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Oral History Interview with James Sharkey, January 27, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Sharkey. Sharkey joined the Navy and served in a mobile antiaircraft unit at Pearl Harbor. He served at CINCPAC headquarters at Pearl Harbor.
Date:
January 27, 2015
Creator:
Sharkey, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe Camp Pearce, February 3, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe Camp Pearce. Pearce joined the Navy in November of 1944. He served as an instructor on the Link Trainer and radio navigation in Atlanta, Georgia and Pensacola, Florida. Pearce did not go overseas, though remained an instructor for the duration of the war. He received a discharge in early 1946.
Date:
February 3, 2015
Creator:
Pearce, Joe Camp
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Hanks, August 3, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Hanks. Hanks joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He received his wings in February of 1944. Hanks was assigned to Malden, Missouri to teach troop carrier training, where he served as a pilot instructor for the remainder of the war. He was discharged around February of 1946.
Date:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
Hanks, Jack
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Huet, August 11, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lawrence Huet. Huet joined the Navy in late 1942 and trained at Great Lakes. With training complete, he was assigned to USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) in May 1943 and served as flight deck crewman. In 1944, after some leave, Huet was assigned to the USS Flint (CL-97). Huet was discharged in 1946.
Date:
August 11, 2015
Creator:
Huet, Lawrence
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William N. Gottsman, October 3, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William N. Gottsman. Gottsman joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1942. He served as a military policeman at the Kelly Air Force Base aviation cadet center for the duration of his service. He received his discharge in January of 1946.
Date:
October 3, 2015
Creator:
Gottsman, William N
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Julius Erdos, December 22, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Julius Erdos. Erdos joined the Army Air Forces in April, 1943. After basic, he went to Biloxi to train as an engine mechanic. In January 1944 Erdos went to Tinian to be a B-29 mechanic. He returned to the US in December. Erdos shares several anecdotes about his time in the service.
Date:
December 22, 2015
Creator:
Erdos, Julius
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Evans, April 3, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Evans. Evans joined the Army in August of 1944. He served as a tank driver with the 41st Infantry Division, participating in the New Guinea and Philippines Campaigns. Evans served with occupation forces in Japan. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1946.
Date:
April 3, 2015
Creator:
Evans, Kenneth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vernon Bowen, April 10, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vernon Bowen. Bowen quit school and joined the Navy in August 1944. After training, he went aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13) and served as messman and as a 40mm antiaircraft gun loader. He describes his experiences when the ship was bombed in March, 1945 and how he escaped from below decks. Bowen rode the ship back to New York. He was discharged in June, 1946.
Date:
April 10, 2015
Creator:
Bowen, Vernon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul Simpson, April 10, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Paul Simpson. Simpson joined the Army in December of 1944. After boot camp, he deployed to Saipan where he served on patrol. Simpson participated with the 147th Infantry Regiment through the Battle of Iwo Jima, where he was stationed when the war ended. He returned to the US and received his discharge around early 1946.
Date:
April 10, 2015
Creator:
Simpson, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Milton Haby, July 27, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Milton Haby. Haby joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 13th Armored Division, overseeing six parts trucks. He deployed to France in January of 1945. They traveled through Germany, participating in the Ruhr Pocket operation in April. Haby returned to the US an received his discharge in July of 1945.
Date:
July 27, 2015
Creator:
Haby, Milton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Don Alfred, August 1, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Don Alfred. Alfred joined the Army Air Forces in 1942. He was stationed on Tinian Island, and served as a B-29 navigator with the 6th Bombardment Group. He flew 27 missions over Japan.
Date:
August 1, 2015
Creator:
Alfred, Don
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Justin, November 22, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Louis Justin. Justin volunteered for service in the Army Air Forces in March, 1943 and took the photography course in Denver. He went overseas to Tinian in November, 1944 where he worked in the photo lab developing images. On Tinian, he developed the film from the Enola Gay. After the war, Young returned to the US in January and received his discharge in February. Justin has some help during the interview from his daughter.
Date:
November 22, 2015
Creator:
Justin, Louis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Donald Green, January 30, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Green. Green joined the Navy in December of 1944. Beginning March of 1945, he served as a Fireman aboard the USS Nashville (CL-43). They provided support for the landings at Brunei Bay, Borneo. In September they traveled to the Philippines, where they were stationed when the war ended. They transported troops back to the US, where Green was discharged in July of 1946.
Date:
January 30, 2015
Creator:
Green, Donald
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Maurice Penick, January 30, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Maurice Penick. Penick joined the Navy in 1943. He completed Radio Operator and Submarine Schools by mid-1945. He was stationed at a submarine base on Mare Island in California, and had not yet been assigned to a submarine when the first atomic bomb was dropped on August 6. Penick assisted in decommissioning the USS Hammerhead (SS-364). He worked in the ship’s company on the base through his discharge in June of 1946.
Date:
January 30, 2015
Creator:
Penick, Charles Maurice
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Randolph Bonney, February 7, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Randolph Bonney. Bonney joined the Navy in August of 1941. He trained as a pilot, including qualifying for carrier landings on Lake Michigan. Bonney also completed advanced instrument training in Corpus Christi, Texas. He served as an advanced flight and instrument instructor through the end of the war. Bonney served 23 years in the Navy working as a pilot, and also served 43 years as a reserve.
Date:
February 7, 2015
Creator:
Bonney, John Randolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bernice Harriet Wallis George, February 10, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bernice Harriet Wallis George. George served with the US Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) beginning October of 1942. She was trained for a highly secret project designed to crack the German Enigma encryption. She then was assigned to Washington, DC, where she worked on the prototype decryption devices called bombes. George continued her work through December of 1944.
Date:
February 10, 2015
Creator:
George, Bernice Harriet Wallis
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Goffe, July 7, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Goffe. Goffe joined the Army Air Forces in February 1943 and trained as a parachute rigger. He was assigned to the 434th Troop Carrier Group and shipped to England in October. He recalls the preparations ahead of the Normandy invasion and delivering gasoline to units in the field during the Battle of the Bulge. When the war ended, Goffe returned to the US in November and was discharged.
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Goffe, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roy Beck, August 6, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Beck. Beck was drafted into the Army in September, 1943 and went to basic training in Missouri. From there, he went to a trade school in New York to become an electrician. His first assignment was in the Aleutian Islands at Amchitka where he worked as an electrician rigging wiring and working on poles. He also went to Attu and helped build a landing strip on Shemya Island before returning to the US and being discharged in June 1946.
Date:
August 6, 2015
Creator:
Beck, Roy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Young, October 14, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Young. Young was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and trained at Great Lakes. After training, he reported to Hawaii and was assigned aboard the USS Kaskaskia (AO-27). While aboard, he worked in the galley and helped operate the captain’s gig. When the war ended, Young elected to get out of the Navy and was discharged.
Date:
October 14, 2015
Creator:
Young, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jodie Lander, October 12, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jodie Lander. Lander was born in December of 1923. In 1943 he was drafted into the Army, and volunteered for parachute training. Lander was assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry, and transported to Belfast, Ireland. He describes some of the action encountered after landing during Operation Overlord in June of 1944, and Operation Market Garden in September.
Date:
October 12, 2015
Creator:
Lander, Jodie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Reynolds, November 5, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Reynolds. Reynolds has some assistance from his daughter during the interview. Reynolds joined the Navy in September 1943 and was in a construction battalion working at Manus in the Admiralty Islands. Reynolds was discharged in December 1945.
Date:
November 5, 2015
Creator:
Reynolds, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nicholas Fedesma, December 5, 2015
The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Nicholas Fedesma. Fedesma joined the Navy when he was 17 in 1942. After training, he was assigned to Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) and went aboard USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) in March 1944. He specialized in aviation hydraulics. Fedesma recounts several anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Marcus Island. After he left the Navy in 1848, Fedesma studied mechanical engineering in Chicago on the GI Bill.
Date:
December 5, 2015
Creator:
Fedesma, Nicholas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Glenn Cooke, Jr. Cooke joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Norman, Oklahoma, where he trained as an ordnance ground crewman. Additionally, he serviced F-4F and F-6F airplanes at Pendleton. He provides details of his training, serving as Corporal of the Guard (COG) and completing all three of his service years stateside. He was discharged in July of 1946.
Date:
December 16, 2015
Creator:
Cooke, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Dean, June 24, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bill Dean. Dean joined the Army in September of 1944. He served with the 283rd Combat Engineers and was assigned to Lauf, Germany. He assisted in building a pontoon bridge across the Rhine River. After the war ended, Dean served on guard duty atop the bridge. He was later trained on purifying water for the troops. He returned to the US and was discharged in August of 1946.
Date:
June 24, 2015
Creator:
Dean, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History