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Oral History Interview with Clint Libby, January 10, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clint Libby. Libby was born in New Zealand in September 1946. During the war, his father was stationed there as a United States Marine. His grandmother remembers the Marines as well-mannered and generous. Their presence was a welcome relief to the local population, who feared a Japanese invasion. In fact, in the early years of the war, his mother had an emergency plan in place which involved riding a bicycle to a truck which… more
Date: January 10, 2007
Duration: 38 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Libby, Clint
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Pace, January 12, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene Pace. Pace was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on 14 April 1924. Upon joining the Navy in 1942, he went to boot camp at Sampson, New York. After attending Motor Machinist Mate’s school in Boston, he went to Bath, Maine where he reported aboard the USS Healy (DD-672). In January 1944 the ship joined Task Force 58 and participated in the invasion of the Marshall Islands. Pace tells of participating in various invasions… more
Date: January 12, 2007
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Pace, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Harrell, January 21, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Kenneth Harrell. Harrell joined the Marine Corps in August 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to the 1st Marine Division as a radio operator with the 1st Amphibious Tractor Battalion and first encountered enemy fire during a practice landing on Goodenough Island. With Chesty Puller, he walked across Cape Gloucester amidst sniper fire. Harrell transferred to the 6th Amphibious Tractor Battalion, la… more
Date: January 21, 2007
Duration: 48 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Harrell, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harry Longerich, January 23, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harry Longerich. Longerich was born in Germany in 1917 and immigrated to the United States. He attended the Stanton Military Academy and was an amateur radio operator. After opening a successful radio service store with celebrity customers, he sold the business in 1938 and enlisted in the Army in anticipation of the war. He attended basic training and learned CW operation at Fort Monmouth. He was stationed on Hawaii during t… more
Date: January 23, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Longerich, Harry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn Grote, January 25, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Glenn Grote. Born 11 November 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri, Grote was drafted 4 January 1943 and sent to Miami Beach, Florida for basic training. Upon completing basic he went to radio school at Scott Field, Illinois and aerial gunnery training at Wendover, Utah. From there, Grote went to a base in Colorado where he joined a new B-24 crew. He recalls going to Langley Field, Virginia for advanced crew training. Upon completion… more
Date: January 25, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Grote, Glenn
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Dragoni, January 30, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Dragoni. Dragoni joined the Army Aviation Cadet Training Program in August of 1943. He completed cadet training and gunnery school, though served as a Radar Navigator aboard a B-29. Beginning in December of 1944 he completed missions to Singapore out of a base in India. During one mission, their plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Singapore and they crash landed on Burma. They were later stationed on Guam, completing mi… more
Date: January 30, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Dragoni, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Liapes, January 17, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents and oral interview with Charles Liapes. Liapes was born in Newburg, New York 27 November 1921. Five of his brothers were in the service during World War II. Three were wounded and all returned home. In November 1942, Liapes volunteered for the Army and went to Fort McClelland for basic training. Upon completion of basic he traveled to England aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R-08) to attend a British Commando school. Completing the commando training he… more
Date: January 17, 2007
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Liapes, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Lindberg, January 26, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Lindberg. Lindberg joined the Marine Corps in January of 1942. He joined Carlson’s Raiders. In the spring and summer, they traveled through Midway, Fiji and New Caledonia. In November they conducted the Long Patrol on Guadalcanal, traveling through the jungle to Henderson Field, engrossed in combat with the Japanese and destroying enemy camps and equipment. They participated in the Bougainville Campaign in November of 194… more
Date: January 26, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Lindberg, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Eugene Morgan, January 25, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eugene Morgan. Morgan joined the Navy in December of 1941. Beginning in January of 1942 he served as Boatswain’s Mate Second Class and Master of Arms, aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). They participated in the New Guinea and Aleutian Islands Campaigns. From late 1942 into early 1945 they bombarded for invasions of Kwajalein, Guam, Saipan, Tinian, Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. In July of 1945 they successfully delivered atomic… more
Date: January 25, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Morgan, Eugene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Palmer, January 19, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Palmer. Palmer joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1942. He completed preflight, primary flight and ground school. From August through December of 1944, Palmer served as a second lieutenant pilot aboard a Curtiss C-46 Commando transporting B-29 engines and other cargo from Miami to Cairo, Egypt. This was a four-day round trip, which he made 3-4 times per month. In January of 1945 he was transferred to a base in India, a… more
Date: January 19, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Palmer, Daniel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edwin Swaney, January 11, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Swaney. Swaney was born in Linton, North Dakota on 21 September 1920. He describes the hardships he faced during the Depression. After high school, he attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa and graduated in 1942. Upon entering the US Navy in September 1942, he went to Columbia University to Midshipman’s School. He graduated as an ensign and reported to Solomon Island, Maryland for amphibious training. There, a… more
Date: January 11, 2007
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Swaney, Edwin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Carlo Didio, January 14, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carlo Didio. Didio joined the Navy in early 1942, having already worked as a patternmaker in the ship repair unit at the Norfolk Naval Yard. After basic training, he was stationed at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as a second class patternmaker. He commissioned and boarded the USS Kermit Roosevelt (ARG-16) as part of the repair crew at the Panama Canal. The ship then headed for Saipan. Didio then traveled to Okinawa, where … more
Date: January 14, 2007
Duration: 59 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Didio, Carl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Earl Kohlman, January 14, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Earl Kohlman. Kohlman joined the Navy in 1944 after beginning college in pre-med. Despite requesting to be a medic, after an aptitude test he was assigned to radio school. Upon completion, he narrowly missed being assigned to the USS Indianapolis (CA-35). He instead boarded the USS Langley (CVL-27), copying code around the clock and maintaining the ship’s antennae. His battle station was in the navigator’s compartment, where… more
Date: January 14, 2007
Duration: 56 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Kohlman, Earl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Zapalac, January 25, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Zapalac. Zapalac was born in Pasadena, California 27 April 1923. He joined the US Army in 1940 and received his basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas. Upon volunteering for parachute training he was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia where he qualified as a paratrooper. He then went to Fort Bragg, Kentucky and was assigned to the 506th Parachute infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. In 1943 the unit went to England and… more
Date: January 25, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Zapalac, George
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[24th Annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement" concert, tracks 1-15]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their their 24th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert held on January 14th, 2007 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The audio tape includes 15 tracks of gospel music performed live by the TBAAL choir and guest artist Kelly Price. Song titles listed in concert program.
Date: January 14, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 02 seconds
Location: 32.789971 -96.798679
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[24th Annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement" concert, tracks 1-15, 2]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their their 24th Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Concert held on January 14th, 2007 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The audio tape includes 15 tracks of gospel music performed live by the TBAAL choir and guest artist Kelly Price. Song titles listed in concert program.
Date: January 14, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 02 seconds
Location: 32.789899 -96.798596
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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