28 Matching Results

Search Results

transcript

Oral History Interview with Eugene Piester, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Piester. Born in 1922, he joined the Army Air Force in 1942. He recounts being selected for Project #9 and transported to India. He was assigned to a fighter group to perform mechanics on P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts in India. The group?s mission was to destroy Japanese supply lines and air fields in Burma. He discusses the use and difficulties of Waco CG-4A gliders in the invasion of Burma. He also discusses t… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 47 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Piester, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Young, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Young. Young was commissioned as a reserve officer with the Army Corps of Engineers. He was of Chinese descent and spoke Cantonese and Mandarin. Young was sent to China and served as an aide-de-camp for General Stilwell from February 1942 through the end of 1945. He discusses the difficulties of the relationship between Stilwell and Chiang Kai-Shek as well as the overall strategic situation. Young also describes how … more
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Young, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Hilton, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Hilton. Hilton joined the Army Air Forces in 1943. He completed Photo School and served as a photographer aboard a B-29, taking photos for reconnaissance in the China Burma India Theater. He served with the 40th Bombardment Group. They completed the majority of their missions over China, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, including detailed mapping over Okinawa in preparation for the invasion. His group a… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Hilton, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Peter Tringham, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Tringham. Tringham was born in London, England in 1920. He graduated from high school in 1936, and completed an engineering degree in college by 1939. He joined England’s Territorial Army, similar to the US National Guard, in February of 1939. He volunteered as a driver in the Royal Engineers, and later traveled to France to join the British Expeditionary Force. Tringham served as a British Army captain through the China Bu… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 42 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Tringham, Peter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Hazel Tringham, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hazel Tringham. Tringham joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service towards the beginning of World War II in England. She worked as a radar operator on gun sites in London. Tringham served from June of 1942 through June of 1945.
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 36 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Tringham, Hazel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with George Pederson, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Pederson. Pederson joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. In 1943, he completed Cadet School in Meteorology, and Tropical Meteorology School. He was assigned to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida for one year, practicing simulated bombings of Berlin. Beginning in December of 1944, he served in the China Burma India Theater. He was assigned to an Air Force station in Chabua, India. He worked as a load master, loadin… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 43 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Pederson, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Peter Lutken, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Peter Lutken. Lutken received his commission in the Army via the ROTC program when he graduated from Mississippi State College in 1941. He was attached to the 703rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. He went overseas aboard the SS Santa Paula (1932) headed for India, but stopped in South Africa briefly before arriving in Karachi. Before long, they went to Assam and set up their anti-aircraft guns around the … more
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Lutken, Peter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Ruth Lutken, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruth Lutken. Lutken was a legal secretary in the Civil Service. She worked in Jackson, Mississippi in a U.S. Attorney’s office. Lutken describes the local environment and situations she observed. She briefly mentions alien registration for civilians from enemy nations and an interview with a German POW. Lutken also volunteered at the American Red Cross. She left her position a few years after the war.
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 38 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Lutken, Ruth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Bryce Brown, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bryce Brown. Brown joined the Army around 1942. He trained with the Medical Corps and served as a Medical Clerk. Brown was stationed in China, in the field of malaria control. He returned to the US and was discharged in 1945.
Date: September 21, 2003
Duration: 53 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Brown, Bryce
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Eugene Piester, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Piester. Born in 1922, he joined the Army Air Force in 1942. He recounts being selected for Project #9 and transported to India. He was assigned to a fighter group to perform mechanics on P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbolts in India. The group?s mission was to destroy Japanese supply lines and air fields in Burma. He discusses the use and difficulties of Waco CG-4A gliders in the invasion of Burma. He also discusses t… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Piester, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Richard Young, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Young. Young was commissioned as a reserve officer with the Army Corps of Engineers. He was of Chinese descent and spoke Cantonese and Mandarin. Young was sent to China and served as an aide-de-camp for General Stilwell from February 1942 through the end of 1945. He discusses the difficulties of the relationship between Stilwell and Chiang Kai-Shek as well as the overall strategic situation. Young also describes how … more
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Young, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Hilton, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Hilton. Hilton joined the Army Air Forces in 1943. He completed Photo School and served as a photographer aboard a B-29, taking photos for reconnaissance in the China Burma India Theater. He served with the 40th Bombardment Group. They completed the majority of their missions over China, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, including detailed mapping over Okinawa in preparation for the invasion. His group a… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Hilton, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Peter Tringham, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Tringham. Tringham was born in London, England in 1920. He graduated from high school in 1936, and completed an engineering degree in college by 1939. He joined England’s Territorial Army, similar to the US National Guard, in February of 1939. He volunteered as a driver in the Royal Engineers, and later traveled to France to join the British Expeditionary Force. Tringham served as a British Army captain through the China Bu… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Tringham, Peter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Hazel Tringham, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hazel Tringham. Tringham joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service towards the beginning of World War II in England. She worked as a radar operator on gun sites in London. Tringham served from June of 1942 through June of 1945.
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Tringham, Hazel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Pederson, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Pederson. Pederson joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. In 1943, he completed Cadet School in Meteorology, and Tropical Meteorology School. He was assigned to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida for one year, practicing simulated bombings of Berlin. Beginning in December of 1944, he served in the China Burma India Theater. He was assigned to an Air Force station in Chabua, India. He worked as a load master, loadin… more
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Pederson, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Peter Lutken, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Peter Lutken. Lutken received his commission in the Army via the ROTC program when he graduated from Mississippi State College in 1941. He was attached to the 703rd Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. He went overseas aboard the SS Santa Paula (1932) headed for India, but stopped in South Africa briefly before arriving in Karachi. Before long, they went to Assam and set up their anti-aircraft guns around the … more
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Lutken, Peter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ruth Lutken, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruth Lutken. Lutken was a legal secretary in the Civil Service. She worked in Jackson, Mississippi in a U.S. Attorney’s office. Lutken describes the local environment and situations she observed. She briefly mentions alien registration for civilians from enemy nations and an interview with a German POW. Lutken also volunteered at the American Red Cross. She left her position a few years after the war.
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Lutken, Ruth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bryce Brown, September 21, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bryce Brown. Brown joined the Army around 1942. He trained with the Medical Corps and served as a Medical Clerk. Brown was stationed in China, in the field of malaria control. He returned to the US and was discharged in 1945.
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Brown, Bryce
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
Back to Top of Screen