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Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Finley. Finley joined the Marine Corps around December of 1943. He provides vivid details of his boot camp experiences. He served with Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, as a radar mechanic on Corsairs, repairing radio and radar gear. Beginning in September of 1944 they traveled to Guam, Kwajalein, Pearl Harbor and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. Finley shares a number of anecdotal stories, including working with POWs. He was discharged in the fall of 1946.
Date: April 11, 2006
Creator: Finley, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Finley, April 11, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Finley. Finley joined the Marine Corps around December of 1943. He provides vivid details of his boot camp experiences. He served with Headquarters Company, 4th Marines, as a radar mechanic on Corsairs, repairing radio and radar gear. Beginning in September of 1944 they traveled to Guam, Kwajalein, Pearl Harbor and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. Finley shares a number of anecdotal stories, including working with POWs. He was discharged in the fall of 1946.
Date: April 11, 2006
Creator: Finley, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Frank B. Lacy - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Frank B. Lacy - May 11, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to 'Mr. Frank B. Lacy', of Los Angeles, California, regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee 'William Edward Lacy', as recorded in the letter. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. H. A. Linn - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. H. A. Linn - May 11, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to 'Mrs. H. A. Linn, Lovely, (?) (Laurel) (Douglas) (?) Washington', regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee 'Harold Linn'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to 'Ruth' from internee on Radio Tokyo. Letter was sent 'c/o Dave Lacleard'. Handwritten in pencil upper left: 'Langley?'.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mary Shirley - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mary Shirley - May 11, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Mary Shirley, recorded in the letter as 'Mrs. Mary F. Shelley (?)', regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee 'Francis S. Cassera'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to Mary from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Thelma White - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Thelma White - May 11, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Thelma White, recorded in the letter as 'Mrs. Selma White' regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee Dorothy Ludlow, recorded in the letter as 'Dorothy . . . Lee Ludlow, aged 26, U.S. Army, Second Lieutenant'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to Thelma, recorded in the letter as 'Selma', from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mary Christenson - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mary Christenson - May 11, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Mary Christenson, recorded in the letter as 'Mrs. Joseph Christenson (?)', regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee 'Joseph Christenson'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to wife from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. Cohen - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. Cohen - May 11, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to 'Mrs. Cohen' regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee Abraham Barnett Cohen. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to parents from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. R. J. Barnick to Cecelia McKie - May 11, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. R. J. Barnick to Cecelia McKie - May 11, 1943]

Letter sent from Mrs. R. J. Barnick to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message from her parents (father is Roane Gustin Bergman) and stating that this was the first message she had received from them since they were interned. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. R. J. Barnick, Max, North Dakota.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Barnick, Mrs. R. J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from the USS Decatur (DD-5) in the Philippines, mentions recent target practice in Manila Bay. Nimitz also mentions anticipating war with Japan.
Date: December 11, 1907
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from the USS Decatur (DD-5) in the Philippines, mentions recent target practice in Manila Bay. Nimitz also mentions anticipating war with Japan.
Date: December 11, 1907
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History