Bush, TomLivingston, MayoUnited States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547Southwest Georgia Regional Library System2006-03-24Gene Ohlinger recounts his WWII experiences in the United States Navy as an underwater demolitions expert on a mine sweeper cutting cables of live mines to prevent explosion in the Pacific. Active duty was in Hawaii, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, he freed Australian prisoners held in Hiroshima and detonated mines in the China Sea. Funding for the SWGRL WWII Veterans Project provided by the Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Charitable Trust. Funding for digitization of the interviews provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.video/mp431052006384600https://youtu.be/-bSYo4kxjD0engBainbridge, Ga. : Southwest Georgia Regional Library Systemhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/World War II Veterans ProjectWorld War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, AmericanVeterans--GeorgiaWorld War, 1939-1945--Veterans--GeorgiaUnited States. NavyMinesweepersWorld War, 1939-1945--Japan--Prisoners and prisonsWorld War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific AreaOral history interview with Gene Ohlinger, World War II, Bainbridge, Georgia, 2006 March 24MovingImage