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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 Albert Jackson, March 13, 2014
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Jackson. Jackson was born in 1924. At age 16, he joined the US Navy and underwent boot training at the Naval Training Center in Chicago. Upon graduation, he was assigned to USS Texas (BB-35) as a member of Gun Fire Control. Later, he was transferred to an LST.
Date:
March 13, 2014
Creator:
Jackson, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harmon Harris, March 6, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harmon Harris. Harris joined the Navy in May of 1944. He served with the 141st Construction Battalion. They traveled to the Marshall Islands and Kwajalein, building airstrips, houses and defensive structures.
Date:
March 6, 2016
Creator:
Harris, Harmon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rose Dern, March 31, 2022
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Rose Dern. Dern enlisted in the WAVES and went to Madison Wisconsin to train in communications. After training, Dern was stationed close to home at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. She then went to a communications station on Maui. Dern was discharged when the war ended.
Date:
March 31, 2022
Creator:
Dern, Rose
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Haskett, March 10, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Haskett. Haskett joined the Navy in 1938. He served as a gunner on PT-155 in the Solomon Islands. Haskett describes PT boat operations, armament, and combat in general. He also details how the early torpedo tubes were activated with a mallet.
Date:
March 10, 2003
Creator:
Haskett, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond Cheney, March 7, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Raymond Cheney. Cheney enlisted in the Army Air Forces in September of 1942. He completed radio school and served in Australia, New Guinea and Los Negros Island. He provides some details of his work and travel experiences. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date:
March 7, 2005
Creator:
Cheney, Raymond
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nolan Donop, March 11, 2014
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Nolan Donop. Donop joined the Army and eventually shipped out to Italy, where he volunteered to cook before being assigned to the 34th Infantry Divivsion and making his way to northern Italy to the Apennine Mountains. Donop recalls a few anecdotes from his combat experiences.
Date:
March 11, 2014
Creator:
Donop, Nolan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Orlan Scott, March 14, 2014
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orlan Scott. Scott joined the Navy in 1944. He completed amphibious force training. Scott served aboard USS Texas (BB-35) beginning in March of 1945, participating in the Battle of Okinawa. He returned to the US and received a discharge in May of 1946.
Date:
March 14, 2014
Creator:
Scott, Orlan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Smith, March 1, 2018
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Smith. Smith was raised on a farm with six brothers. He joined the US Navy in early 1944. He completed boot camp in San Diego and was then assigned as a deckhand aboard USS Bland (APA-134). He recalls transporting troops and supplies to Saipan. He served in the occupation of Japan, and shares stories of travels to Japan and China.
Date:
March 1, 2018
Creator:
Smith, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Morgenroth, March 19, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Morgenroth. Morgenroth joined the Marine Corps in April of 1944. He shares details of his training in Hawaii, learning weaponry and practicing beach landings. He served in demolition with the 5th Marine Division, 26th Marines. They participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He received his discharge in April of 1946.
Date:
March 19, 2019
Creator:
Morgenroth, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Peter Williams, March 22, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Peter Williams. Williams joined the Navy in July of 1946, at the age of 17. He served as Radioman 2nd Class aboard USS Montague (AKA-98). They operated off the east coast through January of 1948. He was then transferred to the USS Winston (AKA-94), where he remained until his discharge in May.
Date:
March 22, 2019
Creator:
Williams, Peter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Owen Jones, March 29, 2019
United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Luzon.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island; World War, 1939-1945--South Pacific.; LST-747
Date:
March 29, 2019
Creator:
Jones, Owen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William C. Smith, March 12, 2020
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Smith. Smith joined the Marine Corps in April 1944. After basic training, Smith went to Sea School where he trained in 40mm antiaircraft gunnery. Upon completion, he was assigned to USS Iowa (BB-61).
Date:
March 12, 2020
Creator:
Smith, William C
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Lansford, March 25, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Lansford. Lansford joined the navy in January 1941. His first duty station was at Kaneohe Naval Air Station on Oahu. He was an electrician and kept crash boat batteries operating. Lansford recalls the Japanese attack on Kaneohe. He remained at Kaneohe for the rest of the war at the air station serving as an electrician.
Date:
March 25, 2005
Creator:
Lansford, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bennie Whitley, March 25, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bennie Whitley. Whitley joined the Army and served as sergeant in the motor pool in Battery A, 57th Field Artillery, 7th Infantry Division. He participated in the Battle of Okinawa. Whitley continued his service after the war ended, receiving his discharge in 1947.
Date:
March 25, 2004
Creator:
Whitley, Bennie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Carnes. Carnes joined the Navy in 1944 before he finished high school. In the Navy, he became a signalman and was assigned to USS Norton Sound (AVM-1). Carnes was aboard when the ship went to Okinawa, where he describes being attacked by kamikaze aircraft. When the war ended, Carnes went to Japan briefly before returning to the US and receiving his discharge.
Date:
March 28, 2022
Creator:
Carnes, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Paine, March 13, 2006
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Paine. Paine joined the Navy Reserves soon after 7 December 1941. He served as a photographer’s mate in charge of a photo printing lab in Washington DC. Paine briefly discusses the equipment he used. He was discharged in 1944 when he contracted a serious case of tuberculosis and took several years to recover.
Date:
March 13, 2006
Creator:
Paine, Richard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James McClelland, March 20, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James McClelland. McClelland joined the Navy in 1939 and after training was assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50). He cruised with the ship to South America before heading for Pearl Harbor. He was aboard during the Japanese attack and was burned badly enough to be evacuated to the hospital on shore. He was returned to the US and after recovering, began training people in fire control. McClelland was discharged in September, 1945.
Date:
March 20, 2003
Creator:
McClelland, James A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sterling Maresch, March 3, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sterling Maresch. Maresch went into the Army in October, 1943. In May, 1944, he shipped overseas to a staging area in New Guinea and was assigned to the 470th Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. From there, they moved to the Philippines for the invasion of Luzon. When the war ended, Maresch re-enlisted and transferred to the Army Air Forces. After some training in aircraft instrument repair, he was sent to Germany.
Date:
March 3, 2003
Creator:
Maresch, Sterling
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wayne Knight, March 4, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wayne Knight. Knight joined the Navy in December of 1942. He graduated from flight school in April of 1944 as a second lieutenant Marine Aviator. He flew F4U Corsairs with Marine Fighting Squadron 311 (VMF-311). Knight participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date:
March 4, 2008
Creator:
Knight, Wayne
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maurice Stamps, March 18, 2009
Transcript of an oral interview with Maurice Stamps. Stamps is anecdotal as he discusses growing up on a farm in Iowa; joining the US Army; going to Hawaii and staying at Schofield Barracks; his assignment to the Classification/Assignment section Fort Shafter without ever having basic training; his assignment later to the Message Center at Ft. Shafter; his correspondence with Enid, whom he married upon discharge in 1946.
Date:
March 18, 2009
Creator:
Stamps, Maurice
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roy Hughes, March 20, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Roy Hughes. Hughes joined the Navy in July of 1943. He completed Midshipman School in December of 1944. Beginning in January of 1945, he served as a Fighter Director aboard USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69). They completed anti-submarine patrols and combat operations through Guam and Okinawa. He returned to the US and was discharged around late 1945, early 1946.
Date:
March 20, 2010
Creator:
Hughes, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Howard Hollinger, March 19, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Howard Hollinger. Hollinger joined the Coast Guard in 1941. He completed Radio School and High-Frequency Direction Finder training. Hollinger traveled to the Aleutian Islands, and was stationed at a High-Frequency Direction Finder station on a Navy base in Kodiak, Alaska. He tracked Navy planes that took off from Attu to bomb the Kuril Islands. Hollinger returned to the US and received a discharge around late 1945.
Date:
March 19, 2011
Creator:
Hollinger, Howard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nevin Sledge, March 1, 2013
The National Museumn of the Pacific War presents an interview with Nevin Sledge. Sledge joined the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in April 1942 after some Civilian Pilot Training prior to the outbreak of war. Upon completion of flight training, he became an instructor at Corpus Christi before deploying to the Pacific with Marine Transport Squadron 253 (VMR-253). Sledge shares several anecdotes about his time in the Pacific from Guam, Ulithi, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Date:
March 1, 2013
Creator:
Sledge, Nevin
System:
The Portal to Texas History