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Oral History Interview with Richard Donley, February 22, 1997
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Interview with Navy veteran Richard Donley. The interview includes Donley's personal experiences about the Mediterranean Theater during World War II, boot camp, Fleet Torpedo School, encounters with German "F-lighter" armed barges and E-boats, various assignments, and combat against enemy destroyers. Donley also talks about screening operations for the invasions of Sicily and Salerno, operations along the coasts of northern Italy and southern France and the interdiction of German barge traffic, torpedo problems, commando and intelligence operations, returning to the States, his reassignment to the Motor Torpedo Boats Training Center, and transferring to Samar, Philippines.
Date:
February 22, 1997
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Donley, Richard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas P. Emery, February 21, 1995
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Interview with Thomas P. Emery, a US Army WWII veteran from Solana Beach, California, who served as a pathfinder in the 6th Army Special Special Recon Unit. Emery discusses joining the Army and airborne training, assignment to G-2, scout and pathfinder training, attending OCS, deployment to New Guinea, formation of the Alamo Scouts, learning to live and fight in the jungle, his first mission, raids and harassing Japanese troops, traveling aboard the USS Missouri, and fighting in the Philippines.
Date:
February 21, 1995
Creator:
Alexander, Wm. J. & Emery, Thomas P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Nichols, October 15, 1977
Interview with John Nichols regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 15, 1977
Creator:
Bowman, Larry & Nichols, John
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas Roth, October 15, 1977
Interview with Thomas Roth regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 15, 1977
Creator:
Bowman, Larry & Roth, Thomas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, March 9, 2000
Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw, and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the time he had leave.
Date:
March 9, 2000
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Bowden, Arwin J.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Phinney, July 15, 2010
Interview with James (Jim) Phinney, an aircraft electrician for the U. S. Navy during Wold War II. He discusses joining the Navy, going through boot camp and becoming an aircraft electrician. He was assigned to the USS Lexington but abandoned ship after it was hit by a torpedo. He was rescued and was then sent to San Diego to be reassigned to the USS Enterprise. He mentions being at Guadalcanal and later aboard a sub-chaser. The crew crossed the Equator and consequently participated in an initiation ceremony, during which time Admiral Halsey was nearly shot by one of the ship's pilots who forgot to lock his gun. He also recalls some of the food he ate while at sea.
Date:
July 15, 2010
Creator:
Cox, Floyd; Phinney, James & O'Konski, Susan
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women in Aviation: Catalog 140A]
Photocopy of catalog pages with lists of books available to purchase about women in aviation.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Crawford-Peters Aeronautica
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marion E. Carl, May 3, 1993
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Interview with Maj. Gen. Marion E. Carl, a Marine Corps WWII fighter ace and test pilot from Hubbard, Oregon. Carl discusses his education, joining the Marines, flight training, deployment aboard the USS Saratoga at the start of the war, first air-to-air combat, service at Midway and Guadalcanal, return to the States as a squadron commander, flying a promotional circuit and getting married, return to the South Pacific, Rabaul, end of combat flying and work as a test pilot at Patuxent River NAS, jets vs. props, flight injuries, return to fighter units, and service in Taiwan and Vietnam.
Date:
May 3, 1993
Creator:
Daniels, John & Carl, Marion E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur Oviedo, April 16, 2001
Interview with Arthur Oviedo, a seaman in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He describes his time in the military and his experiences overseas
Date:
October 23, 2003
Creator:
Flores, Jessica & Oviedo, Arthur
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arthur Oviedo, April 16, 2001
Interview with Arthur Oviedo, a seaman in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He describes his time in the military and his experiences overseas.
Date:
April 16, 2001
Creator:
Flores, Jessica & Oviedo, Arthur
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas card from Marion Fuchs to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fuchs, December 19, 1940]
A Christmas card and envelope from Marion Fuchs to Herman Fuchs and his wife. The card is printed by the Army Air Corps Flying Cadet Detachment and features an image of a trainer aircraft in flight.
Date:
December 19, 1940
Creator:
Fuchs, Marion
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Daniel Thomas, February 26, 1999
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Transcript of an interview with Daniel Thomas, a Navy veteran (4th Marine Division), concerning his experiences while attached to the 4th Marine Division as a medic in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Thomas discusses his decision to join the Navy in 1943; Hospital Corps School, San Diego, 1943; assignment to the Fleet Marine Force; Field Medical School, 1944; assignment to the 4th Marine Division, 1944; Iwo Jima, February, 1945; detailed description of casualties and their treatment during the battle for Iwo Jima; and the postwar effects of his Iwo Jima experience.
Date:
February 26, 1999
Creator:
Lane, Peter B.; Byrd, Richard W. & Thomas, Daniel B., 1925-2007
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Summary of an Interview with Oswall Harman]
Summary describing an interview with Oswall Harman highlighting his service to the military as an electrician in the US Army during WWII, and his experiences of coming home. It also includes comments and observations by the author about the interview experience and Mr. Harman himself.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Lopez, Tisma & Harman, Oswall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Coffey, May 20, 1996
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Interview with William Coffey, a Navy WWII veteran from Hopkins County, Texas. Coffey discusses joining the Navy in 1937, boot camp in San Diego, service aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37), transfer to submarines in the Philippines, the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard at the start of the war, assignment to the S-41 as a cook, combat around the Solomon Islands, attaining submarine qualifications, patrolling the northern Pacific, the character of the crew, transfer to the USS Sterlet (SS-392), patrols, medical leave, and service postwar.
Date:
May 20, 1998
Creator:
Maglaughlin, Barry & Coffey, William
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Chester Dellinger, February 4, 1978
Interview with Chester Dellinger, a Navy WWII veteran from Locksburg, Arkansas. Dellinger discusses his experience aboard the USS Thornton during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the service, assignment to the Thornton, life onboard and operations, the morning of the attack, and events during the following night.
Date:
February 4, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Dellinger, Chester
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, April 27, 1990
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Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, a Navy WWII veteran from Milan, Missouri who served aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. Eslick discusses joining the Navy and basic training, assignment to the Oklahoma, accommodations aboard, the food, the crew, liberty, being bombed and torpedoed, the Oklahoma capsizing, being trapped inside the ship, rescue, work after the attack, and service aboard the Saratoga (CV-3).
Date:
April 27, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Eslick, Garlen W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Hanna, June 13, 1978
Interview with Robert W. Hanna regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
June 13, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hanna, Robert W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Eddie L. Hornsby, November 8, 1979
Interview with Eddie Hornsby, a Navy WWII veteran from Coleman County, Texas. Hornsby discusses his experiences aboard the USS San Francisco during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including jobs worked in the 1930s, joining the Navy, boot camp, assignment to the San Francisco, operations aboard the ship and exercises, the morning of the attack, and events of the following night.
Date:
November 8, 1979
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hornsby, Eddie L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972
Interview with James L. Kent, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Duncanville, Texas. Kent discusses joining the Marine Corps, being AWOL, his judicial punishment, his deployment to the Philippines at Cavite Navy Yard, the Japanese attack, his experiences in the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor, his capture, and his internment at Bilibid Prison, Cabanatuan #1 & 2, and Mitsushima.
Date:
May 11, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Kent, James L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hubert Kotrla, May 15, 1976
Interview with Hubert Kotrla regarding his experiences while stationed aboard the destroyer USS Begley during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
May 15, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Kotrla, Hubert E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Lowe, Jr., August 7, 1978
Interview with John Lowe Jr., a Navy WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Lowe discusses his experiences aboard the USS Neosho during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including training through the V-6 Naval Reserve Program, assignment to the Neosho, life and work aboard the ship, encountering possible Japanese submarines before the attack, being wounded during the attack and evacuated, recovery, and service afterwards.
Date:
August 7, 1978
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Lowe, John, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jamie Murphy, May 15, 1976
Interview with Jamie R. ("J. R.") Murphy regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
May 15, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Murphy, Jamie R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clay H. Musick, May 14, 1976
Interview with Clay Musick, a Navy WWII veteran from Weslaco, Texas. Musick discusses his experiences aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Navy in 1940, training, life and work aboard the Arizona, the bombing and sinking of the ship, his wounding and recovery, and work after discharge.
Date:
May 14, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Musick, Clay H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph M. Trest, October 15, 1977
Interview with Joseph M. Trest regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
October 15, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Trest, Joseph M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library