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Oral History Interview with Hoyt Richardson, October 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Hoyt Richardson, October 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hoyt Richardson. Richardson left pharmacy school to join the Navy in 1942. Upon completion of corpsman training, he treated soldiers with PTSD. One of his unofficial duties was helping Eleanor Roosevelt with her parrots. Upon transferring to Bethesda as a pharmacist's mate, Richardson had the occasion to chat with FDR, who was receiving physical therapy. He deployed to New Guinea, specializing in the prevention of tropical diseases. Richardson himself suffered various ailments while there but was able to protect others from malaria, dengue fever, and dysentery. In the Philippines, he worked beside native doctors before returning to the States. He worked aboard USS Colorado (BB-45) during demobilization before returning to school on the G.I. Bill and earning his pharmacy degree.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Richardson, Hoyt
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn Ivy, July 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Glenn Ivy, July 14, 2009

Transcript of an oral interview with Dr. Glenn Ivy. Ivy was attending Texas Tech University when he was inducted into the Army in 1943. When he entered the service, Ivy trained in the Signal Corps to send and receive encoded messages. In Jaunary, 1944, Ivy was sent to India where he was flown over the Himalaya Mountains to Kunming, China. He eventually served as a message courier delivering messages between Chiang Kai-shek and the US 14th Air Force in Kunming. Ivy discusses a situation he was involved in that featured lost plans calling for an invasion of the Chinese coast. When the war ended, Ivy was sent with much Signal Corps equipment to Shanghai to set up a facility to send and receive messages from there. He then shares a few anecdotes about occupation duty in China before being called home due to an inllness suffered by his mother.
Date: July 14, 2009
Creator: Ivy, Dr. Glenn
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Donaldson, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2009-10-14 – L-5 Guitar Ensemble

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Jazz concert presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. L-5 Guitar Ensemble.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-11-14 - Helen Dewey Reikofski, soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: November 14, 2009
Creator: Reikofski, Helen Dewey
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2009-11-14 - Leighann Noel, 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 14, 2009
Creator: Noel, Leighann
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2009-11-14 - Sarah Ruddy, tuba

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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: November 14, 2009
Creator: Ruddy, Sarah
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2009-10-14 - Rossitza Goza, violin

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Faculty recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: October 14, 2009
Creator: Goza, Rossitza
System: The UNT Digital Library

Guest Artist Recital: 2009-09-14 – Boknam Lee, composer

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Guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: September 14, 2009
Creator: Lee, Boknam
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2009-11-14 – Concert Orchestra

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Orchestra concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date: November 14, 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Orchestra.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2009-04-14 – A Cappella Choir

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Choir concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. A Cappella Choir.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master's Recital: 2009-04-14 - Brian Mueller, percussion

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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: April 14, 2009
Creator: Mueller, Brian
System: The UNT Digital Library

Faculty Recital: 2009-04-14 - Julia Bushkova, violin

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A faculty and guest artist recital performed at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: April 14, 2009
Creator: Bushkova, Julia
System: The UNT Digital Library