Oral History Interview with Mary Steele Leon, April 15, 1997 transcript

Oral History Interview with Mary Steele Leon, April 15, 1997

Interview with Mary Steele Leon, a secretary for the U. S. Navy during and after World War II. She joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) and was trained as a secretary. Her first assignment was in the office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. The CNO at the time was Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. After the war, she served as personal secretary for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz while he was CNO. She was discharged in 1946.
Date: April 15, 1997
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Leon, Mary Steele
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Randy Forrester, February 15, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Randy Forrester, February 15, 1993]

Handwritten letter from Randy Forrester to Bernice, a relative of Clifford Baird, expressing shock upon learning of Clifford's death, reminiscing on his memories with him, and sending well wishes to Bernice.
Date: February 15, 1993
Creator: Forrester, Randy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Higgins, October 25, 1997 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond F. Higgins, October 25, 1997

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond F. Higgins. Higgins joined the Navy in February 1941 as a commissioned officer. He trained with the Marines at Quantico and then with the Medical Corps at Paris Island. He also trained in tropical and aviation medicine and learned to fly N3N's at Pensacola. Higgins was transferred to the U.S. Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor. He then transferred to islands in the southwest Pacific. He was in Fleet Air Wing 101, a flight patrol squadron based out of Australia. He returned to the United States for leave in 1944. He then is assigned to the USS Ranger (CV-4) and leaves from San Diego to the sea for training. After V-J Day, the Ranger went to New Orleans and then Norfolk. He remained in service until 1947.
Date: October 25, 1997
Creator: Higgins, Raymond F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hal Lamar, October 9, 1994 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hal Lamar, October 9, 1994

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Commander Hal Lamar. He discusses his childhood, what led him to join the Naval Academy and how he became an aide to Admiral Chester A. Nimitz. He describes his time working with Admiral Nimitz and his experiences in the Navy during World War Two and what he did after the war.
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Lamar, Hal & Christman, Calvin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph M. McDonough, March 27, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph M. McDonough, March 27, 1998

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph M. McDonough. He discusses his childhood growing up during the Great Depression, and what led him to join the Us Navy in 1943. He describes his experiences in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: March 27, 1998
Creator: McDonough, Joseph M. & Mar, Caroline
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mei Nakano, March 18, 1995 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mei Nakano, March 18, 1995

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mei Nakano. Nakano is a Japanese-American and was an internee at the Amache Internment Camp in Colorado. She was born in 1924 in Olathe, Colorado. She provides detail of her life growing up in Colorado and various prejudices she received from teachers and classmates. They moved to Los Angeles, California in 1935 where she graduated from high school. She provides detail of the discrimination she and her family received in California, particularly after 7 December 1941. As notices were going out to other Japanese-American families regarding evacuation, Nakano describes her family’s preparations for the inevitable. They were evacuated by the War Relocation Authority to the Santa Anita Racetrack and in 1942 transferred to the Amache Internment Camp in Colorado. She provides much detail of life in these camps. Nakano returned to California after the war.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Nakano, Mei
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[But Not in Shame, Part 1] captions transcript

[But Not in Shame, Part 1]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled But Not in Shame discussing men who were Prisoners of War in Japan during World War Two. This video features remarks given by Kyle Thompson, John Olson, Ken Towery, Bob Martindale and Fiske Hanley.
Date: November 11, 1999
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[But Not in Shame, Part 2] captions transcript

[But Not in Shame, Part 2]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled But Not in Shame discussing men who were Prisoners of War in Japan during World War Two. This video contains remarks given by Admiral Grojean, Marty Marshall, Margaret Gillooly, Inez Jongenburger and Morris Shoss.
Date: November 11, 1999
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 1] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 1]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording contains footage of session 1, including discussions on the Hawaii Summit: FDR/Nimitz/MacArthur. Speakers include Bruce Smith, Ron Holliday, Moderator Howard Gutin, Dr. Dean Allard, John Costello, E.B Potter, Calvin L. Christman, Dr. Jeffrey Clarke and Hal Lamar.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 2] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 2]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording features part two of the discussion on the Hawaii Summit: FDR/Nimitz/MacArthur. Speakers include Calvin Christman, Jeffrey Clarke and E.B. Potter.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 3] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 3]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage from session two on the Marianas Turkey Shoot Speakers include Barrett Tillman, Alex Vraciu, George Duncan, W. "Spider" Webb, James Ramage and Zenji Abe.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 4] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 4]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage from session three: Marianas and Beyond, covering Saipan, Tinian and Guam. Speakers include Baine Kerr, Edwin Simmons, James Donovan, Carl Gorman, Vicente Blaz and Bunichi Ohtsuka.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 5] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 5]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains continued footage from session three: Marianas and Beyond covering Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Speakers include Edwin Simmons, Talbot Rain, David Peak, Norman Mollard, Barry Atkins and Martin Allday.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 6] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 6]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains continued footage from session three: Marianas and Beyond covering Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Speakers include Martin Clayton.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 7] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 7]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording features day two of the symposium, including session four: Blockage Japan. Speakers include Helen McDonald, Jerry Kelley, Roger Pineau, Howard Gutin, Mark Parillo, Marcus Worde and David Braden.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 8] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 8]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording includes audience questions for session four: Blockade Japan.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 9] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 9]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage from Session five: Forgotten Campaigns. Speakers include Harry Gailey, Gordon Gayle, Fred Fox and Lillian Dunlap.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 10] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 10]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of This video contains footage of session Six: Battle of Leyte Gulf Part one. Speakers include Clark Reynolds, David McClintock, Barry Atkins and Henry Pyzdrowski.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 11] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 11]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This recording features footage from session Six: Battle of Leyte Gulf part two. Speakers include Clark Reynolds, Paul Stillwell, Edwin Wilson, F. B. Phillips and Kennosuke Torisu.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 12] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 12]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video features an interview with an unknown man.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 13] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 13]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of the after action of the symposium. This is session one with John Costello.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 14] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 14]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of the after action of the symposium. This is session one with John Costello, part two.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 15] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 15]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of the after action of the symposium. This is session one with John Costello, part three.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Die is Cast, Part 16] captions transcript

[The Die is Cast, Part 16]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled The Die is Cast discussing the final campaigns of the Pacific War in 1944 and 1945. This video contains footage of the after action of the symposium. This is session one with John Costello, part four.
Date: 1995-03-18/1995-03-19
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History