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Reminiscenses of an Oral Historian

Description: Sound recording of Dr. Charles Morrissey giving a talk titled "Reminiscences of an Oral Historian" during an address to the Oral History Conference at Fullerton.
Date: April 21, 1972
Duration: 46 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Arvon E. Caruthers, April 21, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arvon E Caruthers. Caruthers joined the Navy in 1939. He served as a Gunner’s Mate Second-Class aboard the USS Tanager (AM-5) during the Philippine Campaign in 1941 through the sinking of the ship in May of 1942. Caruthers participated in the Battle of Corregidor, and was captured by Japanese forces. He was imprisoned at Cabanatuan number three and traveled aboard a hell ship, eventually settling at Ōmori. Cauthers was liberated … more
Date: April 21, 2009
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Caruthers, Arvon E
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph H. Ketcham, April 21, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Ralph H. Ketcham. Born in 1923, he joined the Marine Corps in September, 1942. He describes boot camp in San Diego, California. He was assigned to the 3rd Division, 19th Marine Regiment, 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion. He describes conditions aboard the MS Bloemfontein en route to New Zealand. He was transported on the USS President Polk (AP-103) to Guadalcanal where he constructed roads and unloaded ammunition. He talks about the fire at the Hell’s Point Amm… more
Date: April 21, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Ketcham, Ralph H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clyde Dahlin, April 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde Dahlin. Dahlin was drafted into the Army in 1943. He was sent to the Pacific and joined the 25th Infantry Division as a replacement rifleman. Dahlin discusses the combat conditions that he faced in Northern Luzon. He tells of an incident where he helped evacuate a wounded soldier and hiding in fox holes from enemy fire. Dahlin was removed from the frontlines toward the end of the war because he was only 18. He became a… more
Date: April 21, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 56 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Dahlin, Clyde
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dell Sheftall, April 21, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dell Sheftall. Sheftall joined the Army in May 1943 and received basic training at Camp Maxey. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 103rd Infantry Division and sent to France. There he was part of a night combat team, capturing German officers for interrogation. He narrowly escaped the Battle of the Bulge, replaced by a unit that was annihilated by the enemy soon after Sheftall left. While at a rest camp in the Bavarian A… more
Date: April 21, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Sheftall, Dell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ernest W. Sears, April 21, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ernest W. Sears. When Sears graduated from high school in 1942 he received a farm deferment and did not enter the Navy unitl 1944. He trained as a radioman for beach landings. He was home on leave when his unit shipped out, so he was assigned to the USS Lexington (CV-16) and joined her at Bremerton, Washington in March, 1945. He served in the radio control room aboard the Lexington for the duration of the war and speaks abou… more
Date: April 21, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Sears, Ernest W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Louis Wolfort, April 21, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Louis Wolfort. Wolfort was drafted into the Army in January of 1941. He completed Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox, Kentucky in July of 1942. He was then sent to Camp Funston, Kansas to start the 9th Armored Division. He was a light tank instructor at Camp Funston, then went back to Fort Knox, and provides detail of the equipment he used in training. From there he was sent to the West Coast and shipped out as a replacem… more
Date: April 21, 2016
Duration: 55 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Wolfort, Louis
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John E. Montgomery, April 21, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John E Montgomery. Montgomery joined the Army in February 1943. He studied navigation and mathematics at Clarion State Teachers College, Pennsylvania, then graduated from flying school in Douglas, Georgia in May of 1944. He transferred to Sarasota, Florida in September and completed P-51 gunnery school. In early 1945, Montgomery was deployed to Hawaii to join the 20th Air Force. Beginning in April, he traveled to Iwo Jima, Guam, … more
Date: April 21, 2016
Duration: 56 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Montgomery, John E
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Giles McCoy, April 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Giles McCoy. McCoy joined the Marines in June of 1943. He served as a sniper. McCoy was assigned to the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He participated in the Invasion of Peleliu in September of 1944, as well as the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. He talks about his experiences with kamikaze planes at Okinawa. He then served as a Marine replacement and a hot shell man aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). McCoy provides… more
Date: April 21, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: McCoy, Giles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with C. E. Simmons, April 21, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C E Simmons. Simmons joined the Navy in October of 1944. Beginning in January of 1945 he served aboard the USS Goshen (APA-108) as coxswain driving Landing Craft, Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) to the beach. They traveled to Hawaii and New Hebrides, and landed the first wave at the Battle of Okinawa. In September of 1945 he was assigned to the US Naval Training Center in Newport, Rhode Island, training new crewmembers for sea duty. He … more
Date: April 21, 2006
Duration: 57 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Simmons, C. E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some… more
Date: April 21, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Episode 69: The True Cost of Human Trafficking with Dr. Kim Robinson

Description: Podcast produced by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) that features an interview with clinical psychologist Dr. Kim Robinson. Susan and Dr. Robinson discuss how working as a psychologist in the military caused her to focus on child sexual abuse and human trafficking, as well as warning signs and advice for recognizing victims of human trafficking.
Date: April 21, 2021
Duration: 48 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: University of North Texas. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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