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Oral History Interview with Marion E. Carl, May 3, 1993
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Interview with Maj. Gen. Marion E. Carl, a Marine Corps WWII fighter ace and test pilot from Hubbard, Oregon. Carl discusses his education, joining the Marines, flight training, deployment aboard the USS Saratoga at the start of the war, first air-to-air combat, service at Midway and Guadalcanal, return to the States as a squadron commander, flying a promotional circuit and getting married, return to the South Pacific, Rabaul, end of combat flying and work as a test pilot at Patuxent River NAS, jets vs. props, flight injuries, return to fighter units, and service in Taiwan and Vietnam.
Date:
May 3, 1993
Creator:
Daniels, John & Carl, Marion E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Photograph of Chuck Allen and George Walker]
Photograph of Chuck Allen and George Walker standing outdoors in front of a military tent. Both men are wearing military uniforms. There are tall trees in behind the tent. Handwritten text on the back reads, "George Walker & me on Guadalcanal circa late '43 or early '44. He was a B24 Nose Gunner flying over of Carney Field. He is/was a chiropractor in Arlington. May still be around. If you find him, let me know, I would like to visit him."
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Show at Guadalcanal]
Photograph of a show being given to the troops in Guadalcanal. There is a woman in a white dress is dancing on stage.
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unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Show at Guadalcanal]
Photograph of a show being given to the troops in Guadalcanal. There is a woman in a floral dress is dancing on stage.
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unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, November 10, 1942]
Letter from Dr. Chauncey D. Leake to several friends discussing various correspondence. Included is a clipping from a unidentified newspaper discussing the introduction of pharmaceutical science courses to U.C. Berkeley.
Date:
November 10, 1942
Creator:
Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anna K. Schelper, October 24, 2007
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Interview with Major Anna K. Schelper, a Army WWII veteran from San Antonio, Texas. Schelper discusses her parents, growing up, her education and becoming a nurse, joining the Army Nurse Corps, experiences serving throughout the Pacific Theater, service in hospitals after the war, continued education and promoting, and reflections on her career and being a servicewoman. In appendix are Schelper's Army service record, a letter from two former patients to the 23rd Field Hospital, a scan of some of her letters which were printed in a book, and a scan of some sections from The Army Nurse Corps: Yesterday and Today by Mary M. Roberts.
Date:
October 24, 2007
Creator:
Quick, Janice & Schelper, Anna K.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Caleb H. Canby, III, August 5, 1997
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Transcript of an interview with Caleb H. Canby, III, a Marine Corps veteran (Scout-Bomber 243, 1st Marine Air Wing), concerning experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Canby discusses his family background and education; decision to join the Marine Corps, 1942; boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina; advanced training at Quantico, Virginia, 1943-44; assignment to Scout-Bomber Squadron 243 at Emirau, Solomon Islands, 1944-45; his work in the flight department processing pilots' flight logs; transfer to Mangaldan, Luzon, 1945; assignment to Mindanao in March, 1945; contraction of hepatitis and return to the U. S.
Date:
August 5, 1997
Creator:
Jackson, Sarah C. & Canby, Caleb H., III
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hugh M. Robinson, February 21, 1997
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Transcript of an interview with Hugh M. Robinson, a Navy veteran (Patrol-Torpedo Boat Squadron 3), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Robinson discusses the U. S. Naval Academy, 1934-38; assignment to the carrier USS Yorktown, 1938-39; assignment to the destroyer USS Bainbridge, 1939-41; assignment to Motor Boat Submarine Chaser Squadron 1, 1941; assignment to Patrol Torpedo Squadron 2, 1941; operations around the Panama Canal, 1942; reorganization of PT Squadron 2 and his transfer to Patrol Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 for duty in the Pacific; operations around the Solomon Islands, 1942-43; his promotion to commander of PT Squadron 3, 1942; engagements against the "Tokyo Express," 1942-43; his transfer to the staff of Patrol Torpedo Boat Flotilla 1, 1943; transfer to the States, 1943, to the Motor Torpedo Boats Squadron Training Center, Newport, Rhode Island; assignment as air defense officer aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin, 1944; his description of being caught with the 3rd Fleet in a massive typhoon in the Philippine Sea, December 18, 1944; offshore bombardment for the Iwo Jima and Okinawa Campaigns, 1945; offshore bombardment of Honshu and Hokkaido; and his postwar naval career.
Date:
February 21, 1997
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Robinson, Hugh M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wilmer A. Moreau, April 18, 2003
Interview with Wilmer A. Moreau, an infantryman in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He describes his service and answers questions about his time overseas.
Date:
April 18, 2003
Creator:
Mcelhany, M. & Moreau, Wilmer A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Malone Farrar
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Malone Farrar. Farrar grew up in Texas and joined the Navy in 1940. In training, he was assigned to VP-12, a PBY-3 Catalina Squadron. Then he was transferred VP-13 Squadron. Next, he was transferred to VP-55, a PBM1 Mariner Squadron and sent to flight engineering school. After the Pearl Harbor attack, he was assigned to ACORN-8. Farrar then joined with the 73rd CB Battalion. He was a mechanic. They loaded the USS President Polk (AP-103) in May 1943 and went to New Caledonia. He was transferred to the USS Ballard and left for Espiritu Santo in the Hebrides Islands. Then they left for Guadalcanal, where he heard Washing Machine Charlie at night. Next he rejoins his ACORN group and moved to Munda, where his unit moved into the airstrip. The ACORN group moved to Banika, Biak, and then Owi. Farrar describes training and giving bungee starters to the Marines for Peleliu actions. He then received orders to return to the U.S. and boarded the USS George Clymer (APA-27) where he witnessed the USS Mount Hood (AE-11) explosion on November 10, 1944. He returns eventually to Corpus Christi, Texas, …
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Farrar, Malone
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Buell, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Buell. While attending college in Iowa, Buell took advantage of the Civilian Pilot Training program and earned a pilot's license in 1940. He volunteered for the Navy and went to flight school at Pensacola, Florida, where he earned his wings and a commission in November, 1941. He was assigned to go aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) as a member of Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5) and arrived in time for the Battle of the Coral Sea. His squadron suffered enough damage to be removed from the Yorktown prior to the Battle of Midway. Buell was assigned to the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and flew search and rescue missions from her during the Battle of Midway. After that battle, Buell was transferred to yet another carrier, the USS Enterprise (CV-6), prior to the invasion of Guadalcanal. While flying off the Enterprise, Buell and ten other pilots had to land on Guadalcanal at Henderson Field. They and their dive bombers then became members of the Cactus Air Force. Buell describes the living conditions on Guadalcanal as opposed to those aboard an aircraft carrier. His group finally got off Guadalcanal and returned …
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Buell, Harold
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Trenton Fowler, January 17, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Trenton Fowler. Fowler grew up in Corpus Christi and enlisted into the Marine Corps in 1943. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 4th Marine Raider Battalion and shipped out on the French transport ship Rochambeau to New Caledonia. From there he went to Guadalcanal for training and then to the Emirau, Guam, and Okinawa campaigns, with stops at Guadalcanal in between each campaign. Fowler discusses the pros and cons of the Browning Automatic Rifle versus the M-1 Garand. He tells of the change of his unit's name from the 4th Battalion Raiders to the 6th Marine Division, before he went to Okinawa. He relates the experience of finding out his brother, a fellow Marine, had died at Iwo Jima.
Date:
January 17, 2001
Creator:
Fowler, Trenton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James T. Murphy. Murphy grew up in Montana and joined the Army Air Corps in May 1941. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group, 63rd Bomb Squadron. He then went to reconnaissance for the Battle of Midway. He then rejoined the Pacific Theater and pacticipated in skip bombing and flying B17s. He tells the story of receiving his Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur. He mentions returning to the Air Force in 1949 and remaining in service for 20 years, until he left to join NASA as a civilian. He also mentions writing a book on Skip Bombing in the 1990s.
Date:
October 1, 2000
Creator:
Murphy, James T.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William C. Beyer, March 14, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William C. Beyer. Beyer grew up in Texas and joined the Marines in January 1942. After training, he was assigned to the third division in artillery. He departed on the USS Mount Vernon for New Zealand. He anecdotes about meeting with some Maori people. Then he departed on the Cresent City for Guadalcanal in May 1943. From Guadalcanal he left for Bougainville in November 1943. He describes being caught in a foxhole for two days without communication. He also listened to Tokyo Rose on the radio. The Army relieved the Marines January 15, 1944, and his unit returned to Guadalcanal. On July 21, 1944, they landed on Guam and went into battle. Next Beyer left for Iwo Jima. The Third Marine Division was assigned to the central area of the island. He witnessed the raising of the flag. On the 50th anniversary of the war, Beyer and his wife returned to New Zealand and Guam.
Date:
March 14, 2001
Creator:
Beyer, William C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. B. Smith, February 20, 1989
Interview with L. B. Smith, a Army WWII veteran from Magnolia, Mississippi, who was present at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Smith discusses entering the Army and training, events prior to the attack, the morning of December 7th and the bombing of Schofield Barracks, the aftermath and defensive preparations, and his later service in the Pacific Theater.
Date:
February 20, 1989
Creator:
Cruse, Stephen & Smith, L. B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with General Robert E. Galer, March 14, 1998
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Transcript of an interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Galer discusses his pre-war training at Pensacola and Quantico; assignment to Saint Thomas and reminiscences about the "destroyers-for bases" deal, 1940; experiences at Ewa during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to Guadalcanal as commander of VMF-224, August 30, 1942-December 31, 1942; air combat around Guadalcanal; his receiving the Medal of Honor; reassignment to the States for war bond drives; experiences on Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945, as commander of a 584 Radar Team; and assignment to the Philippines and Okinawa, 1945.
Date:
March 14, 1998
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Galer, Robert E., 1913-2005
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert E. Galer, August 27, 1998
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Interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences concerning the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; the Guadalcanal Campaign as commander of VMF-224; and as head of the 584 Radar units during the campaigns for the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Navy ROTC at the University of Washington, 1931-35; pilot training at Sand Point, Pensacola, and Quantico, 1935-38; assignment to amphibian squadron on Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1938-40, and his minor role in the "destroyers-for-bases" deal with Great Britain, 1940; assignment as commander of VMF-224, 1942; description of the Grumman Wildcat fighter plane; assignment to Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1942; episodes involving aerial combat against the Japanese; aerial combat tactics; living conditions at Henderson Field; shot down for the first time on September 12, 1942; shot down for a second time on October 2, 1942; personnel problems with dysentery and malaria; reassignment to COMAIRPAC, November, 1943; Command and Staff College, 1943; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for twenty-nine consecutive days of combat and eleven-and-one-half kills; meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Oval Office; development of the 584 Radar for close-air support; Iwo Jima, …
Date:
August 27, 1998
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Galer, Robert E., 1913-2005
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Porter, R. Bruce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Orland J. ""Bud"" Harris, August 22, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Orland Harris. Harris went to Santa Anna, California for Aviation Cadet training in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He went to primary flying school in Visalia, California and then went to LaeMoore, California for more training. From there he went to replacement training units, flying the P-38, P-322 and P-39. Harris had take civilian pilot training for one year at college before he went into the service. He received his wings at Williams Field in Arizona 3 Nov 1943 and became an officer that day. He went to the South Pacific in a C-54, along wih about 30 other pilots, ending up in Nadzab, New Guinea with the 8th Fighter Group (part of the 5th Air Force). His P-38 missions included targets of opportunity around New Guinea, a cave on Corregidor and straffed ships on the way to Borneo, and the Philippines. Normally they flew cover missions for B-17s and B-24s but on occasion covered B-25s and A-20s. Harris was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) when he was flying out of Mindoro in the Philippines on a night mission (26 Dec 1944) attacking a Japanese task …
Date:
August 22, 2000
Creator:
Harris, Orland J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Wartime Diary of Sigismund Koperniak
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The personal diary of Sigismund Koperniak, a Navy veteran, detailing his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Spence during World War II. Launching of the Spence and sea trials off Portland, Maine, January, 1943; shakedown cruise to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, February, 1943; escort duty in the Atlantic and Caribbean, March, 1943; convoy duty in the Casablanca, French Morocco, area, April-May, 1943; passage through the Panama Canal, June, 1943; escort duty for the carriers Princeton and Belleau Wood en route to Baker Island, September, 1943; attachment to Destroyer Division 23 in the Solomon Islands, September, 1943; patrols off Kolombangara and Vella Lavella Islands; interdiction of Japanese shipping and the Spence's role in sinking of twenty barges off of Vella Lavella; bombardment of Buka-Bonis airfields, November 1, 1943; Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, November 2, 1943; support for landings on Bougainville, November 3, 1943; capture of a Japanese sailor; continued attacks by Japanese aircraft; gun battles with Japanese cruisers and destroyers in the Buka-Rabaul route, November 24, 1943; shore bombardments of Tiaraka, Bougainville, Kavieng, and New Ireland, January-February, 1944; shore bombardment of Emirau, Aitape, Humboldt Bay, and Caroline Islands, March 1-24, 1944; shore bombardment during the invasions of the Marianas Islands, June 19-27, …
Date:
2002
Creator:
Koperniak, Sigismund
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lewis J. Michelony, Jr., May 2, 1993
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Interview with First Sergeant Lewis J. Michelony, Jr., a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II and the Korean War. Michelony discusses his assignment to the 6th Marines in 1943, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian, as well as Korea and the Chosin Reservoir.
Date:
May 2, 1993
Creator:
Daniels, John D. (John David), 1946- & Michelony, Lewis. J., 1920-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul Anthony Sovik, November 8, 2010
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Transcript of an interview with Paul Anthony Sovik, U.S. Marine Corps (1st Marine Division) World War II veteran. Sovik discusses his family life and childhood in Ohio, decision to enlist with the Marine Corps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, experiences with the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and post-war life.
Date:
November 8, 2010
Creator:
Hegi, Benjamin & Sovik, Paul Anthony, 1920-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dave C. Sanford, February 25, 1999
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Interview with Dave C. Sanford, a Army WWII veteran from Carter, South Dakota, who served as a mortarman in the 37th Infantry Division. Sanford discusses growing up, his experiences in the Great Depression, being drafted and training, the New Georgia, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Philippine campaigns, being wounded and discharged, and life afterwards.
Date:
February 25, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Sanford, Dave C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rogers Aston, May 4, 1993
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Interview with Rogers Aston, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard LST-446 during the Solomon Islands Campaign (1942-1943), his participation in the landings on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Vella Lavella, and Bougainville, and his participation in the Marianas Campaign and landings at Saipan and Guam in 1944. The Appendix to the volume includes a photocopy of an application for the Military Order of the World Wars for Reginald Rogers Aston dated July 19, 1984 [4 leaves] and a photocopy of a memo titled, "Navy Department, Sixteen Ships of LST Flotilla Five Awarded Navy Unit Commendation" (undated) [1 leaf].
Date:
May 4, 1993
Creator:
Byrd, Richard & Aston, Rogers
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library