Access
Resource Type
Serial/Series Title
Country
States
Decade
Month
7,658 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Oral History Interview with Charles Walton
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Walton. Walton was drafted into the Army Air Forces. He was initially assigned to an administrative position and was then sent to the European Theater. Walton briefly describes his experiences on the frontlines including how hard it was to stay warm. He tells one particular story about being in a convoy on the autobahn at the end of the war. Walton left the service at the end of the war and eventually became a Methodist minister.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Walton, Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charlie Slover
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by Charlie Slover. He jumped onto Corregidor with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in February 1945. Two weeks afterwards, he was summoned by his commanding officer and ordered to deliver a car to Lieutenant General Charles P. Hall, commander of 11th Corps in the Philippines. Slover recalls his drive to Baguio from Subic Bay.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Slover, Charlie
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charlie Slover
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by Charlie Slover. He jumped onto Corregidor with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment in February 1945. Two weeks afterwards, he was summoned by his commanding officer and ordered to deliver a car to Lieutenant General Charles P. Hall, commander of 11th Corps in the Philippines. Slover recalls his drive to Baguio from Subic Bay.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Slover, Charlie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chester W. Nimitz
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral recording of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. In this statement, Nimitz exhorts the nation to remain alert by keeping a strong navy.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Christion De La Cruz
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Christion De La Cruz. De La Cruz was born in 1926 in Saipan. He recalls life in Japanese-occupied Saipan as a child. He attended a Japanese school, and witnessed several family members imprisoned by the Japanese. He recalls his experiences in Saipan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. De La Cruz was recruited into the Japanese Imperial Army, and remained on Saipan for the duration of the war.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
De La Cruz, Christion
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Christion De La Cruz
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Christion De La Cruz. De La Cruz was born in 1926 in Saipan. He recalls life in Japanese-occupied Saipan as a child. He attended a Japanese school, and witnessed several family members imprisoned by the Japanese. He recalls his experiences in Saipan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. De La Cruz was recruited into the Japanese Imperial Army, and remained on Saipan for the duration of the war.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
De La Cruz, Christion
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clayton Mishler
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clayton Mishler. Mishler served in the Navy in China with the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO), within a weather-reporting project that played a role in the US submarine campaign against Japanese shipping, in B-29 raids on Japanese cities and in rescuing downed Allied airmen. Mishler served in the Fukien Province with the Rice Paddy Navy, and traveled the Nine Dragons River in the course of his duties. He recounts numerous stories of his day-to-day life in rural China.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mishler, Clayton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clayton Mishler
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clayton Mishler. Mishler served in the Navy in China with the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO), within a weather-reporting project that played a role in the US submarine campaign against Japanese shipping, in B-29 raids on Japanese cities and in rescuing downed Allied airmen. Mishler served in the Fukien Province with the Rice Paddy Navy, and traveled the Nine Dragons River in the course of his duties. He recounts numerous stories of his day-to-day life in rural China.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mishler, Clayton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clayton Scharnhorst
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clayton Scharnhorst. Scharnhorst joined the Army Air Forces in October 1941 and received basic training at Wendover Field. Upon completion, he was assigned to China and India as a medic in a B-24 outfit. In Agra, India, he contracted malaria and was hospitalized. With treatment from antimalarial pills, he recovered within a month. He recalls one humorous incident of helping a man recover his oxcart from a slit trench. Scharnhorst says in closing that after traveling around the world twice, his favorite place is Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Scharnhorst, Clayton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clayton Scharnhorst
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clayton Scharnhorst. Scharnhorst joined the Army Air Forces in October 1941 and received basic training at Wendover Field. Upon completion, he was assigned to China and India as a medic in a B-24 outfit. In Agra, India, he contracted malaria and was hospitalized. With treatment from antimalarial pills, he recovered within a month. He recalls one humorous incident of helping a man recover his oxcart from a slit trench. Scharnhorst says in closing that after traveling around the world twice, his favorite place is Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Scharnhorst, Clayton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with D. H. McClintock
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with D H McClintock. McClintock graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935 and spent two years aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39). He attended submarine school and was assigned to the USS Plunger (SS-179) at Pearl Harbor. While returning from the States, where the Plunger had been fitted with radar equipment, his submarine was strafed by a Japanese plane. On 9 December 1941 he returned to a devastated Battleship Row, then immediately embarked on war patrols. In June 1944 he took command of the USS Darter (SS-227), sinking a ship off Halmahera Island. While on patrol in the Philippines, together with the USS Dace (SS-247), the Darter was the first vessel to identify and attack the Japanese fleet in the Palawan Passage. When the Darter ran aground at Bombay Shoal, the Dace helped sink the submarine and destroy confidential materials. McClintock and his crew stayed together and were assigned to commission a submarine just before the war ended.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
McClintock, D. H.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with D. H. McClintock
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with D H McClintock. McClintock graduated from the Naval Academy in 1935 and spent two years aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39). He attended submarine school and was assigned to the USS Plunger (SS-179) at Pearl Harbor. While returning from the States, where the Plunger had been fitted with radar equipment, his submarine was strafed by a Japanese plane. On 9 December 1941 he returned to a devastated Battleship Row, then immediately embarked on war patrols. In June 1944 he took command of the USS Darter (SS-227), sinking a ship off Halmahera Island. While on patrol in the Philippines, together with the USS Dace (SS-247), the Darter was the first vessel to identify and attack the Japanese fleet in the Palawan Passage. When the Darter ran aground at Bombay Shoal, the Dace helped sink the submarine and destroy confidential materials. McClintock and his crew stayed together and were assigned to commission a submarine just before the war ended.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
McClintock, D. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale Barker
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Barker. Barker joined the Marine Corps in May 1942 and received basic training at Parris Island. He received radio operator training for 15 months. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion as a communications chief. He participated in landings at Kwajalein, Guam, and Okinawa, primarily maintaining radio equipment in LVT(A)-1 and LVT(A)-4 amphibious tanks in combat. During rest periods at Guadalcanal and Saipan, he outfitted new tanks with radio equipment. Barker returned home and was discharged in November, 1945. He attended Georgia Tech on the GI Bill, originally pursuing electrical engineering. He took a liking to his job at the university library and eventually earned both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in library science. He compiled an anthology of reminiscences from men in his battalion entitled “Hitting the Beaches.” Six hundred eighty copies were distributed to battalion members and their families, and another 160 copies have been sold to non-members.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Barker, Dale
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale Barker
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Barker. Barker joined the Marine Corps in May 1942 and received basic training at Parris Island. He received radio operator training for 15 months. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 1st Armored Amphibian Battalion as a communications chief. He participated in landings at Kwajalein, Guam, and Okinawa, primarily maintaining radio equipment in LVT(A)-1 and LVT(A)-4 amphibious tanks in combat. During rest periods at Guadalcanal and Saipan, he outfitted new tanks with radio equipment. Barker returned home and was discharged in November, 1945. He attended Georgia Tech on the GI Bill, originally pursuing electrical engineering. He took a liking to his job at the university library and eventually earned both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in library science. He compiled an anthology of reminiscences from men in his battalion entitled “Hitting the Beaches.” Six hundred eighty copies were distributed to battalion members and their families, and another 160 copies have been sold to non-members.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Barker, Dale
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale Petersen
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dale Peterson. Peterson studied aeronautical engineering at the University of Arkansas and worked in two aircraft plants prior to joining the Army Air Forces in January of 1943. He helped build the B25 Mitchell aircraft. In 1944 he completed gunnery school in Laredo, Texas, then air mechanic school in Biloxi, Mississippi. He then became a cadet in Boise, Idaho, and then attended pre-flight school in Santa Anna, California, then bombardier and navigation school in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He discusses life at the different military bases. By the time he completed training and had a crew picked and ready to go overseas the war was over.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Petersen, Dale
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale Van Vlack
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue with Dale Van Vlack. Van Vlack joined the Navy in November of 1942. He completed Radio School. In early 1943, he traveled aboard the liberty ship SS George S. Boutwell (1943) to Australia. He served as Radioman Second-Class in the in the Royal Australian Navy communication center, maintaining radio transmitters. In 1944, Van Vlack went aboard the USS Anthedon (AS-24). They carried out refits and voyage repairs on submarines returning from war patrols. They traveled to New Guinea and the Philippines, where they remained for the duration of the war. Van Vlack worked in a Radio Shack at Subic Bay. He returned to the US after the war ended in 1945. He went through the Navy V-12 Program at Stanford University until it was cancelled in 1946 and was discharged.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Van Vlack, Dale
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale Van Vlack
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents a monologue with Dale Van Vlack. Van Vlack joined the Navy in November of 1942. He completed Radio School. In early 1943, he traveled aboard the liberty ship SS George S. Boutwell (1943) to Australia. He served as Radioman Second-Class in the in the Royal Australian Navy communication center, maintaining radio transmitters. In 1944, Van Vlack went aboard the USS Anthedon (AS-24). They carried out refits and voyage repairs on submarines returning from war patrols. They traveled to New Guinea and the Philippines, where they remained for the duration of the war. Van Vlack worked in a Radio Shack at Subic Bay. He returned to the US after the war ended in 1945. He went through the Navy V-12 Program at Stanford University until it was cancelled in 1946 and was discharged.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Van Vlack, Dale
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Forces after spending one semester in the ROTC at LSU. He received basic training in Texas and aerial gunnery training in Arizona. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group, stationed at RAF Horham. He flew 35 missions as a tail gunner, beginning on Christmas Eve 1944. Samuelson flew his last mission in April 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuelson, Daniel
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Samuelson
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Daniel Samuelson. Samuelson joined the Army Air Forces after spending one semester in the ROTC at LSU. He received basic training in Texas and aerial gunnery training in Arizona. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group, stationed at RAF Horham. He flew 35 missions as a tail gunner, beginning on Christmas Eve 1944. Samuelson flew his last mission in April 1945.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Samuelson, Daniel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Darol Lee
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Darol Lee. Lee enlisted in the Marine Corps in June, 1942 and trained at San Diego. He was attached to the Third Marine Division and shipped overseas and landed on Guadalcanal in February, 1943 in time to complete mop-up operations. He also landed at Bougainville, and then later on Guam, where he was wounded by mortar fire and evacuated. He was ambulatory, so he rejoined his unit the next day without having received much treatment. Lee recalls a banzai charge in which his foxhole mate got killed. From there, Lee went to Iwo Jima and landed on the third day. Around the first of March, Lee was wounded and evacuated to Saipan via a hospital ship. He was transported back to the US and was discharged from a hospital in Illinois.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lee, Darol
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Darol Lee
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Darol Lee. Lee enlisted in the Marine Corps in June, 1942 and trained at San Diego. He was attached to the Third Marine Division and shipped overseas and landed on Guadalcanal in February, 1943 in time to complete mop-up operations. He also landed at Bougainville, and then later on Guam, where he was wounded by mortar fire and evacuated. He was ambulatory, so he rejoined his unit the next day without having received much treatment. Lee recalls a banzai charge in which his foxhole mate got killed. From there, Lee went to Iwo Jima and landed on the third day. Around the first of March, Lee was wounded and evacuated to Saipan via a hospital ship. He was transported back to the US and was discharged from a hospital in Illinois.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lee, Darol
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dave Dobie
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Davie Dobie. He began flying in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. He became a ferry pilot in the Air Transport Command. Initially, he flew as a civilian pilot, but was later commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was stationed in India in January 1944. He flew over “the Hump” 75 times. He describes his living and flying conditions as well as flight navigation. He shares a story about experiencing a severe thunderstorm when flying supplies to Chengdu, China. He was discharged from active duty in September 1945. He completed his law degree with the aid of the GI Bill. As a member of the Reserve, he was mobilized during the Korean War. He served in the JAG Corps in Middletown, Pennsylvania. He spent about six years in the Reserve.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dobie, Dave
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dave Dobie
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Davie Dobie. He began flying in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. He became a ferry pilot in the Air Transport Command. Initially, he flew as a civilian pilot, but was later commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was stationed in India in January 1944. He flew over “the Hump” 75 times. He describes his living and flying conditions as well as flight navigation. He shares a story about experiencing a severe thunderstorm when flying supplies to Chengdu, China. He was discharged from active duty in September 1945. He completed his law degree with the aid of the GI Bill. As a member of the Reserve, he was mobilized during the Korean War. He served in the JAG Corps in Middletown, Pennsylvania. He spent about six years in the Reserve.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Dobie, Dave
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Hughes
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Hughes. Hughes joined the Navy in February 1941 and was assigned to the USS Northampton (CA-26)as a coxswain. He went ashore at Pearl Harbor two weeks before the attack, while the Northampton traveled on to Wake Island. On the morning of the attack, he was in a whaleboat at Battleship Row. He went ashore and hid behind a tree until the attack ended, at which time he began transporting officers and wounded personnel in his whaleboat. On one of his trips, he carried men with acetylene torches to the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) and overheard an engineer warn them about the danger of depleting oxygen, which ultimately killed several men. Hughes spent a short time aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) and describes the sea conditions during the Doolittle Raid launch. He was back aboard the Northampton for the Battle of Tassafaronga and abandoned ship when it was torpedoed. He returned to the States as an aviation machinist’s mate and towed targets for VJ-2, VJ-7, and VJ-12 utility squadrons on the West Coast. He did the same at Henderson Field, where he also served as George Burns' personal driver …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hughes, David
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History