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.

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.

Photograph of (l-r) Maria Bellanca, Lara Elizabeth Wasserman, Jennifer Youngs, Christian Bester, Emily Hueske, and Shaun Brown performing Act One, Scene Four of "A Death in the Family" at the 2012 Center for Contemporary Opera Gala held at the National Arts Club in New York.

Photograph of Jennifer Youngs and Christian Bester performing Act Two, Scene One of "A Death in the Family" at the 2012 Center for Contemporary Opera Gala held at the National Arts Club in New York.

Photograph of Lara Elizabeth Wasserman performing Act One, Scene Four of "A Death in the Family" at the 2012 Center for Contemporary Opera Gala held at the National Arts Club in New York.

Photograph of Maria Bellanca and Shaun Brown performing at the 2012 Center for Contemporary Opera Gala held at the National Arts Club in New York.

Photograph of Richard Croft playing Ahab in "Moby-Dick" during a performance at the 2012 Center for Contemporary Opera Gala held at the National Arts Club in New York.

Photograph of Stephen Morscheck performing at the 2012 Center for Contemporary Opera Gala held at the National Arts Club in New York.

Photograph of Stephen Morscheck performing at the 2012 Center for Contemporary Opera Gala held at the National Arts Club in New York.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air attacks on ships that were nearby. Wiseman traveled to Japan at the end of the war to pick up POWs. He also visited Nagasaki. Wiseman describes how his ship was critically damaged when it ran aground during a typhoon in October of 1945. He served on two more ships working in engineering before getting out of the Navy in 1948.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air attacks on ships that were nearby. Wiseman traveled to Japan at the end of the war to pick up POWs. He also visited Nagasaki. Wiseman describes how his ship was critically damaged when it ran aground during a typhoon in October of 1945. He served on two more ships working in engineering before getting out of the Navy in 1948.