Oral History Interview with Phil Perabo, April 14, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Phil Perabo, April 14, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Phil Perabo. Perabo joined the Navy in 1941. He trained and served as a fighter pilot. Beginning in 1942 he was assigned to the fleet aboard the USS Bogue (CVE-9), where he worked with a strike group. They sunk the first German sub in the Atlantic. Perabo later joined Fighter Squadron VF-82 in the Pacific and served aboard the USS Bennington (CV-20). He completed 25 mission and in May of 1945 he was shot down and taken prisoner at Ōfuna Camp in Japan for 113 days prior to the end of the war. He received two Distinguished Flying Crosses, five Air Medals and one Purple Heart. Perabo had a career in the Navy, promoted to full commander by 1957 and retired in 1968.
Date: April 14, 2008
Creator: Perabo, Phil
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Barclay. Barclay joined the Army in February of 1943. He served as a rifleman with the 27th Infantry Division, 165th Infantry Regiment. He deployed to Honolulu, Hawaii in May. Barclay participated in the Battle of Makin in November, the Battle of Saipan in mid-1944, the Battle of Okinawa in April of 1945. He received his discharge in November.
Date: April 14, 2016
Creator: Barclay, Kenneth
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Byram, April 14, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Byram, April 14, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Byram. Byram joined the Navy in 1936 and was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. He later went aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) in time for the Battle of the Coral Sea. Aboard the Lexington, Byram served as an aircraft engine mechanic the day she sank. After duty with a seaplane outfit, Byram transferred to USS Midway (CV-41) where he worked on corsairs. After the war, Bynum stayed in the Navy Reserves.
Date: April 14, 2005
Creator: Byram, Richard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Albright, April 14, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Albright, April 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Albright. Albright was born 19 March 1928 and attended school in Cass County, Indiana until he quit and went to work. Upon joining the US Army in 1946, he was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia for basic training. He was then sent to Camp Stoneman, California. Soon after his arrival, he boarded a troopship bound for Manila, Philippine Islands. Upon his arrival he was assigned to the 738th Military Police Battalion. He comments on some of his experiences while stationed in Manila. During March 1948, he returned to Camp Stoneman where he was subsequently discharged.
Date: April 14, 2014
Creator: Albright, William
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Barclay, April 14, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Barclay. Barclay joined the Army in February of 1943. He served as a rifleman with the 27th Infantry Division, 165th Infantry Regiment. He deployed to Honolulu, Hawaii in May. Barclay participated in the Battle of Makin in November, the Battle of Saipan in mid-1944, the Battle of Okinawa in April of 1945. He received his discharge in November.
Date: April 14, 2016
Creator: Barclay, Kenneth
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Byram, April 14, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Byram, April 14, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Byram. Byram joined the Navy in 1936 and was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. He later went aboard USS Lexington (CV-2) in time for the Battle of the Coral Sea. Aboard the Lexington, Byram served as an aircraft engine mechanic the day she sank. After duty with a seaplane outfit, Byram transferred to USS Midway (CV-41) where he worked on corsairs. After the war, Bynum stayed in the Navy Reserves.
Date: April 14, 2005
Creator: Byram, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Phil Perabo, April 14, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Phil Perabo, April 14, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Phil Perabo. Perabo joined the Navy in 1941. He trained and served as a fighter pilot. Beginning in 1942 he was assigned to the fleet aboard the USS Bogue (CVE-9), where he worked with a strike group. They sunk the first German sub in the Atlantic. Perabo later joined Fighter Squadron VF-82 in the Pacific and served aboard the USS Bennington (CV-20). He completed 25 mission and in May of 1945 he was shot down and taken prisoner at Ōfuna Camp in Japan for 113 days prior to the end of the war. He received two Distinguished Flying Crosses, five Air Medals and one Purple Heart. Perabo had a career in the Navy, promoted to full commander by 1957 and retired in 1968.
Date: April 14, 2008
Creator: Perabo, Phil
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Virginia Margaret Brady to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - April 14, 1945] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Virginia Margaret Brady to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts Jr. - April 14, 1945]

Transcription of letter from Virginia Margaret Brady to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, Jr., discussing her husband's (Norbert Francis Brady) death.
Date: April 14, 1945
Creator: Brady, Virginia Margaret
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Virginia Margaret Brady to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, Jr., - April 14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Virginia Margaret Brady to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, Jr., - April 14, 1945]

Handwritten letter from Virginia Margaret Brady to Lt. Comdr. E. E. Roberts, Jr., discussing her husband's (Norbert Francis Brady) death.
Date: April 14, 1945
Creator: Brady, Virginia Margaret
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History