Oral History Interview with Benjamin Hazard, January 26, 1998 transcript

Oral History Interview with Benjamin Hazard, January 26, 1998

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benjamin Hazard. Hazard joined the Army in December of 1943. He served with the 27th Infantry Division. He participated in combat, and also worked as a language officer. Hazard became proficient in Japanese. After the war, he continued his service as a reserve officer.
Date: January 26, 1998
Creator: Hazard, Benjamin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Benjamin Hazard, January 26, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Benjamin Hazard, January 26, 1998

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benjamin Hazard. Hazard joined the Army in December of 1943. He served with the 27th Infantry Division. He participated in combat, and also worked as a language officer. Hazard became proficient in Japanese. After the war, he continued his service as a reserve officer.
Date: January 26, 1998
Creator: Hazard, Benjamin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martin Harris, January 19, 1998 transcript

Oral History Interview with Martin Harris, January 19, 1998

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Martin Harris. Harris was born in Japan in 1923. He moved to the US to attend college. The war broke out and he joined the Navy. He completed Navy Language School. In April of 1944 he was transferred to the Joint Intelligence Center of Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA) under the direction of CINCPAC. He worked as a translator of documents. In May of 1944, he was selected for the Naval Civil Affairs Unit and deployed to Saipan. He shares his experience living and working on the island. He returned to Hawaii in May of 1945, and was assigned to the Interrogation Department at Pearl Harbor. After the war ended, and Harris was discharged, he remained in the reserves.
Date: January 19, 1998
Creator: Harris, Martin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martin Harris, January 19, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martin Harris, January 19, 1998

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Martin Harris. Harris was born in Japan in 1923. He moved to the US to attend college. The war broke out and he joined the Navy. He completed Navy Language School. In April of 1944 he was transferred to the Joint Intelligence Center of Pacific Ocean Area (JICPOA) under the direction of CINCPAC. He worked as a translator of documents. In May of 1944, he was selected for the Naval Civil Affairs Unit and deployed to Saipan. He shares his experience living and working on the island. He returned to Hawaii in May of 1945, and was assigned to the Interrogation Department at Pearl Harbor. After the war ended, and Harris was discharged, he remained in the reserves.
Date: January 19, 1998
Creator: Harris, Martin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History