World War II | Oral History

World War II

OH 0643

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

OH 0548

His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 25th Division during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0755

His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-24 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 0574

His experiences while aboard the hospital ship USS Solace during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

OH 1117

Company transportation executive. His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Silversides in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

OH 0061

Contractor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Capture in the Mindanao jungle; Davao Penal Colony, 1942-43; hell ship to Japan, 1943; Tokyo, 1943; Yokkaichi, Honshu, 1944-45, and American air raids; liberation

Oh 1083

His experiences while temporarily assigned to the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. (His permanent assignment was aboard the aircraft tender USS Avocet. He was attending signalman school at the Submarine Base).

OH 1471

Advertising executive. His experiences as a teenager during World War II; his experiences as a sailor during the last months of World War II.