Oral History Interview with Ned Simes, October 30, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ned Simes, October 30, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ned Simes. Simes joined the Marine Corps in March of 1942. He completed Radio Operators School, and served with 2nd Tank Battalion in light tanks. In October, they deployed to New Zealand and New Caledonia. In 1943 they landed on Saipan. While stationed there, Simes transferred to the artillery battalion, assisting with road construction, and continued to serve as a radio operator at headquarters. He returned to the US in July of 1945, and was in a victory parade tour in Houston, Texas. Simes was discharged in early 1946.
Date: October 30, 2002
Creator: Simes, Ned
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ned Simes, October 30, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ned Simes, October 30, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ned Simes. Simes joined the Marine Corps in March of 1942. He completed Radio Operators School, and served with 2nd Tank Battalion in light tanks. In October, they deployed to New Zealand and New Caledonia. In 1943 they landed on Saipan. While stationed there, Simes transferred to the artillery battalion, assisting with road construction, and continued to serve as a radio operator at headquarters. He returned to the US in July of 1945, and was in a victory parade tour in Houston, Texas. Simes was discharged in early 1946.
Date: October 30, 2002
Creator: Simes, Ned
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilbur Huston, April 30, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilbur Huston, April 30, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wilbur Huston. Huston joined the Navy in August of 1943. He worked as a Hospital Corpsman at the Special Naval Advanced Group (SNAG) Upper 56th Hospital in southern England through October of 1944. He later served as First-Class Hospital Apprentice aboard the USS Navarro (APA-215). They transported troops and cargo to Guadalcanal and for the invasion of Okinawa. They traveled into Yokohama and conducted worked through the allied occupation. Huston returned to the US and was discharged in December of 1945.
Date: April 30, 2002
Creator: Huston, Wilbur
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History