Oral History Interview with Harvey Brush, May 30, 2013 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harvey Brush, May 30, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harvey Brush. Brush graduated from Penn State in 1942 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was inducted into the Navy in August of 1943 as an Ensign. He attended radar school at MIT, and then was assigned to the Clinton Naval Air Station in Oklahoma, assisting in developing drones. In late 1944 he was assigned to the Hawaiian Islands. He received orders to join a destroyer escort division. He served as staff radar officer aboard the USS Goss (DE-444). He traveled to Saipan, and then was assigned to work in the CIC with radar equipment. They traveled to Iwo Jima and Okinawa to protect carriers. He traveled into Tokyo and Yokahama by electric train and provides details of what the landscape looked like after bombing. He was discharged in 1946.
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Brush, Harvey
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George W. Meyers, May 30, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with George W. Meyers, May 30, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George W. Meyers. Meyers worked as a welder and on an oil rig prior to joining the Navy just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Meyers was eventually assigned to a naval construction battalion and recalls assembling massive oil tanks, a hospital and a radar installation in the Solomon Islands. He also shares anecdotes about welding pontoons together at the Admiralty Islands. Meyers was discharged in November, 1945.
Date: May 30, 2012
Creator: Meyers, George W.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Calvin Stowell, May 30, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Calvin Stowell, May 30, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Calvin Stowell. Stowell joined the Army in June of 1943. He served as a rifleman and litter-bearer with the 41st Infantry Division, 116th Medical Unit. He was deployed in June of 1944 to the island of Biak. He was later transferred to the Philippines, serving as a combat medic. After the war ended, Stowell served with occupation forces in Japan. He was assigned for duty at a prophylactic station. After the servicemen spent intimate time with women in the house, they were ordered to go through the station and receive a regimen of treatment. He returned to the US and received his discharge in January of 1946.
Date: May 30, 2019
Creator: Stowell, Calvin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Jordan, May 30, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Jordan, May 30, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Jordan. Jordan joined the Navy on 15 December 1941. Beginning February of 1942, he served on the deck force and as aviation mechanic aboard the USS Wichita (CA-45). In March, they were assigned to Task Force 39, to reinforce the British Home Fleet based in Scapa Flow. In November, they participated in the Naval Battle of Casablanca. In April of 1943 they traveled to Pearl Harbor and Adak, Alaska, where they were assigned to the amphibious force liberating the Aleutian Islands from Japanese control. Throughout the Pacific, the Wichita covered landings on numerous islands, completing 21 bombarding engagements, including the Battles of Saipan, Guam, Tinian and Okinawa. Jordan returned to the US and was discharged in February of 1946.
Date: May 30, 2018
Creator: Jordan, Thomas
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George W. Meyers, May 30, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George W. Meyers, May 30, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George W. Meyers. Meyers worked as a welder and on an oil rig prior to joining the Navy just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Meyers was eventually assigned to a naval construction battalion and recalls assembling massive oil tanks, a hospital and a radar installation in the Solomon Islands. He also shares anecdotes about welding pontoons together at the Admiralty Islands. Meyers was discharged in November, 1945.
Date: May 30, 2012
Creator: Meyers, George W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harvey Brush, May 30, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harvey Brush, May 30, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harvey Brush. Brush graduated from Penn State in 1942 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was inducted into the Navy in August of 1943 as an Ensign. He attended radar school at MIT, and then was assigned to the Clinton Naval Air Station in Oklahoma, assisting in developing drones. In late 1944 he was assigned to the Hawaiian Islands. He received orders to join a destroyer escort division. He served as staff radar officer aboard the USS Goss (DE-444). He traveled to Saipan, and then was assigned to work in the CIC with radar equipment. They traveled to Iwo Jima and Okinawa to protect carriers. He traveled into Tokyo and Yokahama by electric train and provides details of what the landscape looked like after bombing. He was discharged in 1946.
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Brush, Harvey
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Calvin Stowell, May 30, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Calvin Stowell, May 30, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Calvin Stowell. Stowell joined the Army in June of 1943. He served as a rifleman and litter-bearer with the 41st Infantry Division, 116th Medical Unit. He was deployed in June of 1944 to the island of Biak. He was later transferred to the Philippines, serving as a combat medic. After the war ended, Stowell served with occupation forces in Japan. He was assigned for duty at a prophylactic station. After the servicemen spent intimate time with women in the house, they were ordered to go through the station and receive a regimen of treatment. He returned to the US and received his discharge in January of 1946.
Date: May 30, 2019
Creator: Stowell, Calvin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Jordan, May 30, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thomas Jordan, May 30, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Jordan. Jordan joined the Navy on 15 December 1941. Beginning February of 1942, he served on the deck force and as aviation mechanic aboard the USS Wichita (CA-45). In March, they were assigned to Task Force 39, to reinforce the British Home Fleet based in Scapa Flow. In November, they participated in the Naval Battle of Casablanca. In April of 1943 they traveled to Pearl Harbor and Adak, Alaska, where they were assigned to the amphibious force liberating the Aleutian Islands from Japanese control. Throughout the Pacific, the Wichita covered landings on numerous islands, completing 21 bombarding engagements, including the Battles of Saipan, Guam, Tinian and Okinawa. Jordan returned to the US and was discharged in February of 1946.
Date: May 30, 2018
Creator: Jordan, Thomas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History