Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Russo. Russo joined the Army around 1942. He deployed to New Delhi, India, and worked for the supervisor of the Signal Corps, and in the radio room. He later joined the New Delhi Photography Society processing photographs and working with correspondents from LIFE Magazine. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Russo, Joseph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Faust, December 17, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Allen Faust, December 17, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Faust. Faust graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor, along with his wife who worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence. He then completed Submarine School at the Naval Submarine Base in New London. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Faust took command of USS R-7 (SS-84), an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine, conducting anti-submarine patrols in the shipping lanes between Bermuda and the northeastern coat. In 1945, Faust deployed to the Pacific and took command of USS Trepang (SS-412). He traveled to Guam, the coast of Japan, Kwajalein and Pearl Harbor. After the war ended, he continued his service until the early 1960s.
Date: December 17, 2002
Creator: Faust, Allen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Scripps. Scripps joined the California Army National Guard in March of 1940. He deployed to Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack, and remained on the island throughout 1942. They enforced the blackout curfew, built fencing around certain areas of the Harbor, dug an underground communications center and served on guard duty. In early 1943, Scripps was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. They transported troops to the Panama and Fiji. He was assigned to Guadalcanal to relieve the Marines and participated in combat with remaining Japanese. They continued traveling through New Zealand, New Caledonia and arrived in the Philippines in early 1945, participating in the invasion of Luzon. They reduced the Japanese resistance on the island until late June. The division then served in the Occupation of Japan after the surrender. He returned to the U.S. and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 28, 2002
Creator: Scripps, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arthur McQuiddy, December 10, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Arthur McQuiddy, December 10, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur McQuiddy. McQuiddy completed Civilian Pilot Training in 1940. He joined the Navy on 8 December 1941. McQuiddy served as a Naval Aviator beginning November of 1942, flying PBYs with Patrol Squadron 23, a Navy fixed-wing, anti-submarine and maritime patrol squadron. He completed patrol and rescue missions over the Solomon Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Peleliu and Iwo Jima. He also completed a search mission for the downed aviator Eddie Rickenbacker. Their squadron later became a Black Cat Squadron, flying night missions. In August of 1945, McQuiddy was sent to Flying Instructor School in Atlanta, and he received his discharge in November.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: McQuiddy, Arthur
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Joseph Russo, December 10, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Russo. Russo joined the Army around 1942. He deployed to New Delhi, India, and worked for the supervisor of the Signal Corps, and in the radio room. He later joined the New Delhi Photography Society processing photographs and working with correspondents from LIFE Magazine. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 10, 2002
Creator: Russo, Joseph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Scripps. Scripps joined the California Army National Guard in March of 1940. He deployed to Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack, and remained on the island throughout 1942. They enforced the blackout curfew, built fencing around certain areas of the Harbor, dug an underground communications center and served on guard duty. In early 1943, Scripps was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. They transported troops to the Panama and Fiji. He was assigned to Guadalcanal to relieve the Marines and participated in combat with remaining Japanese. They continued traveling through New Zealand, New Caledonia and arrived in the Philippines in early 1945, participating in the invasion of Luzon. They reduced the Japanese resistance on the island until late June. The division then served in the Occupation of Japan after the surrender. He returned to the U.S. and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 28, 2002
Creator: Scripps, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Faust, December 17, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Allen Faust, December 17, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Faust. Faust graduated from the Naval Academy in 1936. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor, along with his wife who worked at the Office of Naval Intelligence. He then completed Submarine School at the Naval Submarine Base in New London. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Faust took command of USS R-7 (SS-84), an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine, conducting anti-submarine patrols in the shipping lanes between Bermuda and the northeastern coat. In 1945, Faust deployed to the Pacific and took command of USS Trepang (SS-412). He traveled to Guam, the coast of Japan, Kwajalein and Pearl Harbor. After the war ended, he continued his service until the early 1960s.
Date: December 17, 2002
Creator: Faust, Allen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History