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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 Robert Frederick, May 10, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Frederick. Frederick quit school in November 1942 to join the Navy. He attended gunnery school before being assigned to USS Oakland (CL-95). He spent the rest of the war abaord the Oaklnad and was discharged in January 1946.
Date:
May 10, 2003
Creator:
Frederick, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Custer, December 23, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Custer. Custer joined the Army Air Corps in December, 1942. He attended aerial gunnery school before shipping to England.
Date:
December 23, 2003
Creator:
Custer, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Earl Smyth, Jr., October 20, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Smyth. He discusses his time aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the Battle of Midway, Guadacanal, sustaining two torpedo attacks and seeing Pearl Harbor three days after the attack.
Date:
October 20, 2003
Creator:
Smyth, Earl, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alfred Taylor, June 5, 2003
The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Alfred N. Taylor. In early 1942 Taylor was drafted into the Army Air Forces. After training and an assignment in Florida, Taylor was shipped to India. He worked at an airbase in Assam calling pilots to their aircraft for missions over the Himalaya Mountains. Taylor returned to the US and was discharged in January 1946.
Date:
June 5, 2003
Creator:
Taylor, Alfred N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Doreen Underwood, September 16, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Doreen G. Underwood. Underwood was born in England in September of 1920. She joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in August of 1940, completing clerical duties. She was stationed in England, France and Germany. Underwood was discharged in late 1945.
Date:
September 16, 2003
Creator:
Underwood, Doreen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arnold Rothhaar, October 3, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arnold Rothhaar. Rothhaar joined the Navy in 1942. He served as Coxswain of a whaleboat aboard USS Cotten (DD-669). He transported crewmembers to and from shore. He recalls several encounters with the Japanese through the Pacific Theater. He remained with the Cotton until it returned to the US in December of 1945.
Date:
October 3, 2003
Creator:
Rothhaar, Arnold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leo Schmittgens, October 25, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leo Schmittgens. Schmittgens joined the Marine Corps in April of 1944. He completed training as an 81mm mortar man, and served with the 1st Marine Division. He traveled to Guadalcanal and Ulithi for additional training, and participated in the Battle of Okinawa. They remained on the island through the end of the war. He was discharged in April of 1946.
Date:
October 25, 2003
Creator:
Schmittgens, Leo
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mabel Miller, September 1, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mabel Miller. Miller was born 5 October 1925 near Floresville, Texas. She shares her recollections of her childhood, life during the war, and how she met her husband, who served in World War II. Miller provides details of her husband’s service in the war, and their life and family together.
Date:
September 1, 2003
Creator:
Miller, Mabel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hazel Tringham, September 21, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Hazel Tringham. Tringham joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service towards the beginning of World War II in England. She worked as a radar operator on gun sites in London. Tringham served from June of 1942 through June of 1945.
Date:
September 21, 2003
Creator:
Tringham, Hazel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cyril Conn, June 17, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Cyril Conn. Conn joined the Army Air Forces in May of 1942. He served as an aircraft mechanic with the 27th Air Depot Group. From May of 1943 through the fall of 1945, he was stationed in New Guinea. Conn was discharged in November of 1945.
Date:
June 17, 2003
Creator:
Conn, Cyril
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Donald Cotner, August 1, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Cotner. Cotner joined the Navy in March of 1945. He completed radio operator, anti-aircraft and underwater demolition training. He served aboard the USS General William Mitchell (AP-114). They traveled to Guam, and other Pacific islands to pick up and transport soldiers and Marines. Cotner returned to the US and received his discharge in December of 1946.
Date:
August 1, 2003
Creator:
Cotner, Donald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ray Kroft, August 7, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ray Kroft. Kroft joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a Staff Sergeant with the 77th Infantry Division. He participated in the Battle of Okinawa, and served with occupation forces in Japan. He was discharged in November of 1946.
Date:
August 7, 2003
Creator:
Kroft, Ray
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 Floy Hughes, October 10, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floy Hughes. Hughes joined the Navy in early 1941. From 1941 through early 1944, he served as a First Class Cook in the Officers Mess at Corpus Christi, Texas. Beginning April of 1944, Hughes did the same work at Camp Kearny in San Diego, California. He returned to Texas and was discharged in September of 1945.
Date:
October 10, 2003
Creator:
Hughes, Floy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Boyd K. Miller, January 21, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Boyd K. Miller. He discusses being drafted out of college, working as an artist/draftsman making diagrams and charts since he studied art in college, then transfering to the Air Corps to become a pilot, and the various training he went through in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
Date:
January 21, 2003
Creator:
Miller, Boyd K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chris Walker, February 11, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Chris Walker. He discusses working as a carpenter in the Marines at Camp Pendleton and on Tinian and Saipan and being on Okinawa and in Nagasaki after Japan surrendered. He also ancedotes on Generals and his Colonel, rations, friendly fire and describes some of the memoriabilia he kept.
Date:
February 11, 2003
Creator:
Walker, Chris
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Hary, April 3, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ruth Hary. Ruth was married to Edward Hary, a former submariner. She shares information of her family history, stories of civilian life during World War II, details of Edward’s time in the service, as well as anecdotes of their marriage in September of 1943. During wartime, Ruth worked at Texas A&M University until she had their first child.
Date:
April 3, 2003
Creator:
Hary, Ruth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Betty Kaiser, September 4, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Betty Kaiser. Kaiser was born in Glasgow, Scotland prior to World War II. She tells of hearing air raid warnings that signaled the approach of German bombers in the area and describes the air raid shelters in the local neighborhood and those at school. Recalling a normal day’s activities during those times, she reflects upon the shortages and of rationing many necessities.
Date:
September 4, 2003
Creator:
Kaiser, Betty
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Harold Ryan, September 13, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Harold Ryan. Ryan joined the Army in September of 1944. He served with the 96th Infantry Division. He worked with and trained fellow servicemen on the M1 rifle. Ryan participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He was discharged in September of 1946.
Date:
September 13, 2003
Creator:
Ryan, John Harold
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Lee ""Tex"" Hill, September 20, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Lee ""Tex"" Hill. He discusses his time with the Flying Tigers and with Air Force Fighter Groups flying missions in China, particularly the Salween Gorge bombing to keep the Japanese from crossing into China there.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Hill, David Lee ""Tex""
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alex Grosse, May 17, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alex Grosse. Grosse finished high school and joined the Navy in 1942 and served as an ordnanceman loading munitions on planes in New Jersey and Virginia. Grosse shares several anecdotes about his experiences. He worked in a Carrier Air Service Unit (CASU) but never mentioned any number designation.
Date:
May 17, 2003
Creator:
Grosse, Alex
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Greer, September 24, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Greer. Greer was in pre-med school at the University of Texas when he was drafted. He was still in training as a radar operator in a B-29 crew in Nebraska when the atomic bombs were dropped. Greer stayed in the reserves and then went back on active duty and worked in Strategic Air Command. He retired in 1969. He mentions dealing with Japanese balloon bombs during 1945.
Date:
September 24, 2003
Creator:
Greer, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History