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Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Gathering Storm, Part 24] captions transcript

[The Gathering Storm, Part 24]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "December 7, 1941": Part One: The Gathering Storm, discussing the events leading to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This recording contains clips from the symposium weekend, including behind-the-scenes footage of the symposium, interviews with Samuel Grashio, Saburō Sakai, Zenji Abe, and Kenneth Taylor.
Date: 1991-05-09/1991-05-10
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Gathering Storm, Part 25] captions transcript

[The Gathering Storm, Part 25]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "December 7, 1941": Part One: The Gathering Storm, discussing the events leading to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. this recording contains the end of the interview with interviews with Samuel Grashio, Saburō Sakai, Zenji Abe, and Kenneth Taylor. Also featured are clips from book sales and the Austin Aero flight strip with several panelists.
Date: 1991-05-09/1991-05-10
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Gathering Storm, Part 27] captions transcript

[The Gathering Storm, Part 27]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "December 7, 1941": Part One: The Gathering Storm, discussing the events leading to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This recording contains clips from the symposium weekend, Including footage from the banquet at the Texas ballroom.
Date: 1991-05-09/1991-05-10
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Gathering Storm, Part 28] captions transcript

[The Gathering Storm, Part 28]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "December 7, 1941": Part One: The Gathering Storm, discussing the events leading to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This recording features clips from the symposium weekend, including the bus ride from the hotel to the symposium location and behind-the-scenes footage.
Date: 1991-05-09/1991-05-10
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Gathering Storm, Part 29] captions transcript

[The Gathering Storm, Part 29]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "December 7, 1941": Part One: The Gathering Storm, discussing the events leading to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This recording features clips from the symposium weekend, including an interview with Mary Lou Laager Giesler.
Date: 1991-05-09/1991-05-10
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History