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Oral History Interview with Edith Chamberlin, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edith Chamberlin. Chamberlin’s mother was from Poland, her father was from England, and she was born in Shanghai, China. Her father was a cinematographer and was offered a job in the movie industry in the Philippines. She speaks of their life in the Philippines prior to the war. After the Japanese invaded the Philippines, she and her family were taken to Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila. They remained there from January of 1… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Chamberlin, Edith
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dwight Clark, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dwight Clark. Clark was born into a family of ten children in New Carlisle, Indiana. Upon being drafted into the Army in February 1943 he underwent basic training, which was followed by attending weapons school at Camp Hood, Texas. In school he learned to be a gunsmith and artillery mechanic. After eighteen months of training, his unit, the 672nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, was sent to Fort Ord, California where they had am… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Clark, Dwight
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ann Drake, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ann Drake. Drake was born in the Philippines on 31 August 1937. Her mother was from North Borneo and her father was an American. In 1941 the family lived to Manila and she recalls 8 December 1941 when the Japanese began bombing the city. She fondly remembers her father saying goodbye to the family for it was the last time they ever spoke to him. She recalls the Japanese taking her mother and siblings to Santo Tomas internmen… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 49 minutes
Creator: Drake, Ann
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with H. G. Eastwood, December 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with H.G. Eastwood. Eastwood was attending Eastern New Mexico University in 1941. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and trained at Farragut, Idaho where he graduated from the navigator school. He was sent to New Caledonia and assigned to PT boats (USS PT-247). He describes the armament and propulsion of the 70 foot Higgins boat and the actions and procedures of the navigator during a torpedo attack run. He … more
Date: December 31, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Eastwood, H. G.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Don Ennis, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Don Ennis. Ennis was born in 1931 in Manila, Philippines. Ennis and his family were living in Manila in December 1941. He recalls daily air raids until the occupation of Manila by the Japanese at the end of December. In January of 1942 his father was interned in Santo Tomas Internment Camp. The remainder of their family was placed under house arrest and by May of 1943 they were all issued orders to report for internment at Santo … more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Ennis, Don
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Susan Magnuson DeVoe, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Susan Magnuson DeVoe. DeVoe completes this interview with her sister Karen Magnuson. She shares her family’s story of residing in an internment camp in Manila for 2 years. Her parents were citizens of the United States, and traveled to Manila, where her father was manager for Know Brothers Uber Alles, an import/export company in 1938. Susan and Karen were both born in the Philippines. Her mother was 7 months pregnant with Susan w… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 32 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: DeVoe, Susan Magnuson
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Fred Fullerton, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Fullerton. Fullerton joined the Army in September of 1941. He served with the 75th Ordnance Company at the Ordnance Depot in Fort Santiago, Manila, Philippines. From there he was assigned to the island of Bohol with the 81st Division of the newly organized Philippine Army as an instructor. In January of 1942 his division was sent to Iligan, where they ran out of ordnance supplies. His job was to search for and purchase mater… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 38 seconds
Creator: Fullerton, Fred
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Hencke, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Hencke. Hencke joined the Army in 1942 and served with the Armored Force at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He joined the 12th Armored Division, 44th Tank Battalion. They traveled to New Guinea, where he shares details of his living and food accommodations. He participated in a rescue operation of prisoners in Leyte. In February of 1945 they were the first tank battalion to enter the city of Manila and liberated American and Allied civ… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 56 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Hencke, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Mendez, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Mendez. Mendez joined the Army in 1940. He joined the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. In the spring of 1943 Mendez traveled to Brisbane, Australia, clearing eucalyptus forest and setting up camp for the division, where he remained for six months. In October they went to New Guinea for a few months training in jungle warfare, then on to the Admiralty Islands through October of 1944. He provides details of his li… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 43 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Mendez, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Neville Stopford, January 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Neville Stopford. Stopford was born in Manila, Philippine Islands in 1932. He attended a boarding school in Baguio. Soon after the 1941 invasion, the Japanese ordered all those captured to pack a few personal belongings and they were marched and interned at camp John Hay. The captives were separated into two groups, women and children in one group and men in the other. No members of his family were with him as they were inte… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 42 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Stopford, Neville
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Wilson, January 31, 2002

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John Wilson. Wilson was born in the Philippines and graduated high school there in 1939. Upon graduating, he enrolled in the University of Wisconsin and participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. He graduated and took his commission in the Army in 1943. After Officer Candidate School (OCS), he was assigned to an engineering unit slated to participate in the invasion of the Philippines. He eventually landed on Luzon. On Luzon he was as… more
Date: January 31, 2002
Duration: 36 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Wilson, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Richard Bischoff, July 31, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Bischoff. Bischoff joined the Army in December of 1942. He served with the 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion. They arrived in England in April of 1944. They invaded Normandy on D-Day plus 2. Bischoff and his unit fought across France and into Germany during the summer and early winter of 1944. In December they participated in the Ardennes Campaign, ending the war near the Czechoslovakian border. Bischoff returned to the US a… more
Date: July 31, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 34 seconds
Creator: Bischoff, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Herzog, May 31, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Herzog. Herzog joined the Army in April of 1943. He trained in the Signal Corps to work as a lineman. In October of 1943 he traveled to England. He provides details of his travels and accommodations overseas, aboard the troop ship Alexandria. In October Herzog was assigned to an Army Air Forces B-26 unit and prepared for the Normandy landings scheduled for June of 1944. They traveled to a chateau in Northern France, where h… more
Date: May 31, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Herzog, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Gladys Winkleman, July 31, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gladys Winkleman. Winkleman was born on 10 March 1919 in Lytle, Texas. She met her husband, Meryl, while working at her parent’s restaurant after she graduated from high school. They were married on 16 October 1939. Her husband worked for Exxon before the war and enlisted in the Marines in October 1942. After her husband enlisted she moved back in with her parents. Before her husband was shipped overseas (February/March 1943… more
Date: July 31, 2005
Duration: 2 hours 46 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Winkleman, Gladys
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Description: Interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Duration: 58 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Rose Dern, March 31, 2022

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Rose Dern. Dern enlisted in the WAVES and went to Madison Wisconsin to train in communications. After training, Dern was stationed close to home at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. She then went to a communications station on Maui. Dern was discharged when the war ended.
Date: March 31, 2022
Duration: 53 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Dern, Rose
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[The Economic Imperative: A Look Into the Future]

Description: Sound recording of Dr. M. Ray Perryman's seminar, "The Economic Imperative: A Look Into the Future," part of the Texas Association of Museums' annual meeting held in Waco from March 31-April 3, 1993.
Date: [1993-03-31,1993-04-03]
Duration: 57 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Episode 27: Dr. Bert Hayslip

Description: Interview with Dr. Bert Hayslip for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan interviews Dr. Bert Hayslip, Regents Professor Emeritus in UNT’s Psychology Department. Dr. Hayslip explains how an experience he had in a nursing home as a child motivated him to pursue a career working with older adults. He discusses with Susan some of the influences on memory and the ways in which we understand memory in later life. Dr. Hayslip explains why he dislikes the term “s… more
Date: October 31, 2019
Duration: 41 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan & Hayslip, Bert
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Oral history interview with Mike Grossman]

Description: Oral history interview with Mike Grossman. Topics covered include: Grossman's early life in Minneapolis, his failed marriage to a woman, his long term relationship with his late partner George and his coming out as gay, his involvement with fundraisers for services to support the gay and lesbian community in Dallas, his friendship with Lory Masters, and his work with The Dallas Way and EDUCARE.
Date: March 31, 2019
Duration: 2 hours 33 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Testa, Nino
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Episode 8: OLLI 101

Description: Interview with Stephanie Reinke, Andrea Tuckness, and Jordan Williams for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. This special episode of the podcast features an overview of the OLLI at UNT program. Susan is joined by three staff members of UNT's Lifelong Learning & Community Engagement department who are responsible for overseeing the program: Director Stephanie Reinke, Assistant Director Andrea Tuckness, and Communications Specialist Jordan Williams. Together, they explain the p… more
Date: January 31, 2019
Duration: 18 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan; Reinke, Stephanie; Tuckness, Andrea & Williams, Jordan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Andrew Brosh, Sr., March 31, 2001

Description: Interview with Andrew Brosh, Sr., a veteran of the U.S. Army from Karnes County, Texas who served in World War II. Brosh describes his time in basic training and experiences serving in Europe, as well as seeing American prisoners of war.
Date: March 31, 2001
Duration: 47 minutes 01 second
Creator: Eakin, Elizabeth & Brosh, Andrew, Sr.
Partner: Lee College
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[Steven Fromholz - Live]

Description: Audio recording of Steven Fromholz - Live, 1994.
Date: December 31, 1994
Duration: 50 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Fromholz, Steven
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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