Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Nielsen from Medaryville, Indiana. He discusses undergoing Amry training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before being assigned as B Company of the 69th Army Regiment at Fort Knox as a private. Afterwards he got lucky and was assigned to drive a truck from Louisiana to North Carolina, Mr. Nielsen describes this as the best job he ever had in the Army. After Pearl Harbor he is transferred to the 1st Armored Division and Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was then transported from fort Knox to Ireland then to England for a short time before being shipped out to Oran in North Africa. On the way to Oran, the ship he was on was almost hit by a missile shot by a German U-boat, but it instead hit another ship that was nearby. By the time Mr. Nielsen reached Oran he was a segreant Tank Commander. He also relays a time he warned his Company Commander about German Tiger Tanks being in their area and being ignored only for them to show up a few days later resulting in one captain deserting and being captured by German soldiers. Mr. Nielsen …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Abel Ortega. Ortega was drafted into the Army in March, 1941 and was in the Philippines by November. Ortega was with a tank battalion on Luzon and recalls the retreat to and subsequent surrender on Bataan. Ortega also recalls how his Christian faith served him, and others around him, during captivity. He describes his experiences on the Bataan Death March. Ortega remained in the Philippines for over two years before being shipped to Japan to perform more slave labor. After the war, Ortega was repatriated and describes his return home to his parents.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dwight Pendleberry. Pendleberry joined the Army with his brother prior to the outbreak of war with Japan. After training as an ordnance man in the artillery, Pendleberry's company was sent to the Philippines in September, 1941. Pendleberry describes the Japanese attack on the Philippines and the subsequent fall of Bataan. He escaped to Corregidor with a few other people only to be captured there one month later. After being taken to Manila, Pendleberry was sent to Cabanatuan. By that time, he had contracted malaria. From there, he was selected to be on a work detail loading and unloading Japanese ships in Manila. Pendleberry also describes executions, genral mistreatment and outright torture at the hands of the Japanese captors. Eventually, Pendleberry and many other POWs were shipped aboard the Noto Maru to Taiwan, then Japan. Pendleberry wound up at Omori prison camp in Tokyo Bay. He describes the low-level fire bombing mission over Tokyo, which took place one night in March, 1945. After that, Pendleberry was moved to northern Japan to work at a coal mine. After the war, Pendleberry was liberated and repatriated back to the US through …

AFRC Blue Grass Army Depot KY_QC_Checked - 22 - RC Transformation in Kentucky

AFRC Blue Grass Army Depot KY_QC_Checked - 22 - RC Transformation in Kentucky\AFRC Blue Grass

AFRC Paducah, KY_QC_Checkedkw - 22 - RC Transformation in Kentucky

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2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - DON-0021, C5, V6.10, 22APR05 - 76 - Navy Reserve Centers\Navy Reserve Centers - Lexington, KY.

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - Maneuver Training (Transform Fort Knox) 22 APR 05 - 9 - Manuever Training

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0238v2 RC Transformation in TN AFRC Ft Campbell,KY - 43 - RC Transformation in Tennessee\FT Campbell

Contains notes and research (NSWC Indian Head Detachment Louisville, KY) by David Epstein of the NAVY Team.

Commissioners Notes - Materials Regarding Ft. Knox, KY Medical Issues.

Memorandum of Meeting - 8/5/05 - Mtg with BG Shane, Office of the Kentucky Governor

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Contains info on location, size, history, missions, major units/tenants, and population.

Contains info on location, size, history, missions, major units/tenants, and population.

Contains info on location, size, history, missions, major units/tenants, and population.