Oral History Interview with Earl McWilliams, August 29, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Earl McWilliams, August 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl McWilliams. McWilliams joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a BAR rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. McWilliams participated in the Philippines Campaign beginning April of 1945 through the end of the war. He served with occupation forces in Japan. McWilliams returned to the US and received his discharge in February of 1946.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: McWilliams, Earl
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Morris Hibbs, August 29, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Morris Hibbs, August 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Morris Hibbs. Hibbs joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received field artillery instrument training at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion, he was sent to Hawaii. There he was reassigned to an antiaircraft unit on Kauai, serving as a cook. He was later stationed at a field kitchen on Okinawa, where he remained until the end of the war. Hibbs returned home and was discharged in December 1945.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Hibbs, Morris
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Neil Berghout, August 29, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Neil Berghout, August 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil Berghout. Berghout was born in Holland in 1926. He joined the Dutch resistance as a teenager, hiding downed American pilots and helping them return to England. When his identity was discovered by German officials, Berghout went into hiding in France. Members of the French resistance transported him to England, where he joined an armored division of the British Royal Army and participated in the Normandy invasion. After the war, his unit liberated a concentration camp. He then transferred to the Dutch Royal Army and served four years in Indonesia. In 1957 he became an intelligence instructor for the Dutch Royal Air Force.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Berghout, Neil
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Earl McWilliams, August 29, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Earl McWilliams, August 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl McWilliams. McWilliams joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a BAR rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. McWilliams participated in the Philippines Campaign beginning April of 1945 through the end of the war. He served with occupation forces in Japan. McWilliams returned to the US and received his discharge in February of 1946.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: McWilliams, Earl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Morris Hibbs, August 29, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Morris Hibbs, August 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Morris Hibbs. Hibbs joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received field artillery instrument training at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion, he was sent to Hawaii. There he was reassigned to an antiaircraft unit on Kauai, serving as a cook. He was later stationed at a field kitchen on Okinawa, where he remained until the end of the war. Hibbs returned home and was discharged in December 1945.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Hibbs, Morris
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Neil Berghout, August 29, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Neil Berghout, August 29, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil Berghout. Berghout was born in Holland in 1926. He joined the Dutch resistance as a teenager, hiding downed American pilots and helping them return to England. When his identity was discovered by German officials, Berghout went into hiding in France. Members of the French resistance transported him to England, where he joined an armored division of the British Royal Army and participated in the Normandy invasion. After the war, his unit liberated a concentration camp. He then transferred to the Dutch Royal Army and served four years in Indonesia. In 1957 he became an intelligence instructor for the Dutch Royal Air Force.
Date: August 29, 2014
Creator: Berghout, Neil
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History