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Oral History Interview with Edward Jacot, September 4, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Jacot. Jacot joined the Marine Corps in January of 1945. He served with the 6th Marine Division as a field artillery crewman in the Occupation of North China from 1945 to 1946. He was discharged in 1947.
Date:
September 4, 2004
Creator:
Jacot, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Lambert, February 18, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Lambert. Lambert joined the Navy in 1944 and after training was assigned to a personnel carrier (it's unclear which ship he served aboard). He recalls his experiences landing Marines at Iwo Jima. Lambert was discharged in October, 1947.
Date:
February 18, 2005
Creator:
Lambert, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Schandua, July 9, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mary Schandua. Florence Reeves also participates in the interview. After marrying, while her husband, John was in the service, she began working for the Boeing Company as a riveter in Seattle. She assembled wing sections on aircraft.
Date:
July 9, 2004
Creator:
Schandua, Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Benjamin Hazard, January 26, 1998
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benjamin Hazard. Hazard joined the Army in December of 1943. He served with the 27th Infantry Division. He participated in combat, and also worked as a language officer. Hazard became proficient in Japanese. After the war, he continued his service as a reserve officer.
Date:
January 26, 1998
Creator:
Hazard, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jessie Clark, June 6, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jessie Clark. She begins by discussing life adjustments to the rationing of food products and shoes. She then speaks of black outs and scrap metal drives. Her husband worked for the Souther Pacific Railroad and was absent a lot while she stayed home and raised the children in Houston. She discusses the scarcity of toys during Christmas and hosiery.
Date:
June 6, 2002
Creator:
Clark, Jessie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with August Wickert
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with August Wickert. Wickert joined the Army around February of 1943. Around late 1943, early 1944, they traveled to Italy, where Wickert was captured and imprisoned for 13 months. He shares vivid details of his experiences as a prisoner of war and liberation by the Russians.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Wickert, August
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 Floyd Mumme, April 12, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Floyd Mumme. He discusses boot camp, being on Saipan, Japanese trying to steal food, working in the Army Medical Corps and treating wounds in combat.
Date:
April 12, 2002
Creator:
Mumme, Floyd C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000
Transcript of an oral interview with Al Flocke. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also ancedotes about food, rations and living conditions on the islands.
Date:
October 22, 2000
Creator:
Flocke, Al
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ruth Fowler, January 8, 2001
Transcript of an oral interview with Ruth Fowler. Fowler was teaching in Big Spring, Texas, when she went out for the Civilian Pilot Training Program in 1939. She was accepted and was trained to fly. She evetually became an instructor. She also discusses rationing.
Date:
January 8, 2001
Creator:
Fowler, Ruth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Luther Paul
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by Luther Paul. Paul was aboard the USS Vincennes (CL-64) when it visited Mogmog. He elected to go swimming and lost his clothes on beach. An officer ashore suggested he take the admiral’s barge back to his ship to get clothes. The entire crew of the Vincennes was ready to greet the admiral when Paul arrived unclothed.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Paul, Luther
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Daniels
Transcript of an oral monologue by Robert Daniels in which he relates his experiences at the Battle of Midway while he served aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5). Daniels describes his duties aboard the Yorktown and the attack by Japanese dive bombers and torpedo planes. He also speaks of abandoning the ship and floating in the water until he was rescued by a destroyer.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Daniels, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale Fagg, February 28, 1990
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue of Dale Fagg. Fagg joined the Marine Corps in October of 1942. In Pearl Harbor he was assigned to the Marine Detachment of Admiral Chester Nimitz at Makalapa in Honolulu, and served as his personal chauffer, from 1942 to 1945. He shares numerous stories of his encounters with and work for the Admiral.
Date:
February 28, 1990
Creator:
Fagg, Dale
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Emmy Detjen
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Emmy Detjen. Detjen and two unidentified people are discussing the old Nimitz Hotel. Detjen describes the configuration of the lobby and where stairs were located, as well as the ballroom and the old saloon. She also recalls details about various residents and where the Nimitz's quarters were located.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Detjen, Emmy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison, November 18, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison. Cullison speaks of being raised in Harlingen, Texas and meeting her husband, who was training in the Army Air Corps there in 1942. She mentions two brother that served during the war: one aboard the USS Swordfish (SS-193) and one was an engineer building the Alcan Hiaghway. Then she speaks about her husband's service and all the places he was stationed.
Date:
November 18, 2004
Creator:
Cullison, Maxine Lauderdale
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Margaret Gardner, June 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Margaret Gardner. Gardner tells of life in rural South Carolina during the war years and the emotions she felt as the result of losing her husband, Ensign Russell Edwards, a US Air Corps fighter pilot.
Date:
June 30, 2007
Creator:
Gardner, Margaret
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Cox, February 7, 2022
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd Cox concerning his recollections about the Great Depression and his life as a child during World War II. He recalls the family raising a victory garden and his participation in scrap iron drives. He also tells of the patriotism that existed in the United States and of being subjected to various forms of propaganda.
Date:
February 7, 2022
Creator:
Cox, Floyd
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 Muriel Usselman, June 13, 2022
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Muriel Usselman. Usselman was a child living in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Her father worked as an electrician and the family lived on base. She recalls what she witnessed during the attack on 7 December as well as her experiences in the following days. She returned with her family to the Mainland in 1944.
Date:
June 13, 2022
Creator:
Usselman, Muriel
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edwin LeBreton, February 12, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edwin LeBreton. LeBreton was born in Louisiana and was in the Army National Guard stationed in Texas when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He served in an engineering outfit before entering military intelligence. After the war, LeBreton was sent to an engineer depot in Japan. After leaving Japan, he was stationed in France at another supply depot.
Date:
February 12, 2007
Creator:
LeBreton, Edwin
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 Coleman Harrington, September 26, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Coleman Harrington. Harrington joined the Navy in 1944. He completed Communications School, and stevedore training. He traveled to Okinawa, offloading supplies from ship to shore, where he remained through the end of the war. He traveled to Hong Kong. Harrington returned to the US and was discharged in January of 1946.
Date:
September 26, 2002
Creator:
Harrington, Coleman
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