10 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 10
transcript

Oral History Interview with Hadwick Thompson, November 28, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hadwick Thompson. Thompson joined the Navy in 1939 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to steward school because he was African American. He boarded the USS Ramsay (DM-16), which broke down twice en route to Pearl Harbor. Thompson became the number-one loader in charge of a four-inch mid-ship gun. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, he shot at planes while a lieutenant loaded ammunition … more
Date: November 28, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Thompson, Hadwick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Merrill Pierce, November 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Merrill Pierce. Pierce entered the Navy in September, 1941 and was in training when the war started. His assignment was with the Armed Guard and he rode a tanker to Hawaii. He switched ships and hauled molasses up from Chile. On another ship, he carried bombs to Australia and India. Next they hauled a load of jute to New York. He landed at Peleliu and worked as a stevedore. When the war ended, Pierce was tasked with dumping … more
Date: November 28, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Pierce, Merrill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Philip Lapaglia, November 28, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip Lapaglia. As an only child, Lapaglia was exempt from the draft, but he enlisted with the Army Air Forces upon learning that they were looking for aviation cadets. After completing pre-flight training, he learned that they were looking for Romance language translators, so he went to Camp Richards for intelligence school as a speaker of French and Italian. The need for translators suddenly dropped following the surrende… more
Date: November 28, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Lapaglia, Philip
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Clarence Kendall, November 28, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clarence Kendall. Upon graduating from the University of Missouri in 1942, Kendall enrolled in Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School at Notre Dame. His first assignment was on the USS Stack (DD-406) as an assistant gunnery officer. He recounts dramatic details of the Battle of Vella Gulf and feels that his success in combat was due to his diligent studies and mastery of technology such as radar. Kendall transferred to the USS Es… more
Date: November 28, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Kendall, Clarence
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Edith Scott, November 28, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edith Scott. Scott graduated from high school in 1942. She began nursing school in October of 1943 at John Sealey College of Nursing (now the University of Texas Nursing School) in Austin. She joined the US Cadet Nurse Corps and graduated in 1946, after the war ended. She describes in detail her experiences through nursing school and corps training. Scott also notes that there were several Japanese ladies going through training w… more
Date: November 28, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Scott, Edith
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesse Copeland, November 28, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with Jesse Copeland. Copeland joined the Navy in June, 1943. In September, Copeland was assigned to USS Haskell (APA-117) as a radio operator. Copeland made the invasion of Luzon in January, 1945 and provided shore to ship radio communication. He did the same at Okinawa. He remained with the Haskell throughout the war and upon returning to the US, was discharged in December, 1945.
Date: November 28, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Copeland, Jesse O.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
transcript

[Leonard Arnold III]

Description: Audio recording of Leonard Arnold III. Written on CD plastic: Leonard Arnold III, Leonard Arnold. 1. Working On The Line. 2. Break From The Blues. 3. Oessano. 4. Della. 5. Show Me You Nekkid. 6. Going Back To Texas. 7. Sent The Devil Packin'. 8. Bloomer Puddin Pie. 9. Hill On The Mood. 10. I Love You. Written on CD: Recorded in The Woods. Trail Koss Production. Leonoard Arnold III, "The Turd."
Date: November 28, 2007
Duration: 38 minutes 01 second
Creator: Arnold, Leonard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
transcript

[Leonard Arnold II]

Description: Audio recording of Leonard Arnold II. Written on CD plastic: Leonard Arnold II, Leonard Arnold. 1. Honey Dew. Skinny Dippin'. 3. Laverta. 4. Maggie. 5. Baby Let Me In. 6. Ain't No Gas. 7. Where'd I Get These Blues. 8. Money Up Front. 9. I'm Doin' Aright. 10. A One Armed Rockin' Chair. Written on CD: Recorded in The Woods. Trail Koss Production. Leonoard Arnold II.
Date: November 28, 2007
Duration: 40 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Arnold, Leonard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
transcript

Oral History Interview with Lorraine Silva, November 28, 1976

Description: Interview with Lorraine Silva, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Chambers County and Anahuac, Texas.
Date: November 28, 1975
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Roland, Ann & Silva, Lorraine
Partner: Lee College
Back to Top of Screen