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Oral History Interview with Robert Donihi, October 13, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Donihi. Donihi was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school in 1934. During the Depression, he worked low wage jobs and lost his leg in an automobile accident while hitchhiking to Florida. His experiences influenced him to attend law school. He passed the Bar in 1941 and went to work in Tennessee. He was exempt from the draft, but was motivated to learn to fly under the Civil Air Patrol. He joined the… more
Date: October 13, 1996
Duration: 2 hours 32 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Donihi, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Showers, March 13, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Mac Showers. He joined the Navy after finishing school at the University of Iowa in August 1940. He signed up for the V-7 program and was commissioned an ensign in September 1941 after Midshipman School at Northwestern University. His first assignment took him to the intelligence center at the 13th Naval District in Seattle. He stayed in Seattle for six weeks hoping to get in with the public relations section. Instead… more
Date: March 13, 1998
Duration: 2 hours 36 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Showers, Donald Mac
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Victor Delano, March 13, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Victor Delano. Delano was appointed to the Naval Academy in June of 1937 and graduated with distinction in February of 1941 and was commissioned ensign. He was assigned to the gunnery department of the Fire Control Division aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48), where he was stationed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship was moored in the Harbor, and Delano provides vivid details of the attack and sinking of the West Virgin… more
Date: March 13, 1998
Duration: 51 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Delano, Victor
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Gill, October 13, 1996

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Gill. Gill was born in Pennsylvania 21 July 1920. He attended Pennsylvania State College and graduated in December 1942. He then reported to Ft Benning, Georgia to attend Infantry Officers Candidate School. Upon graduation in March 1943 he was commissioned and assigned to the 98th Infantry Division at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. While there he was assigned as an air-ground umpire during maneuvers and he explains the… more
Date: October 13, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Gill, William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Moore, March 13, 1998

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Moore. Moore joined the Army Air Corps in June 1937 and received flight training at Randolph and Kelly fields. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 77th Pursuit Squadron and arrived at Nichols Field in October 1940 as squadron commander. His squadron relocated to Clark Field, and on 8 December 1941 Moore was among the first pilots to fight Zeros, quickly learning that the P-40’s only advantage was speed. His squadr… more
Date: March 13, 1998
Duration: 3 hours 1 minute 58 seconds
Creator: Moore, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[Hispanic Experience, NCTC]

Description: Sound recording of the Hispanic Experience event held at the North Central Texas College (NCTC) campus in Gainesville, featuring presentations by Amelia Hernandez and Dr. Rudy Rodriguez.
Date: April 13, 1995
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
Location: 33.618792 -97.165940
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[City meeting with Curtis King]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a city council meeting at city hall with Curtis King speaking. The meeting was held April 13th 1998. The tape includes two tracks of audio that are noisy and intelligible beyond voice tonality.
Date: April 13, 1998
Duration: 28 minutes 05 seconds
Location: 32.776178 -96.797341
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[4th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert "I Believe I Can Fly", audio tape 1 of 3]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 4th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa celebration concert on December 13th, 1997. The tape includes two tracks of audio recorded from the performance. The audio is not entirely clear as if recorded from far away.
Date: December 13, 1997
Duration: 48 minutes 05 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[4th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa concert "I Believe I Can Fly", audio tape 3 of 3]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 4th annual Christmas and Kwanzaa celebration concert on December 13th, 1997. The tape includes one track of well recorded audio of Curtis King giving closing remarks and honoring individual students.
Date: December 13, 1997
Duration: 8 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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