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Oral History Interview with Charles Herlin, February 15, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles Herlin, February 15, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Herlin. Herlin joined the Navy in the fall of 1942. Beginning in late 1943, he served as a Radioman First Class with Composite Squadron Twelve (VC-12) aboard the USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76). He later transferred to the USS Card (CVE-11). Herlin served with the hunter-killer groups completing offensive operations against German submarines in the Atlantic and North Africa. He continued his service after the war ended through early 1954.
Date: February 15, 2016
Creator: Herlin, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph Nix, February 15, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph Nix, February 15, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Nix. Nix joined the Army Air Forces around early 1942. He served as a CG-4A glider pilot with the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron. They worked from base 464 in England. They dropped paratroopers in the invasion of Italy and during Operation Market Garden. He received his discharge around late 1945, though remained in the reserve until 1978.
Date: February 15, 2016
Creator: Nix, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History