Oral History Interview with George Burnet, March 16, 2021 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Burnet, March 16, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Burnet. He discusses his childhood growing up during the Great Depression and what led him to join the chemical warfare service of the US Army. He describes all the different training camps he was sent to around the US and eventually being deployed in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: March 16, 2021
Creator: Burnet, George & Misenhimer, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Burnet, March 16, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Burnet, March 16, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Burnet. He discusses his childhood growing up during the Great Depression and what led him to join the chemical warfare service of the US Army. He describes all the different training camps he was sent to around the US and eventually being deployed in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: March 16, 2021
Creator: Burnet, George & Misenhimer, Richard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abner Aust. Aust joined the Army Air Forces in September 1941 and completed flight school in April 1943. He was assigned to Venice, Florida, as an instructor, often receiving extra runway duty on account of his mischievous acrobatics. In October 1944, he joined the 506th Fighter Group, 457th Fighter Squadron, as flight commander. Upon familiarizing himself with the P-51, he flew his first missions out of Tinian, moving next to Iwo Jima. While escorting B-29s, he sometimes broke away to lead his group of eight fighters to strafe opportunistically. He is credited with five victories, the last of which occurred on 10 August 1945, distinguishing him as the last fighter ace of World War II. Aust then served in the Air Force and participated in the Vietnam War. Just before his retirement, he worked at Bolling Air Force Base to develop the F-15. After all of his experience in fighters, his favorite plane is the P-40N.
Date: March 19, 2013
Creator: Aust, Abner
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abner Aust, March 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abner Aust. Aust joined the Army Air Forces in September 1941 and completed flight school in April 1943. He was assigned to Venice, Florida, as an instructor, often receiving extra runway duty on account of his mischievous acrobatics. In October 1944, he joined the 506th Fighter Group, 457th Fighter Squadron, as flight commander. Upon familiarizing himself with the P-51, he flew his first missions out of Tinian, moving next to Iwo Jima. While escorting B-29s, he sometimes broke away to lead his group of eight fighters to strafe opportunistically. He is credited with five victories, the last of which occurred on 10 August 1945, distinguishing him as the last fighter ace of World War II. Aust then served in the Air Force and participated in the Vietnam War. Just before his retirement, he worked at Bolling Air Force Base to develop the F-15. After all of his experience in fighters, his favorite plane is the P-40N.
Date: March 19, 2013
Creator: Aust, Abner
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Brown. Brown joined the Navy and served as a Radarman with amphibious forces at Guadalcanal for one year. In 1942, Brown worked aboard submarines as a specialist in surface attacks using radar. Admiral Chester Nimitz appointed him the officer in charge to create the Pacific Fleet Radar School for Senior Officers, and to instruct them in radar techniques. Brown completed this work through late 1945. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date: March 2, 2010
Creator: Brown, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Brown, March 2, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Brown. Brown joined the Navy and served as a Radarman with amphibious forces at Guadalcanal for one year. In 1942, Brown worked aboard submarines as a specialist in surface attacks using radar. Admiral Chester Nimitz appointed him the officer in charge to create the Pacific Fleet Radar School for Senior Officers, and to instruct them in radar techniques. Brown completed this work through late 1945. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date: March 2, 2010
Creator: Brown, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph Sharp, March 16, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph Sharp, March 16, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Sharp where he discusses his childhood and education. He describes the process of enlisting in the Navy, the training he had to go through to become a pilot and his experiences in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: March 16, 2004
Creator: Sharp, Joeseph & Weed, Peter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Lessons Learned, Part 1] captions transcript

[The Lessons Learned, Part 1]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "The Lessons Learned" discussing United States military preparedness from 1941 to 1988. This recording features the opening of the symposium and remarks given by Charles Grojean, Robert Cook, Thomas M. Patrick, Paul Stillwell, Admiral Atkins, Victor Delono, Ned Beach, John Lungstead and General Gayla.
Date: 1998-03-14/1998-04-15
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Lessons Learned, Part 2] captions transcript

[The Lessons Learned, Part 2]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "The Lessons Learned" discussing United States military preparedness from 1941 to 1988. This recording features remarks given by General Gayla, Admiral Abbot, Joe Alexander, General Bowser, John Olson, John Lunstrum and Tex Hill before being opened up to audience questions.
Date: 1998-03-14/1998-04-15
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Lessons Learned, Part 3] captions transcript

[The Lessons Learned, Part 3]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "The Lessons Learned" discussing United States military preparedness from 1941 to 1988. This video contains remarks given by Tex Hill, Joseph H. Moore, Donald Showers, Caption Fisher and Robert Harrys.
Date: 1998-03-14/1998-04-15
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Lessons Learned, Part 4] captions transcript

[The Lessons Learned, Part 4]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "The Lessons Learned" discussing United States military preparedness from 1941 to 1988. This recording features the opening of the second day of the symposium and remarks given by Paul Stillwell, Tom Wilkerson, Frank Truemane, Patrick Corrigan, Bill Fisher and Merl Youngs.
Date: 1998-03-14/1998-04-15
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Lessons Learned, Part 5] captions transcript

[The Lessons Learned, Part 5]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "The Lessons Learned" discussing United States military preparedness from 1941 to 1988. This video features remarks given by Merl Youngs, Tom Wilkerson, Genral Folgrum, Marty Steel, Denny Connally, Patrick J. Slader and Dick Graves as well as time for audience questions.
Date: 1998-03-14/1998-04-15
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The Lessons Learned, Part 6] captions transcript

[The Lessons Learned, Part 6]

Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled "The Lessons Learned" discussing United States military preparedness from 1941 to 1988. This video contains remarks given by Dick Graves and questions from the audience.
Date: 1998-03-14/1998-04-15
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