Oral History Interview with George Gresko, January 23, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Gresko, January 23, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Gresko. Gresko joined the Army Air Forces in January 1944 and trained at Miami Beach. He then went to aerial gunnery school, then overseas to Tinian where he joined the 6th Bomb Group, 24th Bomb Squadron in April, 1945. He flew 11 combat missions before being sent back to the US to train as a lead crew. He was discharged in February 1946. In 2005, Gresko returned to Tinian for the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack.
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: Gresko, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Gresko, January 23, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Gresko, January 23, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Gresko. Gresko joined the Army Air Forces in January 1944 and trained at Miami Beach. He then went to aerial gunnery school, then overseas to Tinian where he joined the 6th Bomb Group, 24th Bomb Squadron in April, 1945. He flew 11 combat missions before being sent back to the US to train as a lead crew. He was discharged in February 1946. In 2005, Gresko returned to Tinian for the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack.
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: Gresko, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Wicker, January 23, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Wicker, January 23, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Wicker. Wicker joined the Navy in mid-1944. He served with the ship repair crew aboard the USS Corregidor (CVE-58). They traveled to Eniwetok, Guam, Pearl Harbor, conducting anti-submarine patrol, providing air cover and qualifying pilots in carrier operations. Wicker returned to the US and received his discharged in late 1945.
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: Wicker, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Wicker, January 23, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Wicker, January 23, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Wicker. Wicker joined the Navy in mid-1944. He served with the ship repair crew aboard the USS Corregidor (CVE-58). They traveled to Eniwetok, Guam, Pearl Harbor, conducting anti-submarine patrol, providing air cover and qualifying pilots in carrier operations. Wicker returned to the US and received his discharged in late 1945.
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: Wicker, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Bookbinder. Bookbinder was in ROTC at the University of Kentucky when the war started and was called to active duty in the Army in April, 1943 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas before getting his commission at Fort Benning on October, 1944. He was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division and went to Europe with them. After fighting in Europe, his division went to the Philippines for occupation duty.
Date: January 16, 2014
Creator: Bookbinder, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Bookbinder. Bookbinder was in ROTC at the University of Kentucky when the war started and was called to active duty in the Army in April, 1943 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas before getting his commission at Fort Benning on October, 1944. He was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division and went to Europe with them. After fighting in Europe, his division went to the Philippines for occupation duty.
Date: January 16, 2014
Creator: Bookbinder, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank Smith, January 7, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Frank Smith, January 7, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Smith. Smith was drafted into the Navy in August, 1943 and went to boot camp in New York. He then trained as a radio operator. He was sent to New Guinea and worked at a station at Hollandia where he received coded messages. Then he went to the Philippines for the invasion of Luzon where he worked aboard a communications vessel. When the war ended, Smith was back at Hollandia and was discharged in April, 1946.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: Smith, Frank
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank Smith, January 7, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Smith, January 7, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Smith. Smith was drafted into the Navy in August, 1943 and went to boot camp in New York. He then trained as a radio operator. He was sent to New Guinea and worked at a station at Hollandia where he received coded messages. Then he went to the Philippines for the invasion of Luzon where he worked aboard a communications vessel. When the war ended, Smith was back at Hollandia and was discharged in April, 1946.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: Smith, Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History