Oral History Interview with J. Lloyd Abbot, March 14, 1998 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. Lloyd Abbot, March 14, 1998

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with J. Lloyd Abbot. Abbot received a commission in the Navy in 1939 and served two months aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6) before being tasked to bring an old destroyer, the USS Gilmer (DD-233), out of mothballs. He stayed on it for a while before going to flight school in Pensacola. He earned his wings in November, 1941. Due to some accidents and illnesses, Abbot was disallowed to fly from carriers. He was assigned to shore-based anti-submarine patrol squadron, VS-1D-14, in December 1942. In April 1943, the squadron was divided into two and Abbot was placed in command of VS-66 on Wallis Island. At the end of 1943, his squadron inherited some SBD dive bombers and they moved to a new base on Tarawa. In March 1944. Abbot was assigned to the staff of the Chief of Naval Air Training at Pensacola. He was there when the war ended. After the war, Abbot commanded VF-41 aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42). Throughout his career, he served as the operation officer aboard carriers, worked at the Pentagon, was commander of the Antarctic mission and commander of a carrier division …
Date: March 14, 1998
Creator: Abbot, J. Lloyd
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doctoral Recital: 2015-03-26 - Shoko Abe, collaborative piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 26, 2015
Creator: Abe, Shoko
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2017-03-20 – Kayla Abel, clarinet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: March 20, 2017
Creator: Abel, Kayla
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2011-03-29 - Richard Adams, trumpet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Adams, Richard (Richard James)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2004-03-08 – Michael Adduci, oboe

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 8, 2004
Creator: Adduci, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 1998-03-01 - African Percussion Ensemble

Ensemble performance at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: March 1, 1998
Creator: African Percussion Ensemble
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2011-03-31 – African Cultural Festival

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: Afrikania Cultural Troupe
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2003-03-29 – 6th Annual African Cultural Festival

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Concert presented at Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center
Date: March 29, 2003
Creator: Afrikania Cultural Troupe of Denton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Alison, March 7, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Alison, March 7, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Alison. Alsion was born in Florida in 1912 and graduated from the University of Florida. Soon after graduation he was accepted into the Army Flying School at Randolph Field, Texas. After competing primary flight training he moved to Kelly Field, Texas for advanced training and was selected to fly fighters. Upon receiving his wings in 1937 he was ordered to report to Langley Field, Virginia where he was assigned to the 8th Pursuit Group flying the PB2A pursuit plane. In 1940 the group moved to Mitchell, Field, New York and the 57th Pursuit Group was formed. Alison was named squadron commander of the 66th Pursuit Squadron. He was directed to demonstrate the Curtis P-40 fighter to General Claire Chennault and a group of Chinese generals. He describes his flight demonstration and the obvious satisfaction of shown by all concerned. In April 1941, he went to England with the Hubert Zemke to assist the Royal Air Force in the integration of the P-40 into the RAF. While there, he was selected to accompany American Ambassador Harry Hopkins as a military attaché of the US Embassy in Moscow. He …
Date: March 7, 2004
Creator: Alison, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doctoral Recital: 2006-03-20 – Anthony Allgeier, clarinet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree
Date: March 20, 2006
Creator: Allgeier, Anthony
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student Recital: 2014-03-06 - Nicholas Allington, alto saxophone

A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: March 6, 2014
Creator: Allington, Nicholas
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student Recital: 2016-03-10 – María Gabriela Alvarado, traverso; Adam Buttyan, traverso; Kyle Collins, harpsichord

Student recital presented at the UNT College of Music Organ Recital Hall.
Date: March 10, 2016
Creator: Alvarado, María Gabriela; Buttyan, Adam & Collins, Kyle
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2007-03-16 – New Works for Percussion

New works for percussion solo and ensembles performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: March 16, 2007
Creator: Anderson, Jon; Charles, Ben; Coronado, Andrew; Cortes, Mike; Dolce, Joe; Hawkins, Danny et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Student Recital: 2008-03-28 - Jonathan Anderson, composer

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A student recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: March 28, 2008
Creator: Anderson, Jonathan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Roger G. Anderson, March 16, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Roger G. Anderson, March 16, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roger G. Anderson. When Anderson finished high school in 1943, he entered the Army Air Forces and trained initially at Miami Beach, Florida, then at Laredo, Texas, for gunnery school. Anderson describes the training involved at gunnery school and shares a few anecdotes. In July, 1944, Anderson and crew headed overseas. they were assigned to the 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group, 5th Air Force. His squadron was nicknamed the Silver Fleet. To begin with, he was stationed in New Guinea and flew aome missions there. Eventually, his unit was assigned to Tacloban, bu teh area was too muddy for an airbase, so his unt was statioend at Angaur. From there, his unit evenually moved up to Clark Field on Luzon. In August, 1945, Anderson went home on leave after completing 48 missions. He anticipated being trained in B-29s, but the war ended while he was home on furlough and he got discharged in October, 1945. He used the G.I. Bill to go to college and eventually had a career as a teacher in Illinois.
Date: March 16, 2012
Creator: Anderson, Roger G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ernest Andrus, March 29, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ernest Andrus, March 29, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernest Andrus. Andrus joined the Navy in June of 1942. Beginning in November, he served as a medical corpsman in the sick bay aboard USS Rochambeau (AP-63), transporting troops throughout the Pacific islands. Around January of 1944, he transferred to the sick bay aboard USS LST-124 in New Caledonia. Andrus shares his experiences through the Battle of Tinian in July. They traveled to Guadalcanal for ferry duty, and provided transportation for supplies and men throughout the islands. Andrus left USS LST-124 in mid-1945 and went ashore in New Caledonia. He transferred back to the US around August, and recalls the celebration in the streets of downtown Los Angeles when the war ended. He received his discharge in December.
Date: March 29, 2019
Creator: Andrus, Ernest
System: The Portal to Texas History

Performance of a poem about a happy life

This is a poem by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male). In this poem he says that the whole world is like our home, we should live a happy life by co-operating with each other.
Date: March 10, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a prayer to god

This poem is a prayer to god by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male).
Date: March 12, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of Muhammad Awaiz

Recording of a personal narrative by Muhammad Awaiz (a 31-year old male) in which the speaker talks about the economic hardships he endured as a student up until high school. He then moved to a far off big city in search of a job. There, he acquired a government job which helped him improve his financial situation. In this light, he reiterates his resolve to provide his children better education and better opportunities.
Date: March 10, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Recital: 2000-03-07 - Yuri Anshelevich, Cello

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Guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music.
Date: March 7, 2000
Creator: Anshelevich, Yuri
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-03-29 – Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band

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A concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: March 29, 2014
Creator: Aponte, José
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2008-03-24 - Ian Argys, jazz guitar

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: March 24, 2008
Creator: Argys, Ian
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Anthony Wayne Arrington, March 14, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Anthony Wayne Arrington, March 14, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anthony Arrington. Arrington joined the Navy in June 1942 and received basic training in Norfolk. He was assigned to the USS Texas (BB-35), serving as a waiter during trips to Casablanca and the British Isles. While he was onshore being treated for a shoulder injury, the Texas moved on to another port. Arrington was subsequently given landing craft training and reassigned to the USS Sims (APD-50). He was present for the entire Battle of Okinawa, operating a landing craft as a taxi for military personnel. A few weeks after the bombing of Hiroshima, he transported a group of scientists to the blast site, which was completely flattened, save for two partially damaged concrete structures. Arrington returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: March 14, 2014
Creator: Arrington, Anthony Wayne
System: The Portal to Texas History