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Oral History Interview with Orby Ledbetter, June 9, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with Orby Ledbetter, June 9, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orby Ledbetter. Ledbetter joined the Texas Army National Guard in 1937 as a soldier in the Texas 36th Infantry Division, 142nd Infantry Regiment. He provides details of serving in the Texas Guard and remaining with the 36th ID throughout the war. He describes his experiences completing basic training through numerous camps and traveling overseas aboard the SS Argentina. Beginning in April of 1943 Orby served in the North African Campaign and also landed at Salerno, Italy. He was captured by the German Army in September of 1943 and remained a prisoner of war at Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany until April of 1945. Ledbetter provides vivid details of these experiences. He was discharged in September of 1945.
Date: June 9, 2000
Creator: Ledbetter, Orby
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Meyers, November 9, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bill Meyers, November 9, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bill Meyers. Meyers entered the Naval ROTC program at the University of California in 1930. Beginning in 1932, he served two years as Quartermaster aboard the SS Monterey. He returned to college in 1934, received his commission through the NROTC in 1936, and graduated in 1937. In 1940 he served as the Gunnery Officer and Assistant Navigator aboard the USS Aldebaran (AF-10). They transported cargo between the West Coast and the Hawaiian Islands. In 1943 and 1944, Meyers served as Commanding Officer aboard the USS Newman (DE-205), operating in the Atlantic, escorting troop transports to England. He then served aboard USS Ringness (APD-100), transporting landing craft and troops to Guadalcanal and Okinawa. They returned to the US in early 1946 to decommission the ship. Meyers continued his service after the war.
Date: November 9, 2000
Creator: Meyers, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made and the time he had leave.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bowden, Arwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammons Voges, September 9, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with Marguerite Sammons Voges, September 9, 2000

Interview with Marguerite Sammons Voges from Hunt, Texas. The interview includes her stories of growing up in Hunt, including the floods of 1932 and 1978, and the lives of farmers in Kerr County.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Voges, Marguerite Sammons
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, March 9, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, March 9, 2000

Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw, and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the time he had leave.
Date: March 9, 2000
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Bowden, Arwin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Faculty Recital: 2000-11-09 - Igor Borodin, violin, Eugene Osadchy, cello, Pamela Paul, piano

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Ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music.
Date: November 9, 2000
Creator: Borodin, Igor
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2000-02-09 - UNT Trombone Choir

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music.
Date: February 9, 2000
Creator: UNT Trombone Choir
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2000-03-09 - Seamus Y2K

Concert presented at Lyric Theater at the Murchison Performing Arts Center.
Date: March 9, 2000
Creator: Seamus
System: The UNT Digital Library