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Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he… more
Date: November 6, 2010
Duration: 58 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Barton, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with A. K. Sheffield, May 20, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with A K Sheffield. Sheffield joined the Navy in late 1943. He completed Armed Guard School in San Diego. He served with the Navy Armed Guard aboard a transport ship, and traveled to the Philippine Islands. In May of 1944, Sheffield was aboard the SS Henry Bergh when it ran aground on the Farallon Islands, and shares details of those events. He traveled through the Pacific Islands, to Japan and throughout the Atlantic. Sheffield does … more
Date: May 20, 2016
Duration: 57 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Sheffield, A. K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was disp… more
Date: September 7, 2012
Duration: 30 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Mendoza, Aaron
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, January 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Jack Hunt Parks, the owner of the Hunt Store, from Houston, Texas. Parks speaks about his experiences as owner of the Hunt Store, his experiences as a member of the Hunt Preservation Society, and about his grandfathers (one of which was a Texas Special Ranger, the other of which was a cowboy on the Matador Ranch north of Abilene).
Date: January 14, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Parks, Jack Hunt
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp. Photos relating to the interview follow the transcript.
Date: December 14, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with A. B. Bell and R. A. Bell, October 18, 2016

Description: Interview with Arthur Baker Bell and Robert Alan Bell, alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. The Bell brothers recount their memories of the public Cascade Swimming Pool, Robert's time as a university swimmer, Arthur's hitchhiking trip to Alaska, and their community activities that have occurred since their retirement.
Date: October 18, 2016
Duration: 54 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Bell, Arthur Baker & Bell, Robert Alan
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Description: Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Stacy, Gretchen Broun
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Tommy Daniels, November 22, 2018

Description: Interview with Tommy Daniels discussing his childhood in Kerrville, going to Rice University on a football scholarship, his career in banking, and his family.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 46 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Daniels, Thomas Earl
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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