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Oral History Interview with Richard Beck, May 16, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Beck. Beck joined the Army in November of 1939. He was stationed at Hickam Field on Oahu beginning September of 1941. He served as an aircraft radio operator. He traveled to the Del Monte Airfield in Mindanao, Philippines where he completed radio repair work and was assigned the 81st Division Communication Chief. In May of 1942 they, along with native Filipinos, were captured by the Japanese and held at Camp Keithley. Bec… more

Date: May 16, 2002

Duration: 35 minutes 36 seconds

Creator: Beck, Richard

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Luke Campeau, May 16, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Luke Campeau. Campeau joined the Army Air Corps in August of 1940. He served as Master Sergeant with the 15th Weather Squadron. They traveled to Australia. In December of 1942 he was commissioned to Milne Bay, New Guinea. He also served as a member of the American Guerrillas of Mindanao, Philippines. He shares vivid details of his work experience, life in general overseas and his specialized training in guerrilla warfare. He was … more

Date: May 16, 2002

Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 15 seconds

Creator: Campeau, Luke

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Don Hawley

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by Don Hawley. Hawley joined the Navy in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Farragut. At Tulagi, Florida Island, he boarded USS LCI(L)-66 as a quartermaster. He also became a radar operator and expert gunner, and was eventually in charge of the entire quarterdeck crew. At Bougainville his ship was converted to an LCI(G). He recalls a visit to Malaita where he had a pleasant exchange with natives. He ran night-patrol… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 4 hours 06 seconds

Creator: Hawley, Don

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with E. H. Mitchell

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by E H Mitchell. In November, 1941, Mitchell received orders to the Philippines. He left with the conviction that his two-year assignment would not end before war with Japan was declared. He also assumed he would be captured because he was unaware of any relief plan for the Philippines should war occur. Upon arrival, Mitchell was assigned to the Southern Philippine command on Negros Island where he joined the 61st Philippine Army… more

Date: unknown

Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 58 seconds

Creator: Mitchell, E. H.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Homer Buck & Dub Ramsel, June 21, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Homer Buck and Dub Ramsel. Buck joined the Marine Corps in October of 1942, and served as a B-25 pilot. He was assigned as a replacement on Mindanao, Philippines. He completed patrol missions, searching for Japanese PT boats. Buck was discharged in early 1946. Ramsel was called to active duty in September of 1942. He received his wings and commission in August of 1943, and served as a Corsair pilot. In early 1944, Ramsel served w… more

Date: June 21, 2003

Duration: 53 minutes 07 seconds

Creator: Buck, Homer & Dub Ramsel

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Harper Gruber, May 12, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harper Gruber. Gruber was an electrician's apprentice at the Charleston Navy Yard in South Carolina. He joined the Navy soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was sent to the Panama Canal Zone to join the 13th Headquarters. He was later transferred to YMS-339 where he served as an electrician's mate for the remainder of the war. He describes in detail minesweeping operations for the various types of mines. His minesweeper… more

Date: May 12, 2010

Duration: 39 minutes 51 seconds

Creator: Gruber, Harper

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with John Frost, April 28, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Frost. Frost joined the Army Air Forces around late 1942 and served as a pilot in the 13th Army Air Force, 5th Bombardment Group, 394th Bomb Squadron. In mid-1944 he was assigned to pilot and serve as Squadron Navigator aboard B-24s in the Pacific. They provided air support during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He describes one event where he and his crew were shot down over Mindanao in the Philippines. They were taken to Morotai… more

Date: April 28, 2010

Duration: 38 minutes 26 seconds

Creator: Frost, John

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Walter Burnette, November 18, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dr. Walter N. Burnette. Burnette mentions being involved in the mafia and gaining permission to leave that life. From there, he went to West Point in 1940. His graduation was accelerated due to the war. He graduated in 1943 and was commissioned in the Army Air Forces. General Hap Armold pinned his wings on him. He was originally slated to fly B-25s or B-17s, but was too small to fly medium or heavy bombers so he transitioned… more

Date: November 18, 2011

Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 18 seconds

Creator: Burnette, Walter N.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Robert Hickey, October 23, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Hickey. Hickey joined the Army around mid-1944. He served with the 19th Infantry Regiment. In April of 1945, he participated in the Philippines Campaign in Davao on Mindanao, where he was wounded. Hickey served with occupation forces in Japan through mid-1946. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1946.

Date: October 23, 2009

Duration: 53 minutes 34 seconds

Creator: Hickey, Robert

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Everett Dyer, December 10, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Everett Dyer. Dyer was born in Bristol, Vermont on 23 March 1918 into a family of six children. After receiving his diploma from high school he attended the University of Houston and graduated in 1941. Upon being drafted in 1941, he was sent to Camp Roberts, California for basic training. After completing infantry training he went to Fort Lewis, Washington to join the 41st Infantry Division Headquarters as an aide to General… more

Date: December 10, 2014

Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 58 seconds

Creator: Dyer, Everett

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with John Newsom, December 15, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Newsom. Newsom joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He served with the 303rd Airdrome Squadron, 751st Bomb Squadron. They traveled to New Guinea, Leyte, Mindanao, Luzon and Manila. Newsome serviced B-25s, helped build airstrips and revetments for planes, as well as loading B-25s with bombs and ammunition prior to takeoff. Newsom shares his experience combatting Japanese soldiers on the islands, kamikaze attacks and bombing ra… more

Date: December 15, 2009

Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 39 seconds

Creator: Newsom, John

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Bill Feltner, November 2, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Feltner. Feltner was born in Combs, Kentucky in 1921. He joined the Army in 1940 and completed basic training, then entered radio school. After a stint as a battalion communications chief, he was sent to Fort Drum, New York to set up a communications school followed by Officer Candidate School at Fort Hood, Texas. Commissioned in 1943, he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia as a battalion communications officer. In 1944 h… more

Date: November 2, 2015

Duration: 52 minutes 27 seconds

Creator: Feltner, Bill

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Joe Gage, February 1, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe Gage. Gage joined the Navy during the war and was trained as a pharmacist’s mate. He was stationed in North Carolina and was then assigned to LCI-1074. Gage describes the journey from Michigan, down the Mississippi River, and on to New Guinea. He took part in landings at Leyte with Filipino guerillas. Gage also discusses landing Australian troops in Borneo. He describes how an LCI would beach and then extract itself. Gag… more

Date: February 1, 2016

Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 57 seconds

Creator: Gage, Joe

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Howard Wander, March 14, 2015

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: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Tom Dowding, August 28, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tom Dowding. Dowding joined the Army in 1942 and received four weeks of basic training at Camp Lee. He was sent to Camp Stoneman for bakery training. Having been a baker in civilian life, he was already qualified to do the work and so was not required to attend classes. He was sent to Guadalcanal on a mail ship that couldn’t dock upon arrival, due to low tide. While waiting in the water, the ship was strafed by Japanese plan… more

Date: August 28, 2009

Duration: 21 minutes 36 seconds

Creator: Dowding, Tom

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with George Franke, June 2, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Franke. Franke joined the Navy in December of 1942. He completed radio, radar and gunnery school. He first trained in an ABX with hand-crank antennas. He later traveled to Florida to train in the Grumman TBF Avengers. In February of 1944 he volunteered for night flying in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. His unit practiced night flying to and from the USS Independence (CVL-22). They also completed anti-submarine patrol mission… more

Date: June 2, 2006

Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds

Creator: Franke, George

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Emil Smolek, May 20, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Emil Smolek. Smolek joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He served as a B-24 pilot with the 531st Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group. In the spring of 1944, they traveled to Biak, Indonesia and Mindanao, Philippines where they set up operations. Smolek flew a total of 31 missions, including bombing ammunition plants in China, Japanese headquarters in Baggio, oil fields in Balikpapan, and factories in Mindoro. They participated in the… more

Date: May 20, 2004

Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes

Creator: Smolek, Emil

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Edward Jacquet, October 1, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Jacquet. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin August 29, 1918. He joined the Army Air Corps as a flying cadet in February 1940 and was assigned to the 19th Bombardment Group. He recalls arriving at Clark Field in early November 1941. After the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, Jacquet flew B-17s conducting various missions between Luzon and Mindanao until his plane was too damaged to fly. He describes how he was then … more

Date: October 1, 2000

Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 31 seconds

Creator: Jacquet, Edward

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some… more

Date: April 21, 2000

Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 19 seconds

Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cornelius D. Wiens. Wiens grew up in Montana and Kansas and was drafted into the Army in 1944. After completing training, he departed about the Sea Snipe for the Philippines. His first landing was at Leyte, where he remained fighting for three months. He describes coming to land on the small landing craft. From Leyte he went to Negros, then Masbate, and finally Mindanao. He describes the Japanese soldiers who were unwilling … more

Date: November 26, 2000

Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 15 seconds

Creator: Wiens, Cornelius D.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with George Franke, June 29, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Franke. Franke joined the Navy in December of 1942. He completed radio, radar and gunnery school in Memphis, Tennessee. He first trained in an ABX with hand-crank antennas. He then completed gunnery school aboard a Grumman TBF Avenger in Florida. In February of 1944 he volunteered for night flying in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. His unit practiced night flying to and from the USS Independence (CVL-22), in preparation to at… more

Date: June 29, 2007

Duration: 2 hours 06 seconds

Creator: Franke, George

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John W. Fields

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Fields. While attending Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Fields participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program and received his pilot license. Upon graduating from college in 1940, he joined the US Army Air Corps and was sent to Santa Maria, California. Upon his arrival he began pilot training with the Hancock School of Aeronautics. He tells of the various types of planes flown with instruction by civilian pilots.… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Fields, John W.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harper Gruber, May 12, 2010

Date: May 12, 2010

Creator: Gruber, Harper

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Frost, April 28, 2010

Date: April 28, 2010

Creator: Frost, John

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation