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Oral History Interview with Eleanor Brown, April 24, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Eleanor Brown. From early 1942 through 1944, Brown served as a general mechanics helper at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, and had completed flight training. In April, she joined the Women’s Air Service Pilots (WASPs) in Sweetwater, Texas. Brown graduated, though WASP was disbanded in December of that same year. She returned to Kelly Field and continued to work as the first woman mechanic at the Air Force Base.
Date: April 24, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Brown, Eleanor
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Edward Hyak, April 17, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Hyak. Hyak joined the Army Air Corps in August 1940 and received clerical training at Fort Logan. He received glider pilot training in Roswell. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 477th Bomb Group, where he served as a technical clerk assisting the first sergeant. In November 1942 he went to England, where he kept maintenance records and ran troubleshooting for the bomb group as an engineer clerk specialist. He re… more
Date: April 17, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Hyak, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[TBAAL "Gospel Gurls" concert audio tape]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the "Gospel Gurls" live performance over the weekend of April 8-9th, 2000 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The tape includes six female vocalists performing jazz, gospel and spiritual medleys.
Date: April 2000
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 02 seconds
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with John H. Camp, April 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John H. (Jack) Camp. Camp grew up in New Orleans and joined the Navy in August, 1943. Upon completion of training, Camp was selected for Hospital Corpsman school. In ealry 1945, Camp was ordered to go to Guam and work the in Fleet Hospital 103. He recalls receiving patients from the battle at Okinawa. In May, Camp was transferred to the USS South Dakota (BB-57). He was aboard when the task force the South Dakota was attached… more
Date: April 8, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Camp, John H
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some… more
Date: April 21, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ethel Blaine, April 24, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ethel ""Sally"" Blaine Millett. Millett grew up in Missouri and went to nurses training in San Diego, California. She volunteered for the Philippines in 1941. She witnessed the bombing at Clark Field. She took care of the soldiers wounded by Japanese strafing. When the bombing got too bad, the nurses left Statsenberg for Manila. Because of continued Japanese bombing all over the Philippines, the nurses had to keep moving as … more
Date: April 24, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Millett, Ethel Blaine
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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