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Oral History Interview with Philip and Mary Elizabeth Wales, March 18, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Philip and Mary Elizabeth Wales, March 18, 2017

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip and Mary Elizabeth Wales. Wales graduated from medical school in 1943. He was stationed at Ulithi and had some interaction with the island natives. When the war ended, Wales accepted his discharge and began practicing medicine in San Antonio. Mrs. Wales joined the Army Nurse Corps, graduated as a nurse and went to work in Galveston. They met after the war and married.
Date: March 18, 2017
Creator: Wales, Philip & Wales, Mary Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Justin Bible, March 17, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Justin Bible, March 17, 2017

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Justin Bible. Bible joined the Army and went to radio school in California before being assigned to the 593rd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO). He landed in the Philippines (Leyte and Luzon) with the unit and shares a few anecdotes. He also went to Okinawa. Bible returned to the US in late 1945.
Date: March 17, 2017
Creator: Bible, Justin
System: The Portal to Texas History