Senior Recital: 2018-12-02 – Jordan David Cameron, flute, traverso

Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance degree.
Date: December 2, 2018
Creator: Cameron, Jordan David
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 913 Side B

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.
Date: December 20, 1971
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 903 Side A

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei in 1971.
Date: December 20, 1971
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2018-12-07 – Concert Choir, Concert Orchestra, Men's Chorus, Women's Chorus, University Singers, and A Capella Choir

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Concert and Concert Orchestra performance at UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: December 7, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Choir.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Artist Recital: 2018-12-02 – Rhythms of the Arab World

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Guest artist and Student recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: December 2, 2018
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2018-12-01 – Justin Sales, alto saxophone

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: December 1, 2018
Creator: Sales, Justin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2018-11-15 – Guitar Ensemble

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Guitar Ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: December 15, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Guitar Ensemble.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leroy Joppie, December 2, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with Leroy Joppie, December 2, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leroy Joppie. Joppie was the youngest of four boys. His three brothers were in the military, one of whom died in Italy. This lead Joppie to join the Navy in 1944 at the age of seventeen. Upon completing training in electronics at Oceanside, California, Joppie was assigned to a Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) as a radioman 3rd class. In early 1945, he was assigned to USS Argonne (AG-31). He recalls the ship being in Typhoon Connie and listening to messages from other ships in distress. Joppie returned to the US and was discharged in 1946. He concludes the interview telling of his various jobs, including moving to Midway Island with his family.
Date: December 2, 2021
Creator: Joppie, Leroy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Caswell. Caswell volunteered for the Marine Corps two weeks prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He eventually went to flight training before being assigned aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) from which he flew Corsairs. Caswell made over 100 combat flights from Bunker Hill, eventually becoming an ace with Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (VMF-221). He shares on anecdote about getting seven enemy planes in one mission. He also shares anecdotes from throughout his long career in the Marine Corps.
Date: December 8, 2021
Creator: Caswell, Dean
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Most, December 17, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with William Most, December 17, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William Most. Most joined the Marine Corps in late 1944 and went to basic training at Parris Island. After further training in North Carolina, he shipped overseas to Guam where he joined replacements fro the 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division. He joined them in time for their move from Okinawa to China after he war ended. While in CHina on occupation duty, Most was made a clerk typist. he remained in that postition until he was discharged in November 1946.
Date: December 17, 2019
Creator: Most, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Don Woodard, December 13, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Don Woodard, December 13, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Don Woodard, Sr. Woodard joined the Navy in March 1944. He completed Yeoman School in San Diego. Beginning in August, he served as the captain’s yeoman aboard USS Bowie (APA-137). They transported troops and cargo throughout the Philippines and to Okinawa in May of 1945. After the war ended, they delivered occupation troops to Sasebo, Japan. He returned to the US in early 1946 and received his discharge.
Date: December 13, 2019
Creator: Woodard, Don
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Benton Askins, December 11, 2019 transcript

Oral History Interview with Benton Askins, December 11, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Benton Askins. Askins joined the Army in July 1942. He was trained in radio installation and repair and sent to Australia, then to New Gunea where he joined the 997th Signal Service Battalion at Hollandia. He stayed there until the war ended. He returned to the US and was discharged in January 1947.
Date: December 11, 2019
Creator: Askins, Benton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifford Staffenbeck, December 7, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Clifford Staffenbeck, December 7, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clifford Staffenbeck. Staffenbeck was born in Galveston, Texas on 24 February 1926. In 1944, he was drafted into the United States Navy. Upon completing boot camp at San Diego, he was trained as a Gunner’s Mate. He was sent to the Philippines and assigned to crash boat 26635, nicknamed Bug Bunny. He describes the boat and the crew and tells of his experiences while aboard the boat. Following the end of the war, he was assigned as a Shore Patrolman and he tells of some of his experiences. He was discharged soon after his return to the United States.
Date: December 7, 2018
Creator: Staffenbeck, Clifford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ernest Harper, December 12, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ernest Harper, December 12, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernest Harper. Harper joined the Navy in April of 1944. He did not train in any specific Navy schooling prior to going to sea. Beginning around mid-1944, Harper served as Steward’s Mate aboard USS Cowpens (CVL-25), working in storerooms, resupplying various areas of the ship and cleaning. Additionally, he assisted on the deck during combat, transporting supplies and ammunition to the gunners. Harper recalls combat experiences through Guam, Ulithi and Saipan during the Marianas operation, participating in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, attack missions against Luzon, and making supporting raids on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was discharged in February of 1946.
Date: December 12, 2018
Creator: Harper, Ernest
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Leavelle, December 7, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Leavelle, December 7, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Leavelle. Leavelle joined the Navy in 1940 after he finished a stint in the Civilian Conservation Corps and high school. After training, Leavelle was assigned to USS Whitney (AD-4). He was aboard the Whitney during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was later injured by a rogue wave and elected to be medically discharged. He went on to be a detective in the Dallas Police Department and was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when Jack Ruby shot him. Leavelle in the man in the light suit on the right in the famous image depicting the murder.
Date: December 7, 2017
Creator: Leavelle, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Garland Picou, December 19, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Garland Picou, December 19, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Garland Picou. Picou was drafted into the United States Army in August of 1954. He was involved in the occupation of Germany and therefore was classified as a World War II veteran. He trained as a medic at Fort Hood, learning battlefield first aid. He was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, 8th Regiment, Headquarters Company, and they were sent to Frankfurt, Germany. He was assigned to work as a communications operator, sending and receiving information from Division Headquarters with teletype and printed messages. His wife joined him while he was in Germany and they traveled during the two years he was stationed there. He describes some of his military and travel experiences while stationed there. He was discharged in 1956.
Date: December 19, 2017
Creator: Picou, Garland
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Alldridge, December 11, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Alldridge, December 11, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Alldridge. Alldridge joined the Navy in May of 1944. He completed amphibious landing craft training, and served as Coxswain aboard the USS Kenton (APA-122). Alldridge made landings in the Marshall Islands, the Philippines and during the Battle of Okinawa, transporting troops from ship to shore. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: December 11, 2017
Creator: Alldridge, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. M. McGregor, December 13, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with L. M. McGregor, December 13, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with L M McGregor. McGregor joined the Navy in June of 1942. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He served aboard the USS Sperry (AS-12) for the duration of the war. They went to Pearl Harbor, the Marshall Islands, Midway, Brisbane, Australia all before December of 1942. McGregor stood orderly watches for the Commodore of the submarine fleet. He also worked in laundry and the supply and service divisions on board. They went to Guam and he provides some detail of working with the Seabees and repairing submarines at Guam. They had 21 submarines in the area to take care of. He was discharged in 1946. He re-enlisted and in 1949 was transferred to the USS Leyte (CV-32), and later served aboard the USS Uvalde (AKA-88) in 1950. McGregor served in the Navy for 20 years, then transferred to the Fleet Reserve and was subject to recall for ten additional years.
Date: December 13, 2016
Creator: McGregor, L. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marilyn Dow, December 14, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Marilyn Dow, December 14, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marilyn Richards Dow. Dow joined the Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, WAVES, in March of 1943. She attended Navy Storekeeper School in Bloomington, Indiana. She was stationed at a base in Edenton, North Carolina as a teletypist, taking coded messages for and from her commanding officer. She shares stories of working and living at the base, and meeting her husband there. Dow was discharged in May of 1945.
Date: December 14, 2016
Creator: Dow, Marilyn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Patrick Walseth, December 22, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Patrick Walseth, December 22, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Patrick N. Walseth. Walseth joined the Navy in July of 1944. On 15 November, he was assigned to USS LSM-43, and assisted with transporting construction equipment to Pearl Harbor. Walseth learned several tasks aboard the ship, including training with the telegraph machine, the 20mm gun and general deck seaman responsibilities. In January of 1945, they landed six Sherman tanks and 30 Marines on Oahu. Beginning 19 February through 28 March, they landed supplies on Iwo Jima for US forces in the midst of combat. In late September, Walseth was sent to Reykjavik, Iceland and served as a Fire Chief with a Seabees maintenance group. He returned to the US in June of 1946 and received his discharge.
Date: December 22, 2016
Creator: Walseth, Patrick
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Phillips, December 28, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Phillips, December 28, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Phillips. Phillips joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. He served as a B-24 pilot, and shares details of his flight training. Beginning December of 1944, Phillips and his crew flew over the Gulf of Mexico, identifying potential enemy U-boats. He later transferred to Hondo, Texas to train B-29 engineers, where he was stationed when the war ended. Phillips received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: December 28, 2016
Creator: Phillips, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harlan Green, December 30, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harlan Green, December 30, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harlan Green. Green enlisted in the Navy in September 1942 as an aviation cadet and earned his wings and a commission in June 1943. He then served as an instructor. Before the war ended, he was assigned to the Naval Air Transport Service and ferried wounded troops from Okinawa, or the Philippines, back to Guam or the US. He was discharged in October, 1945, but stayed in the Reserves until 1958.
Date: December 30, 2016
Creator: Green, Harlan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Harter, December 9, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Harter, December 9, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Harter. Harter was drafted in December of 1942 into the Army Ordnance Corps. He went to the Ordnance station in Aberdeen, Maryland. His outfit was the 534th Ordnance, Heavy Tank Company. From there they went to Indio, California, and practiced tank maneuvers in the desert. He went to Normandy, where his outfit’s job was to put devices on front of the tanks so they could go through hedgerows so the infantry could follow them. They travelled behind the direction of General Patton. Harter’s unit also served in Nancy, France. He provides great detail of his time in France and his unit’s responsibilities under Patton’s command during the Battle of the Bulge. He was discharged December of 1945.
Date: December 9, 2016
Creator: Harter, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History