Search Digital Records

• Subject > United States. Navy (remove)
• Coverage > Japan (remove)
• Rights > In copyright (remove)

Limit your search

• Oral History (16)
• Still Image (3)

• Japan (19)
• Okinawa Island (Japan) (6)
• Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) (4)
• Papua New Guinea (4)
• Philippines (4)
• Solomon Islands (4)
• California (3)
• Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) (3)
• Guam (3)
• Marcus Island (Japan) (3)
• Florida (2)
• Korea (2)
• Northern Mariana Islands (2)
• Taiwan (2)
• Brazil (1)
• China (1)
• Gilbert Islands (1)
• Haha Island (Japan) (1)
• Hawaii (1)
• Kikaishima (Japan) (1)
• Marshall Islands (1)
• Maryland (1)
• New Caledonia (1)
• North Atlantic Ocean (1)
• Opa-Locka (Fla.) (1)

• oral histories (literary works) (16)
• open reel audiotapes (9)
• audiocassettes (5)
• color slides (3)
• born digital (2)

• In copyright (19)

• United States. Navy (19)
• World War, 1939-1945 (16)
• Air pilots, Military (15)
• Aces (Fighter pilots) (14)
• Fighter pilots (14)
• Grumman F6F Hellcat Family (8)
• Hornet (Aircraft carrier : CV 12) (6)
• Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zero Fighter) Zeke (Ben, Ray) Family (6)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron VF-17 (5)
• Grumman F4F Wildcat Family (4)
• Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21) (4)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron 2 (4)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron 18 (3)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron, 10th (3)
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 (3)
• Blair, William K. (2)
• Essex (Aircraft carrier) (2)
• Grumman TBF Avenger Family (2)
• Mitsubishi G4M Betty Family (2)
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Md.) (2)
• Saratoga (Aircraft carrier : CV-3) (2)
• United States. Marine Corps (2)
• United States. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, 10 (2)
• United States. Naval Reserve (2)
• United States. Navy. Fighting Squadron VF-9 (2)

19 results

[George C. Duncan and John R. Strane oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter aces George C. Duncan and John R. Strane are interviewed about their military service with the United States Navy during World War II. They describe their wartime experiences as fighter pilots and their time in the Pacific Theater with Fighting Squadron 15 (VF-15). Duncan also touches briefly on memorable incidents from his postwar Navy career. Topics discussed include the service history…

[Fred L. Dungan oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Fred L. Dungan discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. In part one, he describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) and USS Hornet (CV-12) with Night Fighting Squadron 76 (VF(N)-76). Topics discussed include his training history, his involvement…

Donald Raleigh oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Donald Raleigh and interviewer Steve Little, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, July 8, 2019.

Robert Scarff oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Robert W. Scarff and interviewer Jim Stott, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, June 27, 2017.

[Thomas S. Harris oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Thomas S. Harris discusses his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) and Fighting Squadron 17 (VF-17) in the Pacific Theater. Special focus on a combat mission on April 12, 1945 in which he downed a Kawanishi N1K-J “George” aircraft near Kikaishima,…

[Harry W. Swinburne oral history interview] (Item)

Fighter ace Harry W. Swinburne is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time stationed on the USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) with Fighting Squadron 45 (VF-45). Special focus on a combat mission on March 28, 1944, in which Swinburne scored victories against two Japanese gunboats east…

[Navy tugboat in harbor] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy tugboat in a harbor, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this tugboat was escorting an LST en route to Vietnam out of the harbor.Caption on accompanying document: "277. Navy tug escorting the LST out of the harbor in Okinawa on our way to Vietnam."

[Hills near Kadena Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of hills near Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "255. Hills in Okinawa near our base."

[Servicemen loading equipment on USS Washtenaw County] (Item)

Photograph of servicemen loading equipment on the USS Washtenaw County (LST-1166), Okinawa, Japan, circa 1965. A Navy truck is parked in the foreground.Caption on accompanying document: "168. Loading our LST 1166 in Okinawa 'Washtinaw [sic] County.'"