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Oral History Interview with Felix Appleton, February 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Felix “George” Appleton. Appleton was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 21 July 1924. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 and following boot camp, entered the hospital corps school. Later he went aboard USS LST-523 and sailed in convoy to England and witnessed submarine attacks and a number of ships being lost. He tells of participating in Operation Overlord with Omaha Beach being USS LST-523’s objective. He describes the carn… more
Date: February 17, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Appleton, Felix
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Horner, February 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Horner. Horner finished high school and immediately joined the Navy in 1944. After training, he was assigned as a Yeoman at Honolulu before joining the crew of USS Nashville (CL-43) in October, 1944. He was in the Philippines when the war ended.
Date: February 17, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Horner, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

["In High Places" statue in front of Hurley Administration Building, 2]

Description: Photograph of the "In High Places" statue by Gerald Balciar in front of the Hurley Administration Building. The statue consists of an eagle soaring to the left of the camera. The bottom portion of the statue is out of frame. McConnell Memorial Tower can be seen in the background of the photograph, covered by a row of trees.
Date: February 17, 2004
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.211157 -97.148479
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Felix Appleton, February 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Felix “George” Appleton. Appleton was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, 21 July 1924. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 and following boot camp, entered the hospital corps school. Later he went aboard USS LST-523 and sailed in convoy to England and witnessed submarine attacks and a number of ships being lost. He tells of participating in Operation Overlord with Omaha Beach being USS LST-523’s objective. He describes the carn… more
Date: February 17, 2004
Creator: Appleton, Felix
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Horner, February 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Horner. Horner finished high school and immediately joined the Navy in 1944. After training, he was assigned as a Yeoman at Honolulu before joining the crew of USS Nashville (CL-43) in October, 1944. He was in the Philippines when the war ended.
Date: February 17, 2004
Creator: Horner, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

["In High Places" statue in front of Hurley Administration Building, 1]

Description: Photograph of the "In High Places" statue by Gerald Balciar in front of the Hurley Administration Building. The statue consists of an eagle soaring to the left of the camera. The bottom portion of the statue is out of frame. McConnell Memorial Tower can be seen in the background of the photograph, covered by a row of trees.
Date: February 17, 2004
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 33.211157 -97.148479
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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