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[Morning Session During the 2nd Annual Colloquium]

Description: Sound recording of Oral History Association members conducting a morning session during the 2nd Annual Oral History Colloquium at Arden House in Harriman, New York.
Date: November 21, 1967
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Oral History Association
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Otto Keith Williams, November 21, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Otto Keith Williams. He was born on 10 December 1918 in Tacoma, Washington and after completing two years of college, during which he earned a private pilot's license, he was drafted into the Navy in February 1941 and completed flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas in July 1942. He then transferred into the Marine Corps and was sent to Glenview, Illinois where he completed carrier qualifications in October 1942. He joined… more
Date: November 21, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Williams, Otto Keith
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Ryan, November 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Ryan. Ryan joined the Navy in June 1944 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Santa Monica, a Merchant Marine ship, as part of the gunnery crew. His ship brought troops and supplies to the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Okinawa. Until a close encounter with kamikazes at Okinawa, Ryan’s service was uneventful. He recalls seeing beautiful tropical fish i… more
Date: November 21, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Ryan, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Martin Gonzales, November 21, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin Gonzales. Gonzales worked in an aircraft engine plant until he was drafted into the Army in 1943. He joined the 1st Cavalry Division in Australia and took part in the landings at the Admiralty Islands. Gonzales describes becoming a BAR man after the gunner was critically wounded. His unit was then sent to the Philippines and fought on Leyte and Luzon. Gonzales describes the living conditions and details fighting in Ma… more
Date: November 21, 2011
Duration: 3 hours 9 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Gonzales, Martin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Creed Coffee, November 21, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Creed Coffee. Coffee was in the Army ROTC at Texas Technological College, now Texas Tech in Lubbock, in 1941 and 1942. He was in the Corps of Engineers. He was on active duty beginning June of 1943. He completed Officers Candidate School in June of 1944 and commissioned a second lieutenant. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1327th Engineer General Service Regiment. Coffee served as a platoon leader and worked on a 200-mile se… more
Date: November 21, 2008
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Coffee, Creed
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ralph Fette, November 21, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ralph Fette. Fette was born on 28 January 1921 in Germany and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1927. He attended high school in Brooklyn, New York until 1937 at which time he quit to work with his father. He was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1941. After taking basic training in Georgia, he attended an airframe and engine school in Detroit, Michigan. Upon completion of the school, Fette left for oversea… more
Date: November 21, 2006
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Fette, Ralph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Lepinski, November 21, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Lepinski. Lepinski joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1943. He completed pilot training and graduated in April of 1944. He continued training in a B-26, and traveled to Birmingham, Britain to serve with a replacement crew. They completed several bombing missions. In the summer of 1945 Lepinski was assigned to a B-26 stationed under the Eiffel Tower in Paris during an exposition, demonstrating how they won the war for… more
Date: November 21, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Lepinski, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Wright, November 21, 2017

Description: Interview with James (Bud) Wright, an entomologist and inventor who has several patents. He received a PhD in Medical Entomology from Texas A&M in 1963 and worked in the field of printentomology. He specialized in neurohormonal mechanisms of metamorphosis and reproduction in economically damaging arthropods. He led the program that led to the eradication of the boll weevil. Married to Judy Wright, the two had a blended family of two sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren. The interview cov… more
Date: November 21, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 46 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Wright, James Elbert
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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[Oral history, Andelisio V. Lopez interview]

Description: Audio recording of oral history with Andelisio V. Lopez.
Date: November 21, 1976
Duration: 1 hour 50 seconds
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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