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Oral History Interview with William Katavolos, August 20, 2016

Description: The National Museum of The Pacific War presents an interview with William Katavolos. Katavolos was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924. He tells of being friends, as a youngster, with a German family who was arrested as being German spies and the circumstances that contributed to the charge. He was drafted into the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison for training as an X-Ray Technician. Later, he was assigned to Wendover Air Force Base, Utah. Katavolos tells of his exp… more
Date: August 20, 2016
Duration: 38 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Katavolos, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Strebel, August 20, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank R. Strebel. Strebel was born in San Francisco 31 August 1919. He graduated from high school in 1938 and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. Strebel joined the Army National Guard in 1937. His unit, Company F, 159th Infantry, 40th Infantry Division, was called to active duty in March 1941. The unit was sent to Camp San Luis Obispo for three months of training. Following maneuvers at Fort Lewis, the 159th was assigne… more
Date: August 20, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Strebel, Frank R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carl McKenzie, August 20, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents on oral interview with Carl McKenzie. McKenzie was born in Boise, Idaho in November, 1921. After working at Boeing briefly, McKenzie volunteered for service in the Navy in June, 1942. Once in the Navy, he attended fire control and radar operator schools before being assigned to the USS Earl (DD-635) at Boston. He recalls several convoy trips across the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and the United Kingdom. When the war in Europe ended, th… more
Date: August 20, 2001
Duration: 53 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: McKenzie, Carl H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lucille Wilson, August 20, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lucille Wilson. Wilson, nee Werner, born in Indiana in 1918. When war was declared, she was attending Purdue University. Soon, though, she went to Fort Wayne and took a job at General Electric. Wilson married during the war and her husband was in the Navy. She recalls travelling to New York on several occasions to meet him during the war. She also comments on rationing.
Date: August 20, 2001
Duration: 28 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Wilson, Lucille
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[Oral history interview with David Hearn]

Description: Oral history interview with David Hearn. Topics covered include Hearn's upbringing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, his coming out story, his career at J. C. Penney's, and his founding of the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund.
Date: August 20, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Testa, Nino
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral history, interview with W.E. Langley, 2 of 3]

Description: Audio recording of oral history with W.E. Langley. Interview conducted by Bob Thompson.
Date: August 20, 1976
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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