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Oral History Interview with Leslie W. Bray, Jr., March 3, 1999

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Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Leslie W. Bray, Jr. The interview includes Bray's personal experiences about the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, youth during the Great Depression, flight training, being designated as the commander of the 16th Combat Cargo Squadron, stationing at Sylhet, India as part of his assignment to the CBI Theater, supplying the British 14th Army in Burma, flying difficulties due to weather conditions, various transfers, and flying "The Hump." Bray also talks about his early aspirations to become an aviator, initial failures to pass the Air Forces physical examination, his assignment to Troop Carrier Command, flying C-47s with the 1st Troop Carrier Group, his appointment as assistant group operations officer for the 10th Troop Carrier Group, Air Force School of Applied Tactics, the training of replacement units at various Air Force installations, the deactivation of the 16th Combat Cargo Squadron, and his postwar Air Force career and retirement as a general officer.
Date: March 3, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bray, Leslie W., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with R. D. Nicholas, March 3, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. D. Nicholas, March 3, 1977

Interview with Navy veteran R. D. Nicholas. The interview includes Nicholas' personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 3, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Nicholas, R. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John E. Darst, March 3, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John E. Darst, March 3, 1976

Interview with John E. Darst, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, about his experiences while aboard the minelayer USS Sicard during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 3, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Darst, John E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Rudy Kiehne, March 3, 1999

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Interview with Rudy Kiehne, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 3, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Kiehne, Rudy, 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Dorothy Adkins, March 3, 2017

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Audio log of an interview with Dorothy Adkins, schoolteacher and community activist for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. The audio log includes timestamps for Adkins' discussions of her childhood; Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship; activism; teaching career; contemporary times; white privilege and power.
Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Ceballos, Nathan & Adkins, Dorothy, 1925-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Glenn F. Davis, March 3, 1993

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Interview with Glenn F. Davis, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Plano, Texas. Davis discusses his family, farming background, and working for the CCC at camps in Colorado, Texas, and California during the Great Depression.
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Wilson, David & Davis, Glenn F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Bert Boydstun, March 3, 1993

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Interview with Bert Boydstun concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Boydstun worked at camps in Lubbock, Texas (Company 3820) and Palisade, Colorado. Interview includes Boydstun's experiences leading up to joining the CCC.
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Henderson, John & Boydstun, Bert
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Betty Kimble, March 3, 2017

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Audio log for a recording of an interview with community activist Betty Kimble from Denton, Texas, for the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship Oral History Project. In the interview Kimble discusses her involvement with the Denton Women’s Interracial Fellowship, desegregation in Denton, experiences with discrimination and segregation, contemporary prejudice, lifelong friendships of Fellowship members, and her continued community involvement.
Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Beattie, Kathleen & Kimble, Betty
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library