minarik joined the Navy in December of 1941. He was appointed as an Aviation Cadet and provides details of his training. He completed Carrier School, learning how to land on carriers. He was assigned to Torpedo Squadron Sixteen (VT-16). They completed a number of training sessions in and around Hawaii. In the spring of 1943 he flew planes aboard the USS Lexington (CV-16). Minarik provides details of their participa… more
Date: July 19, 2007
Creator: Minarik, Harry
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ari Phoutrides, July 26, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ari Phoutrides. Phoutrides joined the Navy in 1942. He completed Quartermaster School, and was assigned to the USS Laffey (DD-724) in February of 1944. His job aboard was overseeing supplies and ammunition. His battle station was on the bridge. They participated in the invasion of France, taking Landing Craft, Infantry to Utah Beach in June of 1944. Beginning April of 1945, they participated in the Battle of Okinawa, where the La… more
Date: July 26, 2007
Creator: Phoutrides, Ari
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Hiroshi Sakahara, May 22, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hiroshi Sakahara. Sakahara is second generation Japanese-American. He provides some details of his family history and life growing up in Tacoma, Washington during the Great Depression. In 1941 he joined the Army and volunteered for the 442nd Infantry Combat Team, 5th Army. They fought in Belgium and Italy on the front lines opposite the Germans. He served as an ammunition carrier and later carried the Browning Automatic Rifle. In… more
Date: May 22, 2007
Creator: Sakahara, Hiroshi
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Walter Skeldon, September 22, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Skeldon. Skeldon recalls several anecdotes from growing up during the Great Depression. He enlisted in the Navy in August 1941 and trained at Newport, Rhode Island. He was in aviation mechanic school when the war started. Skeldon describes the initiation when a ship crosses the Equator while aboard USS Santee (CVE-29) and was involved in the invasion of North Africa. He shares stories from Morocco. He went to arresting gea… more
Date: September 22, 2007
Creator: Skeldon, Walter
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Henry Osburn, December 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Osburn. He begins with an anecdote about his birth and a mix-up on his birth certificate. In 1944, he was draftred into the Navy at 18 years of age. Osburn went to boot camp in San Diego for four weeks of intense training. His pay was $32 per month. When he finished Basic Training, Osburn was attached to Carrier Aircraft Support Unit 53 in Hopeville, California. Two months later, he was sent to Philadelphia for more tr… more
Date: December 23, 2007
Creator: Osburn, Henry
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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