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Oral History Interview with Norris Jernigan, January 15, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Norris Jernigan. Jernigan enlisted in the Army Air Forces in June 1943. After basic training and being eliminated from flight training, Jernigan was assigned to the intelligence section of the 393rd Bomb Squadron in Nebraska before it was attached to the 509th Composite Group. He spent time in Wendover, Utah before going with the group to Tinian prior to the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan. Though he was in the intelligence s… more
Date: January 15, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Jernigan, Norris
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles Johnson, January 24, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Johnson. Johnson joined the Navy as soon as he finished high school in 1943. After training at Farragut, he was assigned to USS Colorado (BB-45). He boarded the Colorado in time for the Marshall Islands campaign and was still aboard for the Mariana Islands campaign. He was aboard when Colorado got hit by shore batteries off Tinian and kamikazes off Leyte. His duty station was in a bloier room or a powder room so he was we… more
Date: January 24, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Smith, January 29, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Kenneth Smith. Smith joined the Navy and was in boot training when the war ended. After training, he was assigned to USS Rutland (APA-192). He recalls a few anecdotes about being aboard ship, seeing part of Japan and hauling troops home after the war. Smith shares some of his Christian testimony and entered the seminary after returning to college after the war.
Date: January 29, 2020
Duration: 47 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Smith, Kenneth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Special Episode: 2020 Census 101 with Jennifer Pope and Marq Youngblood

Description: Interview with Jennifer Pope and Marq Youngblood for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan speaks with two representatives of the U.S. Census Bureau about the importance of the 2020 Census. Jennifer Pope, Partnership Specialist for the Dallas Regional Census Center, talks with Susan about the history of the U.S. Census and the crucial information it generates for states and local communities. Marq Youngblood, Regional Recruiting Coordinator for the Denver/… more
Date: January 15, 2020
Duration: 18 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan; Pope, Jennifer & Youngblood, Marq
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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