Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, January 12, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, January 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Nemec. Nemec joined the Marine Corps in December, 1942 and trained at San Diego. He arrived overseas in time to join B Company, 1st Tank Battalion in the First Marine Division when they invaded New Britain. Nemec describes going ashore and the conditions of battle at Peleliu. He also was on Okinawa and shares stories. Nemec served as maintenance man for tanks. He also relates several anecdotes from his time in China after the war on occupation duty. He returned from China in December and was discharged in July 1946.
Date: January 12, 2016
Creator: Nemec, Frank
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Jennings, April 12, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Henry Jennings, April 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Jennings. Jennings joined the Army Air Forces in September, 1942 and trained at Wichita Falls. He eventually became a flight engineer on B-26 bombers. Jennings recalls several anecdotes about his time in the service.
Date: April 12, 2016
Creator: Jennings, Henry
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Otis Sumner, July 12, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Otis Sumner, July 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Otis Sumner. Sumner was drafted into the Navy in November, 1943 and went to Samson for boot camp. Training completed, he was assigned to the USS Hodges (DE-231). He was aboard working as a water tender during the invasion of Luzon. Sumner was discharged in May 1946.
Date: July 12, 2016
Creator: Sumner, Otis
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ralph Crocker, August 12, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ralph Crocker, August 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Crocker. Crocker joined the Naval Reserve in 1942 at Texas A&M, and was called to active duty in the spring of 1943. He studied civil engineering at Rice University for eight semesters. He then completed Officer Candidate School at Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island. He served with the Civil Engineer Corps as a Seabee, and worked as an operations officer on Espiritu Santos, New Hebrides. He and the enlisted men he was supervising worked as stevedores, loading and unloading ships. They were assigned to the 4th Marine Division. In 1945, Crocker and his Seabees were located at Luzon when the atomic bomb was dropped. Crocker then served in Sasebo, Japan during the occupation. He returned to the US and received his discharge in mid-1946.
Date: August 12, 2016
Creator: Crocker, Ralph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ralph Crocker, August 12, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ralph Crocker, August 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Crocker. Crocker joined the Naval Reserve in 1942 at Texas A&M, and was called to active duty in the spring of 1943. He studied civil engineering at Rice University for eight semesters. He then completed Officer Candidate School at Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island. He served with the Civil Engineer Corps as a Seabee, and worked as an operations officer on Espiritu Santos, New Hebrides. He and the enlisted men he was supervising worked as stevedores, loading and unloading ships. They were assigned to the 4th Marine Division. In 1945, Crocker and his Seabees were located at Luzon when the atomic bomb was dropped. Crocker then served in Sasebo, Japan during the occupation. He returned to the US and received his discharge in mid-1946.
Date: August 12, 2016
Creator: Crocker, Ralph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Jennings, April 12, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry Jennings, April 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henry Jennings. Jennings joined the Army Air Forces in September, 1942 and trained at Wichita Falls. He eventually became a flight engineer on B-26 bombers. Jennings recalls several anecdotes about his time in the service.
Date: April 12, 2016
Creator: Jennings, Henry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Otis Sumner, July 12, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Otis Sumner, July 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Otis Sumner. Sumner was drafted into the Navy in November, 1943 and went to Samson for boot camp. Training completed, he was assigned to the USS Hodges (DE-231). He was aboard working as a water tender during the invasion of Luzon. Sumner was discharged in May 1946.
Date: July 12, 2016
Creator: Sumner, Otis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, January 12, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, January 12, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Nemec. Nemec joined the Marine Corps in December, 1942 and trained at San Diego. He arrived overseas in time to join B Company, 1st Tank Battalion in the First Marine Division when they invaded New Britain. Nemec describes going ashore and the conditions of battle at Peleliu. He also was on Okinawa and shares stories. Nemec served as maintenance man for tanks. He also relates several anecdotes from his time in China after the war on occupation duty. He returned from China in December and was discharged in July 1946.
Date: January 12, 2016
Creator: Nemec, Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History