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Oral History Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, January 15, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, January 15, 2004

Interview with Lewis R. Hopkins, a pilot during World War II. He describes growing up on a farm in Georgia, going to college at Berry, and working for Sears, Roebuck, and the Royal Typewriter Company before joining the U. S. Navy. He tells an anecdote about joining the navy so he could go to New York to see the World's Fair, since he had heard the Atlanta Reserve would be making a trip to the Fair. He began flight training in Florida in December 1940, finished the next September, then drove cross-country to San Francisco after the Pearl Harbor attack. He eventually joined the USS Enterprise in April 1942 and saw the B-25 bombers in the Doolittle Raid take off. He was part of Bombing Squadron Six and trained under Commander Best to learn how to do scouting flights, navigation, and dive bombing. He then describes his participation in the Battle of Midway, the hours before take-off, his first view of the Japanese fleet, and his bombing mission. He was later assigned to the USS Hornet and had to fly off to a little island so that planes from the USS Wasp could land on the Hornet after their ship …
Date: January 15, 2004
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Hopkins, Lewis R.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Faculty Recital: 2004-01-21 - UNT Woodwind Chamber Music

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: January 21, 2004
Creator: Sundberg, Terri; Vewazey, Charles; Scott, John C. (John Charles), 1947-; Gillespie, James; Reynolds, Kathleen; Scharnberg, William et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2004-01-23 - James Scott, flute, and Gustavo Romero, piano

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: January 23, 2004
Creator: Scott, James Copeland & Romero, Gustavo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2004-02-02 – Deb Scott, trombone transcript

Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2004-02-02 – Deb Scott, trombone

Lecture recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 2, 2004
Creator: Scott, Deb
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-02-02 – Jazz Repertory Ensemble

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: February 2, 2004
Creator: UNT Jazz Repertory Ensemble
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2004-02-04 - Terri Sundberg, flute

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: February 4, 2004
Creator: Sundberg, Terri
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-02-08 – United States Navy Band

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Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Performance Hall on February 8, 2004 at 3:00 pm.
Date: February 8, 2004
Creator: United States Navy Band
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-02-10 – Symphonic Band

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: February 10, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphonic Band.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-02-17 – Wind Symphony

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: February 17, 2004
Creator: North Texas Wind Symphony
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-02-18 – Concert Band

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Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Performance Hall on February 18, 2004 at 7:30 pm.
Date: February 18, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Band.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-02-19 – L-5 Jazz Guitar Ensemble

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: February 19, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. L-5 Guitar Ensemble.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2004-02-23 – Diana Lea Ellis, mezzo-soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Ellis, Diana Lea
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2004-02-23 – Hsing-Yin (Cherry) Ko, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Ko, Hsing-Yin (Cherry)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Duplicate of ark:/67531/metadc177078 - Doctoral Recital: 2004-02-23 - Hsing-Yin Ko, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Ko, Hsing-Yin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2004-02-23 – UNT Brass Faculty

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Recital Hall on February 23, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Holt, John, 1959-; Johnson, Keith; Scharnberg, William; Baker, Tony (Trombonist); Bowman, Brian, 1946- & Little, Donald C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Day, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2004-02-24 – Spectrum

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Composition recital performed at UNT College of Music Recital Hall on February 24, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: February 24, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2004-02-25 - Kathleen Reynolds, bassoon

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Recital Hall on February 25, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: February 25, 2004
Creator: Reynolds, Kathleen
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Artist Recital: 2004-02-26 - Dave Douglas, trumpet and UNT Jazz Faculty

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Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Performance Hall on February 26, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: February 26, 2004
Creator: Douglas, Dave; Karlsson, Stefan; Murphy, John P. (John Patrick); Seaton, Lynn; Soph, Ed & Waits, Greg
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2004-02-29 - Lynn Eustis, soprano, Lyle Nordstrom, lute and theorbo, and Lenora McCroskey, harpsichord

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Recital Hall on February 29, 2004 at 5:00 pm.
Date: February 29, 2004
Creator: Eustis, Lynn; Nordstrom, Lyle & McCroskey, Lenora
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2004-03-02 - William Scharnberg, horn

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Recital Hall on March 2, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: March 2, 2004
Creator: Scharnberg, William
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-03-03 – Chamber Orchestra

Concert performed at UNT Murchison Performing Arts Center, Winspear Performance Hall on March 3, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: March 3, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Chamber Orchestra.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2004-03-04 – Zebras

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: March 4, 2004
Creator: University of North Texas. Zebras.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2004-03-04 - Eric Nestler, saxophones and Pamela Mia Paul, piano

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Recital performed at UNT College of Music Concert Hall on March 4, 2004 at 8:00 pm.
Date: March 4, 2004
Creator: Nestler, Eric M. & Paul, Pamela Mia
System: The UNT Digital Library