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Oral History Interview with John Bumgarner, March 18, 1995
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Bumgarner. He discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the US Army. He describes his experiences as a doctor during World War Two and how he was captured and lived in a Japanese POW camp.
Date:
March 18, 1955
Creator:
Bumgarner, John & Marcello, Ronald E.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anthony Geer
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Anthony Geer. Geer was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then served as a yeoman. He received additional training in aircraft recognition. He traveled to the Philippines aboard the USS Tazewell (APA-209), and worked on Samar Island until the atomic bombs were dropped, then transferred to Manila until the surrender of Japan. He traveled back to the U.S. aboard the USS Menard (APA-201). Geer was honorably discharged in late 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Geer, Anthony
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with C. Elizabeth Callahan
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with C. Elizabeth Callahan. Callahan was born to Japanese parents in San Francisco. Her name at birth was Cho Elizabeth Ishi. Her parents couldn’t sustain their family in America during the Depression, so Callahan and her sister were sent to Japan in August 1935. When the war broke out, Callahan was caught completely by surprise, due to the extensively censored news available to her. While her parents were sent to an internment camp back home, she watched the Doolittle Raid above her in Tokyo. Food was scarce, and she regularly traveled 30 miles to the countryside where she could barter with farmers. On 25 May 1945, incendiary bombs hit her neighborhood, and she and her sister had to run through fire to escape. They were taken in by friends in the suburbs of Tokyo, and together they heard the emperor’s voice for the first time, as he instructed the people of Japan to surrender peacefully. Callahan found the first batch of occupation soldiers to be extremely friendly, but she felt that their replacement troops, who had not endured the hardship of war, were disrespectful to the Japanese people. Callahan …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Callahan, C. Elizabeth
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with C. Elizabeth Callahan
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with C. Elizabeth Callahan. Callahan was born to Japanese parents in San Francisco. Her name at birth was Cho Elizabeth Ishi. Her parents couldn’t sustain their family in America during the Depression, so Callahan and her sister were sent to Japan in August 1935. When the war broke out, Callahan was caught completely by surprise, due to the extensively censored news available to her. While her parents were sent to an internment camp back home, she watched the Doolittle Raid above her in Tokyo. Food was scarce, and she regularly traveled 30 miles to the countryside where she could barter with farmers. On 25 May 1945, incendiary bombs hit her neighborhood, and she and her sister had to run through fire to escape. They were taken in by friends in the suburbs of Tokyo, and together they heard the emperor’s voice for the first time, as he instructed the people of Japan to surrender peacefully. Callahan found the first batch of occupation soldiers to be extremely friendly, but she felt that their replacement troops, who had not endured the hardship of war, were disrespectful to the Japanese people. Callahan …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Callahan, C. Elizabeth
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chaney
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dr. Chaney. Chaney became friends with Nimitz in 1926 while teaching at the University of California at Berkeley. He and Nimitz enjoyed drinks together during the Prohibition era. Chaney would hire kids to scavenge for empty bottles, and Nimitz would find bootleggers to fill them. Sometimes the two would even drink salty brandy sold to restaurants. When Nimitz left Berkeley, Chaney set aside their last bottle of liquor for a special occasion. After the war, Nimitz visited Chaney, and they celebrated with some of their old brandy. The two remained lifelong friends.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Chaney
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chaney
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dr. Chaney. Chaney became friends with Nimitz in 1926 while teaching at the University of California at Berkeley. He and Nimitz enjoyed drinks together during the Prohibition era. Chaney would hire kids to scavenge for empty bottles, and Nimitz would find bootleggers to fill them. Sometimes the two would even drink salty brandy sold to restaurants. When Nimitz left Berkeley, Chaney set aside their last bottle of liquor for a special occasion. After the war, Nimitz visited Chaney, and they celebrated with some of their old brandy. The two remained lifelong friends.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Chaney
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Smith
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Smith. Smith joined the Army in May of 1944. He was placed in the Army Specialized Training Reserve Program. In the spring of 1945, he traveled to an infantry replacement center in Leyte, in the Philippines. He was assigned to the Americal Division on Cebu Island, the 164th Regiment, aboard a Landing Craft Infantry. He was trained to work on the radio. Smith’s regiment was preparing for the invasion of Japan when the bombs were dropped and the war ended. They traveled to Japan in September of 1945 and served as occupation forces. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1946.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Smith, Charles
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Smith
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Smith. Smith joined the Army in May of 1944. He was placed in the Army Specialized Training Reserve Program. In the spring of 1945, he traveled to an infantry replacement center in Leyte, in the Philippines. He was assigned to the Americal Division on Cebu Island, the 164th Regiment, aboard a Landing Craft Infantry. He was trained to work on the radio. Smith’s regiment was preparing for the invasion of Japan when the bombs were dropped and the war ended. They traveled to Japan in September of 1945 and served as occupation forces. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1946.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Smith, Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dean Woodward
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dean Woodward. Woodward joined the Marine Corps in April 1942. He was trained as a radio operator and sent to the 2nd Marine Division. Woodward describes the landing at Tarawa and his role as a member of a shore party. He tells of a narrow miss by a sniper at the end of the battle. Woodward also discusses his involvement in the landing on Saipan as a radio operator. He rotated back to the US and was there when the war ended. Woodward was discharged in April 1946. He was commissioned as an officer in the Army a few years later and tells of his service from Korea through his retirement as a lieutenant colonel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Woodward, Dean R.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dean Woodward
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dean Woodward. Woodward joined the Marine Corps in April 1942. He was trained as a radio operator and sent to the 2nd Marine Division. Woodward describes the landing at Tarawa and his role as a member of a shore party. He tells of a narrow miss by a sniper at the end of the battle. Woodward also discusses his involvement in the landing on Saipan as a radio operator. He rotated back to the US and was there when the war ended. Woodward was discharged in April 1946. He was commissioned as an officer in the Army a few years later and tells of his service from Korea through his retirement as a lieutenant colonel.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Woodward, Dean R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Earl H. Selover
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl H. Selover. He enlisted in the Navy in June, 1934 after graduating high school in Wildwood, New Jersey. After completing boot camp in Norfolk he was assigned to the USS Idaho (BB-42) as a radioman. He recalls undergoing initiation as a Shellback after crossing the Equator during one training exercise. In 1938 he reenlisted and was transferred to the USS Maryland (BB-46). Upon completing advanced training in February 1941 he returned to the ship and was promoted to Chief Petty Officer. Selover recalls the chaos and confusion of 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. On 23 December the Maryland departed Pearl Harbor for Bremerton, Washington. In early January 1942 he was transferred to the USS Indiana (BB-58). He recalls the ship taking part in the bombardment of Kwajalein prior to the Marshall Islands landings in late January 1944. During the bombardment he recalls a collision with the USS Washington (BB-56), which almost sank the Indiana. In early October 1944 he accepted orders to the Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Maryland, where he was when the war ended.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Selover, Earl H.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Earl H. Selover
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl H. Selover. He enlisted in the Navy in June, 1934 after graduating high school in Wildwood, New Jersey. After completing boot camp in Norfolk he was assigned to the USS Idaho (BB-42) as a radioman. He recalls undergoing initiation as a Shellback after crossing the Equator during one training exercise. In 1938 he reenlisted and was transferred to the USS Maryland (BB-46). Upon completing advanced training in February 1941 he returned to the ship and was promoted to Chief Petty Officer. Selover recalls the chaos and confusion of 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. On 23 December the Maryland departed Pearl Harbor for Bremerton, Washington. In early January 1942 he was transferred to the USS Indiana (BB-58). He recalls the ship taking part in the bombardment of Kwajalein prior to the Marshall Islands landings in late January 1944. During the bombardment he recalls a collision with the USS Washington (BB-56), which almost sank the Indiana. In early October 1944 he accepted orders to the Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Maryland, where he was when the war ended.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Selover, Earl H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Hary
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Hary. Hary joined the Navy in March of 1942. He graduated from Torpedo School as Seaman Third-Class. From February through August of 1945, Hary worked as a submariner aboard the USS Toro (SS-422). They completed war patrols through the Pacific, including Saipan, Guam and Japan, rescuing a total of 9 downed aviators. He returned to the US and was discharged in October of 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hary, Edward
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Hary
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Hary. Hary joined the Navy in March of 1942. He graduated from Torpedo School as Seaman Third-Class. From February through August of 1945, Hary worked as a submariner aboard the USS Toro (SS-422). They completed war patrols through the Pacific, including Saipan, Guam and Japan, rescuing a total of 9 downed aviators. He returned to the US and was discharged in October of 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hary, Edward
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank MacDonald
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank MacDonald. MacDonald completed the Naval Academy in February of 1941. He was assigned to the Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Wasmuth (DMS-15). MacDonald worked as a Communications Officer. At Pearl Harbor, their ship served as the forerunner of the fleet of minesweepers and destroyers guarding the Harbor entrance from enemy submarines. MacDonald was present during the Japanese attack. After the attack, they continued their service at Pearl Harbor and Alaska. He served aboard the Wasmuth until it sunk in the Aleutians on 29 December 1942. He was assigned as Engineer Officer aboard the USS Charrette (DD-581), traveling to New Guinea and the Philippines. And, finally, MacDonald was assigned as Executive Officer aboard the USS David W. Taylor (DD-551). After the war ended, he continued his service in the Supply Corps.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
MacDonald, Frank
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank MacDonald
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank MacDonald. MacDonald completed the Naval Academy in February of 1941. He was assigned to the Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Wasmuth (DMS-15). MacDonald worked as a Communications Officer. At Pearl Harbor, their ship served as the forerunner of the fleet of minesweepers and destroyers guarding the Harbor entrance from enemy submarines. MacDonald was present during the Japanese attack. After the attack, they continued their service at Pearl Harbor and Alaska. He served aboard the Wasmuth until it sunk in the Aleutians on 29 December 1942. He was assigned as Engineer Officer aboard the USS Charrette (DD-581), traveling to New Guinea and the Philippines. And, finally, MacDonald was assigned as Executive Officer aboard the USS David W. Taylor (DD-551). After the war ended, he continued his service in the Supply Corps.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
MacDonald, Frank
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank Onda
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Onda. Onda joined the Navy in April of 1943. He served as a Yeoman Third-Class aboard the USS El Dorado (AGC-11). Onda was aboard ship during their participation in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. They traveled to Manila, Philippines in September of 1945. He was discharged in 1946.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Onda, Frank
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fred K. Fox
Transcript of an oral interview with Fred K. Fox. Fox served with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines on Peleliu. He tells of his experiences on Peleliu when he landed and fought to take and hold a key piece of high ground. Fox also speaks of returning to Peleliu in the 1960s and thereafter.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fox, Fred K.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Crand
None
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Crand, George
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Crand
None
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Crand, George
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Fuller
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Fuller. Fuller joined the Navy in May of 1944. Beginning in July, he served with the deck force aboard USS Windham Bay (CVE-92). They traveled to the Admiralty Islands, and Fuller was stationed on Pityilu Island off New Guinea. From the island, he completed photo reconnaissance missions, photographing islands, developing the pictures, and creating 8 foot by 10 foot prints.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fuller, George
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Fuller
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Fuller. Fuller joined the Navy in May of 1944. Beginning in July, he served with the deck force aboard USS Windham Bay (CVE-92). They traveled to the Admiralty Islands, and Fuller was stationed on Pityilu Island off New Guinea. From the island, he completed photo reconnaissance missions, photographing islands, developing the pictures, and creating 8 foot by 10 foot prints.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fuller, George
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George South
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George South. South joined the Navy in August of 1940. Beginning in November, he served as First-Class Yeoman aboard the USS Maury (DD-401). He was aboard the Maury, returning to Hawaii after delivering Marine Fighter Squadron 211 (VMF-211) to Wake Island, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. They traveled throughout the Pacific Islands, including Midway, the Philippines, Guadalcanal, Guam, conducting pre-invasion bombardment and providing escort services for the USS Enterprise (CV-6). In June of 1945, South transferred off the Maury and was placed on shore duty in New Orleans. He was discharged around 1946, though later joined the Air Force where he served for an additional 14 years.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
South, George
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George South
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George South. South joined the Navy in August of 1940. Beginning in November, he served as First-Class Yeoman aboard the USS Maury (DD-401). He was aboard the Maury, returning to Hawaii after delivering Marine Fighter Squadron 211 (VMF-211) to Wake Island, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. They traveled throughout the Pacific Islands, including Midway, the Philippines, Guadalcanal, Guam, conducting pre-invasion bombardment and providing escort services for the USS Enterprise (CV-6). In June of 1945, South transferred off the Maury and was placed on shore duty in New Orleans. He was discharged around 1946, though later joined the Air Force where he served for an additional 14 years.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
South, George
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History