Oral History Interview with Jean Adams, January 25, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jean Adams, January 25, 2016

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Jean Adams. Adams recalls visiting her brother in the Philippines before the war started. On the way, she visited Japan. She was evacuated back to the US before hostilities started in the Philippines. After the war started, Adams joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and was in the Inspector General’s office in Des Moines. She recalls meeting Eleanor Roosevelt and had some interaction with Oveta Culp Hobby.
Date: January 25, 2016
Creator: Adams, Jean
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jean Adams, January 25, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jean Adams, January 25, 2016

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Jean Adams. Adams recalls visiting her brother in the Philippines before the war started. On the way, she visited Japan. She was evacuated back to the US before hostilities started in the Philippines. After the war started, Adams joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and was in the Inspector General’s office in Des Moines. She recalls meeting Eleanor Roosevelt and had some interaction with Oveta Culp Hobby.
Date: January 25, 2016
Creator: Adams, Jean
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Dyches, June 25, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Dyches, June 25, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Dyches. Dyches joined the Marine Corps in April of 1944. He served with the 4th Marine Division, 24th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. Dyches traveled to Maui for additional training. He participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. On his fifth morning on the island he was seriously wounded from an exploding grenade thrown into his fox hole. Dyches spent over a year and a half in various hospitals recovering from his wounds and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged in August of 1946.
Date: June 25, 2016
Creator: Dyches, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Dyches, June 25, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Dyches, June 25, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Dyches. Dyches joined the Marine Corps in April of 1944. He served with the 4th Marine Division, 24th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. Dyches traveled to Maui for additional training. He participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. On his fifth morning on the island he was seriously wounded from an exploding grenade thrown into his fox hole. Dyches spent over a year and a half in various hospitals recovering from his wounds and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged in August of 1946.
Date: June 25, 2016
Creator: Dyches, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Goodman, February 25, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Goodman, February 25, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Goodman. Goodman graduated from Virginia Military Institute in May of 1942 in Electrical Engineering. He served as a Communications Officer with the Signal Corps Company. Goodman traveled to Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, India and Iran. In Iran, his job was to establish a link between the US and Russia in preparation for a supply route. Working with Morse Code, he encoded and decoded messages in a radio room. His was a technical group, not a fighting group. Goodman returned to the US and received his discharge in 1946.
Date: February 25, 2016
Creator: Goodman, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Goodman, February 25, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Goodman, February 25, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Goodman. Goodman graduated from Virginia Military Institute in May of 1942 in Electrical Engineering. He served as a Communications Officer with the Signal Corps Company. Goodman traveled to Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, India and Iran. In Iran, his job was to establish a link between the US and Russia in preparation for a supply route. Working with Morse Code, he encoded and decoded messages in a radio room. His was a technical group, not a fighting group. Goodman returned to the US and received his discharge in 1946.
Date: February 25, 2016
Creator: Goodman, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History