Oral History Interview with Bill Smith, April 11, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bill Smith, April 11, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and interview Bill Smith. Smith went into the Army in February 1942. After basic training, Smith was shipped to Australia with the 440th Signal Construction Battalion and they built telephone lines. From there, he went to Port Moresby, still building communications infrastructure. When the invasion of the Philippines occurred, Smith went to Luzon and continued with the 440th. He also went to Okinawa with them. When the war ended, Smith went home and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: April 11, 2013
Creator: Smith, Bill
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Smith, April 11, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill Smith, April 11, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and interview Bill Smith. Smith went into the Army in February 1942. After basic training, Smith was shipped to Australia with the 440th Signal Construction Battalion and they built telephone lines. From there, he went to Port Moresby, still building communications infrastructure. When the invasion of the Philippines occurred, Smith went to Luzon and continued with the 440th. He also went to Okinawa with them. When the war ended, Smith went home and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: April 11, 2013
Creator: Smith, Bill
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elvin Moore, April 11, 2011 transcript

Oral History Interview with Elvin Moore, April 11, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elvin Moore. Moore served as an Army Medic on Guam. He was drafted in 1943 and after training was sent to Guam to work at an Army hospital camp. His father knew Lyndon B. Johnson and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. One of his father's letters led to an invitation to visit Nimitz at CINCPAC headquarters. He remained on Guam until the end of the war. He was discharged January 1945.
Date: April 11, 2011
Creator: Moore, Elvin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elvin Moore, April 11, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elvin Moore, April 11, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Elvin Moore. Moore served as an Army Medic on Guam. He was drafted in 1943 and after training was sent to Guam to work at an Army hospital camp. His father knew Lyndon B. Johnson and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. One of his father's letters led to an invitation to visit Nimitz at CINCPAC headquarters. He remained on Guam until the end of the war. He was discharged January 1945.
Date: April 11, 2011
Creator: Moore, Elvin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn E. Neff, April 11, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Glenn E. Neff, April 11, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn E. Neff. After Neff finished high school, he entered the service in March, 1945. Neff discusses several anecdotes about his training days at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. While he was training, the war in Europe ended. Neff headed for the Pacific and contracted pneumonia aboard the troopship and spent most of his time on the voyage in sick bay. En route to the Philippines, the atomic bombs were dropped and the war ended. Neff's group went on to Leyte and he describes his impressions of camp life near Tacloban. While there, Neff recalls participating in some mopping-up operations, and pulling guard duty to a Japanese prison stockade. After several months in the Philippines, Neff was transferred up to Guam. At Guam, Neff encountered his high school algebra teacher and another classmate from back home. They toured the island together. Also on Guam, Neff put up a lot of communication wires in the coconut trees and laid cables underground. Neff left Guam and returned to the US for discharge in November, 1946.
Date: April 11, 2012
Creator: Neff, Glenn E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn E. Neff, April 11, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Glenn E. Neff, April 11, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn E. Neff. After Neff finished high school, he entered the service in March, 1945. Neff discusses several anecdotes about his training days at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. While he was training, the war in Europe ended. Neff headed for the Pacific and contracted pneumonia aboard the troopship and spent most of his time on the voyage in sick bay. En route to the Philippines, the atomic bombs were dropped and the war ended. Neff's group went on to Leyte and he describes his impressions of camp life near Tacloban. While there, Neff recalls participating in some mopping-up operations, and pulling guard duty to a Japanese prison stockade. After several months in the Philippines, Neff was transferred up to Guam. At Guam, Neff encountered his high school algebra teacher and another classmate from back home. They toured the island together. Also on Guam, Neff put up a lot of communication wires in the coconut trees and laid cables underground. Neff left Guam and returned to the US for discharge in November, 1946.
Date: April 11, 2012
Creator: Neff, Glenn E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ignacio Lopez, April 11, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ignacio Lopez, April 11, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ignacio Lopez. Lopez was drafted into the Army in 1943 and made a company clerk at New Caldonia because he could type. His unit evetually joined the 24th Infantry Division in the Philippines. He also went to Japan after the war ended. He returned to the US and was discharged at Fort Sam Houston, whereupon he took a civilian job operating IBM machines.
Date: April 11, 2013
Creator: Lopez, Ignacio
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ignacio Lopez, April 11, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ignacio Lopez, April 11, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ignacio Lopez. Lopez was drafted into the Army in 1943 and made a company clerk at New Caldonia because he could type. His unit evetually joined the 24th Infantry Division in the Philippines. He also went to Japan after the war ended. He returned to the US and was discharged at Fort Sam Houston, whereupon he took a civilian job operating IBM machines.
Date: April 11, 2013
Creator: Lopez, Ignacio
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History