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Oral History Interview with Anita Borchers, September 26, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Anita Borchers. Borchers speaks on behalf of her late husband, Eddie Borchers, in regards to his military involvement in World War II. Beginning in 1941, Eddie worked in Civil Service at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, as a Logistic Command Officer. He completed schooling in automatic pilot work, which he worked in during the war. Anita shares pictures of Eddie at Kelly Field in November of 1945, and describes the airplanes … more
Date: September 26, 2006
Duration: 15 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Borchers, Anita
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 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
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 Roy Warren, November 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Warren. Warren was a child when his father was stationed in Pearl Harbor in 1941 as a communications officer with the Navy. He tells of life as a 4th grader attending school on Ford Island and living in Little Makalapa. Warren recalls seeing the first wave of Japanese torpedo bombers flying over his house. He describes his experiences during the attack and the days afterward. Warren details the types of souvenirs that he… more
Date: November 18, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Warren, Roy
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 Barbara Burton, March 4, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Barbara Burton. Upon graduation from high school, Burton completed nursing school in 1947 at the University of California. Burton gives detail of civilian life during World War II. She talks about being in Los Angeles on August 15th and the celebration in the streets. After college she became a civilian Navy employee and took a position in the Aleutian Islands in 1947, working for the dispersing officer in the supply departm… more
Date: March 4, 2016
Duration: 52 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Burton, Barbara
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 John Rogge

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Rogge. Rogge was a civilian clerk on Wake Island when the war begin. Minutes after receiving news that Pearl Harbor had been attacked, Rogge was hit by a piece of shrapnel. He was then detained by the Japanese and transported to Woosung Prison Camp. There he lived on a vast and hastily constructed burial field, which he was tasked with leveling out. He soon became inured to the sight of dismembered bodies. Although he w… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Rogge, John
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 Ken Babcock, April 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Babcock. Babcock served as a civilian flight instructor for two years employed by the Army Air Forces. He describes the training he provided and how he worked with his students. Babcock volunteer to join the Army Air Forces when the training program was discontinued. He became a flight officer and served as a ferry pilot and then was transferred to China where he flew with the 2nd Air Transport Squadron. Babcock describe… more
Date: April 10, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Babcock, Kenneth
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 O. L. Knutson

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with O L Knutson. Knutson worked as a civilian for the Boeing Factory in Seattle, Washington, at Scott Field in Illinois, and the 3M Corporation and Honeywell plants in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He traveled to Orange County, California. In September of 1944, Knutson went to Guam to work at Harmon Air Force Base, where he assisted in the construction of 3 hangars and engine shops. He returned to the US in August of 1945. Knutson does not… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 44 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Knutson, O. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Rogge

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Rogge. Rogge was a civilian clerk on Wake Island when the war begin. Minutes after receiving news that Pearl Harbor had been attacked, Rogge was hit by a piece of shrapnel. He was then detained by the Japanese and transported to Woosung Prison Camp. There he lived on a vast and hastily constructed burial field, which he was tasked with leveling out. He soon became inured to the sight of dismembered bodies. Although he w… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Rogge, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Barbara Burton, March 4, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Barbara Burton. Upon graduation from high school, Burton completed nursing school in 1947 at the University of California. Burton gives detail of civilian life during World War II. She talks about being in Los Angeles on August 15th and the celebration in the streets. After college she became a civilian Navy employee and took a position in the Aleutian Islands in 1947, working for the dispersing officer in the supply departm… more
Date: March 4, 2016
Creator: Burton, Barbara
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with O. L. Knutson

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with O L Knutson. Knutson worked as a civilian for the Boeing Factory in Seattle, Washington, at Scott Field in Illinois, and the 3M Corporation and Honeywell plants in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He traveled to Orange County, California. In September of 1944, Knutson went to Guam to work at Harmon Air Force Base, where he assisted in the construction of 3 hangars and engine shops. He returned to the US in August of 1945. Knutson does not… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Knutson, O. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ken Babcock, April 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Babcock. Babcock served as a civilian flight instructor for two years employed by the Army Air Forces. He describes the training he provided and how he worked with his students. Babcock volunteer to join the Army Air Forces when the training program was discontinued. He became a flight officer and served as a ferry pilot and then was transferred to China where he flew with the 2nd Air Transport Squadron. Babcock describe… more
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Babcock, Kenneth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Roy Warren, November 18, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Warren. Warren was a child when his father was stationed in Pearl Harbor in 1941 as a communications officer with the Navy. He tells of life as a 4th grader attending school on Ford Island and living in Little Makalapa. Warren recalls seeing the first wave of Japanese torpedo bombers flying over his house. He describes his experiences during the attack and the days afterward. Warren details the types of souvenirs that he… more
Date: November 18, 2002
Creator: Warren, Roy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Anita Borchers, September 26, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Anita Borchers. Borchers speaks on behalf of her late husband, Eddie Borchers, in regards to his military involvement in World War II. Beginning in 1941, Eddie worked in Civil Service at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, as a Logistic Command Officer. He completed schooling in automatic pilot work, which he worked in during the war. Anita shares pictures of Eddie at Kelly Field in November of 1945, and describes the airplanes … more
Date: September 26, 2006
Creator: Borchers, Anita
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ed Martinez

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ed Martinez. Martinez joined the Army in 1928. He began his career, that same year, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard as an Apprentice Rigger. He joined the Naval Reserves in 1942. In 1943, Martinez was promoted to Master Rigger. Due to his work position, the Navy did not call him to active duty and he remained a civilian through the war. He retired from Mare Island as Service Group Superintendent in 1971.
Date: unknown
Creator: Martinez, Ed
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ed Martinez

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ed Martinez. Martinez joined the Army in 1928. He began his career, that same year, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard as an Apprentice Rigger. He joined the Naval Reserves in 1942. In 1943, Martinez was promoted to Master Rigger. Due to his work position, the Navy did not call him to active duty and he remained a civilian through the war. He retired from Mare Island as Service Group Superintendent in 1971.
Date: unknown
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Ed
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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