Oral History Interview with Warren Elder, May 14, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Warren Elder, May 14, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Elder. Elder joined the Army in 1941. He was assigned to the Headquarters Section in Corregidor, Philippines, where he was present on 8 December 1941. Elder participated in the Battle of Bataan. Once captured by the Japanese, he was taken to Bilibid Prison in Manila, and later to the Cabanatuan prison camp. He remained imprisoned until their liberation in September of 1945. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: May 14, 2002
Creator: Elder, Warren
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Sheehan, May 14, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bill Sheehan, May 14, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Sheehan. Sheehan joined the Navy in October of 1942. He was trained as an aviation machinist mate and became a flight engineer on a PBM Mariner. Sheehan discusses engine maintenance and the challenges of minimizing the constant corrosion that threatened the plane. He briefly discusses flying anti-submarine missions along the East Coast and later in the Pacific. Sheehan also describes weathering a typhoon on the water. He returned to the U.S. and was stationed in California at the end of the war. Sheehan left the Navy in November 1945, but returned to the reserves and retired in 1966.
Date: May 14, 2001
Creator: Sheehan, Bill
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Osborn, May 14, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Osborn, May 14, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Osborn. Osborn joined the Navy in April of 1943. He completed Fireman and Steam Engine training. He served in the engine room aboard USS Hammondsport (AKV-2), transporting aircraft to the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Espiritu Santo and New Caledonia. Osborn later transferred to USS Harris (APA-2). He served as an Engineman aboard the landing craft, transporting troops to and from Kwajalein in February of 1944. Around May, Osborn was transferred to USS Ashland (LSD-1), participating in the Invasion of the Philippines, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war, Osborn served with occupational forces in Shanghai, China. He helped organize the transportation of the Japanese back to Japan. He returned to the US and was discharged in the spring of 1946.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: Osborn, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wayne Hissong, May 14, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wayne Hissong, May 14, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wayne Hissong. Hissong joined the Army in March, 1941 and served in a horse cavalry outfit before moving into tanks. He joined the 712th Tank Battalion and went to Normandy in late June. Hissong shares a story of being captured and liberated within 72 hours while overseas. He also shares several anecdotes about supplying the tanks with fuel and ammo. He describes a few encounters with General Patton. Hissong was discharged in October, 1945.
Date: May 14, 2005
Creator: Hissong, Wayne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Osborn, May 14, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Osborn, May 14, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Osborn. Osborn joined the Navy in April of 1943. He completed Fireman and Steam Engine training. He served in the engine room aboard USS Hammondsport (AKV-2), transporting aircraft to the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Espiritu Santo and New Caledonia. Osborn later transferred to USS Harris (APA-2). He served as an Engineman aboard the landing craft, transporting troops to and from Kwajalein in February of 1944. Around May, Osborn was transferred to USS Ashland (LSD-1), participating in the Invasion of the Philippines, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war, Osborn served with occupational forces in Shanghai, China. He helped organize the transportation of the Japanese back to Japan. He returned to the US and was discharged in the spring of 1946.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: Osborn, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Sheehan, May 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill Sheehan, May 14, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Sheehan. Sheehan joined the Navy in October of 1942. He was trained as an aviation machinist mate and became a flight engineer on a PBM Mariner. Sheehan discusses engine maintenance and the challenges of minimizing the constant corrosion that threatened the plane. He briefly discusses flying anti-submarine missions along the East Coast and later in the Pacific. Sheehan also describes weathering a typhoon on the water. He returned to the U.S. and was stationed in California at the end of the war. Sheehan left the Navy in November 1945, but returned to the reserves and retired in 1966.
Date: May 14, 2001
Creator: Sheehan, Bill
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Elder, May 14, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Warren Elder, May 14, 2002

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Elder. Elder joined the Army in 1941. He was assigned to the Headquarters Section in Corregidor, Philippines, where he was present on 8 December 1941. Elder participated in the Battle of Bataan. Once captured by the Japanese, he was taken to Bilibid Prison in Manila, and later to the Cabanatuan prison camp. He remained imprisoned until their liberation in September of 1945. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: May 14, 2002
Creator: Elder, Warren
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History