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Oral History Interview with Vernon Kelly, February 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Vernon Kelly. Kelly joined the Navy in June of 1941. From mid-1941 through March of 1943, he served as a gunner aboard the USS Honolulu (CL-48). They were stationed at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. Beginning in the spring of 1942, they provided escort duty to Australia, Samoa, Alaska and Guadalcanal. They participated in the Battle of Kula Gulf in July of 1943. Kelly was then transferred to the USS Chilton (APA-38), participating in the Battle of Okinawa. He was discharged in November of 1945.
Date:
February 21, 2008
Creator:
Kelly, Vernon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ralph H. Ketcham, April 21, 2010
Transcript of an oral interview with Ralph H. Ketcham. Born in 1923, he joined the Marine Corps in September, 1942. He describes boot camp in San Diego, California. He was assigned to the 3rd Division, 19th Marine Regiment, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion. He describes conditions aboard the MS Bloemfontein en route to New Zealand. He was transported on the USS President Polk (AP-103) to Guadalcanal where he constructed roads and unloaded ammunition. He talks about the fire at the Hell’s Point Ammunition Dump. He describes landing as part of the first wave in the battle for Guam. He shares stories about the time he spent on both Guadalcanal and Guam. He also describes landing and fighting on Iwo Jima. He discusses the use of spider holes and antiaircraft guns by the Japanese. He also describes the weather, terrain, and living conditions on Guam and Iwo Jima. He was hospitalized due to the shock of explosions from 155mm shells. After his hospitalization, he was discharged in July, 1945.
Date:
April 21, 2010
Creator:
Ketcham, Ralph H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maurice Thoresen, May 21, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Maurice Thoresen. Thoresen joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1938. He joined the Coast Guard around late 1939, working shore duty. In the summer of 1941 Thoresen went aboard the USCGC Taney (WHEC-37), serving in the ship’s radio shack. In July they traveled to Honolulu, where they were stationed when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred in December. After 7 December and into 1942, the Taney conducted many depth charge attacks on suspected submarines. Thoresen was later transferred to the island of Samoa, setting up LORAN stations, long range navigation equipment. He returned to the US and was discharged.
Date:
May 21, 2010
Creator:
Thoresen, Maurice
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George S. Mixell, December 21, 2010
Transcript of an oral interview with George S. Mixell. Mixell dropped out of high school and joined the Army in November, 1940 at York, Pennsylvania. He was assigned to a heavy weapons company in the 158th Infantry Regiment (Bushmasters) in Panama. Mixell shares several anecdotes about jungle training in Panama, quelling a riot in Panama City, and patrolling around the canal. He was in Panama one year before shipping out to Australia. From Australia, Mixell and the Bushmasters went to New Guinea. He worked along the Kokoda Trail in the Owen Stanley Mountains training with horses. He mentions listening to Tokyo Rose on the radio and being entertained by her. Mixell's job in New Guinea was to provide security for the officers in the Headquarters Company and he located seven Japanese snipers. He had a brief encounter with General MacArthur. Mixell also mentions he spent time in the hospital suffering with malaria and jungle rot. Finally, he shares a few incidents about his life after he was discharged from the service.
Date:
December 21, 2010
Creator:
Mixell, George S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilberto Hernandez, January 21, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gilberto Hernandez. Hernandez was born in Corpus Christi, Texas 13 September 1925. He worked on farms at a very young age with his formal schooling ending after the third grade. After his induction into the US Army in 1943 he was sent to Camp Wolters, Texas for basic training. He was temporarily assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division and then shipped to Camp Brackenridge, Kentucky where he joined the 75th Infantry Division. After receiving advanced training the division boarded a ship for Liverpool, England. The unit was then stationed in La Havre, France until called upon to participate in the Battle of the Bulge. On 17 January 1945, Hernandez was severely wounded. Hernandez was taken to a field hospital and then to a general hospital in Paris. There his leg was partially amputated. He was then sent to Bushnell General Military Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. He comments on the crude construction of the prosthesis of which he was originally fitted. He was discharged July 1945.
Date:
January 21, 2011
Creator:
Hernandez, Gilberto
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clyde Dahlin, April 21, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde Dahlin. Dahlin was drafted into the Army in 1943. He was sent to the Pacific and joined the 25th Infantry Division as a replacement rifleman. Dahlin discusses the combat conditions that he faced in Northern Luzon. He tells of an incident where he helped evacuate a wounded soldier and hiding in fox holes from enemy fire. Dahlin was removed from the frontlines toward the end of the war because he was only 18. He became an MP and tells of interactions that he witnessed between Filipinos and Japanese POWs. Dahlin then tells of his experiences during the year that he served in occupied Japan.
Date:
April 21, 2011
Creator:
Dahlin, Clyde
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Sayles, June 21, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Sayles. Sayles joined the Navy in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Farragut. Upon completion, he was shipped to Midway and assigned to the USS Pompon (SS-267), nicknamed “The Peaceful P” because it never found any targets. Sayles enjoyed rest camp on Guam. As punishment for using the officers’ pool, he patrolled Truk for four of the hottest weeks of summer, with no air conditioning and while short on rations. When the war ended, he was immediately shipped home. On the way, he stopped for liberty in Panama City. Once stateside, he joined the Air Force and was commissioned at Loyola University as a junior in the ROTC. Sayles took a compassionate discharge in 1951 to care for his wife after the birth of their third child.
Date:
June 21, 2011
Creator:
Sayles, James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Talmage Gilbreath, June 21, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Talmage Gilbreath. Gilbreath joined the Army in February of 1942. He was trained as a radio operator in the Signal Corps. Gilbreath was assigned to work in communications aboard merchant marine vessels. He travelled in convoys to Murmansk, England, delivered troops to North Africa and brought back German POWs. Gilbreath was then assigned to a refrigerated ship and tells of delivering food throughout the South Pacific. He stayed in the reserves after the war and eventually became a Master Sargent.
Date:
June 21, 2011
Creator:
Gilbreath, Talmage
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martin Gonzales, November 21, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin Gonzales. Gonzales worked in an aircraft engine plant until he was drafted into the Army in 1943. He joined the 1st Cavalry Division in Australia and took part in the landings at the Admiralty Islands. Gonzales describes becoming a BAR man after the gunner was critically wounded. His unit was then sent to the Philippines and fought on Leyte and Luzon. Gonzales describes the living conditions and details fighting in Manila. He was in Tokyo Bay when the surrender ceremony took place and participated in the occupation for about a month. Gonzales returned to the US and was discharged soon afterwards. He joined a monastery a few years later and discusses his faith in detail.
Date:
November 21, 2011
Creator:
Gonzales, Martin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dean R. Kreek, July 21, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dean R. Kreek. Kreek joined the Navy in July 1940. He became a musician who played the trumpet in various Navy bands throughout World War II. Kreek was on board the USS Nevada (BB-36) during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was playing morning colors when the attack began. Kreek describes the Nevada getting underway and taking damage. After the attack he was transferred to Yard Tug 142 and later to USS New Mexico (BB-40), which traveled to the Aleutians. Kreek was then sent stateside until he became a member of the first band for the USS Kearsarge (CV-33). He was discharged in July 1946.
Date:
July 21, 2010
Creator:
Kreek, Dean R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William S. Emerson, August 21, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William S. Emerson. Emerson joined the Navy in May 1942. He trained as a Naval Aviation Cadet and learned to fly dive-bombers. Emerson joined VB-19 and was attached to the USS Lexington (CV-16) in 1944. He flew missions over Guam and the Philippines and took part in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Emerson was shot down during a mission to bomb an airfield on Iwo Jima. He was rescued by a submarine and rejoined his unit on the Lexington. Emerson was wounded when the Lexington was struck by a kamikaze. After he recovered he became a flight instructor for the remainder of the war. Emerson stayed in the Navy through the Korean War and retired after 25 years.
Date:
August 21, 2010
Creator:
Emerson, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eugene Cameron, October 21, 2010
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Cameron. Cameron began training as a Marine Corps aviator in 1942. He was trained as a fighter pilot and was sent to VMF 221 to fly Corsairs. Cameron describes his training and several incidents that took place during that period. His squadron flew off of the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) and flew combat air patrol (CAP) missions and ground support over Iwo Jima, and for an extended period over Okinawa and Japan. Cameron describes several combat missions that he participated in and life aboard ship. He was in the air when the Bunker Hill was badly damaged and landed on the Enterprise. Cameron returned to the US and remained in the Marines after the end of the war. He served in Korea and later became a helicopter pilot.
Date:
October 21, 2010
Creator:
Cameron, Eugene
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kevin V. Kerin, October 21, 2010
Transcript of an oral interview with Kevin V. Kerin. Born in Australia in 1925, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force in June, 1943. He received radio training in Ballarat, Victoria. He attended gunnery school in West Sale, Victoria. In East Sale, Victoria he was assigned to an aircraft crew and received operational training. He describes the Beaufort aircraft, the crew configuration, and the training process. In spring 1944 he became a radio operator in Number 7 Squadron and was sent to Higgins Field on the Cape York Peninsula of Australia. He participated in anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Carpentaria. His squadron was later moved to Tadji, New Guinea to fly low-altitude bombing and strafing missions to eliminate the remaining Japanese force hidden in the tall grass. He was discharged in early 1946. He studied law at Adelaide University as part of the Commonwealth Reconstruction Training Program (CRTS), an educational program for veterans.
Date:
October 21, 2010
Creator:
Kerin, Kevin V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul Hilliard, September 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Hilliard. Hilliard was 17 years old when he joined the Marine Corps in February 1943. Upon completion of aviation radio and gunnery training, he joined Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 341 (VMSB-341), as an SBD rear-seat replacement. There he had an opportunity to chat with pilot and Yankee infielder Jerry Coleman. En route to Luzon, he was terrified by a typhoon as nearby ammunition barges were being tossed around by the waves. Once in the Philippines, Hilliard flew over 50 missions as support for the Army. At night he slept in a tent or took cover in a foxhole. When the war ended, Hilliard was reassigned to a C-47 squadron as a radio operator, flying with actor and pilot Tyrone Power, transporting entertainment acts to military bases. After being discharged in June 1946, he attended law school and bought a house on the G.I. Bill.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
Hilliard, Paul
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn McDole, September 21, 2008
Transcript of an oral interview with Glenn McDole. McDole begins with some anecdotes about homesteading in Nebraska with his parents and siblings in the 1930s. In 1940, after finishing high school, McDole enlisted in the Marine Corps. He trained in San Diego and then shipped out to the Philippines aboard the USS Chaumont (AP-5). When he arrived in the Philippines, McDole was assigned to a security detachment at Cavite Navy Yard. McDole describes his experiences during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. He ended up on Corregidor manning a machine gun and was present for the surrender. McDole describes being taken back to Manila by the Japanese before being transported to the POW camp at Cabanatuan. After a while, McDole went to Palawan with a large group of POWs to build an airstrip. He also relates the story about when his appendix ruptured while a prisoner of war, the surgery and his recovery.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
McDole, Glenn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tula Shook, September 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Mrs. Tula Augusta Hickman Shook. Born in 1929, she discusses life on a farm in Texas during the Great Depression and the war. She talks about learning of the attack on Pearl Harbor. She describes rationing, scrap metal drives, war bonds, and blackouts. She recounts how she met her husband, Leon J. Shook, as the result of corresponding with him while he was serving as a Machinist?s Mate on the USS Colorado. She shares the story of her underage elopement. She talks about leaving high school at age fifteen to travel to San Diego where her husband was stationed. After the war, the couple returned to Texas.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
Shook, Tula
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eleanor Schneider, September 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eleanor Schneider. Schneider was born in November of 1932 in New Braunfels, Texas. She grew up in a German-American community, and speaks on some of the difficulties she faced on the homefront during World War II. She speaks about her family history, education and the impact of war on her town. She recalls her family being questioned by the FBI regarding communications they had with relatives in Germany. Schneider speaks of other families of Lebanese, Mexican and Czech descent living in New Braunfels and how discrimination played a role in her community.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
Schneider, Eleanor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jim Tuttle, September 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jim Tuttle. Tuttle joined the Army in October of 1940. He served as an infantry Sergeant with Company G, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. He participated in the New Guinea Campaign and the Philippines Campaign. He was discharged in August of 1945.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
Tuttle, Jim
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Ward, September 21, 2008
Transcript of an oral interview with Jack Ward. Ward moved quickly through school and enlisted in the Navy at 17 in March, 1945. He caught scarlet fever in training and was held back. As a result, the war ended while he was still in training. Ward recalls working in an office in the San Francisco Bay Area where orders were typed out. He implies that he wrote his own orders to get aboard a refridgerated merchant vessel hauling cold supplies to various points in the Pacific. Ward recalls several anecdotes about serving aboard his merchant vessel. One was a stroy about smuggling booze aboard to sell to sailors at an inflated price. Ward finished by speaking about his post war careers.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
Ward, Jack
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ken Wiley, September 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Wiley. Wiley was born in Hillsboro, Texas 18 July 1925 and joined the US Coast Guard in 1942. He underwent basic training at St. Augustine, Florida for six weeks before being sent to landing craft school at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for training in LCVPs. Upon completion of the training he was assigned as a coxswain of a four man boat crew. After arriving in Hawaii he began making practice landing with the 22nd Marine Regiment in preparation for the invasion of Kwajalein. He tells of participating in the invasions of Kwajalein, Eniwetok, Saipan, Leyte and Okinawa. He describes the various landings and tells of seeing men killed. In recalling landing in the Philippines, he tells of the landing craft being met by Filipinos in their outrigger canoes and of the joy they had in meeting the Americans. In recalling the invasion of Okinawa he mentions attacks by kamikazes. He also describes an incident involving Jack Dempsey that took place on the beach of Okinawa after the initial invasion. Soon after the Okinawa invasion, Wiley returned to the United States and was discharged.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
Wiley, Ken
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harry Akune, September 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harry Akune. Akune was born in Turlock, California. He served as a translator and interrogator for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service in the Pacific Theater. The Akune family had 4 brothers, all of whom served in World War II, though two served with the U.S. and two served with Japan. Upon their mother???s death in 1933, the brothers and their father moved to Japan to live with relatives. Once old enough, Harry Akune and his brother Ken returned to California to work. Shortly thereafter, the war started. In 1942 Harry and Ken were relocated to an internment camp in Colorado, where they were recruited by the U.S. Army, using their Japanese language to provide translations, question Japanese prisoners and create propaganda used to encourage opposing forces to surrender. Harry was assigned to the 33rd Infantry Division, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team. He traveled to New Guinea, Leyte, Corregidor and Mindoro in the Philiippines. Unbeknownst to Harry and Ken, their younger brothers Saburo and Shiro were serving in the war for Imperial Japan. Harry was discharged in January of 1946.
Date:
September 21, 2008
Creator:
Akune, Harry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Creed Coffee, November 21, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Creed Coffee. Coffee was in the Army ROTC at Texas Technological College, now Texas Tech in Lubbock, in 1941 and 1942. He was in the Corps of Engineers. He was on active duty beginning June of 1943. He completed Officers Candidate School in June of 1944 and commissioned a second lieutenant. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1327th Engineer General Service Regiment. Coffee served as a platoon leader and worked on a 200-mile section of the Ledo Road, connecting Ledo to Myitkyina in Burma. He was discharged in May of 1946. In November of 1950 he was recalled for the Korean War and served as a captain in the 183rd Engineer Combat Battalion.
Date:
November 21, 2008
Creator:
Coffee, Creed
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sidney Lanier, March 21, 2013
The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Sidney Lanier. Lanier recalls growing up and working during the Depression. He entered the Navy in March, 1943 and trained in San Diego. With training complete, Lanier reported to PC-1230 at New Orleans. They travelled to New Caledonia and stayed on station there for about a year before heading to Peleliu. At Peleliu, Lanier was assigned to the USS ATR-33 but travelled considerably before reaching his new ship in New Caledonia. He was discharged in January 1946.
Date:
March 21, 2013
Creator:
Lanier, Sidney
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. C. Brownwell, May 21, 2013
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with J C Brownwell. Brownwell joined the Navy in January of 1943. He served aboard the USS Tennessee (BB-43) beginning in the spring of 1943, and he provides description of the ship and life on board. He worked as an Electrician’s Mate. Some of the places they traveled include Tarawa, Kwajalein, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Peleliu and Saipan. He provides information on their firing engagements at Saipan, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Peleliu. He provides some detail of going ashore at Saipan and what he witnessed. He talks about their interaction with destroyers, and a kamikaze plane that hit their ship. He also discusses witnessing the flag raising at Mount Suribachi.
Date:
May 21, 2013
Creator:
Brownwell, J. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History