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Oral History Interview with Daniel W. Jones, August 31, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Daniel Jones. Jones was at Harvard and at the end of his sophomore year in 1940, he joined the Navy under the V-7 program. After a cruise on the old battleship USS Wyoming to Guantanamo, Cuba he enterd midshipman's school in New York City. At the end of three months, he was commissioned an ensign and sent to the USS Wichita (flagship of Commander Cruiser Division 7) in January 1941. He was a communications officer and on the… more
Date: August 31, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 01 second
Creator: Jones, Daniel W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Clarence W. Masching, August 31, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clarence W. Masching. Masching was inducted into the Army in August 1942. He was trained as a medic and served in the Aleutian Islands. Masching talks about living in the harsh environment. He also discusses certain types of casualties and illnesses. Masching was then transferred back to the States to work in a general hospital for the remainder of the war. He was discharged in November 1945.
Date: August 31, 2010
Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Masching, Clarence W.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Stanley Bysiewicz, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Stanley Bysiewicz. Bysiewicz joined the Army Air Forces and attended gunnery school and bombardier school in Texas. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force as a replacement bombardier. He flew 50 missions out of San Pancrazio, Italy, disabling oil transportation between Romania and Munich, and damaging oil facilities in Romania. He also occasionally targeted military hardware facilities in Germany and ports in… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 32 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Bysiewicz, Stanley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Donald Buck, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Buck. Buck joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was assigned to a B-24 crew as a nose turret gunner. He flew his first mission with the 376th Bomb Group, 514th Bomb Squadron, in the fall of 1944 while stationed in San Pancrazio. On 7 February 1945 his plane was hit hard over Vienna after bombing an oil refinery. The pilot made a crash landing in a corn field in Yugoslavia, where Tito’s Partisans looked after them fo… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Buck, Donald
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Martin Goldfarb, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Martin Goldfarb. Goldfarb joined the Army Air Forces in December 1942 and learned to fly at Xavier University. Although he had experienced anti-Semitism during basic training at Fort Pickett, he was impressed with the respectful tone amongst the airmen, including their fair treatment of the Tuskegee Airmen, who saved Goldfarb’s life during a mission over Vienna. Flying with the 376th Bombardment Group (H) as a navigator, Gol… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 56 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Goldfarb, Martin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Kuehn, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Kuehn. Kuehn joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 and joined the 376th Bomb Group (H), 515th Bomber Squadron, based in San Pancrazio, Italy. Although he was an aviation mechanic, on 24 February 1944 he flew a mission as a substitute flight engineer. He was shot down over Austria, bailed out, and landed atop a snowy mountain near the border of Yugoslavia. He was picked up by Tito’s Partisans and spent four months hiking t… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 31 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Kuehn, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Dzwigalski, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Dzwigalski. Dzwigalski was born in River Rouge, Michigan on 25 February 1925. He was drafted into the US Army Air Forces in 1943. He graduated from Armament School at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado, Gunnery School in Harlingen, Texas, and was assigned to a B-24 crew. The crew was assigned to the 512th Bomb Squadron, 376th Heavy Bombardment Group in Bari, Italy during late summer 1944. He served as a ball turret gunner un… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Dzwigalski, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert McClean, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert McClean. McClean joined the Army Air Forces around 1941. He completed gunnery school and training in airplane mechanics. Beginning May of 1944, he served as a flight engineer with the 376th Bombardment Group. McClean completed 36 support and interdiction missions in Austria, Germany, Italy and Croatia.
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 49 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: McClean, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Miller, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Miller. Miller joined the Army Air Forces in December of 1941, after the war began. He worked in airplane maintenance, and served in Trinidad from early 1942 through mid-1943. He served as a flight engineer on B-24s. In December of 1943, Miller deployed to Naples, Italy and was assigned to the 376th Bombardment Group. He completed support and interdiction missions in Austria, Germany, Italy and Croatia.
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 58 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Miller, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Holley Midgley, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Holley Midgley. Midgley was born in June 1918. He was drafted into the US Army Air Corps in 1940, and completed the Aviation Cadet Program. Midgley served as a second lieutenant bombardier with the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group. His B-24 Liberator bomber was shot down over Bari, Italy on 16 July 1943. He was confined in a German prisoner-of-war camp in Chieti, Italy for twenty-two months, until liberated by General George Patton’… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Midgley, Holley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Vartanian, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Vartanian. Vartanian was born 21 August 1924. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in December 1942. He served as a B-24 bombardier/navigator, and shares details of his training. He traveled to Marseilles, France in early 1945. He speaks of witnessing animosity between American black troops and American white officers in Marseilles. He traveled to a replacement depot in Naples, Italy, then onto Bari. Vartanian flew all his mi… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Vartanian, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Wendell Wilkins, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wendell Wilkins. Wilkins joined the Army Air Forces around 1942. He completed radial engine and gunnery schools, and served as an aerial engineer. In 1943, Wilkins deployed to Italy. He completed 50 combat missions over Munich, North Italy, along Brenner Pass, Austria and Romania.
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Wilkins, Wendell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carl Yerian, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Carl Yerian. Yerian joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1942. He completed training as a pilot and received his wings in November of 1943. Yerian served as a B-24 pilot with the 376th Bombardment Group. He completed 51 combat missions over Italy, Austria, southern France and Germany. Yerian continued his service after the war ended, and participated in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He completed 32 years of service.
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Yerian, Carl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Erwin Wilhite, August 31, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Erwin Wilhite. Wilhite earned his wings in February of 1942. He then conducted anti-submarine patrols off the coast of Louisiana. Later, he served with the 376th Bombardment Group, piloting B-24s out of North Africa and Italy. He describes in vivid detail his first flight to Africa, landing in Khartoum in July of 1942. From there they traveled to Lydda, Palestine where they joined the Halverson Provisional (HALPRO) detachment. He… more
Date: August 31, 2012
Duration: 59 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Wilhite, Erwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jack Smalling, August 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Smalling. Smalling graduated in August of 1941 from the University of Texas with a degree in Chemical Engineering and a commission as ensign, Engineering Specialist in the Naval Reserve. He volunteered for submarine duty and served as a lieutenant commander aboard USS S-11 (SS-116). They conducted photoreconnaissance of Iwo Jima before the 1945 invasion, and detected and tracked the Japanese battleship Yamato prior to its be… more
Date: August 31, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Smalling, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[Unveiling Wisdom: Sue Parks' Library Odyssey]

Description: Audio recording of an interview with Sue Parks conducted by Justin Lemons. Sue unfolds the chapters of her library career journey, sharing the origins of her path and the driving forces that led her to pursue a career in libraries.
Date: August 31, 2023
Duration: 21 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Parks, Sue & Lemons, Justin
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Charting Paths: Shaun Seibel's Library Odyssey]

Description: A captivating exploration of Shaun Seibel's library career journey in this engaging interview with Justin Lemons. Shaun shares insights into the beginnings of his library career, discussing the pivotal moments and motivations that led him down this professional path.
Date: August 31, 2023
Duration: 7 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Seibel, Shaun & Lemons, Justin
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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