The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Galvin. Galvin joined the Navy in October of 1942. During boot camp at Great Lakes he was selected to complete Field Medical School at Camp Pendleton. He traveled aboard a Dutch freighter with Merchant Marines picking up and delivering troops. He traveled to Pago Pago in Samoa, New Caledonia, picking up wounded soldiers and delivering them back to the U.S. He continued this work on the SS Lurline. After getting into trouble on leave, he was given an opportunity to join the Marines to have all charges against him dropped. In early 1944 he was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He provides details of training with the Marines at Camp Tarawa. Galvin was in the second wave going ashore at Iwo Jima. He describes his experiences as a medic through the battle. After getting wounded he was sent on leave, and later returned for duty as a Corpsman at Farragut Hospital. He was discharged in 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Martin Tschirhart. Tschirhart joined the Navy in March of 1942. He served aboard the USS Shasta (AE-6) as a Seaman on the deck crew, swabbing decks and painting. They traveled to New Caledonia, and moving from island to island they replenished the ammunition supplies of the Fleet. In the spring of 1943, they provided support in the Attu and Kiska operations, as well as campaigns in the western Pacific. He helped bring the HA-19 Japanese midget submarine to the US from Pearl Harbor. In late 1943 Tschirhart was transferred to the USS Pakana (ATF-108). They traveled to Pearl Harbor and completed numerous salvage operations in the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Guam and Okinawa. He recalls his experiences during a typhoon. He returned to the US and was discharged in early 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eduardo Cajiuat. Cajiuat was a student in Manila when the Japanese invaded. He recalls being in the city while it was occupied by the Japanese and some of the food shortages and some of the economic repercussions. Cajiuat had an older brother who served as a guerrilla and a sister who spied on the Japanese. He also recalls the Americans liberating the city. Cajiuat became a minister and emigrated to the United States in 1964.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Hudkins. Hudkins was drafted into the Army Air Forces in late 1943. He trained as an aerial gunner and was assigned to a crew in the 508th Bomb Squadron, 351 Bomb Group before shipping out to England. From there, he flew several combat missions over Europe I nB-17 bombers. When the war ended, Hudkins returned home and elected to stay in the Reserves.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Vollmer. Vollmer was drafted into the Army in March, 1943. As his unit, the 66th Infantry Division, was arriving in France, his ship was torpedoed and hundreds of men from his division drowned. Vollmer stayed with the 66th throughout the France campaign and was still on hand for occupation duty around Koblenz before he went to Austria for occupation duty. He returned home and was discharged in April, 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl Tweed. Tweed joined the Army in November, 1941 and trained to be an officer at Fort Benning. He trained in an anti-tank unit and went to England in time to be attached to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division prior to landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Tweed was wounded in November and evacuated. He returned to his unit in January, 1945. Tweed was on hand when Germany surrendered and came back to the US in June, 1946. He stayed in the Army for 13 years.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oran Evans. Evans joined the Army Air Forces in May 1942 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He washed out of flight training in Santa Ana and transferred to gunnery school in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group as a ball turret gunner. Evans flew 25 missions, the most dangerous of which was over Munich. He credits the Tuskegee Airmen with his safety on those missions. Evans returned home and was discharged after the war. He became a commercial pilot and joined the Texas National Guard.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Fink. Fink joined the Army in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Van Dorn. Upon completion, he was assigned to an anti-tank company with the 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. While awaiting shipment of their anti-tank weapons, he joined the 3rd Infantry Division in the Colmar Pocket. At the end of January, he rejoined his division and crossed the Danube. His unit was relieved and sent to a local airfield for guard duty. Fink returned home and was discharged in May 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl McWilliams. McWilliams joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a BAR rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. McWilliams participated in the Philippines Campaign beginning April of 1945 through the end of the war. He served with occupation forces in Japan. McWilliams returned to the US and received his discharge in February of 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Morris Hibbs. Hibbs joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received field artillery instrument training at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion, he was sent to Hawaii. There he was reassigned to an antiaircraft unit on Kauai, serving as a cook. He was later stationed at a field kitchen on Okinawa, where he remained until the end of the war. Hibbs returned home and was discharged in December 1945.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil Berghout. Berghout was born in Holland in 1926. He joined the Dutch resistance as a teenager, hiding downed American pilots and helping them return to England. When his identity was discovered by German officials, Berghout went into hiding in France. Members of the French resistance transported him to England, where he joined an armored division of the British Royal Army and participated in the Normandy invasion. After the war, his unit liberated a concentration camp. He then transferred to the Dutch Royal Army and served four years in Indonesia. In 1957 he became an intelligence instructor for the Dutch Royal Air Force.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Galvin. Galvin joined the Navy in October of 1942. During boot camp at Great Lakes he was selected to complete Field Medical School at Camp Pendleton. He traveled aboard a Dutch freighter with Merchant Marines picking up and delivering troops. He traveled to Pago Pago in Samoa, New Caledonia, picking up wounded soldiers and delivering them back to the U.S. He continued this work on the SS Lurline. After getting into trouble on leave, he was given an opportunity to join the Marines to have all charges against him dropped. In early 1944 he was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He provides details of training with the Marines at Camp Tarawa. Galvin was in the second wave going ashore at Iwo Jima. He describes his experiences as a medic through the battle. After getting wounded he was sent on leave, and later returned for duty as a Corpsman at Farragut Hospital. He was discharged in 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Martin Tschirhart. Tschirhart joined the Navy in March of 1942. He served aboard the USS Shasta (AE-6) as a Seaman on the deck crew, swabbing decks and painting. They traveled to New Caledonia, and moving from island to island they replenished the ammunition supplies of the Fleet. In the spring of 1943, they provided support in the Attu and Kiska operations, as well as campaigns in the western Pacific. He helped bring the HA-19 Japanese midget submarine to the US from Pearl Harbor. In late 1943 Tschirhart was transferred to the USS Pakana (ATF-108). They traveled to Pearl Harbor and completed numerous salvage operations in the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Guam and Okinawa. He recalls his experiences during a typhoon. He returned to the US and was discharged in early 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eduardo Cajiuat. Cajiuat was a student in Manila when the Japanese invaded. He recalls being in the city while it was occupied by the Japanese and some of the food shortages and some of the economic repercussions. Cajiuat had an older brother who served as a guerrilla and a sister who spied on the Japanese. He also recalls the Americans liberating the city. Cajiuat became a minister and emigrated to the United States in 1964.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Hudkins. Hudkins was drafted into the Army Air Forces in late 1943. He trained as an aerial gunner and was assigned to a crew in the 508th Bomb Squadron, 351 Bomb Group before shipping out to England. From there, he flew several combat missions over Europe I nB-17 bombers. When the war ended, Hudkins returned home and elected to stay in the Reserves.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Vollmer. Vollmer was drafted into the Army in March, 1943. As his unit, the 66th Infantry Division, was arriving in France, his ship was torpedoed and hundreds of men from his division drowned. Vollmer stayed with the 66th throughout the France campaign and was still on hand for occupation duty around Koblenz before he went to Austria for occupation duty. He returned home and was discharged in April, 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl Tweed. Tweed joined the Army in November, 1941 and trained to be an officer at Fort Benning. He trained in an anti-tank unit and went to England in time to be attached to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division prior to landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Tweed was wounded in November and evacuated. He returned to his unit in January, 1945. Tweed was on hand when Germany surrendered and came back to the US in June, 1946. He stayed in the Army for 13 years.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oran Evans. Evans joined the Army Air Forces in May 1942 and received basic training at Sheppard Field. He washed out of flight training in Santa Ana and transferred to gunnery school in Las Vegas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group as a ball turret gunner. Evans flew 25 missions, the most dangerous of which was over Munich. He credits the Tuskegee Airmen with his safety on those missions. Evans returned home and was discharged after the war. He became a commercial pilot and joined the Texas National Guard.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Fink. Fink joined the Army in March 1944 and received basic training at Camp Van Dorn. Upon completion, he was assigned to an anti-tank company with the 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division. While awaiting shipment of their anti-tank weapons, he joined the 3rd Infantry Division in the Colmar Pocket. At the end of January, he rejoined his division and crossed the Danube. His unit was relieved and sent to a local airfield for guard duty. Fink returned home and was discharged in May 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl McWilliams. McWilliams joined the Army in October of 1944. He served as a BAR rifleman with the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company G. McWilliams participated in the Philippines Campaign beginning April of 1945 through the end of the war. He served with occupation forces in Japan. McWilliams returned to the US and received his discharge in February of 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Morris Hibbs. Hibbs joined the Marine Corps in November 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He received field artillery instrument training at Camp Pendleton. Upon completion, he was sent to Hawaii. There he was reassigned to an antiaircraft unit on Kauai, serving as a cook. He was later stationed at a field kitchen on Okinawa, where he remained until the end of the war. Hibbs returned home and was discharged in December 1945.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neil Berghout. Berghout was born in Holland in 1926. He joined the Dutch resistance as a teenager, hiding downed American pilots and helping them return to England. When his identity was discovered by German officials, Berghout went into hiding in France. Members of the French resistance transported him to England, where he joined an armored division of the British Royal Army and participated in the Normandy invasion. After the war, his unit liberated a concentration camp. He then transferred to the Dutch Royal Army and served four years in Indonesia. In 1957 he became an intelligence instructor for the Dutch Royal Air Force.