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Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition Dallas Mayor and City Council Election Candidate Screenings, Fred Blair, Vince Zubra, David Cain, Sandy Kress, James Fantroy, George Allen, and Kenneth Green, January 27, 1988

Description: A recording of the LGPC candidate screening interviews of candidates running for public office including Fred Blair(re-election as State Representative of District 110), Vince Zubra, Jr. (Constable of Precinct 1), David Cain (re-election as State Representative of District 7), Sandy Kress (re-election as Denton County Sheriff), James Fantroy (Constable of Precinct 8), a representative for George Allen (re-election to Justice of the Peace of Precinct 8 - Place 1), and Kenneth Green (State Repres… more
Date: January 27, 1988
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

Description: Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about t… more
Date: January 27, 2005
Duration: 58 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Gunterman, January 27, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joseph Gunterman. Gunterman joined the Navy in November of 1942. He completed Sound School, learning how to operate sound equipment on ships to detect underwater activity. In early 1943 he traveled to New Caledonia. From there he was assigned to the USS Zane (DMS-14), a high-speed mine sweeper. He provides some details of the ship, including weaponry aboard. They traveled to Tulagi, Suva, Fiji, provided escort duty and participat… more
Date: January 27, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Gunterman, Joseph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James J. Joyce, January 27, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James "Jim" Joyce. When Joyce finished high school, he joined the Navy in January, 1943. Soon, he was training with a naval construction battalion (Seabees), and was assigned to Banika Island in the Russell Islands in the Solomons where he served in a bakery and as a stevedore. He was attached to the 11th Construction Battalion. Eventually, Joyce headed for Okinawa and was there on D-day (1 April 1945). He escorted Japanese prisoners of war to Saipan and hea… more
Date: January 27, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Joyce, James J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Schroeder, January 27, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Schroeder. Schroeder joined the Army Air Forces and completed gunnery school and airplane mechanics school. Around 1943, Schroeder served with the 2nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron as a detached service with the 13th and 7th Air Forces. They traveled over Johnston Island, Eniwetok, the Philippines and Truk Lagoon.
Date: January 27, 2012
Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 01 second
Creator: Schroeder, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Elton Porter, January 27, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Elton Porter. Porter joined the Navy in late 1943. He completed Sonar School and Gunnery School, and volunteered for submarine service. Porter served as a Messman and Gunner’s Mate aboard USS Haddo (SS-255) around late 1944. He participated in their eighth and ninth war patrols, traveling through Pearl Harbor, the East China and Yellow seas. Porter received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: January 27, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 17 seconds
Creator: Porter, Elton
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James Sharkey, January 27, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Sharkey. Sharkey joined the Navy and served in a mobile antiaircraft unit at Pearl Harbor. He served at CINCPAC headquarters at Pearl Harbor.
Date: January 27, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Sharkey, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wallace Kelm, January 27, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Wallace Kelm. Kelm joined the Navy in September, 1938 and trained at San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the motor launch aboard USS Lexington (CV-2). Just before the war started, Kelm transferred to USS Hornet (CV-8) and was aboard for the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway. He also was aboard when Hornet went down during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. He was then assigned as a gunner aboard USS Princeton… more
Date: January 27, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Kelm, Wallace
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Mann, January 27, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Mann. Mann joined the Navy in August 1943. He describes becoming a member of a Navy choir company in boot camp and discusses the unique experiences that were associated with his assignment. Mann was then sent to school to become an Electrician’s Mate. He was then selected to join the V-12 program and describes his training and campus life at several schools. Mann was still in school when the war ended and was eventually… more
Date: January 27, 2016
Duration: 50 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Mann, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Rudolph Kraut, January 27, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Rudolph Kraut. Kraut joined the Navy in 1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and attended torpedo school in San Diego and submarine school in New London. He was assigned aboard USS Lizardfish (SS-373) and shares several anecdotes about his service aboard that boat. Kraut was transferred to USS Blueback (SS-326) before electing to be discharged on points.
Date: January 27, 2017
Duration: 58 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Kraut, Rudolph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Walter Hartman, January 27, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Hartman. Hartman joined the Navy in February of 1943. He trained to be a pilot in Pensacola, Florida and received his wings in February of 1944. He was commissioned and sent to Banana River Naval Air Station, Florida to fly PBMs. He joined Patrol Bombing Squadron 26 (VPB-26). Hartman served as both pilot and navigator. He provides some details of the PBM. His crew was sent to Okinawa to deliver a new PBM-5. They went … more
Date: January 27, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Hartman, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Floyd Fulkerson, January 27, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Floyd H. Fulkerson. In January, 1942, Fulkerson joined the Army Air Corps and went into flight training, graduating and being commissioned in September, 1942. From there, he went to train in B-25s in South Carolina. From there, he went overseas to Australia in September, 1943. He received transfer from B-25s to P-38s in Australia and was assigned to the 475th Fighter Group, 431st Fighter Squadron in January 1944. Fulkerson f… more
Date: January 27, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Fulkerson, Floyd H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James William (Bill) Harrison, January 27, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James William ""Bill"" Harrison. He begins by explaining how he joined the navy and started in San Diego without going to boot camp, then working on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack, then transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea, then he was transfered to Admiral Nimitz public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific, p… more
Date: January 27, 2005
Duration: 58 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Harrison, James William (Bill)
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Laurene Douglas, January 27, 1976

Description: Interview with Laurene Douglas, a former junior high teacher from Baytown, Texas. Mrs. Douglas answers questions regarding life in Baytown during the Depression and specific events such as Hurricane Carla in 1961.
Date: January 27, 1976
Duration: 25 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Maroney, James C. & Douglas, Laurene
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, January 27, 1977

Description: Interview with Loris Williams Gunn, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include the history of Mount Belvieu.
Date: January 27, 1977
Duration: 35 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Webber, Betsy & Gunn, Loris Williams
Partner: Lee College
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[Meeting regarding a property in the city of Dallas]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a city meeting regarding a piece of property in the city of Dallas that earns rent revenue and tenant revenue. The tape includes one track of audio that features a man leading the meeting but overall sound quality is quiet.
Date: January 27, 1999
Duration: 31 minutes 02 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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