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Oral History Interview with Lawrence Barrett, November 11, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lawrence Barrett. Barrett joined the Marine Corps in December of 1943. He served as an aerial gunner, combat cameraman and ground and motion picture photographer. Barrett worked as a combat aircrewman with Marine Air Group 32 in the Pacific and the Philippines, completing 25 combat missions by 1945. After the war ended, he served with the occupation forces in Tsingtao, North China. He returned to the US and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date:
November 11, 2005
Creator:
Barrett, Lawrence
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe R. Griffin, July 20, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe R. Griffin. Griffin joined the Marine Corps in December of 1942. He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division. They participated in the battles of Kwajalein, Tinian and Saipan. In June of 1944, on Saipan, Griffin received a direct hit, shattering his right arm. He was evacuated and received an honorable discharge in April of 1945.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Griffin, Joe R
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Loftin, December 14, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Loftin. Loftin joined the Army Air Corps in early 1941. He had flight training at various bases all over Texas and earned his wings and commission in August, 1942. His first assignment was at New Orleans where he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico with the 124th Observation Squadron. IN 1944, he became a flight instructor in Florida. In April, 1945, Loftin went overseas to England and was assigned to the 95th Bomb Group with whom he flew on one bomb mission before moving to operations. He returned home in July, 1945 and was training in B-29s when the war ended. Loftin stayed in the Reserves until 1972.
Date:
December 14, 2004
Creator:
Loftin, Thomas W.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Bakel, June 26, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Bakel. Bakel had earned a degree in aeronautical engineering in early 1941 and was working at Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego when he was called up for active duty in the Army Air Corps. In May, 1942, he was commissioned as an engineering officer and assigned to several bomb groups before going overseas in early 1944. He was attached to the 308th Airdrome Squadron in New Guinea with the responsibility of opening new or captured air bases for use by fighters or bombers. He recalls opening an airfield on Luzon early in 1945 during the invasion of the Philippines. When the war ended, Bakel had enough points to receive a discharge.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Bakel, William P
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Barrett, November 11, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lawrence Barrett. Barrett joined the Marine Corps in December of 1943. He served as an aerial gunner, combat cameraman and ground and motion picture photographer. Barrett worked as a combat aircrewman with Marine Air Group 32 in the Pacific and the Philippines, completing 25 combat missions by 1945. After the war ended, he served with the occupation forces in Tsingtao, North China. He returned to the US and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date:
November 11, 2005
Creator:
Barrett, Lawrence
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe R. Griffin, July 20, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe R. Griffin. Griffin joined the Marine Corps in December of 1942. He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division. They participated in the battles of Kwajalein, Tinian and Saipan. In June of 1944, on Saipan, Griffin received a direct hit, shattering his right arm. He was evacuated and received an honorable discharge in April of 1945.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Griffin, Joe R
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Bakel, June 26, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Bakel. Bakel had earned a degree in aeronautical engineering in early 1941 and was working at Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego when he was called up for active duty in the Army Air Corps. In May, 1942, he was commissioned as an engineering officer and assigned to several bomb groups before going overseas in early 1944. He was attached to the 308th Airdrome Squadron in New Guinea with the responsibility of opening new or captured air bases for use by fighters or bombers. He recalls opening an airfield on Luzon early in 1945 during the invasion of the Philippines. When the war ended, Bakel had enough points to receive a discharge.
Date:
June 26, 2015
Creator:
Bakel, William P
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000
Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Macia recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.
Date:
July 21, 2000
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Macia, James
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lyle Specht, May 3, 1993
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lyle Specht. Specht signed up for the Marine Corps in the Spring of 1941, while attending Oregon State College. He graduated from the candidate’s class. He was sent to a recruit depot in San Diego on an 81mm mortar platoon in a weapons company. In the Fall of 1942 he joined the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines. They traveled to New Zealand and he provide some detail of their travels there and of the New Zealanders. From there they traveled to Guadalcanal, relieving the 8th Marines. Specht vividly describes his experiences securing this island. They traveled to Hawaii, where they reorganized the battalion and did away with the weapons company and assigned the machine gun platoons to the various infantry companies. He traveled to Okinawa with four Army divisions and 3 Marine divisions and describes his experiences through the Battle of Okinawa and being on Sugarloaf Hill.
Date:
May 3, 1993
Creator:
Specht, Lyle
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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. Upon graduating, he was assigned to the 7th Bomb Group, 22nd Bomb Squadron and began training in B-17’s. The training included gunnery, celestial navigation and acting as copilot. Flying from Edwards Army Air Base he arrived at Hickam Field, Hawaii on 16 December 1941. He tells of seeing the aftermath of the Japanese attack of 7 December 1941. After spending six weeks flying patrol missions out of Wheeler Field, Hawaii, he flew to Garbutt Field, Townsville, Australia where he joined the 19th Bomb Group, 435th Armed Reconnaissance. Fields gives an insightful description of many of the fifty-one combat mission he flew, including participation in the Battle of the Coral Sea and the evacuation of members of General McArthur’s staff, …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fields, John W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Criminal investigation.
Describes procedures for criminal investigations conducted by military police during wartime. Discusses the purposes and functions of the Security Intelligence Corps (SIC).
Date:
April 1945
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000
Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Thomas recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.
Date:
July 21, 2000
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Macia, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarence Petersen, October 8, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clarence Petersen. Petersen joined the Marines in June of 1942. He completed radio school and served as a radio operator in D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. He provides details of training. Beginning February of 1943, he traveled to New Zealand, completing maneuvers. They traveled to Guadalcanal in May of that same year and Bougainville in November. Petersen provides some detail of the Japanese and living in the jungle of Bougainville. He landed on Guam in July of 1944, by way of amphibious tractor. He was in the 13th wave and describes carrying his radio and an 85-pound roll of combat wire onto the island. He was discharged in August of 1945.
Date:
October 8, 2009
Creator:
Petersen, Clarence
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarence Petersen, October 8, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clarence Petersen. Petersen joined the Marines in June of 1942. He completed radio school and served as a radio operator in D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. He provides details of training. Beginning February of 1943, he traveled to New Zealand, completing maneuvers. They traveled to Guadalcanal in May of that same year and Bougainville in November. Petersen provides some detail of the Japanese and living in the jungle of Bougainville. He landed on Guam in July of 1944, by way of amphibious tractor. He was in the 13th wave and describes carrying his radio and an 85-pound roll of combat wire onto the island. He was discharged in August of 1945.
Date:
October 8, 2009
Creator:
Petersen, Clarence
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leslie Bray, March 3, 1999
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leslie Bray. After several attempts to get into the Army Air Corps flying cadet program, Bray finally succeeded in late 1941 and started flight school in Coleman, Texas. He earned hi swings and commission in October, 1942. He ended up learning to fly C-47 cargo planes and serving as an operations officer for the 10th Troop Carrier Group. In June, 1944, Bray was selected to command the newly-formed 16th Combat Cargo Squadron in New York. They went overseas in November, 1944 to India to assist the British 14th Army in Burma. Bray shares several anecdotes about his time in India. He also flew missions carrying fuel drums over the Himalaya Mountains (the Hump) toward the end of the war. Bray returned to the US in late December, 1945 and elected to stay on active duty. He shares anecdotes about the rest of his career in the Air Force.
Date:
March 3, 1999
Creator:
Bray, Leslie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Grumman, July 18, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Grumman. Grumman joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and earned his wings and commission in March, 1942. On one of his first assignments, he met General Patton in California. He went overseas to England in 1944 and was assigned to the 401st Bomb Group, 614th Bomb Squadron where he flew combat mission from May to September. Grumman flew 30 missions over France and Germany before coming home in November 1944. Upon his return and after some leave, Grumman served as an instrument-flying instructor. Grumman stayed in the reserves after the war, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
Date:
July 18, 2000
Creator:
Grumman, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Grumman, July 18, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Grumman. Grumman joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and earned his wings and commission in March, 1942. On one of his first assignments, he met General Patton in California. He went overseas to England in 1944 and was assigned to the 401st Bomb Group, 614th Bomb Squadron where he flew combat mission from May to September. Grumman flew 30 missions over France and Germany before coming home in November 1944. Upon his return and after some leave, Grumman served as an instrument-flying instructor. Grumman stayed in the reserves after the war, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
Date:
July 18, 2000
Creator:
Grumman, James
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Fuglaar, October 27, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Fuglaar. Fuglaar applied to join the Merchant Marine in 1942. He became an engineering cadet and journeyed by convoy to Liverpool, England. Fuglaar describes hearing the depth charge attacks by convoy escorts, heavy seas, and the amount of study that was required of a cadet. He also describes what it was like to work in an engine room. Fuglaar completed another convoy to England on another ship and then was assigned to two eventful convoys to the Soviet Union. He describes conditions in Murmansk. The Scharnhorst attempted to intercept one of the convoys and his ship ran aground on the other. Fuglaar became 3rd Assistant Engineer on another ship delivering supplies to Manila soon after its liberation. He was released by the Maritime Commission in March of 1945.
Date:
October 27, 2010
Creator:
Fuglaar, Robert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
More Than A Uniform: A Navy Woman in a Navy Man's World
An autobiographical account by Captain Winifred Quick Collins of her early life, the integration of women into the United States Navy, her Navy career, and her accomplishments in the service. The book focuses on Captain Collins's experience as a woman in a predominantly male division of the US military, as well as the history of women in the Navy. Includes a forward Arleigh Burke
Date:
1997
Creator:
Collins, Winifred Quick & Levine, Herbert M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Orland J. ""Bud"" Harris, August 22, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Orland Harris. Harris went to Santa Anna, California for Aviation Cadet training in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He went to primary flying school in Visalia, California and then went to LaeMoore, California for more training. From there he went to replacement training units, flying the P-38, P-322 and P-39. Harris had take civilian pilot training for one year at college before he went into the service. He received his wings at Williams Field in Arizona 3 Nov 1943 and became an officer that day. He went to the South Pacific in a C-54, along wih about 30 other pilots, ending up in Nadzab, New Guinea with the 8th Fighter Group (part of the 5th Air Force). His P-38 missions included targets of opportunity around New Guinea, a cave on Corregidor and straffed ships on the way to Borneo, and the Philippines. Normally they flew cover missions for B-17s and B-24s but on occasion covered B-25s and A-20s. Harris was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) when he was flying out of Mindoro in the Philippines on a night mission (26 Dec 1944) attacking a Japanese task …
Date:
August 22, 2000
Creator:
Harris, Orland J.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1995
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 2, 1995
Creator:
Horky, Anita
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Help Bring Him Home]
Flyer titled "Help Bring Him Home for Other Holidays..." encouraging civilians not to ask returning servicemen questions that could contain potentially sensitive war information. The reverse side is titled "Our Hospitals Need More Help" and encourages women to sign up to become a Red Cross nurse.
Date:
October 16, 1944
Creator:
Holler, Carl
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William N. Gottsman, October 3, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William N. Gottsman. Gottsman joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1942. He served as a military policeman at the Kelly Air Force Base aviation cadet center for the duration of his service. He received his discharge in January of 1946.
Date:
October 3, 2015
Creator:
Gottsman, William N
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1995
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 9, 1995
Creator:
Horky, Anita
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History