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Oral History Interview with Adam Briggle, November 11, 2019

Description: Audio interview with Dr. Adam Briggle, a philosophy professor and environmental activist from Colorado, regarding his involvement in the Denton Drilling Awareness Group and Frack Free Denton campaign in Denton, Texas.
Date: November 11, 2019
Duration: 46 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Wolridge, Alexandria & Briggle, Adam
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Benjamin Cranefield, November 11, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Benjamin Cranefield, Jr. Cranefield joined the US Navy in 1943, and after attending boot camp in Farragut, Idaho, was sent to corpsman school in San Diego, California. Upon completion of the corpsman training he underwent amphibious training. Then he boarded the USS Hansford (APA-106). He tells of joining the 1st Battalion, 27th Regiment of the 5th Marines at Hilo, Hawaii and of landing on Saipan. He describes the combat act… more
Date: November 11, 2011
Duration: 56 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Cranefield, Benjamin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Barney Tarver, November 11, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Barney Tarver. Tarver joined the Marine Corps in 1944. He was sent to the Pacific as a replacement. Tarver joined the 1st Marine Division on Pavuvu and took part in the invasion of Okinawa. He describes the conditions of the battlefield and the tactics used against dug-in Japanese defenders. Tarver describes being picked for stretcher duty and seeing men break due to the stress of battle. He traveled with the division to Chi… more
Date: November 11, 2010
Duration: 54 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Tarver, Barney
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Sullivan, November 11, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Sullivan. Sullivan was born 11 November 1923. He joined the Navy in December of 1942. He served as an Electrician’s Mate aboard USS Wesson (DE-184). They traveled to Kwajalein and the Marianas. Sullivan speaks of supporting the Philippine Island operations, and the Okinawa invasion. He returned to the US in late 1945, and received his discharge in 1946.
Date: November 11, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Sullivan, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Olen Gaither, November 11, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Olen Gaither. Gaither joined the Navy in 1944. He served as First-Class Seaman aboard the USS Wesson (DE-184). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, Guam, Leyte and Okinawa. Gaither served on the 40mm anti-aircraft gun during battle, and was in charge of the galley during his 9-month service aboard the Wesson. He returned to the US and received his discharge in 1946.
Date: November 11, 2013
Duration: 59 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Gaither, Olen
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Maxine Flournoy, November 11, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Maxine Flournoy. Flournoy received her pilot’s license through the Civil Pilot Trailing at Joplin Junior College, Missouri in 1941. Beginning in 1943, she served as a pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), furthering her training in Sweetwater, Texas. She then transferred to an Army base in Hondo, Texas for Navigation School, where she lived in the barracks with other female pilots. Flournoy notes that she trained a… more
Date: November 11, 2015
Duration: 43 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Flournoy, Maxine
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles William Wiley, November 11, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles William Wiley. Wiley joined the Navy in 1944. He completed basic training in Samson, New York, and worked in Naval Intelligence at an airfield in Anacostia, near Washington DC. He helped make propaganda and training films, and worked security on the base. In early 1945, he was assigned to USS LST-950 in the Pacific and participated in the assault and occupation of Okinawa. From September through early November, they perfo… more
Date: November 11, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Wiley, Charles William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Irwin Lejman, November 11, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Irwin Lejman. Lejman joined the Navy in 1942 and received basic training in Farragut. Upon completion, he was assigned to a pipe and copper shop at the destroyer base in San Diego. He was reassigned to the USS Hansford (APA-106) and worked in the engine room, repairing pipes and relaying phone communication about the ship’s speed and direction. At Iwo Jima, he was given an ad hoc battle station as loader of a 20-milliter gun… more
Date: November 11, 2011
Duration: 25 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Lejman, Irwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, November 11, 2015

Description: Interview with Joseph Neal Luther, a retired professor from Kerrville, Texas. He recalls his time as an Air Rescue Medic in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, as well as his time as a professor at a few different universities, some of which were in foreign countries.
Date: November 11, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Luther, Joseph Neal
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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