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Oral History Interview with Bob Willig, October 4, 1990 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bob Willig, October 4, 1990

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by Bob Willig. Willig joined the Navy in 1942 and received basic training in Newport, Rhode Island. He went on to receive flight training in Brunswick, Maine; Charleston, South Carolina; and Yellow Water, Florida. From 1944 to 1945 he served as a flight engineer with Patrol Bombing Squadron 26 in Palau, Ulithi, and Yap. He kept a daily journal and gives detailed accounts of a typhoon, a crash landing, an engine failure, a fuel explosion, a surprise enemy attack, and having a depth-charge stuck in a bomb bay. Yet he also fondly recollects cooking steaks on hot plates during the 10- to 12-hour patrols and how peaceful his time at Ulithi was. He was rarely ashore and spent his time mostly on the USS Casco (AVP-12), USS Cumberland Sound (AV-17), and USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14). At the end of the war he returned home and was discharged in New York.
Date: October 4, 1990
Creator: Willig, Bob
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ensemble: 1992-10-04 – Texas Flute Society transcript

Ensemble: 1992-10-04 – Texas Flute Society

Flute Choir Concert and lecture performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: October 4, 1992
Creator: University of North Texas. Flute Choir.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 1991-10-04 – Avon Gillespie Memorial Scholarship Concert

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Ensembles concert performed at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: October 4, 1991
Creator: University of North Texas. A Cappella Choir.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 1990-10-04 - John Scott, clarinet

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Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: October 4, 1990
Creator: Scott, John C. (John Charles), 1947-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 1995-10-04 - Vern Kagarice, alto and tenor trombone; Steven Harlos, piano

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A Faculty recital performed in the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: October 4, 1995
Creator: Kagarice, Vern & Harlos, Steven, 1953-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 1994-10-04 – Kristin Wolfe, bassoon and Steven Harlos, piano

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A faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Wolfe, Kristin, 1967- & Harlos, Steven, 1953-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 1994-10-04 - NT Brass

An Ensemble Concert performed in the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: NT Brass
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 1999-10-04 – Hye-Jean Choi, organ

Recital presented at the First United Methodist Church in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: October 4, 1999
Creator: Choi, Hye-Jean
System: The UNT Digital Library