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Oral History Interview with Matthew Lynch, October 27, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Matthew Lynch. Lynch joined the Navy in September of 1942. He completed advanced electric hydraulic school, concentrating primarily on the 5"/38 caliber gun. Beginning June of 1943, he served as Third-Class Gunner’s Mate aboard USS Conner (DD-582). Lynch participated in the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, a pre-invasion attack on the Marshall Islands, the Mariana Islands Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle … more
Date: October 27, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Lynch, Matthew
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Fuglaar, October 27, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Fuglaar. Fuglaar applied to join the Merchant Marine in 1942. He became an engineering cadet and journeyed by convoy to Liverpool, England. Fuglaar describes hearing the depth charge attacks by convoy escorts, heavy seas, and the amount of study that was required of a cadet. He also describes what it was like to work in an engine room. Fuglaar completed another convoy to England on another ship and then was assigned t… more
Date: October 27, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Fuglaar, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Alvin Leos, October 27, 2010

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Alvin Leos. Leos quit school in the seventh grade to work on a dairy farm to help the family earn money during the Great Depression. He entered the Army in 1940 and was stationed at Galveston, Texas in a coast artillery unit when war was declared in December, 1941. Before long, his unit was assigned to coastal defense on New Hebrides. In 1944, he was sent back to the US where he trained recruits at Tyler, Texas. He then volunteered for a combat assignment an… more
Date: October 27, 2010
Duration: 56 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Leos, Alvin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Barnhouse, October 27, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Barnhouse. Barnhouse joined the Naval ROTC at the University of Texas in 1940. He graduated and received his commission in 1944 and went aboard the USS Kidd (DD-661) at Espiritu Santo in March. He remained on this destroyer until the war ended. On the ship he was in charge of the deck crew and maintenance. When in battle he served as a gunnery officer overseeing the 20 mm guns aft. He provides details of numerous att… more
Date: October 27, 2015
Duration: 47 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Barnhouse, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[Oral history interview with William Waybourn]

Description: Oral history interview with William Waybourn. Topics covered include: Waybourn's leadership roles with the Dallas Gay Alliance and the Resource Center Dallas, Gay Urban Truth Squad (GUTS) protests, the AIDS epidemic, and Waybourn's recollections about AIDS activist and Resource Center Dallas volunteer Duane Puryear.
Date: October 27, 2019
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Testa, Nino
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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