Military History | Oral History

Military History

OH 0775

His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Downes during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 1801

His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0197

His experiences with F Company, 3rd Defense Battalion, at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0324

His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 1357

Federal prison administrator. His experiences in the Pacific Theater and China during World War II; also his experiences during the Korean War.

OH 0261

His experiences with the 11th Field Artillery, 24th Infantry Division, at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 1378

His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war youth; entry into the Army and basic training, Camp Blanding, Florida, 1942; combat on Guadalcanal, 1943; New Georgia Campaign, 1943; Munda Campaign, 1943; Bougainville Campaign, 1943-44; Philippine Campaign, 1945; battle for Manila; his battle wounds on February 13, 1945, and medical evacuation.

OH 1354

Radio/TV engineer. His experiences as a radio operator on a C-46 in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II.

OH 1041

His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a member of the 5th Marine Division. Iwo Jima; occupation duty in postwar Japan.

OH 1000

His experiences during internment in the Soviet Union, 1943-44, after the downing of his bomber by Japanese planes. Alaskan operations; internment by the Soviets and his treatment; postwar career in the Air Force.