Collection
Serial/Series Title
Country
Year
All of the results matching your search query require you to be a member of the UNT Community
(you must be on campus or log in with university credentials for access).
Results:
1 - 2 of
2
Oral History Interview with Commander Alex Vraciu, October 9, 1994
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Cmdr. Alex Vraciu, a Navy WWII veteran and Navy Cross recipient from East Chicago, Indiana. Vraciu discusses his family and educational background, naval flight training, Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the F6F Hellcat, various combat operations throughout the Pacific, his actions at the "Marianas Turkey Shoot," being awarded the Navy Cross and time stateside, and returning to combat. In appendix is an autobiographical sketch by Vraciu, including a picture of him and his Hellcat with visible victory markings on the fuselage.
Date:
October 9, 1994
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Vraciu, Alexander
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hal Lamar, October 9, 1994
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Commander Hal Lamar, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while serving as flag lieutenant and aide to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz during World War II. Lamar discusses Nimitz's personal and professional routines; comments about Admirals William ("Bull") Halsey and Raymond Spruance; the Roosevelt-Nimitz-MacArthur conference at Pearl Harbor from July to August of 1944; and the transfer of CINCPAC from Pearl Harbor to Guam.
Date:
October 9, 1994
Creator:
Christman, Calvin & Lamar, Hal
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library