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Oral History Interview with George Crand
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Date:
unknown
Creator:
Crand, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alfred Wunderlich
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alfred Wunderlich. Wunderlich recalls working on restoring the old Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg when he was a young man prior to being married.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wunderlich, Alfred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chester W. Nimitz
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral recording of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. In this statement, Nimitz exhorts the nation to remain alert by keeping a strong navy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Bennett, January 1, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ruth Bennett. Bennett grew up in Texas. She worked in Big Spring as a personnel secretary and married an officer in the Air Force.
Date:
January 1, 2000
Creator:
Bennett, Ruth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Weirich
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Weirich. Weirich is joined by his wife, Mrs. Weirich in the interview. They speak on Henry’s familial connection with Admiral Chester Nimitz, and provide details of Nimitz’s genealogy line.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Weirich, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ted King, December 6, 2001
None
Date:
December 6, 2001
Creator:
King, Ted D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jose Soliz, November 5, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jose Soliz. Soliz was drafted into the Army in April, 1941. In early 1945, Soliz went to the Philippines for the liberation. He served as a machine gunner.
Date:
November 5, 2002
Creator:
Soliz, Jose
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Despain, January 29, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Despain. Despain joined the Navy and was training to be a gunner when the war ended. He was discharged a month later. When the war ended, Despain entered into a career in law enforcement.
Date:
January 29, 2016
Creator:
Despain, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Reuben J. Kammlah, November 4, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Reuben J. Kammlah. Kammlah served in the Navy aboard the attack cargo ship USS Algorab (AKA-8) as a gunner's mate.
Date:
November 4, 2004
Creator:
Kammlah, Reuben J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roland Frocheizer
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue by Roland Frocheizer. Frocheizer served in the military, in heavy artillery. He was in Saipan for 2 years during World War II, and describes his experiences living on the island and enduring the Battle of Saipan.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Frocheizer, Roland
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joyce E. Sarvey, October 21, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joyce E. Sarvey. She discusses working for Western Union in San Antonio during the war.
Date:
October 21, 2000
Creator:
Sarvey, Joyce E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Norman Apelt, September 23, 2001
Transcript of an oral interview with Norman Apelt. He discusses his service in the US Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic in Pampa, Texas. After the war ended, Apelt was assigned duty in occupied Japan.
Date:
September 23, 2001
Creator:
Apelt, Norman
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe Rosenthal
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral recording by Joe Rosenthal. Rosenthal reflects on being present atop Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. He details his role in capturing the photograph of the Marines raising the second American flag atop the mountain on the fifth day of the battle.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Rosenthal, Joe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alton Warner, December 7, 1980
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alton Warner about his experiences leading up to and during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Date:
December 7, 1980
Creator:
Warner, Alton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Mooi, August 6, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Mooi. Mooi joined the Navy in January of 1945. He served aboard USS Cabot (CVL-28). He served on fire watch duty. Mooi remained aboard the Cabot through the end of the war, and they provided air cover during the Japanese surrender on USS Missouri (BB-63).
Date:
August 6, 2003
Creator:
Mooi, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Peter Chu, November 1, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Peter Chu. Peter's son Alan Chu also participates in this interview. Peter Chu discusses the Japanese occupation in Nanking, China in 1937 when he was 10 years old.
Date:
November 1, 2003
Creator:
Chu, Peter
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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martha F. Hilliard, February 28, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martha Hilliard. Hilliard was born in October 1928. She provides a good description of what her home town life was like growing up as a teenager during the war years.
Date:
February 28, 2002
Creator:
Hilliard, Martha F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul Jackson, April 10, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Jackson. He begins by discussing his time in boot camp at Camp Pendelton. The majority of the interview is about his time fighting at Iwo Jima.
Date:
April 10, 2008
Creator:
Jackson, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ethel Tucker, April 3, 2007
Transcript of an oral interview with Ethel Tucker. She discusses life prior to and on the homefront during the World War II. She gives a detailed portion of her history of going to New York City to work while waiting for her husband to return to port. Her husband was in the U.S. Navy at the time, and she shared an apartment with some of the other wives.
Date:
April 3, 2007
Creator:
Tucker, Ethel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nila Jackson Alderson, April 23, 2007
Transcript of an oral interview with Nila Jackson Alderson. Born in 1925, Alderson describes life before and during the war in rural Texas as well as in the town of Burnet, Texas . Her husband, Joe Alderson, served in the military in Europe. They both discuss the mail service during the war. The interview includes information about her parents and siblings.
Date:
April 23, 2007
Creator:
Alderson, Nila Jackson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Kana, October 23, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Kana. Kana joined the Navy in April of 1944. He served aboard the USS Dennis (DE-405). He visited the Marshall Islands and the Philippines. He provides vivid details of a battle off Samar. He was discharged in February of 1946.
Date:
October 23, 2007
Creator:
Kana, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bert Dawson, March 18, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bert Dawson. Dawson joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He served with the 5th Marine Division, as a paratrooper. He participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. From Iwo, Dawson traveled to Sasebo, Japan. He was discharged in 1945.
Date:
March 18, 2010
Creator:
Dawson, Bert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Andrews, April 13, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Daniel Andrews. Andrews joined the United States Navy in 1941 where he became a SeaBee. Andrews was sent to Saipan to help build airfields and seaplane bases. He left Saipan in July of 1945.
Date:
April 13, 2010
Creator:
Andrews, Daniel
System:
The Portal to Texas History