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Oral History Interview with Henry Ricci

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Ricci. Ricci served as a first lieutenant with the medical detachment of the 132nd Infantry, Americal Division during the battle for Guadalcanal. He tells a riveting tale of the kill or be killed culture that existed during the conflict. He describes the hand-to-hand combat on Bloody Ridge, killings by the Japanese under a flag of truce, targeting of medics, stretcher bearers and patients, and the torture of American c… more
Date: unknown
Duration: 38 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Ricci, Henry
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 Otis M. Scott, September 16, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Otis M Scott. Scott joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a Browning Automatic Rifle gunner with the 23rd Infantry Division. In early 1945, Scott deployed to the Pacific, participating in the Cebu offensive against the Japanese during the Philippines Campaign. After the war ended, he served in the occupation of Japan. Scott returned to the US and was discharged in September of 1946.
Date: September 16, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Scott, Otis M
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 Deverl Goode, November 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Deverl Goode. Goode was born in 1922 and joined the Army after one semester of college. He received basic training at Camp Wolters and landed on Leyte in 1944 with the Americal Division. He was sent to Cebu as a scout. Cut off behind enemy lines for several days, he subsisted on bananas, wild potatoes, and rainwater. He spent several months on Negros Island using a flamethrower to clear caves of enemy holdouts; one cave turn… more
Date: November 10, 2007
Duration: 51 minutes 01 second
Creator: Goode, Deverl
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 Barhite, September 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Barhite. Barhite was born in Alden, Iowa on 9 January 1921. Graduating from junior college, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Wolters, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania for four weeks of advanced training prior to being sent to San Francisco where he boarded a liberty ship for a twenty-two day voyage to a replacement center in New Caledonia. After four week… more
Date: September 1, 2012
Duration: 22 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Barhite, Ken
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 Howard Wander, March 14, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Wander. Wander joined the Army and received basic training at Camp Wheeler. He went on to Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in 1942. He then worked as a platoon leader all over the United States. He went as a replacement to the Americal Division, working beside Filipinos to capture Japanese holdouts. After the war ended, he was reassigned to the Eighth Army in Yokohama as head of military police. Wander re… more
Date: March 14, 2015
Duration: 21 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Wander, Howard
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 William Porter, August 28, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Porter. Porter was born in Woburn, Massachusetts 1 May 1916. After graduating from high school he worked on his father’s farm until 1940, when he enlisted in the Army. After basic training at Camp Edwards, Mississippi for thirteen weeks he took part in maneuvers in South Carolina. On 16 January 1941 he boarded a troop ship in New York City bound for Australia. Upon arrival in Melbourne, he was assigned to 81mm mortar… more
Date: August 28, 2009
Duration: 27 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Porter, William
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 Leon Foote

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leon Foote. Foote was born in Texas on 4 November 1925. Upon being drafted into the Army in September 1944, he went to Fort Hood, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. Soon thereafter, he was sent to Cebu, Philippines where he joined the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal Division). He comments that he saw limited action during his time on the island. Following the surrender of Japan the division went to Yokohama, Japan … more
Date: unknown
Duration: 29 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Foote, Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ken Barhite, September 1, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Barhite. Barhite was born in Alden, Iowa on 9 January 1921. Graduating from junior college, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Wolters, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania for four weeks of advanced training prior to being sent to San Francisco where he boarded a liberty ship for a twenty-two day voyage to a replacement center in New Caledonia. After four week… more
Date: September 1, 2012
Creator: Barhite, Ken
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Howard Wander, March 14, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Howard Wander. Wander joined the Army and received basic training at Camp Wheeler. He went on to Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in 1942. He then worked as a platoon leader all over the United States. He went as a replacement to the Americal Division, working beside Filipinos to capture Japanese holdouts. After the war ended, he was reassigned to the Eighth Army in Yokohama as head of military police. Wander re… more
Date: March 14, 2015
Creator: Wander, Howard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Henry Ricci

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Ricci. Ricci served as a first lieutenant with the medical detachment of the 132nd Infantry, Americal Division during the battle for Guadalcanal. He tells a riveting tale of the kill or be killed culture that existed during the conflict. He describes the hand-to-hand combat on Bloody Ridge, killings by the Japanese under a flag of truce, targeting of medics, stretcher bearers and patients, and the torture of American c… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Ricci, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with William Porter, August 28, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Porter. Porter was born in Woburn, Massachusetts 1 May 1916. After graduating from high school he worked on his father’s farm until 1940, when he enlisted in the Army. After basic training at Camp Edwards, Mississippi for thirteen weeks he took part in maneuvers in South Carolina. On 16 January 1941 he boarded a troop ship in New York City bound for Australia. Upon arrival in Melbourne, he was assigned to 81mm mortar… more
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Porter, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Leon Foote

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leon Foote. Foote was born in Texas on 4 November 1925. Upon being drafted into the Army in September 1944, he went to Fort Hood, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. Soon thereafter, he was sent to Cebu, Philippines where he joined the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal Division). He comments that he saw limited action during his time on the island. Following the surrender of Japan the division went to Yokohama, Japan … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Foote, Leon
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Otis M. Scott, September 16, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Otis M Scott. Scott joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a Browning Automatic Rifle gunner with the 23rd Infantry Division. In early 1945, Scott deployed to the Pacific, participating in the Cebu offensive against the Japanese during the Philippines Campaign. After the war ended, he served in the occupation of Japan. Scott returned to the US and was discharged in September of 1946.
Date: September 16, 2007
Creator: Scott, Otis M
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Deverl Goode, November 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Deverl Goode. Goode was born in 1922 and joined the Army after one semester of college. He received basic training at Camp Wolters and landed on Leyte in 1944 with the Americal Division. He was sent to Cebu as a scout. Cut off behind enemy lines for several days, he subsisted on bananas, wild potatoes, and rainwater. He spent several months on Negros Island using a flamethrower to clear caves of enemy holdouts; one cave turn… more
Date: November 10, 2007
Creator: Goode, Deverl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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