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Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ray Smith, August 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ray Smith, August 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ray Smith. Smith joined the Army in April, 1943 and trained asa combat medic. He wasassigned to the 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. He landed with the division on Bougainville. Smith was wounded on the fifth day at Bougainville and was evacuated. He returned to his unit and was with them when they landed on Luzon in the Philippines. He shares anecdotes from combat expeiriences on Luzon and in Manila. Ray earned two Bronze Star Medals during his service and shares he stories about how he earned them.
Date: August 18, 2017
Creator: Smith, Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leon Stath, April 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Leon Stath, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leon Stath. Stath joined the Navy and volunteered for submarine duty in 1944. After finishing sound school and torpedo school, he was sent to the Pacific and assigned aboard the submarine tender USS Howard W Gilmore (AS-16) at Subic Bay. He also served on submarine skeleton crews ferrying subs as well as aboard USS Requin (SS-481) when Slade Cutter commanded. When the war ended, Stath took his discharge in late 1945.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Stath, Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Philip and Mary Elizabeth Wales, March 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Philip and Mary Elizabeth Wales, March 18, 2017

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip and Mary Elizabeth Wales. Wales graduated from medical school in 1943. He was stationed at Ulithi and had some interaction with the island natives. When the war ended, Wales accepted his discharge and began practicing medicine in San Antonio. Mrs. Wales joined the Army Nurse Corps, graduated as a nurse and went to work in Galveston. They met after the war and married.
Date: March 18, 2017
Creator: Wales, Philip & Wales, Mary Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Smith, January 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Smith, January 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard, Rick, Smith. Smith was born in El Paso, Texas in October of 1939. His parents were Arden Smith and Winnie Mae Wilson Smith, formerly Hagee. Winnie is the older sister of Michael Hagee, President and CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation. Arden died in 1945, and Rick’s grandparents came to live with he and his mother. Bob Hagee, Michaels’s father, had property north of Fredericksburg, Texas, close to Boot Ranch today. Rick, Winnie and his grandparents moved to this property around the early 1950s. Rick graduated from high school in 1957, at which time the Nimitz Hotel also served as a bus station. Rick shares numerous stories of Fredericksburg back in the 1950s through the date of this interview, and how the Nimitz Hotel and surrounding property has changed over the years. After retiring from the Navy as an Aviation Machinist Mate in 1977, Rick ran his own service station. In 1980, he was hired by Doug Hubbard as the Maintenance Chief for the Admiral Nimitz State Historical Park and Museum, and he recalls their grand opening on November 11, 1983 and meeting General Jimmy Doolittle, General Paul …
Date: January 18, 2017
Creator: Smith, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Tucker, April 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Tucker. Tucker was drafted into the Army Air Forces in 1943. He went to aircraft armament school at Buckley Field, Colorado and aerial gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. He was then assigned to a B-25 crew training in Columbia, South Carolina. He served as a tail gunner. He provides detail of his activities and lessons in training. In December of 1944 his crew received orders to go overseas to India. His crew joined the 12th Bombardment Group, 729th Bomb Squadron, part of the 10th Air Force. They were assigned missions of supporting the British 14th Army in its campaign to recapture Burma from the Japanese. Tucker was discharged in December of 1945.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2017-04-18 – Zebras

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Zebras concert performed at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. Zebras.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2017-04-18 – Women's Chorus and Men's Chorus

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Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall, and Recital presented in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. Women's Chorus.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty and Guest Artist Recital: 2017-11-18 – Jaymee Haefner and Emily Mitchell, harp

Faculty and guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 18, 2017
Creator: Haefner, Jaymee & Mitchell, Emily
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2017-11-18 – Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensembles, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band

Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensembles, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 18, 2017
Creator: University of North Texas. Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2017-04-18 – Yuan Zhuang, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Zhuang, Yuan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2017-04-18 – Thomas Schwan, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Schwan, Thomas (Pianist)
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2017-04-18 – Hao Miao, violin

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Miao, Hao
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2017-04-18 – Carter Calkins, oboe

Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance degree.
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Calkins, Carter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2017-02-18 – Adrian Valderrama, percussion

Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance degree.
Date: February 18, 2017
Creator: Valderrama, Adrian
System: The UNT Digital Library

Graduate Artist Certificate Recital: 2017-02-18 – Éva Polgár, piano and Klára Csordás, mezzo-soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Graduate Artist Certificate (GAC) degree.
Date: February 18, 2017
Creator: Polgár, Éva & Csordás, Klára
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2017-11-18 – Leanna Johnson, harp

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Organ Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: November 18, 2017
Creator: Johnson, Leanna
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2017-11-18 – Jung-Hsuan Chu, horn

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: November 18, 2017
Creator: Chu, Jung-Hsuan
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2017-05-18 – Diego Valdez, tenor

Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance degree.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Valdez, Diego
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2017-05-18 – Blake Birmingham, euphonium

Senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance degree.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Birmingham, Blake
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master’s Recital: 2017-05-18 – Hilary Grace Taylor, mezzo-soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Talor, Hilary Grace
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2017-09-18 –John Scott, clarinet

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Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: September 18, 2017
Creator: Scott, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Waynne Rogers, October 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Waynne Rogers, October 18, 2017

Interview with Waynne Rogers, a rancher from Harper, TX near Kerrville. Rogers talks about family, his work ranching and shearing sheep and goats, his past education at Tivy High School and undergraduate metallurgical engineering degree, and different positions he held as an engineer.
Date: October 18, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Rogers, Waynne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elicitation of possession transcript

Elicitation of possession

Sumshot Khular provides nouns with possessive prefixes. This list was used to measure the length of the reduced prefix syllable in different phonetic contexts.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Robinson, Melissa
System: The UNT Digital Library