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Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Scripps. Scripps joined the California Army National Guard in March of 1940. He deployed to Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack, and remained on the island throughout 1942. They enforced the blackout curfew, built fencing around certain areas of the Harbor, dug an underground communications center and served on guard duty. In early 1943, Scripps was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. They transported troops to the Panama and Fiji. He was assigned to Guadalcanal to relieve the Marines and participated in combat with remaining Japanese. They continued traveling through New Zealand, New Caledonia and arrived in the Philippines in early 1945, participating in the invasion of Luzon. They reduced the Japanese resistance on the island until late June. The division then served in the Occupation of Japan after the surrender. He returned to the U.S. and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 28, 2002
Creator: Scripps, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Scripps, December 28, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Scripps. Scripps joined the California Army National Guard in March of 1940. He deployed to Pearl Harbor shortly after the attack, and remained on the island throughout 1942. They enforced the blackout curfew, built fencing around certain areas of the Harbor, dug an underground communications center and served on guard duty. In early 1943, Scripps was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division. They transported troops to the Panama and Fiji. He was assigned to Guadalcanal to relieve the Marines and participated in combat with remaining Japanese. They continued traveling through New Zealand, New Caledonia and arrived in the Philippines in early 1945, participating in the invasion of Luzon. They reduced the Japanese resistance on the island until late June. The division then served in the Occupation of Japan after the surrender. He returned to the U.S. and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 28, 2002
Creator: Scripps, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 2002 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 2002

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 28, 2002
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History