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Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002
Interview with Harold Aiken, a veteran of the Korean War from Highlands, Texas. The interview includes a list of questions and Aiken's responses about his service in the U.S. Army (1946-1949) and impressions while stationed in Korea. While in the service, Aiken served as a truck mechanic for the 7th Division.
Date:
April 9, 2002
Creator:
Eakin, Elizabeth & Aiken, Harold G., Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. H. Hartleib, April 9, 2003
Interview with E. H. Hartleib, a gunner's mate technician who served on the USS Bonhomme Richard during the Vietnam War. Hartleib answers questions regarding his time in the service, including his clearance to work with nuclear weapons. He also elaborates on his training, his duties in the military, what he thought of the war, etc.
Date:
April 9, 2003
Creator:
Ferguson, Kirby & Hartleib, E. H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Land, April 9, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Land. Land was a native of Fredericksburg, Texas and served in the Navy from July of 1938 through September of 1945. He shares the story of how he and his wife met, his work as a salesman, and his volunteer work at St. David’s hospital in Austin. He also speaks about his children and grandchildren. The interviewer comments about the documents Land provided him, which he says he’s included with this interview, sharing Land’s recollections as a Pearl Harbor survivor and service through World War II. The document included was an oral history Land conducted with another organization regarding his military history.
Date:
April 9, 2003
Creator:
Land, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. C. Nieto, April 9, 2004
Interview with R. C. Nieto, a combat engineer in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War. He answers questions about his life before the military and his experiences overseas.
Date:
April 9, 2004
Creator:
Coy, Marisa E. & Nieto, R. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lucy Overmyer, April 9, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lucy Overmeyer. Overmyer was born in Culver, Indiana on 21 June 1920 and after graduating from high school in 1938 she went to work for a defense contractor, Bendix Aircraft. She enlisted into the Marine Corps on 12 May 1943, completed basic training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and enrolled in Quartermaster School at Quantico, Virginia. She describes some of her experiences while at Quantico, where she spent the remainder of her time in the service. She was discharged from the Marine Corps on 26 September 1945.
Date:
April 9, 2005
Creator:
Overmyer, Lucy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Doctoral Recital: 2007-04-09 - Ann Bradfield, soprano saxophone
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree
Date:
April 9, 2007
Creator:
Bradfield, Ann
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2007-04-09 - Oscar Passley, trumpet
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree
Date:
April 9, 2007
Creator:
Passley, Oscar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Recital: 2007-04-09 - Yi-Jan "Rachel" Liu, percussion
Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in fulfillment of the Doctor of Music Arts (DMA) degree
Date:
April 9, 2007
Creator:
Liu, Yi-Jan "Rachel"
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2008-04-09 – Concert Band
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Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date:
April 9, 2008
Creator:
University of North Texas. Concert Band.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles Butterworth, April 9, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific Ware presents an oral interview with Charles Butterworth. Butterworth was born in Anderson, South Carolina. After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Notre Dame. In May 1939, he quit college and joined the Army Air Corps. After attending flight engineering and gunnery schools, he was assigned as flight engineer on a B-17 piloted by Emmett “Rosie” O’Donnell. He arrived at Manila, Philippine Islands on 28 August 1941 where he was assigned to the 19th Airbase Squadron stationed at Nichols Field. Starting on 9 December 1941, Nichols Field was bombed daily by the Japanese throughout the rest of the month. Butterworth traveled to Mindanao where he and his companions were picked up by a Japanese patrol craft. He and others became prisoners of war and were taken by boat to Japan where he worked in a steel mill. He tells of the filth, starvation and physical abuse to which the prisoners were subjected. After Japan surrendered, Butterworth and other freed prisoners were taken to a hospital ship for a journey home.
Date:
April 9, 2008
Creator:
Butterworth, Charles M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert LeClerq, April 9, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert LeClerq. LeClerq’s brother, John, served in the Navy in World War II and also died serving his country. Robert was eight years younger than John and recalls his brother’s time serving in the war. John was commissioned in Chicago around 1941. In April of 1944 he was assigned to the USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413). He and his family attended the commissioning of the ship in Houston, Texas. He was an Ensign and served aboard the ship as an Assistant Gunnery Officer. Their ship was sent to Pearl Harbor to escort supply ships and later participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October of 1944. After being hit by three 14-inch shells from an enemy ship, the Samuel B. Roberts sank, claiming the lives of 90 sailors including John LeClerq. John’s parents were sent a letter by an officer from the Roberts describing in detail the fateful battle. Robert provides some additional details of his brother’s life and service in the military and the books written about the Roberts years after the event.
Date:
April 9, 2008
Creator:
LeClerq, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History