Oral History Interview with William Smeltzer, August 3, 1996

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Interview with William Smeltzer, a Army WWII veteran and Navy contractor from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Smeltzer discusses quitting high school and moving to California in 1940, experiences working at Mare and Pearl Harbor Navy Yards as a civilian contractor before and after the start of the war, the raising of the sunken USS Oklahoma (BB-37), being drafted into the Army and infantry training, assignment to the 45th Infantry Division and participating in the drive into Germany, the end of the war and demobilization, and his career afterwards. In appendix are a photo of the insignia for the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard and two photos of the capsized Oklahoma.
Date: August 3, 1996
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smeltzer, William
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ernest Brown, October 2, 1996

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Transcript of an interview with Ernest A. Brown, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Bellows Field with the 72th Bomb Squadron at Bellows Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Includes appendix of various military documents.
Date: October 2, 1996
Creator: Rouh, Peggy & Brown, Ernest A., 1916-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William R. Gill, October 13, 1996

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Transcript of an interview with William R. Gill, agronomist and Army veteran (A Company, 389th Infantry Regiment, 98th Division), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his experiences and role in the Pacific War Crimes Tribunal in postwar Japan. Appendix includes five leaves from "The hunt for Tokyo Rose,' By Russell Warren Howe and four leaves from "Tokyo Rose: Orphan of the Pacific," by Masayo Duus.
Date: October 13, 1996
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Gill, William R.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Luther G. Strange, October 16, 1996

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Interview with Luther Strange, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Hickam Field with the Headquarters Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 16, 1996
Creator: Blanchette, Scott & Strange, Luther G., 1913-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ralph W. Nelson, April 18, 1996

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Transcript of an interview with Ralph W. Nelson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Batfish and USS Parche in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, San Francisco, California, 1942; early torpedo problems; his responsibilities as a fire controlman; assignment to the Batfish, 1944; various patrols in the Luzon Strait and Makassar Strait; lifeguard duty off Palau for downed airmen; transfer to the Parche, 1945.
Date: April 18, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Nelson, Ralph W.
System: The UNT Digital Library