Oral History Interview with John Tucker, March 25, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Tucker, March 25, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Tucker. Tucker joined the Navy in January of 1945. Beginning in the spring, he served as Storekeeper Third-Class aboard USS Remey (DD-688). They went through a typhoon close to Okinawa and provided shore bombardment in Alaska. They were docked on the coast of Japan when the Japanese surrendered. Tucker recalls Japanese officials from the city of Ōminatoa surrendering aboard the destroyer, and signing a peace treaty. They returned to the US in October of 1945, and Tucker was discharged in mid-1946.
Date: March 25, 2003
Creator: Tucker, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lois Burns, May 12, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lois Burns, May 12, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lois Burns. Burns joined the Women’s Army Corps in January of 1945. She completed training in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and provides details of her uniform and living and working conditions. She was later transferred to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where she remained through the spring of 1946. Burns worked at the National Laboratory and at a Western Union office, as a switchboard and teletype operator. She was discharged in July of 1946.
Date: May 12, 2003
Creator: Burns, Lois
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lois Burns, May 12, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lois Burns, May 12, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lois Burns. Burns joined the Women’s Army Corps in January of 1945. She completed training in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and provides details of her uniform and living and working conditions. She was later transferred to Los Alamos, New Mexico, where she remained through the spring of 1946. Burns worked at the National Laboratory and at a Western Union office, as a switchboard and teletype operator. She was discharged in July of 1946.
Date: May 12, 2003
Creator: Burns, Lois
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History