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Region 2 Report

Description: Report detailing Eleanor Brown's activities as the Director of Region 2 from October 2004 through April 2005.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP News Report

Description: Report prepared by Lucile Wise for the WASP board meeting discussing recent changes made to the organization's newsletter.
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Wise, Lucile
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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Oral History Interview with Howard Chalres, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Charles. Charles was born in Picher, Oklahoma in 1919. Placed in a foster home at sixteen years of age he was encouraged to complete high school and attended college. On 6 June 1940 he joined the US Marine Corps and went to San Diego for boot camp. After boot training he was selected for Marine Corps Field Intelligence Training. When he completed this training he was ordered to proceed to Shanghai. Prior to arrival, h… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: Charles, Howard Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Otis Cox, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otis M. Cox. Cox was born in Harlan, Kentucky on 10 May 1923. Soon after graduating from high school in 1941, he joined the US Army Air Corps. Upon completion of basic training at Shreveport, Louisiana he was sent to Ft. Logan, Colorado to attend a technical training school. He recalls various air bases to which he was assigned and of the various jobs he performed. During the course of his time in the service, he learned rad… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Duration: 26 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Cox, Otis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Virgil Heidbrink, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Virgil Heidbrink. Heidbrink was a Master Sergeant in the Army. He was drafted in March 1944. He began basic training in Camp Barkeley, Texas then transferred to Brigham City, Utah for joint training at Bushnell Army Hospital where he was assigned to clerk duty in the hospital headquarters. In November 1944 he boarded the USS General John Pope (AP-110), destination Bombay, India. From there they went to Ledo, Assam and he was assi… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Duration: 19 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Heidbrink, Virgil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Moore, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Moore. Moore graduated from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene in January 1940. He was hired by the FBI after graduation and worked in Washington. In the fall of 1944 he joined the OSS and was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy although he didn't go to OCS. OSS training occurred on Catalina Island, CA. In Kunming, China he worked with Chang Kai Shek (Nationalist troops) developing informants and demolition experts. H… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Duration: 44 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Moore, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ken Marks, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ken Marks. Marks joined the Army Air Forces in December 1941 and was sent to Aircraft Mechanics School at Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas. From there he trained at a Flight Engineer and Gunnery School in Harlingen, Texas, graduating in June 1942. From there he went to Boise, Idaho where he was Assistant Flight Engineer on a B-17. He trained on B-24s in Fort Worth, Texas. He left Christmas morning 1942 on his first flight o… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Duration: 47 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Marks, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Phillips, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Phillips. Phillips joined the Army and after training was sent to Burma where he joined Merrill's Marauders. He was also assigned to the 613th Field Artillery Battalion. Phillips relates several experiences dealing with the mules in the jungles while attached to this artillery unit. When the war ended, Phillips was in Kunming, China. He stayed on in China and helped with the negotiations between the communists and national… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Duration: 2 hours 36 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Phillips, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edgar Wolf, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar Wolf. World joined the Army Air Forces in January, 1942 and trained at Biloxi, Mississippi before heading for Lockheed in California to learn about P-38s. He went to Officer Candidate School and earned a commission before being assigned to the Air Transport Command in New York. With the ATC, Wolf learned loadmaster techniques and air traffic control procedures before heading for Chabua, India. At his base he was respon… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Duration: 51 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Wolf, Edgar
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Howard Chalres, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Charles. Charles was born in Picher, Oklahoma in 1919. Placed in a foster home at sixteen years of age he was encouraged to complete high school and attended college. On 6 June 1940 he joined the US Marine Corps and went to San Diego for boot camp. After boot training he was selected for Marine Corps Field Intelligence Training. When he completed this training he was ordered to proceed to Shanghai. Prior to arrival, h… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Charles, Howard Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Otis Cox, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otis M. Cox. Cox was born in Harlan, Kentucky on 10 May 1923. Soon after graduating from high school in 1941, he joined the US Army Air Corps. Upon completion of basic training at Shreveport, Louisiana he was sent to Ft. Logan, Colorado to attend a technical training school. He recalls various air bases to which he was assigned and of the various jobs he performed. During the course of his time in the service, he learned rad… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Cox, Otis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Virgil Heidbrink, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Virgil Heidbrink. Heidbrink was a Master Sergeant in the Army. He was drafted in March 1944. He began basic training in Camp Barkeley, Texas then transferred to Brigham City, Utah for joint training at Bushnell Army Hospital where he was assigned to clerk duty in the hospital headquarters. In November 1944 he boarded the USS General John Pope (AP-110), destination Bombay, India. From there they went to Ledo, Assam and he was assi… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Heidbrink, Virgil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Moore, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Moore. Moore graduated from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene in January 1940. He was hired by the FBI after graduation and worked in Washington. In the fall of 1944 he joined the OSS and was commissioned an Ensign in the Navy although he didn't go to OCS. OSS training occurred on Catalina Island, CA. In Kunming, China he worked with Chang Kai Shek (Nationalist troops) developing informants and demolition experts. H… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Moore, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ken Marks, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ken Marks. Marks joined the Army Air Forces in December 1941 and was sent to Aircraft Mechanics School at Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas. From there he trained at a Flight Engineer and Gunnery School in Harlingen, Texas, graduating in June 1942. From there he went to Boise, Idaho where he was Assistant Flight Engineer on a B-17. He trained on B-24s in Fort Worth, Texas. He left Christmas morning 1942 on his first flight o… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Marks, Ken
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas Phillips, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Phillips. Phillips joined the Army and after training was sent to Burma where he joined Merrill's Marauders. He was also assigned to the 613th Field Artillery Battalion. Phillips relates several experiences dealing with the mules in the jungles while attached to this artillery unit. When the war ended, Phillips was in Kunming, China. He stayed on in China and helped with the negotiations between the communists and national… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Phillips, Thomas
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Edgar Wolf, April 2, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edgar Wolf. World joined the Army Air Forces in January, 1942 and trained at Biloxi, Mississippi before heading for Lockheed in California to learn about P-38s. He went to Officer Candidate School and earned a commission before being assigned to the Air Transport Command in New York. With the ATC, Wolf learned loadmaster techniques and air traffic control procedures before heading for Chabua, India. At his base he was respon… more
Date: April 2, 2005
Creator: Wolf, Edgar
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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