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[Funeral Program for Eldridge Johns, Sr., November 10, 2005]

Description: Funeral program for Eldridge Johns, Sr., born May 26, 1916 and died November 3, 2005. The funeral was held Thursday, November 10, 2005 at Sunset Memorial Park and Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Terrence Hayes, Pastor. Funeral arrangements were made through Sunset Memorial Park and Funeral Home and he was buried in Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: November 10, 2005
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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Oral History Interview with Bill Freeman, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Freeman. Freeman was born in Chapman, Kansas on 5 September 1922. Upon enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942, he was sent to Maxwell Air Force Base, Georgia for basic training. He tells the various training planes he flew prior to receiving his commission. Upon graduation he was sent to Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington where he began on the job training as the co-pilot of a B-17 bomber. Freeman recalls his various… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Freeman, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Schaefer, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Schaefer. Schaefer was 11 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. While in high school, Schaefer worked part-time and contributed the entirety of his wages to the household. He accumulated war savings stamps, participated in bond drives, and collected scrap metal to support the war effort. His family supplemented their meat rations by raising rabbits. In 1950, he joined the Air Force, with a professional background in… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Schaefer, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick Leiby, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Leiby. Leiby was born in Pennsylvania in 1923 and worked in a defense plant after finishing high school in 1941. in 1942, he passed the aviation cadet exam and was called up for active duty in January, 1943. He trained as a navigator at Selman Field, Louisiana for eight months before flying a new B-17 to North Africa. From there, Leiby went to Forge, Italy to join the 99th Bomb Group. He was shot down on his 39th m… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Leiby, Frederick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Donald Good, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Good. Mrs. Good assists with the interview. Good went into the Army in October 1941. He landed at Normandy with the 178th Signal Repair Company. He relates a few anecdotes about his time in Europe during the Normandy campaign and the Battle of the Bulge; he also saw some friends from home at random in Europe. He also recalls working closely with a unit of Moroccan soldiers. When the war ended, Good returned to the US and w… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Creator: Good, Donald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bill Freeman, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Freeman. Freeman was born in Chapman, Kansas on 5 September 1922. Upon enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1942, he was sent to Maxwell Air Force Base, Georgia for basic training. He tells the various training planes he flew prior to receiving his commission. Upon graduation he was sent to Ephrata Army Air Base, Washington where he began on the job training as the co-pilot of a B-17 bomber. Freeman recalls his various… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Creator: Freeman, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Schaefer, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Schaefer. Schaefer was 11 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. While in high school, Schaefer worked part-time and contributed the entirety of his wages to the household. He accumulated war savings stamps, participated in bond drives, and collected scrap metal to support the war effort. His family supplemented their meat rations by raising rabbits. In 1950, he joined the Air Force, with a professional background in… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Creator: Schaefer, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frederick Leiby, November 10, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Leiby. Leiby was born in Pennsylvania in 1923 and worked in a defense plant after finishing high school in 1941. in 1942, he passed the aviation cadet exam and was called up for active duty in January, 1943. He trained as a navigator at Selman Field, Louisiana for eight months before flying a new B-17 to North Africa. From there, Leiby went to Forge, Italy to join the 99th Bomb Group. He was shot down on his 39th m… more
Date: November 10, 2005
Creator: Leiby, Frederick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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