Recital presented at St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church, Dallas in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Keith Healy. Healy was born in Sterling, Illinois on 23 May 1920. He signed up with the Navy as a yeoman in June 1941 and was assigned to the USS New Mexico (BB-40) serving under Lieutenant Commander Rosenthal. He spent the first few months running convoys to England then sailed through the Panama Canal to the Pacific where he served on staff for Admiral Nimitz at Pearl Harbor. He later moved on to Guam with Nimitz. Healy worked for the operations office for Commodore Curtis. Chief Petty Officer Healy had the opportunity to see officers come and go to meetings while at CINCPAC. Among them were Halsey, McCain, General MacArthur, Admiral Byrd, Admiral McMorris and Admiral Nimitz. Healy admired Admiral Nimitz for his modesty and always regretted not getting his photo taken with him.

Interview with Perry Simmons, a seaman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military during the war.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lee Osterloh. Osterloh joined the Army Air Forces in March of 1942. He completed Technical School and served as a Tech Sergeant. He worked in Greensboro, North Carolina for two years. He additionally completed Machine Records School, utilizing an IBM machine with punch cards. In November of 1944, Osterloh deployed to Calcutta, India, maintaining records of planes and cargo flying over the Himalaya Mountains. He returned to the US and was discharged in March of 1946.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Wilshusen. Wilshusen joined the Army Air Forces in January of 1943. He served as a B-29 Navigator with the 316th Bombardment Wing, 333rd Bombardment Group, 460th Bombardment Squadron. He traveled to Tinian, Kwajalein, Guam and Okinawa, ferrying allied prisoners of war from Japan to the Philippines. Wilshusen continued his service after the war ended, receiving his discharge around August of 1946.