Jesse Pacheco World War II Interview

Jesse Pacheco World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

United States. Marine Corps -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

Korean War, 1950-1953 -- United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Jesse Pacheco enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943. He served in the Fourth Raider Battalion and Fourth Marine Regiment during the Second World War. Pacheco also served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He retired as a Sergeant Major in 1979. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on July 10, 2007, Pacheco talked about his military experiences. Pacheco was born on August 24, 1924, in Remington, Oklahoma. He was raised in Ottawa, Kansas. During World War II, Pacheco was stationed in New Caledonia. He took part in the invasion of Guam and Okinawa. After Japan surrendered, he was in the first unit to land on Japanese soil. While there, he worked as military police. Following the war, he worked guard duty on Treasure Island in San Francisco. Throughout his military career, he also served as a troop handler, advisor, drill instructor, and recruiter. Pacheco passed away on April 14, 2016.

Pacheco, Jesse

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2007-10-2007

Grubbs, Brian

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/pacheco-jess-wwii-interview

Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=jesse-pacheco&pid=179638207&fhid=24990

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/218571

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Pacheco_Jess WWII Interview

New Caledonia

1941 - 1979

VHS

1:13:33

127 kbit/s (audio)

1626 kbit/s (video)

Grubbs, Brian

Pacheco, Jesse

Lawrence (Kan.)