The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Cates. Cates joined the Army in 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and paratrooper training off Dog Island, Florida. In December he deployed to New Guinea and served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. In mid-February 1945, they landed on Corregidor to liberate the island from occupying Japanese forces. From there he was assigned as a combat engineer with the 11th, working with demolition, traveling through Manila, Luzon and Okinawa. In late August, they landed at Atsugi Airfield in Japan, then traveled to Hokkaido in December where he served with the occupation through late 1946. He returned to the US and received his discharge.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George S. Halfin. Halfin joined the Army in early 1942. He studied geodetic computing at the University of Kentucky, then joined the 910th Engineers Air Force Headquarters Company. They were sent to Colorado Springs, and worked on drafting plans to extend runways in the U.S. to handle military planes. Through 1943, Halfin traveled to around 45 states in the U.S., analyzing runways. They would clock the amount and distance it took a plane to land. In late 1943 or early 1944, they were deployed to Guam, where Halfin assisted in designing runways for the different islands with the goal of getting closer to Japan. He provides details of island life, where he remained through the end of the war. Additionally, Halfin and another draftsman from their company were assigned to create architectural drawings for an office on Guam for Admiral Chester Nimitz and the Pacific Command, which the Seabees built. He returned to the U.S. in late 1945 and received his discharge.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Burgess. Burgess joined the Army in June of 1943 and went into the Specialized Training Program. Once ASTP was abolished he joined the 87th Infantry Division at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was assigned to Company A of the 345th Infantry Regiment. He was also assigned to the weapon’s platoon as the number one gunner of the 60mm mortar squad. He served as squad leader of the 60mm mortar for the duration of the war. His unit went overseas in September of 1944. By December he was in his first battle at Metz, France. He provides detail of his regiment’s activities during this time and capturing several towns near Saarbrucken, Germany. They fought in the Battle of the Bulge and he provides detail of this battle. He returned to the States in July of 1945. Burgess was discharged in November of 1945.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alvin Lebsack. Lebsack joined the Army Air Corps in November of 1940. He trained in aircraft mechanics, and served with the 58th Bomb Wing as a B-29 Crew Chief and Flight Chief. They participated in the China Burma India Theater, and were stationed at a base in India. Lebsack completed bombing missions over Japan in 1944. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marlin Dyer. Dyer joined the Navy in 1944. He completed training as a crewman on a landing craft, vehicle, personnel, LCVP or Higgins boat. He transported Marines to and from the shore during the Battle of Okinawa, and continued work on the island for 13 months. Dyer returned to the US and received his discharge in May of 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Miller. Miller joined the Navy in 1942. He trained to work in the engine and boiler rooms, serving as Third Class Petty Officer aboard the USS Jarvis (DD-799). Miller participated in 8 engagements through Alaska and the Kurile Islands. After Japan’s surrender, he worked with occupation forces in Japan destroying military supplies. Miller was discharged in February of 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas S. Hura. Hura begins by speaking of life in Youngstown, Ohio, during the Great Depression. As soon as Hura graduated from high school in 1943, he was drafted into the Navy and sent for training at Great Lakes, Illinois. When Hura finished training, he was shipped to California and assigned to the gunnery and deck division aboard the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). Hura's job aboard ship was loading the 40mm guns and operating a 20mm gun. When the Pennsylvania arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hura reported for a week of gunnery school. Hura describes the Pennsylvania in action at Makin Atoll in November, 1943. From there, Hura speaks about being attacked by Japanese aircraft at Eniwetok. He also describes leave in Australia, supporting the invasions at Saipan and at Guam, night fighting at Surigao Strait, and covering the landings at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon and at Okinawa. At Okinawa, Pennsylvania was torpedoed. She was pulled to Guam for repairs and managed to survive a typhoon in route. From Guam, Pennsylvania went to Seattle for major repairs. Hura travelled to Toledo and was discharged in March, 1946. He went to …

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.

Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

UNT Concert Band performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

Global Rhythms was performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

A new music recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Trombone choir concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

Jazz and Gospel concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.

Symphonic Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

This is a talk on MTB-MLE and efforts by the Boro community.

Chamber music studies concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

Lecture recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.

A recording of discussion of sentences demonstrating which verbs take complement clauses that have either a co-referential object or subject with the main clause. The purpose for the elicitation was to see if the co-referential NP is overt or unexpressed and to see what other morphology shows up in the complement clause.

A conversation between Daniel Tholung and Shekarnong Sankhil. This was a staged conversation for the sake of an undergraduate Phonetics and Phonology class at the University of North Texas. We recorded the conversation and then immediately used to demonstrate annotation with PRAAT acoustic software.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.