Interview with building contractor and Marine Corps veteran Donald Boots. The interview includes Boots' personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, childhood, boot camp, camouflage school, training in beachhead organization with the 4th Pioneer Battalion, mopping-up operations on Kwajalein, rest and retraining on Maui, being assigned as a BAR man, invading Saipan, and assaulting enemy caves on Saipan. Boots also talks about the stress of battle, returning to Maui for rest and retraining, the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japanese resistance on the Iwo Jima beaches, the rescue of his friend, his role in organizing the beach operation at Iwo Jima, establishing beach defenses on Iwo Jima, evacuating and returning to Maui, retraining and refitting for the invasion of the Japanese home islands, and the dropping of the atomic bombs.

Interview with Cleatus A. LeBow, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. LeBow joined the navy in 1943 and went from Lubbock, Texas to San Diego for recruit training. He shipped out to Pearl Harbor aboard an LST from San Francisco. At Pearl Harbor, he was assigned to a work detail aboard the USS Oklahoma, which had just been righted. Shortly thereafter, he boarded the USS Indianapolis to serve as a range finder operator on one of the gun turrets. Upon leaving Hawaii, the Indianapolis went to Tarawa and then the Marshall Islands. LeBow witnessed Japanese civilian suicides on Saipan. He also witnessed the flag-raising on Iwo Jima from his range finder position aboard the ship. LeBow describes being hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa. He also discusses delivering atomic bomb components to Tinian and being torpedoed on the way to the Philippines. He describes abandoning the ship and spending five days in the water, including his faith in God, hallucinations, rescue, and his recovery.

Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Earl L. Moudy. The interview includes Moudy's personal experiences at Hickam Field with base security during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Clay Musick, a Navy WWII veteran from Weslaco, Texas. Musick discusses his experiences aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Navy in 1940, training, life and work aboard the Arizona, the bombing and sinking of the ship, his wounding and recovery, and work after discharge.

Interview with Willie Fred Sander, a Navy WWII veteran from Brenham, Texas. Sander discusses his background and life before the war, joining the Navy and aviator training, flying PBM patrol bombers throughout the Pacific, and his family life after the war.

Interview with Navy veteran Werner A. Land. The interview includes Land's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Navy veteran William P. Harris. The interview includes Harris' personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Sterling Edwards. The interview includes Edwards' personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 407th Signal Aviation Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with a narrative and letters.

Interview with Navy veteran Joel E. Bachner. The interview includes Bachner's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Joseph S. Staley. The interview includes Staley's personal experiences with the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Otto Horky, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Kaneohe Naval Air Station with VP-11 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with R. N. Isacksen, a United States Navy veteran from Des Moines, Iowa. Isacksen discusses his experiences aboard the seaplane tender the USS Tangier during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1978.

Interview with W. E. Boyd, a United States Army veteran from Blooming Grove, Texas, regarding his recollections and experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Company C, 3rd Engineers.

Interview with John D. Gunther, a United States Army veteran from Galesburg, Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Headquarters Company, 65th Engineers.

Interview with Harry Hopkins, a United States Navy veteran from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS St. Louis.

Interview with Alton Warner, a United States Army Air Corps veteran from Loyalhanna, Pennsylvania, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Wheeler Field as a member of the Air Corps.

Interview with H. T. Hudgins, a United States Navy veteran from Mathews County, Virginia, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Bagley.

Interview with Hobart Gates, a United States Army veteran from Fort Yates, North Dakota, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of the 98th Coast Artillery.

Interview with H. Brandon Perkins, a United States Army veteran from Lennig, Virginia, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of the 34th Combat Engineers.

Interview with Stephen P. Yorden, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Benedict, Pennsylvania, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.

Interview with Clifton B. Huff, a United States Army veteran from McDade, Texas. Huff describes his recollections as a member of the 11th Field Artillery Brigade, Headquarters Battery, stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with A. E. Miller, a United States Navy veteran from Smithville, Texas. Miller recollects his experiences aboard the cruiser the USS Helena during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Hamilton S. Miller, a United States Navy veteran from Los Angeles, California. Miller describes his experiences aboard the destroyer the USS Farragut during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Elmo Champion, a United States Army veteran from Mineola, Texas. Champion describes his recollections as a member of the 9th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.