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Oral History Interview with Jack Kleiss, September 29, 2000

Description: Interview with Jack Kleiss, a pilot during World War II. He discusses training for carrier landings on USS Enterprise; the arrival of VMF-211 aboard Enterprise and their delivery to Wake Island; and the attack on Pealr Harbor on 7 December 1941. Kleiss was in a dive bomber and attacked Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, where he earned the Navy Cross.
Date: September 29, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Kleiss, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, April 29, 2004

Description: Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He served in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. After training, he participated in the initial landing at Saipan where he was wounded in the knees and shoulder on the beach by shell fragments. He was loaded onto a hospital ship with several other casualties before going to Hawaii to recuperate. He participated in the Okinawa campaign and spent time at Nagasaki on occupation duty. After being discharged, … more
Date: April 29, 2004
Duration: 43 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Smith, Ned & Snoddy, Sam H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hazael R. Olivares, March 29, 2003

Description: Interview with Hazael R. Olivares, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Olivares dropped out of high school and decided to join the U. S. Navy after hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He took his 16-week basic training course at Great Lakes in Illinois where he learned how to fire various guns and recognize aircraft. After basic training, he was assigned to Algiers, Louisiana where he learned how to weld. Aboard the USS Bordelon (DD-881), he served as a Ship Fitter in the … more
Date: March 29, 2003
Duration: 49 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Olivares, Hazael R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ted Wilhoite

Description: Interview with Ted Wilhoite about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date: July 29, 1982
Duration: 1 hour 43 seconds
Creator: Wilhoite, Ted
Partner: City of Grapevine
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Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001

Description: Interview with Gene Buehring, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam and was wounded in action. Buehring describes what every day life was like in the service and his experiences upon returning home. He also talks about meeting Bob Hope and the two times he was injured on duty.
Date: April 29, 2001
Duration: 12 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Reitmeier, Sara & Buehring, Gene
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with C. M. Dickerson, June 29, 1976

Description: Interview with C. M. Dickerson, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the petroleum industry and trade in Baytown, TX.
Date: June 29, 1976
Duration: 32 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Dickerson, C. M., 1908-
Partner: Lee College
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[Speech by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society]

Description: Speech made by Wanda Orton to the Bay Area Heritage Society discussing Texas heroes that had lived in the Baytown area dating back to the time before the Texas Revolution, such as David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, etc.
Date: April 29, 1980
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 52 seconds
Creator: Orton, Wanda
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Mayo, April 29, 2002

Description: Interview with Kenneth Mayo, a supply manager in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He answers questions about his military service and his experiences abroad.
Date: April 29, 2002
Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Aimee & Mayo, Kenneth
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Description: Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. It includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: April 29, 2002
Duration: 22 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, August 29, 1979

Description: Interview with J. Bryan Stratton, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the consolidation of the tri-cities into the incorporated city of Baytown, the depression, the beginning of life insurance business, his service in World War II as a staff member of General Omar Bradley's Headquarters Unit, the Charter Commission, and the adoption of the City Charter.
Date: August 29, 1979
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Stratton, Joel Bryan
Partner: Lee College
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[Oral history, Maggie and Nugent Brown interview]

Description: Audio recording of oral history with Maggie Brown. Interview conducted by Dee Azadian.
Date: January 29, 1976
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral history, Mary Eiband, 2 of 3]

Description: Audio recording of oral history with Mary Eiband. Interview conducted by Judith Eakin.
Date: April 29, 1977
Duration: 45 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral history, Mary Eiband, 3 of 3]

Description: Audio recording of oral history with Mary Eiband. Interview conducted by Judith Eakin.
Date: April 29, 1977
Duration: 17 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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