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What Was It Like in the Beginning? - The Beginnings of Youth Ministry During the 1960s in Churches of Christ

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Learn the story of the beginnings of youth ministry in 1963 at the College/University Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas. The initial philosophy, involvement and activities will be presented."
Date: September 17, 2012
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Heflin, Houston; Oglesby, Robert & Zickefoose, Ben H.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Preparing for Life's Storms - Changes Is Certain

Description: Lecture given Monday, February 17, 1997, 11:00 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 17, 1997
Duration: 56 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Scott, Pat
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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The Varieties and Illusions of Relgious Experience - Theological and Psychological Reflections

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2012, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Churches are filled with people struggling with faith. Faith can fail completely or become fragile and pathological. What is happening in these cases and what can we do to help? Two psychologists offer some answers."
Date: September 17, 2012
Duration: 45 minutes 01 second
Creator: Beck, Richard & McAnulty, David P.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with Rudy Rodriguez, November 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rudy Rodriguez. Rodriguez left high school and joined the Marine Corps in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He then received advanced infantry training and was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division as a rifleman. After deploying to Guam with the 21st Marine Regiment, Rodriguez learned that he could get out of mess duty and guard duty if he completed flame-thrower training and advanced to PFC. Upon completion of sp… more
Date: November 17, 2006
Duration: 49 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Rodriguez, Rudy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bernard Dillon, November 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bernard Dillon. Dillon joined the Navy in February of 1943. Around December of 1944 he completed radio operator training and was assigned to ACORN-24 in the Admiralty Islands. They constructed an airfield for patrol planes on Los Negros Island. Dillon assisted with construction and with copying Morse Code. He returned to the US in May of 1945, reenlisted and served another 2 years, receiving his discharge in late 1947.
Date: November 17, 2006
Duration: 54 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Dillon, Bernard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Liapes, January 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Charles Liapes. Liapes was born in Newburg, New York 27 November 1921. Five of his brothers were in the service during World War II. Three were wounded and all returned home. In November 1942, Liapes volunteered for the Army and went to Fort McClelland for basic training. Upon completion of basic he traveled to England aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R-08) to attend a British Commando school. Completing the commando training he… more
Date: January 17, 2007
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Liapes, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Hoffman, April 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Richard F. Hoffman. Hoffman was born 7 January 1922 in Seattle, Washington. While in college, he joined the Naval Reserve V-7 program. Upon graduation in June 1943, he reported to Great Lakes Naval Training Center, then to the Midshipman School at Columbia University. In November 1943 he was commissioned an ensign and sent to Antisubmarine Warfare schools in Miami and Key West. He subsequently joined the commissioning crew o… more
Date: April 17, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Hoffman, Richard F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Sleasman, February 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John F. Sleasman. Sleasman was born 16 June 1926 and joined the Navy in 1943. After attending boot camp at Sampson, New York he went to machinist school in Dearborn, Michigan. He then trained as a diver in Manhattan, New York and tells of the sunken USS Lafayette (AP-53) (formerly the SS Normandie) being used for training purposes. In 1944 he was sent to the ship salvage depot in Noumea, New Caledonia. Sleasman recalls worki… more
Date: February 17, 2006
Duration: 46 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Sleasman, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Neil Stiles, August 17, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with Neil Stiles. Stiles joined the Marine Corps in September 1941. After his first assignment at Norfolk, Stiles volunteered for training with the Fourth Raider Battalion. He shipped overseas with them in late 1943 to Espiritu Santo. He participated in the invasion of New Georgia. When the Raiders were reorganized, Stiles was assigned to the 4th Marines. He also recalls combat anecdotes from Guam and Okinawa. At Okinawa, Stiles was w… more
Date: August 17, 2003
Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Stiles, Neil
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Winter, May 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Winter. Winter joined the Navy around 1943, serving as a quartermaster aboard the USS Cronin (DE-704). Winter worked with the deck force, ordering all relevant supplies including paint, thinners, brushes, scrapers and more. They escorted convoys across the Atlantic to North Africa and Sicily. In December of 1944 they traveled through the Pacific, escorting freighters and aircraft carriers. Winter was discharged in early 1946. more
Date: May 17, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Winter, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Sidney Sherwood Yawn, June 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sid Yawn. Born in 1924, Yawn graduated from high school in 1941 with the intention of playing professional baseball. He describes learning of the attack on Pearl Harbor and enlisting in the Navy in 1942 despite being underage. After attending Storekeeper?s School, he was assigned to CUB 9 which was tasked with setting up supply bases for Marines on Guadalcanal. He was a Storekeeper First Class. His unit was part of the first… more
Date: June 17, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Yawn, Sidney Sherwood
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Rudd, August 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Rudd. Rudd was drafted in October 1942 and became a member of the Army Air Forces. He was sent to radio school and served as a radioman on a C-47 in the 83rd Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group. Rudd took part in the D-Day invasion and describes pulling gliders, dropping paratroopers, and evacuating wounded. He describes his duties and the type of equipment he used as a radioman. Rudd also describes how equipment was d… more
Date: August 17, 2006
Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Rudd, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Thomas C. Geary, August 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas C. Geary. Born 1 November 1917 in Victorville, California, Geary attended Calaveras high school in San Andreas graduating in 1935. In 1937, Geary graduated from junior college and enlisted in the Army Air Forces in April 1943 hoping to be a bombardier. After completing basic training at Kearns Army Air Base, Utah, he was sent to Utah State University in Logan and then Kingman, Arizona where he received gunnery trainin… more
Date: August 17, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Geary, Thomas C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Austin, September 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Austin. Austin joined the Navy and was commissioned as an ensign before being assigned to the USS Pope (DD-225 in the Philippines. He was there when the war started. Austin was aboard the Pope when she was attacked and sunk. He was rescued by a Japanese destroyer and made a prisoner of war. He was held on Java and then Makassar. He was around when Richard Antrim intervened during a beating of a POW (Antrim was awarded the … more
Date: September 17, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Austin, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Vicente Blaz, November 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Vicente Blaz. Blaz was a child during the Japanese occupation of his native Guam. He describes how he and his family lived under constant fear. Blaz discusses how he was forced to join a labor battalion as a young teenager. He talks about how he dug caves and cleared jungle for an airstrip. Blaz describes the hardships endured including lack of food and proper clothing. He discusses the return of the US military and the rapi… more
Date: November 17, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Blaz, Vicente
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Goss, September 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Goss. Goss joined the Marine Corps in April of 1943. He joined the Marine Raiders, training in boat landings and as a mortar man. He traveled to New Caledonia and Guam, and participated in the invasion of Saipan in June of 1944. He shares a number of anecdotal stories about general life in the service. He was discharged in December of 1945.
Date: September 17, 2005
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Goss, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray Harrison, September 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Harrison. Born in 1922, he joined the Marine Corps in December 1941. He describes his battle experiences on Guadalcanal as well as the supply shortages and Japanese naval shelling. He contracted malaria there. He also talks about the Japanese night attacks on Guadalcanal and Tulagi. He describes landing on Tarawa. Assigned to man a machine gun on top of an amphibious tractor in the first wave of the invasion, he was inju… more
Date: September 17, 2006
Duration: 38 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Harrison, Ray
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Horace Johnson, September 17, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Johnson. Johnson joined the Navy in February 1942 and received basic training in Norfolk. Upon completion, he was assigned to the Seabees and sent to Port Hueneme. From there he set sail for the Pacific, where he constructed airstrips and aviation refueling stations in Suva, Funafuti, and Samoa. He returned to the States on 8 June 1944, and his battalion was decommissioned. Johnson did a second tour, stationed at an a… more
Date: September 17, 2016
Duration: 31 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Horace
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Lajzer, September 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Lajzer. Lajzer volunteered for service in the Army. Lajzer was assigned to a tank unit and trained at Fort Knox and in Louisiana before shipping out to the Philippines in late 1941. He was present at Clark Field when the Japanese attacked. He describes his retreat to Bataan and his activities there until he was surrendered. He also speaks of the six days he marched on the Bataan Death March out of Bataan. Once he was … more
Date: September 17, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Lazjer, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Janus Poppe, September 17, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dr. Janus Poppe. Poppe was born in the Netherlands in 1916. As a teenager, he worked as a mechanic for a ship building company. After high school, he attended a Dutch Marine academy for two years. In the mid-1930s, he served as a Deck Officer aboard a ship that traveled around the world twice. He later worked for a shipping company in the Dutch East Indies. In May of 1940, he was traveling in the middle of the Pacific when word a… more
Date: September 17, 2006
Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Poppe, Janus
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Archie Mayes, December 17, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Archie Mayes. Mayes joined the Missouri National Guard in 1938 and, when the Guard was federalized, travelled with his unit, the 35th Infantry Division, to Arkansas for training. In 1942, Mayes went to Officer Candidate School and earned a commission. Afterwards, he was assigned to the 160th Combat Engineer Battalion as the battalion S-3 (operations officer). He travelled overseas to England in July and landed in France in August… more
Date: December 17, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Mayes, Archie S.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Howard Brandenburge, February 17, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Howard R. Brandenburge. In January 1942 he transferred into the Army Air Force and began basic training at Shepherd Field and finished at Foster Field, graduating in February 1944. He received his wings and commission. He went to California and flew P38s, P39s, P40s and P51s. He loaded the P51s onto a small carrier in Pearl Harbor and moved to Tinian Island in March 1945. After Iwo Jima was secured they flew there to serve as esc… more
Date: February 17, 2005
Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Brandenburge, Howard R.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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