Oral History Interview with E. G. Warren, April 10, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with E. G. Warren, April 10, 2001

Interview with Warren, E.G., an electrician in the US Navy during WWII. He describes volunteering to join the military and life during his service.
Date: April 10, 2001
Creator: York, Ann Marie & Warren, E. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Luther Victory, April 10, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Luther Victory, April 10, 2001

Interview with Luther Victory, an aerial gunner and POW for the US Air Force during WWII. He describes life in the military and being captured by the Germans.
Date: April 10, 2001
Creator: Singh, Bobby & Victory, Luther
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with G. S. Gace, April 10, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with G. S. Gace, April 10, 2002

Interview with G. S. Gace, a private in the United States Army during the Korean War. Answers questions regarding his being drafted to go to Korea, the training he received in in California, his roles once he got overseas, and what life was like once he returned back to his hometown.
Date: April 10, 2002
Creator: Gace, Michael & Gace, G. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002

Interview with George Gace, an member of the United States Army serving in post-World War II Germany. Gace describes his time at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas followed by his deployment to Germany where he spent most of his two years training.
Date: April 10, 2002
Creator: Gace, Michael & Gace, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jimmy L. Smith, April 10, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jimmy L. Smith, April 10, 2002

Interview with Jimmy L. Smith, a US Navy Seal in WWII. He answers questions about his life during the war.
Date: April 10, 2002
Creator: Elterman, Laura & Smith, Jimmy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Uriel Dempsey, April 10, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Uriel Dempsey, April 10, 2002

Interview with Uriel Dempsey, discussing his life experiences and viewpoints.
Date: April 10, 2002
Creator: Kristen Balko; Hayley Sims & Uriel Dempsey
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Bert Van Natter, April 10, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bert Van Natter, April 10, 2003

Interview with Bert Van Natter, a communications specialist in the Air Force. He answers questions about his life prior to joining the military and what life was like during WWII.
Date: April 10, 2003
Creator: Purdin, Joel & Van Natter, Bert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Douglas Wallace Jr., April 10, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Douglas Wallace Jr., April 10, 2003

Interview with Douglas Wallace Jr., a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Air Force. He describes being drafted, training, and his adjustment back to civilian life.
Date: April 10, 2003
Creator: Purdin, Joel & Wallace, Douglas, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Johnny F. Gavlick, April 10, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Johnny F. Gavlick, April 10, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Johnny F. Gavlick. He was born in Falls City, Texas on September 14, 1925. He enlisted into the Navy on August 3, 1943. He gives a detailed account of his six weeks at boot camp in San Diego. Upon graduating he was sent to Coronado, California to train in LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) and LCMs (Landing Craft Mechanized) and qualified as coxswain. He hitch-hiked to Los Angeles upon graduation from Landing Craft School where he visited the Hollywood Canteen and was served coffee by Clark Gable and danced with Debra Paget. In November 1943 he boarded the USS Harry Lee (AP-10) and sailed to Pearl Harbor. He recalls sailing to Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands at the end of 1943. He describes his duty at Tarawa aboard a LCM, transporting supplies and personnel from the island to ships anchored outside the reef. After returning to Pearl Harbor, Gavlick volunteered for an assignment with the 33rd Army Division, training at Kauai for a landing in the Philippines. Upon completion of training, he sailed to Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands, where he participated as part of a boat crew …
Date: April 10, 2003
Creator: Gavlick, Johnny F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2005-04-10 – Opera Theatre

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Opera Theatre performance of Albert Herring at the UNT College of Music Lyric Theater.
Date: April 10, 2005
Creator: University of North Texas. Division of Vocal Studies. Opera.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2006-04-10 – Sean Gerard Flanigan, trombone transcript

Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2006-04-10 – Sean Gerard Flanigan, trombone

Lecture recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree
Date: April 10, 2006
Creator: Flanigan, Sean Gerard
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2007-04-10 - Marilia Gabriela Gimenes, flute

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Gimenes, Marilia Gabriela
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2007-04-10 - UNT Men's and Women's Chorus

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Women's and Men's Chorus concert performed at UNT Winspear Hall.
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: University of North Texas. Women's Chorus.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joel D. Alderson, April 10, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with Joel D. Alderson, April 10, 2007

Transcript of an oral interview with Joel Alderson and his wife Nila. He discusses going to boot camp in Texas, shipping off to France in early 1945 and working as an engineer, constructing bridges and demolishing German fortifications for the Army as it made it's way through Germany, blowing up Hilter's bunker in Salzburg, Austria and using bulldozers to cover piles of dead Jews the Germans left in the open (likely at Dachau). He ancedotes about meeting Eisenhower, carrying fuel up to Patton's limo when it ran out of gas, seeing Bob Hope, soldiers getting poisoned from confiscated alcohol, and getting met by his family and the town sheriff when he came home after the war.
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Alderson, Joel D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ken Babcock, April 10, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ken Babcock, April 10, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ken Babcock. Babcock served as a civilian flight instructor for two years employed by the Army Air Forces. He describes the training he provided and how he worked with his students. Babcock volunteer to join the Army Air Forces when the training program was discontinued. He became a flight officer and served as a ferry pilot and then was transferred to China where he flew with the 2nd Air Transport Squadron. Babcock describes transporting supplies and Chinese soldiers in his C-46. He also details a typical flight over the Hump. Babcock discusses the types of food that made up his diet and how they were instructed not to eat locally grown crops. He left the service in 1946.
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Babcock, Kenneth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with L. B. Blackmon. He discusses his time in boot camp in San Diego, getting shipped to Pearl Harbor, his experiences during the attack and later training cadets in Corpus Christi.
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Blackmon, L. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007

Interview with L. B. Blackmon, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses boot camp in San Diego, his assignment to Pearl Harbor, and his experiences during the attack. He later trained cadets in Corpus Christi.
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Blackmon, L. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Recital: 2007-04-10 - Michelle Cho, cello

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Cho, Michelle
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2007-04-10 - Sungjoon Lee, composer

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Lee, Sungjoon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul Jackson, April 10, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Paul Jackson, April 10, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Jackson. He begins by discussing his time in boot camp at Camp Pendelton. The majority of the interview is about his time fighting at Iwo Jima.
Date: April 10, 2008
Creator: Jackson, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul Jackson, April 10, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Paul Jackson, April 10, 2008

Interview with Paul Jackson, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his time in boot camp at Camp Pendleton and his combat experiences in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Date: April 10, 2008
Creator: Roberts, Virginia & Jackson, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marion Adams, April 10, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Marion Adams, April 10, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Marion Adams. Adams was drafted into the Army in July of 1941. He served in the 43rd Engineer Construction Battalion, building roads, hospitals and kitchens. In 1942 he traveled to Australia, where he helped build three airstrips. They traveled to Oro Bay, Papua New Guinea, building railroads and airstrips. Adams was also trained as a medic, serving in the First Aid station. He provides details of both work experiences in engineering and building and assisting the sick and injured. He recalls helping the many wounded in Manila, as well as delivering supplies to the prison camps. He was discharged in June of 1945.
Date: April 10, 2009
Creator: Adams, Marion
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Recital: 2009-04-10 - Chris Ryan Williams, composer

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A composition recital presented in partial fulfillment of the degree Bachelor of Music in Composition.
Date: April 10, 2009
Creator: Williams, Chris Ryan
System: The UNT Digital Library