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Oral History Interview with Jesse Dwain Holmes, December 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesse Dwain Holmes, December 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jesse Dwain Holmes. Holmes joined the Navy in 1944 and attended boot camp in San Diego. Upon completion of gunnery school, he boarded the SS John T. McMillan (1943) as an armed guard. After joining a convoy at Leyte, the crew was at general quarters every hour for air raids. Whenever the ship laid smoke screens, Holmes didn’t fire a single round, for fear of engaging in friendly fire. He returned home briefly after 10 months at sea and redeployed to Okinawa, where he fired a 3-inch gun at kamikazes. He then served on Guam as a postman to enjoy some shore duty. Holmes sailed to Wake Island after the war ended and went ashore for its surrender. After being discharged in December 1945, he was grateful to return home unscathed despite the Naval Armed Guard's heavy casualty rates.
Date: December 7, 2009
Creator: Holmes, Jesse Dwain
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale Everill, October 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Dale Everill, October 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Everill. Everill joined the Army in November 1942 and enlisted in the aviation cadets program. He washed out of flight school due to slight vision impairment but was accepted to a liaison flying school soon after. With prior civilian flight experience, he was soon approved as a pilot and assigned briefly to the 47th Liaison Squadron before transferring to the 115th. He was sent to India and Burma as an L-5 pilot, offering assistance to the Mars Task Force, evacuating casualties, delivering supplies, and carrying out reconnaissance. He was next stationed in China, where he transported OSS personnel. After the war, Everill was in charge of 600 men aboard a troop train. When they arrived at their destination on New Year’s Eve, he went against a lieutenant’s orders and dismissed them all. Everill returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: October 7, 2009
Creator: Everill, Dale
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Rhoades, May 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Rhoades, May 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rhoades. Rhoades joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He received gunnery training at an armed guard school and upon completion was assigned to a Merchant Marine ship, the SS Canfield, carrying supplies to Halifax. He then served aboard the SS Potomac, bringing Army supplies to Panama and returning with raw sugar. The ship was coal-powered and broke down in the Gulf of Mexico; so upon return, Rhoades asked to be transferred. He went aboard the SS Jose Bonifacio (USAT-907), a Liberty ship built by Kaiser, with a load of Army jeeps for Perth. He then brought a P-51 to Calcutta, where poverty and differences in culture left a lasting impression on him. The ship brought a load of 300 monkeys back to New York City for research experiments, and Rhoades was transferred to the MV Cape Matapan (C1-A-292), which brought supplies to Army personnel in Chile. The last ship he served on was the SS Sapulpa Victory (V-14), taking small arms and ammunition to New Guinea and bringing bombs to the Marianas. He was then stationed on Ulithi and witnessed …
Date: May 7, 2009
Creator: Rhoades, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tom Story, May 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tom Story, May 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Tom Story. Story joined the Navy in October of 1934. Beginning September of 1936, he served as Quartermaster aboard USS Perkins (DD-377), operating out of San Diego. He was discharged in July, then re-enlisted and volunteered for submarine school. Story served aboard the USS S-45 (SS-156), completing antisubmarine warfare training. From early 1942 through early 1943, they completed war patrols in the Solomon Islands. Beginning April of 1943, Story was transferred to the USS Pargo (SS-264), completing war patrols in the East China Sea. Beginning early 1945, he served aboard the USS Chanticleer (ASR-7), completing war patrols in Port Darwin, Australia.
Date: May 7, 2009
Creator: Story, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Boren, May 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Boren, May 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Boren. Boren joined the Marine Corps in 1943 under the V-12 program in Monticello, Arkansas. Upon graduating, he was sent to basic training at Parris Island. He received advanced weapons training at Camp Lejeune in preparation for the invasion of Japan. After the war ended, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor in a commander’s office, handling mail and confidential messages. Boren returned home and was discharged in May 1946.
Date: May 7, 2009
Creator: Boren, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jim Wood, April 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jim Wood, April 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Wood. Wood joined the Marine Corps in January 1943 after graduating from the University of Illinois. Following special training near Camp Pendleton, Wood joined the 3rd Raider Battalion for further training in New Caledonia. His first campaign was Bougainville, where the dense jungle made it difficult to spot enemies until they were dangerously close. Wood, a rifleman, was permitted to carry a Thompson machinegun after his assistant squad leader was killed. On Guam, his platoon lost 15 men. He landed at Okinawa with little resistance but in his 15-mile walk across the island he came under heavy fire emanating from enormous caves. By this time, his unit had become part of the 4th Marines, and Wood was the last man standing in his platoon, with 21 kills and only a minor shell fragment wound. He finished the war as a squad leader at Yokosuka Naval Base as part of the occupation force and was personally saluted by Nimitz.
Date: April 7, 2009
Creator: Wood, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jim Wilcox, March 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jim Wilcox, March 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jim Wilcox. Wilcox joined the Marine Corps in 1940. Upon completion of basic training he deployed to Guantanamo for further training. Assigned to artillery, he forwarded targets to the control center. He returned to the States to be treated for appendicitis and was then assigned to the special weapons battery of the 1st Marine Division, 11th Marine Regiment. Wilcox then landed in the third wave at Guadalcanal, where his ship, the USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14), was sunk while being offloaded. After four months of battle, Wilcox sailed to Australia, contracted malaria, and returned to the States. There he joined the Fourth Division at Camp Pendleton, broke his thighbone and clavicle in a truck accident and was hospitalized for six months. His leg never fully healed, so when the war ended he was discharged with partial disability compensation.
Date: March 7, 2009
Creator: Wilcox, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Matthews, January 7, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Matthews, January 7, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard Matthews. Matthews was attending the University of Missouri when he joined the Navy in October 1941. He was called to active duty on 4 December and was trained as a dive bomber pilot. Upon arriving in Hawaii, he attended a party and was given a lift home by Admiral Nimitz. Matthews was assigned to Composite Squadron 26 (VC-26) on Guadalcanal, flying missions over Munda Point in a Dauntless SBD from land bases and from the USS Sangamon (CVE-26). After six months, he returned to the States and attended rocket school. He was then assigned to the West Coast as an instructor. There he flew a TBF but was still able to land on short runways, due to his precision carrier training. As a lieutenant, he treated his students as equals, sometimes flying them home to visit family. At his final station in Sand Point, the officer’s club was once visited by actor Robert Taylor, who introduced himself and sat down next to the prettiest girl in the room, Matthews’ wife. When the war ended, Matthews left the Navy, although he thoroughly enjoyed his time in the service.
Date: January 7, 2009
Creator: Matthews, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Description of Onla curry

This is a description of how the Boro traditional dish, Onla curry, is prepared, including its ingredients and varieties. Dialect - Standard Boro.
Date: February 7, 2009
Creator: Narzary, Nareswar
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about traditional tools, utensils and foods

This is a description about various cooking tools, various dishes that Boros like to eat. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: February 7, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Black Dal curry

This is a description of how the Boro traditional dish, black dal curry with chicken is prepared. Dialect: Standard Boro.
Date: February 7, 2009
Creator: Narzary, Nareswar
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2009-04-07 - Lynn Seaton, double bass, & Friends

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A Jazz Ensemble Recital performed at the College of Music Kenton Hall by UNT faculty member, Lynn Seaton and students of the Jazz Department. The arrangements were made by the band--i.e., members of the Jazz ensemble.
Date: April 7, 2009
Creator: Seaton, Lynn
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2009-11-07 – NOVA

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New music concert presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 7, 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. Nova.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2009-11-07 - Anna Morris, oboe, bassoon, clarinet

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
Date: November 7, 2009
Creator: Morris, Anna
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2009-11-07 - Jesse B. Langston, clarinet

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: November 7, 2009
Creator: Langston, Jesse B.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2009-10-07 – Concert Orchestra

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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: October 7, 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Orchestra.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-07 - Hsing-Fang Liu, clarinet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 7, 2009
Creator: Liu, Hsing-Fang
System: The UNT Digital Library

Junior Recital: 2009-04-07 - Keith Wymer, double bass

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
Date: April 7, 2009
Creator: Wymer, Keith
System: The UNT Digital Library

Junior Recital: 2009-04-07 - Mary E. Crocker, soprano

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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfilllment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
Date: April 7, 2009
Creator: Crocker, Mary E.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-07 - Jamie Lipton, euphonium and trombone

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 7, 2009
Creator: Lipton, Jamie
System: The UNT Digital Library