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Oral History Interview with Charles Herlin, February 15, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Herlin, February 15, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Herlin. Herlin joined the Navy in the fall of 1942. Beginning in late 1943, he served as a Radioman First Class with Composite Squadron Twelve (VC-12) aboard the USS Kadashan Bay (CVE-76). He later transferred to the USS Card (CVE-11). Herlin served with the hunter-killer groups completing offensive operations against German submarines in the Atlantic and North Africa. He continued his service after the war ended through early 1954.
Date: February 15, 2016
Creator: Herlin, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph Nix, February 15, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Joseph Nix, February 15, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Nix. Nix joined the Army Air Forces around early 1942. He served as a CG-4A glider pilot with the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron. They worked from base 464 in England. They dropped paratroopers in the invasion of Italy and during Operation Market Garden. He received his discharge around late 1945, though remained in the reserve until 1978.
Date: February 15, 2016
Creator: Nix, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Recital: 2016-02-15 – Kyle Gordon, jazz arranging and Aaron Dutton, alto saxophone

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Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Jazz Studies degree.
Date: February 15, 2016
Creator: Gordon, Kyle, 1994- & Dutton, Aaron, 1994-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master’s Recital: 2015-11-15 – Casey Flancbaum, tuba

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master’s of Music degree.
Date: November 15, 2015
Creator: Flancbaum, Casey
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, November 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Frank Nemec, November 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank J. Nemec. Nemec joined the Marine Corps in early 1942. He received light and medium tanks training, and served with Company B of the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He participated in the invasions at New Britain, Peleliu, and Okinawa. Frank also served at Guadalcanal, New Guinea, Pavuvu, and the Goodenough Islands. He spent 28 months in the war zone, plus a 3-month occupational duty in China after the war. Nemec’s unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for the Guadalcanal and the Okinawa operations. He was honorably discharged on 3 July 1946.
Date: November 15, 2015
Creator: Nemec, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History

Faculty Recital: 2015-10-15 – Cynthia Roberts, baroque violin and Christoph Hammer, fortepiano

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A faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Roberts, Cynthia & Hammer, Christoph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Norman Martin, October 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Norman Martin, October 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Norman Martin. Martin was born in Chicago in January 1924. While in college he applied for and was granted conscientious objector status, however, he volunteered for the Army in 1943. Arriving in England he was assigned to the 44th Field Artillery Battalion where he joined a forward observation team, which landed on Utah Beach. He tells of capturing a group of ten German soldiers single-handedly. He describes being severely wounded and returning to the front after his recovery. He closes the narration by telling of his experiences following his discharge, which included working on the Titan and Minuteman missiles.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Martin, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Recital: 2015-10-15 – Mark Hartsuch, jazz saxophone and Steven Dart, jazz saxophone

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Hartsuch, Mark & Dart, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Schaffer, September 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Schaffer, September 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Schaffer. Schaffer went into the Marine Corps at 17 in August, 1942 and trained at San Diego. When basic training ended, Schaffer trained with the Raiders and was assigned to the 4th Marine Raider Battalion. He went overseas to the New Hebrides, then Guadalcanal for more training prior to participating in the campaign for the Solomon Islands at New Georgia. After some combat experience, Schaffer was sent back to the US and attend university. When he finished school, he went for officer training at Parris Island after the war ended. He also attended flight school and earned his wings. He was assigned to Marine Fighter Squadron 122 (VMF-122) for a cruise in the Mediterranean. He also flew in Korea before resigning in 1953. Schaffer interacted with James Roosevelt during and after World War II.
Date: September 15, 2015
Creator: Schaffer, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Havorka, July 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Edward Havorka, July 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Havorka. Havorka was born 24 April 1923, graduated from high school in 1940, then joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He completed Telephone School and learned how to work a switchboard. He served as an instructor in the school into 1944. He then completed Officer Candidate School at Oberlin College, Ohio. Havorka was then transferred to an infantry unit at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he remained until the end of the war and was discharged.
Date: July 15, 2015
Creator: Havorka, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Luther Burnette, July 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Luther Burnette, July 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Luther Burnette. Burnette joined the Army in July 1946 and trained in Alabama. He went to Korea in 1946 and was made a typist in his company's office while there. Burnette was in a segregated unit in the Sixth Infantry Division and comments on the racial conditions in the Army during the time. He also served in the quartermaster section while on duty in occupied Japan. He returned and was discharged in 1949, but stayed in the reserves and attended college. When he graduated, he accepted a commission in 1953 and retired a colonel.
Date: July 15, 2015
Creator: Burnette, Luther
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tommy Blake, May 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tommy Blake, May 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Tommy Blake. Blake joined the Army Air Forces in 1943. He completed gunnery, airplane mechanic and flight training. Blake served as P-38 pilot with the 26th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Air Force. Beginning in 1944, he flew missions in support of the Philippines Campaign. After the war ended, Blake completed aerial reconnaissance over Okinawa and Korea. He returned to the US and received his discharge in May of 1946.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Blake, Tommy
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doctoral Recital: 2015-04-15 - Daniel Wilson, trumpet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Wilson, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2015-04-15 – Global Rhythms

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A percussion concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. Bwana Kumala Gamelan Ensemble.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2015-04-15 - Karl Krause, trombone

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Krause, Karl (Trombonist)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ray Murray, April 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ray Murray, April 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Murray. Murray joined the Army Air Forces. Upon completing flight training at Lubbock, Texas, he graduated as a twin-engine pilot and spent the next year as an instructor. Next, he went overseas to transport supplies in the European Theater. Operating first out of Scotland, he carried anything and everything, from overcoats and tomatoes to gasoline and mail. In the whole of his career, he was only ever taken off one flight, and that was to be a trip to Paris in stormy weather. The pilot that replaced him perished, along with all 16 men aboard, after the engine caught fire. After the war, Murray remained in the service, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Murray, Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Recital: 2015-04-15 - Horace Bray, guitar

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Bray, Horace
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2015-02-15 - Three O'Clock Lab Band

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Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: February 15, 2015
Creator: Three O'Clock Lab Band
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fern LaVaune Ward, January 15, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Fern LaVaune Ward, January 15, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fern Ward. Ward was born in Wausa, Nebraska on 16 January 1923. She grew up during the Great Depression years. Soon after joining the Navy (WAVES) in 1944, she was sent to Hunter College, Bronx, New York for six weeks of basic training. She was then sent to Indiana University in Bloomington where she studied bookkeeping for six weeks. Upon graduating she was classified as a Storekeeper 3rd Class and sent to the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point, California. She tells of the work she did and comments on the living conditions there. Ward concludes the interview by telling of her life following her discharge in 1945.
Date: January 15, 2015
Creator: Ward, Fern
System: The Portal to Texas History

Doctoral Recital: 2014-11-15 - Hye-Jean Choi, organ

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: November 15, 2014
Creator: Choi, Hye-Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-15 – Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band

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Latin Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 15, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2014-11-15 – Eric Olmos, clarinet

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 15, 2014
Creator: Olmos, Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2014-11-15 - Jonathan Carr, percussion

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 15, 2014
Creator: Carr, Jonathan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2014-11-15 - Ryan Stoll, bass-baritone

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 15, 2014
Creator: Stoll, Ryan
System: The UNT Digital Library