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Oral History Interview with Charles Pase, April 12, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Pase, April 12, 2001

Interview with Charles Pase, a marine during World War II. He discusses joining the Marines and training on New Zealand and other Pacific islands. He describes landing on Tarawa, the battle of Tarawa itself, and locating and burying the dead bodies after the battle. He also talks about going to Hawaii for more training before going to Saipan, various guns and artillery he used, encountering natives on Saipan and being in Nagasaki after the bomb was dropped. He relates ancedotes about having tonsillitis during the Tarawa attack, fights that some Marines got into with local Hawaiians while training there and prejudices against Japanese-Americans, mistaking a land crab that pinched the back of his neck for a bayonet, getting Dengue Fever, and faking a landing on April Fools' Day.
Date: April 12, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Pase, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2001-03-12 - Baroque Orchestra

Ensemble concert at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: March 12, 2001
Creator: University of Nroth Texas. Baroque Orchestra.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2001-04-12 - Music of the Americas: The Zapotlán Project

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Ensemble performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: April 12, 2001
Creator: Ryan High School Chamber Choir
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Bounds, April 12, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Bounds, April 12, 2001

Interview with John Bounds, a U.S. Navy Seal veteran from McGregor, Texas who served in the Vietnam War. Bounds describes his time in boot camp in San Diego and experiences in Vietnam. He also shares his opinions on the war and the state of things at home in the United States.
Date: April 12, 2001
Creator: Tiebaso, Miguel & Bounds, John
System: The Portal to Texas History