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[Can Film Complement Oral History Interviews]

Description: Sound recording of a man giving a speech under the topic "Can Film Complement Oral History Interviews" before the showing of a film titled "The Speech Belonged to the People" at an Oral History Association event.
Date: November 8, 1969
Duration: 23 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Basic problems in oral history, 1969

Description: Sound recording of a meeting during the Fourth Annual National Colloquium of the Oral History Association held at the Airlie House in Virginia and led by Louis Starr.
Date: November 8, 1969
Duration: 3 hours 5 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Location: 38.756577 -77.793514
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Recordings of Sessions from the 4th Annual Oral History Colloquium]

Description: Sound recording of sessions from the Fourth Annual Oral History Association Colloquium at Airlie House in Warrenton, Virginia. Tape includes the morning and afternoon sessions on November 8th, 1969.
Date: November 8, 1969
Duration: 4 hours 12 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[James Bennett Speaks at the Menger Hotel]

Description: Sound recording of James Bennett giving a talk at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: October 8, 1982
Duration: 56 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Lone Star Sesquicentennial - audio presentations by Pinson, Fox, and Sibley]

Description: Sound recording of panelists at the Lone Star Sesquicentennial conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin. Moderator: Archie McDonald; First panelist: Margaret Sweat Pinson; Second panelist: Daniel E. Fox; Third panelist: Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley, reading, "Lone Stars and State Gazettes: Texas Newspapers Before the Civil War." Side A ends in the middle of Pinson's lecture. Side B begins with Fox's presentation, and ends in the middle of Sibley's lecture.
Date: November 8, 1985
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 50 seconds
Location: 30.290196 -97.740780
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004

Description: Interview with James F. Sansom, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Sansom joined the Army in 1940 and began training on anti-aircraft guns in Florida. He was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1942. He was assigned to the 843rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion, which made its way to India via the Panama Canal and Australia. Shortly after reaching Calcutta, the unit moved to Myitkyina, Burma. After the war, Sansom w… more
Date: October 8, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Sansom, James F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004

Description: Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after … more
Date: October 8, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Smith, June 8, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William R. Smith. Smith was born in April of 1921 and served in the Junior Naval Reserve as a teenager, joining the Naval Reserves around 1937 with a forged birth certificate. He received basic training by volunteering aboard USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Brooklyn (CL-40). By 1939, Smith was serving as a Chief Fire Control Technician aboard USS Clark (DD-361). They were docked in San Francisco on 7 December 1941 and took up antisubma… more
Date: June 8, 2007
Duration: 4 hours 50 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Smith, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Maurice Horine, January 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Maurice Horine. Horine joined the Navy in August of 1942. He completed Yeoman schooling. He served as Yeoman Second-Class with a Carrier Aircraft Service Unit in Seattle through April of 1944. In January of 1945, Horine was assigned to the USS General M. L. Hersey (AP-148). They transported troops to the Philippines and the Mariana Islands during the final amphibious offensive against Japan. After the war, he returned to the US a… more
Date: January 8, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Horine, Maurice
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Kidder, June 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Kidder. Kidder joined the Army Air Forces in March 1943 and received basic training on a golf course in Miami Beach while staying at a hotel. Upon completion, he was assigned to LaGuardia Field, where he was a quartermaster supply clerk. While there he lived at the Greystone and Alamac hotels, the Garden Bay Manor apartment complex, and a mansion at One Park Avenue. The post was very relaxed, and roll call was rarely… more
Date: June 8, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Kidder, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Benjamin Molina, August 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Benjamin Molina. Molina joined the Army in 1937 and received basic training at Fort Sam Houston. He was assigned to a machinegun company in the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was discharged in February 1940 and volunteered again in February 1942. He joined the Army Air Forces and became a guard and small arms instructor at Foster Field with the 934th Guard Squadron. He left the base in 1945 as a tech serge… more
Date: August 8, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Molina, Benjamin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Guthrie, July 8, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Guthrie. Guthrie joined the Navy in late December of 1941. In 1942, he flew PBY Catalinas with Patrol Squadron 23, a Black Cat Squadron. They were assigned to Midway, participating in patrols searching for the Japanese invasion force. They also supported the invasion of and operations at Guadalcanal. In 1943, Guthrie was assigned to Funafuti and completed air, sea and rescue missions. In 1944, he flew missions over Kwajale… more
Date: July 8, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Guthrie, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Sehe, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Sehe. Sehe was born in Geneva, Illinois, on 26 February 1923 and enlisted in the Navy in November 1940. Upon completing basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois in February 1941, he completed gunner’s mate school and was assigned to the USS Nevada (BB-36). He recalls the Nevada, the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) and the USS Arizona (BB-39) made up Battle Division One at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Sehe describes the events of 7 Dece… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 50 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Sehe, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alphonsis Stockdale, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alphonsis Stockdale. Stockdale was born near Morristown, South Dakota 2 August 1915. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy in 1934 and went to San Diego for boot training. He then trained as a radio operator. In 1940, he joined Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 1 aboard PT-24 and went to Pearl Harbor where he witnessed the Japanese attack. Arriving at Midway Island on 2 June 1942 he was present when the Japanese la… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 43 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Stockdale, Alphonsis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Lee Swift, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Swift. Swift was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 3 December 1919. Upon joining the Navy in 1939 he had three months of boot training at San Diego, followed by four months of study at the electrical ordnance school. Reporting aboard the USS Reid (DD-369) in December 1939, he was assigned to the engine room. The Reid was at Pearl Harbor tied up next to the USS Whitney (AD-4) when the Japanese attacked. In March 1942 he wen… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Swift, James Lee
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Rhodes, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rhodes. Rhodes was born in 1922 and enlisted in the Army on 23 January 1941. Soon after enlisting, he boarded the USS Republic (AP-33) for an eighteen day voyage to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii for basic training. Upon completion of basic, he was assigned to the 696th Ordnance Company at Wheeler Field. Rhodes recalls being at breakfast when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He describes the actions he and others that … more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 36 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Rhodes, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Leroy McCovney, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leroy McCovney. McCovney joined the Navy in May of 1941. Beginning around August he served with the deck force aboard the USS Honolulu (CL-48). He was aboard the Honolulu on 7 December 1941 when it was moored in Pearl Harbor. McCovney provides vivid details of his experiences through the attack on that fateful day. His job was to help clean up the ship after the attack. After minor repairs to the ship, they traveled to Australia,… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 36 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: McCovney, Leroy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with June Reilly Leonard, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with June Reilly Leonard. Leonard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 8 June 1923 and enlisted in the WAVES after the beginning of the war. Upon completion of basic training at Whittier College, Bronx, New York, she was sent to storekeeper’s school at the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville. She met and married an Army soldier while on leave in August 1943, and after three months together, they were separated for t… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Leonard, June Reilly
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Deno Petrucciani, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Deno Petrucciani. Petrucciani joined the Navy in September of 1940. He served with the deck force aboard USS Maryland (BB-46). In January of 1941 they traveled to Pearl Harbor. Petrucciani was aboard the Maryland during the attack on 7 December 1941. He served aboard the ship for four and half years. He shares a number of anecdotal stories living on the Maryland. He was discharged in 1946.
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 47 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Petrucciani, Deno
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Nelson Howard, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Nelson Howard. He was born in Everett, Washington, March 17, 1920. Upon graduating from high school, he joined the Navy in 1940. He was sent to Pearl Harbor and assigned to the USS Macdonough (DD-351) where he served as a Gunners Mate. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, he recalls shooting down a Japanese plane. He recalls that the Macdonough steamed out of the harbor that morning and returned the following Wednesday to prov… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 37 minutes
Creator: Howard, Nelson
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Chester W. Marshall, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Chester W. Marshall. He was born March 19, 1917 in Holmes County, Mississippi. He describes growing up during the Depression. On June 26, 1940 he enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corps. In early 1942 he was accepted into Aviation Cadet training. In July 1943 he was assigned to the 30th Bomber Group of the 20th Air Force in Salina, Kansas to train as a flight engineer on B-29s. He recalls being transferred to the 31st Bo… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Marshall, Chester W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James R. O'Donnel, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James R. O'Donnel. He was born in Donora, Pennsylvania and joined the Aviation Cadet training program in December 1942. Upon graduation from Bombardier School in late 1943 he was sent to Clovis, New Mexico as a B-29 crewmember. Upon completion of training in November 1944 his crew flew a B-29 to Saipan as part of the 499th Bomber Group of the 20th Air Force. He recalls their first mission over Japan on Thanksgiving Day 1944 … more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 39 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: O'Donnel, James R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth K. Little, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth K. Little. He was born in San Diego, California on February 2, 1921 and enlisted in the California National Guard in the summer of 1940. His unit was activated on September 16, 1940. He recalls embarking on the SS Washington (later requisitioned by the Navy and renamed USS Mount Vernon (AP-22)) in San Pedro, California and sailing to Hawaii on November 5, 1940. He recounts the transit during which he contracted a ser… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Little, Kenneth K.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Ellinger, December 8, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Ellinger. Ellinger joined the Navy in August of 1943. He served aboard the USS California (BB-44) beginning in December of that same year. They provided shore bombardment during the Battles of Saipan, Guam and Tinian. In late 1944, they participated in the Leyte operation during the invasion of the Philippines. They were struck by a kamikaze in January of 1945 while providing shore bombardment at Lingayen Gulf. They contin… more
Date: December 8, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Ellinger, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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