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Oral History Interview with Harlan Green, December 30, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harlan Green. Green enlisted in the Navy in September 1942 as an aviation cadet and earned his wings and a commission in June 1943. He then served as an instructor. Before the war ended, he was assigned to the Naval Air Transport Service and ferried wounded troops from Okinawa, or the Philippines, back to Guam or the US. He was discharged in October, 1945, but stayed in the Reserves until 1958.
Date:
December 30, 2016
Creator:
Green, Harlan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Theodore Kalenterides, December 29, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Theodore J. Kalenterides. Kalenterides joined the Army Air Corps on 10 August 1939. He completed Airplane and Engine Mechanic School at Parks Air College, Illinois, and worked on the line as Crew Chief, Flight Chief and Line Chief. He then completed B-29 Engineer Flight School. In 1944, Kalenterides was assigned to the 62nd Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group at Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas. In January of 1945, they deployed to Batista Army Airfield, Cuba for training, then formed at North Field, Guam in mid-February. They completed missions against the Japanese home islands in April, and bombed military and industrial targets in Japan and flew incendiary raids on urban areas from mid-May until the end of the war. He continued his service in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and was discharged in 1968.
Date:
December 29, 2016
Creator:
Kalenterides, Theodore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Schauer, December 29, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William T. Schauer. Schauer was born on 27 August 1928. He was in high school for the duration of World War II. He joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1946. He completed bootcamp, then was assigned to a fighter group on Okinawa and Guam, where he assisted in refueling planes. He notes Japanese soldiers coming out of caves and hiding, unaware that the war was over. He also notes his living conditions on the islands. Schauer was assigned as an automotive mechanic in charge of the motor pool. On 17 June 1949, Staff Sgt. William T. Schauer received his Honorable Discharge.
Date:
December 29, 2016
Creator:
Schauer, William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Orville Brauss, December 28, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orville Brauss. Brauss joined the Marine Corps in 1942, and was called for active duty in 1944. He completed officer training and joined the First Marine Division in Pavuvu, Solomon Islands. He participated in a combat training landing on Guadalcanal in January of 1945 and the Battle of Okinawa in April. After the war ended, Brauss served with the occupation troops in China, guarding supply trains, bridges and depots to keep food and coal moving into the cities. He returned to the US and received his discharge in early 1946.
Date:
December 28, 2016
Creator:
Brauss, Orville
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Phillips, December 28, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Phillips. Phillips joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. He served as a B-24 pilot, and shares details of his flight training. Beginning December of 1944, Phillips and his crew flew over the Gulf of Mexico, identifying potential enemy U-boats. He later transferred to Hondo, Texas to train B-29 engineers, where he was stationed when the war ended. Phillips received his discharge in late 1945.
Date:
December 28, 2016
Creator:
Phillips, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Historical narrative about the early years of Haflong
Historical narrative about the early years of Haflong
Date:
December 26, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about World War II
Historical narrative about World War II
Date:
December 26, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of St. Agnes
Personal narrative of St. Agnes in Haflong
Date:
December 26, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about forefathers and hunting
Historical narrative about forefathers and hunting
Date:
December 24, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of Derondi Bathari, part 1
Personal narrative of Derondi Bathari
Date:
December 24, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of Derondi Bathari, part 2
Personal narrative of Derondi Bathari
Date:
December 24, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the traditional narrative Magusha and Jengailuma
This is a traditional narrative Magusha and Jengailuma recorded in Haflong.
Date:
December 24, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the traditional narrative Phantau Raja
This is a traditional narrative Phantau Raja recorded in Haflong.
Date:
December 24, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Patrick Walseth, December 22, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Patrick N. Walseth. Walseth joined the Navy in July of 1944. On 15 November, he was assigned to USS LSM-43, and assisted with transporting construction equipment to Pearl Harbor. Walseth learned several tasks aboard the ship, including training with the telegraph machine, the 20mm gun and general deck seaman responsibilities. In January of 1945, they landed six Sherman tanks and 30 Marines on Oahu. Beginning 19 February through 28 March, they landed supplies on Iwo Jima for US forces in the midst of combat. In late September, Walseth was sent to Reykjavik, Iceland and served as a Fire Chief with a Seabees maintenance group. He returned to the US in June of 1946 and received his discharge.
Date:
December 22, 2016
Creator:
Walseth, Patrick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Description of the origin of the Judima festival
A description of the origin of the Judima festival recorded in Halfong village.
Date:
December 21, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016
Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, a retired FBI agent and firearms identification specialist, from Kerrville, Texas. He speaks about his memories of growing up in Kerrville and his time working with the FBI.
Date:
December 21, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Blackburn, Bobby D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Personal narrative of Hemari Phonglo
Personal narrative of Hemari Phonglo, a child in class 2. She describes her school and friends.
Date:
December 21, 2016
Creator:
Langthasa, Dhrubajit
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Floyd Schexnayder, December 17, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd John Schexnayder. Schexnayder was born in 1928. At the age of 16, he changed his birth certificate in order to join the Navy in mid-1944. He completed boot camp in San Diego, California. Beginning around February of 1945, he served as Seaman Second-Class in the gunnery department aboard the USS Terror (CM-5), loading 40mm quadruple antiaircraft guns. They transferred battle casualties to an Army hospital at Saipan, then traveled to Ulithi, where they serviced and supplied minecraft staging for the assault on Okinawa. In March, they arrived at Kerama Retto, serving as a flagship and tender for minecraft. Schexnayder worked hard protecting Terror and other U.S. ships from Japanese kamikaze planes. He describes their ship getting hit by one of these planes, and his participation in the events that unfolded. After the war ended, he was transferred to the USS Steady (AM-118), where they swept mines in the East China Sea. They returned to the U.S. in early 1946, and he received his discharge in August.
Date:
December 17, 2016
Creator:
Schexnayder, Floyd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marilyn Dow, December 14, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marilyn Richards Dow. Dow joined the Navy Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, WAVES, in March of 1943. She attended Navy Storekeeper School in Bloomington, Indiana. She was stationed at a base in Edenton, North Carolina as a teletypist, taking coded messages for and from her commanding officer. She shares stories of working and living at the base, and meeting her husband there. Dow was discharged in May of 1945.
Date:
December 14, 2016
Creator:
Dow, Marilyn
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer Jr., December 13, 2016
Interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., a member of the Buffalo Soldiers who attended both segregated and integrated schools in Kerrville, from Kerrville, Texas. Fifer speaks about his time attending segregated schools, attending integrated schools, and growing up in Kerrville's black community.
Date:
December 13, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Fifer, Clifton, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. M. McGregor, December 13, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with L M McGregor. McGregor joined the Navy in June of 1942. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He served aboard the USS Sperry (AS-12) for the duration of the war. They went to Pearl Harbor, the Marshall Islands, Midway, Brisbane, Australia all before December of 1942. McGregor stood orderly watches for the Commodore of the submarine fleet. He also worked in laundry and the supply and service divisions on board. They went to Guam and he provides some detail of working with the Seabees and repairing submarines at Guam. They had 21 submarines in the area to take care of. He was discharged in 1946. He re-enlisted and in 1949 was transferred to the USS Leyte (CV-32), and later served aboard the USS Uvalde (AKA-88) in 1950. McGregor served in the Navy for 20 years, then transferred to the Fleet Reserve and was subject to recall for ten additional years.
Date:
December 13, 2016
Creator:
McGregor, L. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Harter, December 9, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Harter. Harter was drafted in December of 1942 into the Army Ordnance Corps. He went to the Ordnance station in Aberdeen, Maryland. His outfit was the 534th Ordnance, Heavy Tank Company. From there they went to Indio, California, and practiced tank maneuvers in the desert. He went to Normandy, where his outfit’s job was to put devices on front of the tanks so they could go through hedgerows so the infantry could follow them. They travelled behind the direction of General Patton. Harter’s unit also served in Nancy, France. He provides great detail of his time in France and his unit’s responsibilities under Patton’s command during the Battle of the Bulge. He was discharged December of 1945.
Date:
December 9, 2016
Creator:
Harter, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ray Flores, December 8, 2016
The National Museum of The Pacific War presents an oral history interview with Raymond Flores. Flores was born in San Antonio in 1922 and tells of times during the Depression. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps until December 1941 at which time he joined the Army Air Forces. After spending some time at Shephard Field, Texas he shipped out to Brisbane, Australia. Upon his arrival he was quartered at the Ascot Racecourse where he was assigned to the kitchen staff. He was then sent to Melbourne where he was assigned to the 36th Headquarter Company. After spending time in Port Moresby, New Guinea, he was sent to Finschhafen. He worked as a freight-handler there until 1944, at which time he returned to the United States. Following the Japanese Surrender, he was discharged. After the war, Flores worked for the US Postal Service, retiring in 1980.
Date:
December 8, 2016
Creator:
Flores, Ray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jo Ann Redden, December 6, 2016
Interview with Jo Ann "Josie" Lochte Redden, Montessori educator and stained glass artist, discussing her German extended family, her upbringing in Kerrville, Texas, life in New York, and travel with her husband John throughout Texas and western United States to photograph, catalogue, and reproduce Native American pictographs, or rock paintings.
Date:
December 6, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Redden, Jo Ann Lochte
System:
The Portal to Texas History