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Oral History Interview with Frank C. Smith, March 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank C. Smith. Smith was born in Houston, Texas on 7 August 1921. Graduating from high school in 1939, he enrolled in Williams College. After three years he transferred to and graduated from Caltech in 1944. Smith joined the Navy in 1944 and trained in electronics at several universities and Navy bases before being trained in electronic countermeasures, including the IFF (identification friend or foe) set. Just prior to con… more
Date: March 12, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 41 seconds
Creator: Smith, Frank C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clint Morse, March 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clint Morse. Morse was born in Berkeley, California on 16 June 1920 and entered the Navy in 1942. He was assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School at Harvard University and upon graduation, was assigned to the USS Mugford (DD-389) as the supply officer. Morse recalls the crew of the Mugford picking up survivors of an Australian hospital ship that had been sunk. His ship was based at Milne Bay, New Guinea and participated in troop … more
Date: March 12, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Morse, Clint
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Virgil Haley, March 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Virgil Haley. Haley joined the Navy in June 1944 and trained at San Diego. After training as a quartermaster and signalman, Haley joined the USS Williams (DE-372). His job aboard ship was to steer and work in the chart room. The Williams provided escort duty in the New Guinea and the Solomon Islands area. He also describes being caught in a typhoon. Haley returned to the US and was discharged in June, 1946.
Date: March 12, 2014
Duration: 56 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Haley, Virgil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Three men at 20th Anniversary]

Description: Photograph of three men at the Multicultural Center's 20th Anniversary event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows three African American men standing side by side each other, posing for the picture. The man on the left has a tan suit and red bow tie, the one in the middle a dark grey suit and tie, and on the right the men has on a black suit and green bow tie.
Date: March 12, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Man and woman at 20th Anniversary]

Description: Photograph of a man and a woman at the Multicultural Center's 20th Anniversary event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a man and a woman standing next to each other smiling for the camera. On the left the African American woman wears a dress. The Hispanic man on the right has on a suit and bow tie. People are behind them in the background.
Date: March 12, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two men at 20th Anniversary]

Description: Photograph of two men at the Multicultural Center's 20th Anniversary event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two African American standing next to each other, smiling for the camera. They both wear black suits, and bow ties.
Date: March 12, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Virgil Haley, March 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Virgil Haley. Haley joined the Navy in June 1944 and trained at San Diego. After training as a quartermaster and signalman, Haley joined the USS Williams (DE-372). His job aboard ship was to steer and work in the chart room. The Williams provided escort duty in the New Guinea and the Solomon Islands area. He also describes being caught in a typhoon. Haley returned to the US and was discharged in June, 1946.
Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: Haley, Virgil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Frank C. Smith, March 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank C. Smith. Smith was born in Houston, Texas on 7 August 1921. Graduating from high school in 1939, he enrolled in Williams College. After three years he transferred to and graduated from Caltech in 1944. Smith joined the Navy in 1944 and trained in electronics at several universities and Navy bases before being trained in electronic countermeasures, including the IFF (identification friend or foe) set. Just prior to con… more
Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: Smith, Frank C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Clint Morse, March 12, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clint Morse. Morse was born in Berkeley, California on 16 June 1920 and entered the Navy in 1942. He was assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School at Harvard University and upon graduation, was assigned to the USS Mugford (DD-389) as the supply officer. Morse recalls the crew of the Mugford picking up survivors of an Australian hospital ship that had been sunk. His ship was based at Milne Bay, New Guinea and participated in troop … more
Date: March 12, 2014
Creator: Morse, Clint
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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