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Oral History Interview with Ken Barhite, September 1, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Barhite. Barhite was born in Alden, Iowa on 9 January 1921. Graduating from junior college, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Wolters, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania for four weeks of advanced training prior to being sent to San Francisco where he boarded a liberty ship for a twenty-two day voyage to a replacement center in New Caledonia. After four weeks he was sent to Fiji where he joined the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) in July 1943. The unit was sent to Bougainville where they performed patrols and were involved in some combat. He witnessed friends killed and wounded during these actions. While there, he was selected to attend 18 weeks of Officer’s Candidate School (OCS) in Australia. Upon his graduation in June 1945 he received his commission as a second lieutenant. He reported to the 158th Regimental Combat Team in Manila to prepare for the invasion of Japan. After the war, the unit boarded a ship for Japan as part of the occupation forces. Barhite returned to the United States in November 1945 …
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Barhite, Ken
Object Type:
Text
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The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ken Barhite, September 1, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Barhite. Barhite was born in Alden, Iowa on 9 January 1921. Graduating from junior college, he was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Wolters, Texas for thirteen weeks of basic training. He was then sent to Chenango, Pennsylvania for four weeks of advanced training prior to being sent to San Francisco where he boarded a liberty ship for a twenty-two day voyage to a replacement center in New Caledonia. After four weeks he was sent to Fiji where he joined the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) in July 1943. The unit was sent to Bougainville where they performed patrols and were involved in some combat. He witnessed friends killed and wounded during these actions. While there, he was selected to attend 18 weeks of Officer’s Candidate School (OCS) in Australia. Upon his graduation in June 1945 he received his commission as a second lieutenant. He reported to the 158th Regimental Combat Team in Manila to prepare for the invasion of Japan. After the war, the unit boarded a ship for Japan as part of the occupation forces. Barhite returned to the United States in November 1945 …
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Barhite, Ken
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 16, 2012
Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 16, 2012
Creator:
May, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 277, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 2, 2012
Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 2, 2012
Creator:
Deason, Gene
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 99, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 2012
Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 21, 2012
Creator:
May, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 2012
Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 28, 2012
Creator:
May, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 94, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 2012
Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 14, 2012
Creator:
May, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 89, Ed. 1 Friday, September 7, 2012
Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 7, 2012
Creator:
May, David
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Weekly newspaper from Cuero, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 26, 2012
Creator:
Rea, Glenn
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History