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Oral History Interview with Eddie W. Cook, July 18, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eddie W Cook. Cook was drafted into the Army in June 1943. Despite being an experienced ship welder and foreman, he was assigned as a rifleman. When Cook deployed to India in December 1943, the troop ship was fitted with iron bars made to separate white from black soldiers. Upon arrival in Bombay, it was obvious the place had been recently bombed. The men then headed to a replacement depot in Assam. Meanwhile, one of Cook’s … more
Date: July 18, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 22 seconds
Creator: Cook, Eddie W
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Grumman, July 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Grumman. Grumman joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and earned his wings and commission in March, 1942. On one of his first assignments, he met General Patton in California. He went overseas to England in 1944 and was assigned to the 401st Bomb Group, 614th Bomb Squadron where he flew combat mission from May to September. Grumman flew 30 missions over France and Germany before coming home in November 1944. Upon his retu… more
Date: July 18, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Grumman, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Van Lieshout, July 18, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Van Lieshout. Van Lieshout joined the Coast Guard in December of 1941. He served as Seaman Third Class for one year aboard Hollyhock, a buoy tender and icebreaker on the Great Lakes. He was part of the deck crew, overseeing lighthouses and breaking up ice for ships in the winter time. In the summer of 1943 Van Lieshout played baseball for the Coast Guard team. He then completed LST training. In 1944 and 1945 he served as wa… more
Date: July 18, 2008
Duration: 56 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Van Lieshout, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Exxon Oilers Baseball Players, July 18, 1975

Description: Interview with J. W. Carroll, B. B. Williams, Melvin Barry, and Bob Kalbitz, all members of the Exxon Oilers baseball team from Baytown, Texas. After a short introduction by Webber, these men all answer questions and describe their experiences before they arrived in Baytown and during their playing days for the Oilers.
Date: July 18, 1975
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy; Carroll, J. W.; Williams, B. B.; Barry, Melvin & Kalbitz, Bob
Partner: Lee College
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[JBAAL "Symphony in Black" concert tape]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the annual Symphony in Black concert held on July 18th, 1986., The tape includes two tracks of audio that document the Dallas symphony orchestra performing various scores of music at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas Texas.
Date: July 18, 1986
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Location: 32.782765 -96.794986
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Alvin Lerman, July 18, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alvin Lerman. Lerman joined the Navy in September 1942. He entered into flight training and earned his wings in March 1944 prior to being assigned to VC-94. His unit boarded the USS Shamrock, Bay (CVE-84). Lerman offers several anecdotes of flying combat missions during the liberation of the Philippines, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Date: July 18, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Lerman, Alvin J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, July 16, 2005

Description: Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, originally from Yoakum, Texas. Kaiser answers many questions regarding his training in the United States, to which he recalls that basic training was very difficult and miserable. The interview goes on to discuss his time while overseas in Vietnam including combat during the Tet Offensive in early 1968.
Date: July 18, 2005
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Moore, Terry & Kaiser, Donald Davis
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with P. B. Snyder, July 18, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with P B Snyder. Snyder graduated from high school in 1944 and enlisted in the Navy in early 1945 and trained at San Diego. He was still in training when the war ended and was assigned to USS Arenac (APA-128). Snyder describes what life was like on a troop/cargo transport in the Pacific right after the war ended. He shares several anecdotes about being aboard and traveling the Pacific with stops in Manila, Ulithi, Japan and other plac… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Duration: 2 hours 13 seconds
Creator: Snyder, Philip Burton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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