Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with H. L. Obermiller. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, and being a Pharmacist's Mate. He ancedotes about having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting a couple Navajo codetalkers, and writing letters back home.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Obermiller, H. L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Laudell Raper, April 30, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Laudell Raper, April 30, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Laudell Raper. Raper joined the Marine Corps in early 1942. In the summer, he deployed to New Zealand and served with the 8th Marine Regiment. Beginning in August of 1942 through August of 1944, Person served as a Corporal in a machine gun section during the battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. Raper contracted malaria on Tinian and returned to the US in late 1944. He later completed Non-Commissioned Officer School and joined the 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participating in combat on Guam. Raper was then assigned to duty at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was discharged around late 1945.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Raper, Laudell
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004

Interview with H. L. Obermiller, a Pharmacist's Mate during World War II. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate. He remembers having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting Navajo code talkers, and writing letters home.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Metzler, Ed & Obermiller, H. L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with H. L. Obermiller. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, and being a Pharmacist's Mate. He ancedotes about having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting a couple Navajo codetalkers, and writing letters back home.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Obermiller, H. L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Laudell Raper, April 30, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Laudell Raper, April 30, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Laudell Raper. Raper joined the Marine Corps in early 1942. In the summer, he deployed to New Zealand and served with the 8th Marine Regiment. Beginning in August of 1942 through August of 1944, Person served as a Corporal in a machine gun section during the battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian. Raper contracted malaria on Tinian and returned to the US in late 1944. He later completed Non-Commissioned Officer School and joined the 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, participating in combat on Guam. Raper was then assigned to duty at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was discharged around late 1945.
Date: April 30, 2004
Creator: Raper, Laudell
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Haselby, November 30, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Haselby, November 30, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John V. Haselby. Haselby was born in Grass Creek, Indiana on 24 April 1919. Haselby had 4 brothers and 5 sisters. He and his brothers all served and survived their service to the war effort. Haselby attended flight training at Chickasha, Oklahoma and received his wings and commission in Victoria, Texas in April 1942. He was sent to Morocco aboard USS Chenango (ACV-28) which was transporting 78 P40 airplanes that had been hoisted onboard. He flew 78 missions from Morocco to Sicily protecting and defending ground troops as they moved. Haselby was awarded a Purple Heart for an injury received during a mission flying close to the ground. He also received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and 7 Oak Leaf Clusters. Haselby made a career out of the Air Force and retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1957.
Date: November 30, 2004
Creator: Haselby, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Trubiano, December 30, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with William Trubiano, December 30, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Trubiano. Trubiano was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on 17 August 1920. Enlisting in the National Guard in February 1939, he joined the 101st Combat Engineers. After the unit was activated, it went to Camp Edwards, Massachusetts for training. On 23 January 1942 they boarded the SS Argentina for a thirty-eight day voyage to Melbourne, Australia. Then they went to Espiritu Santos and built an airstrip. The unit then went to New Caledonia where Trubiano was hospitalized with malaria. Soon after his release from the hospital the unit went to Guadalcanal where they joined the Americal Division becoming the 57th Combat Engineers. He tells of various projects the unit constructed including bridges, piers and an underground hospital. The unit was then sent to Bougainville and he describes seeing air action over the island. While there, he received orders to return to the United States. After a five week sea voyage he arrived in San Francisco and was sent to Camp Edwards. Upon his arrival he was assigned to work in the operating room. Later he was assigned the task of escorting patients to various hospitals throughout the country.
Date: December 30, 2004
Creator: Trubiano, William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History