Oral History Interview with George Moore, April 1, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Moore, April 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Moore. Moore joined the Army and trained at Fort Riley, Kansas before being shipped to Burma and attached to the 475th Infantry Regiment. After some time as a rifleman, he was made a combat medic. He describes several battles with the Japanese in the jungles of Burma. Moore was wounded but stayed with the other surgeons and medics. After securing Burma, Moore was transferred to Kunming, China to teach Chinese Nationalists how to use small arms. After the war, Moore was on duty as a clerk in Shanghai. He received his discharge in 1946.
Date: April 1, 2005
Creator: Moore, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Moore, April 1, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Moore, April 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Moore. Moore joined the Army and trained at Fort Riley, Kansas before being shipped to Burma and attached to the 475th Infantry Regiment. After some time as a rifleman, he was made a combat medic. He describes several battles with the Japanese in the jungles of Burma. Moore was wounded but stayed with the other surgeons and medics. After securing Burma, Moore was transferred to Kunming, China to teach Chinese Nationalists how to use small arms. After the war, Moore was on duty as a clerk in Shanghai. He received his discharge in 1946.
Date: April 1, 2005
Creator: Moore, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ludwig Matzat, September 1, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ludwig Matzat, September 1, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ludwig Matzat. Matzat joined the Army in 1944. In January of 1945 he joined the 128th Regiment, Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Division, at New Guinea as a replacement. Matzat served as a rifleman. His outfit also participated in the Battle of Luzon, moving the Japanese back into the Caraballo Mountains. He shares details of his combat experiences, being the sole survivor on one mission, and receiving a shell fragment wound to his back. Matzat was discharged in April of 1946.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Matzat, Ludwig
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Smith, March 1, 2018 transcript

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
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History