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Oral History Interview with Howard Steward, August 30, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Steward. Steward was born in Waverly, Illinois. After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, and spending four weeks in basic training, he went to aircraft maintenance school. In 1944 he went to the South Pacific and was stationed in the Philippines. One night Japanese paratroopers attacked, killing a number of Americans in their tents. On another occasion at Clark Air Base, the Japanese, under cover of darkness, put time b… more
Date: August 30, 2008
Creator: Steward, Howard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harrold Weldon, August 30, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harrold Weldon. Weldon joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned as a coxswain to the USS Neville (APA-9) for the invasion of Saipan. He was transferred to the USS Brookings (APA-140), which was loaded with Marines in anticipation of the invasion of Japan. When the war ended, the Marines were delivered instead as occupational forces. Weldon was in Tokyo Bay for the sig… more
Date: August 30, 2008
Creator: Weldon, Harrold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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