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Oral History Interview with Melvin Dusek, November 14, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Melvin Dusek. Dusek left college to join the Army in May 1943 and received basic training at Camp Maxey. He then received nine months of engineering training, specializing in rebuilding war-torn infrastructure. In September 1944 he was sent to the battlefield in Belgium with the 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division. He was hit by shrapnel from a German tank and was discovered 30 minutes later by German soldiers. H… more
Date: November 14, 2000
Duration: 55 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Dusek, Melvin
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Warren Elder, November 2, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Elder. Elder joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1941. In March, he deployed to the Philippines, and was stationed at Clark Field. After the attack on the Philippines, Elder served as a gunner in defending Bataan and Corregidor, surrendering to the Japanese in May of 1942. He was captured and held a prisoner of war at Bilibid Prison and Cabanatuan Camp, until liberated in early 1945. He returned to the US, and contin… more
Date: November 2, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 01 second
Creator: Elder, Warren
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Karl Everitt, November 20, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Karl Everitt. Everitt joined the Navy in June of 1942. He served aboard the USS Electra (AKA-4), and worked on a salvage boat. They participated in the invasion landings on North Africa. He was transferred to shore in England, and assigned to the USS LST-48. Everitt participated in the Normandy landings. He was then assigned to join the 3rd Army, and participated with them through the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to the US in… more
Date: November 20, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Everitt, Karl
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Larry Pierce, November 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Larry Pierce. Pierce graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1938 and began his career as a gunnery officer aboard USS Chester (CA-27). In 1940 he boarded USS Buck (DD-420) as assistant engineer, commissary officer, assistant gunnery officer, electrical officer, and a member of the examination board. In 1941 he enrolled in flight school, specializing in low-altitude scouting missions. In the Pacific War, Pierce flew SOCs, OC2… more
Date: November 8, 2000
Duration: 3 hours 6 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Pierce, Larry
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bill Meyers, November 9, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Bill Meyers. Meyers entered the Naval ROTC program at the University of California in 1930. Beginning in 1932, he served two years as Quartermaster aboard the SS Monterey. He returned to college in 1934, received his commission through the NROTC in 1936, and graduated in 1937. In 1940 he served as the Gunnery Officer and Assistant Navigator aboard the USS Aldebaran (AF-10). They transported cargo between the West Coast and the Ha… more
Date: November 9, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Meyers, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hadwick Thompson, November 28, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hadwick Thompson. Thompson joined the Navy in 1939 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to steward school because he was African American. He boarded the USS Ramsay (DM-16), which broke down twice en route to Pearl Harbor. Thompson became the number-one loader in charge of a four-inch mid-ship gun. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, he shot at planes while a lieutenant loaded ammunition … more
Date: November 28, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Thompson, Hadwick
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Don Lamanna, November 22, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Don Lamanna. Lamanna joined the Navy in November 1942 and was transferred to hospital corps school in Alabama, where he tended to casualties of flight training. He then attended field medical school at Camp Elliot. Upon completion, he was assigned to a medical battalion in the V Amphibious Corps where he worked as an orderly in hospitals. He landed on Saipan on the eighth day of the invasion and worked at an abandoned Japane… more
Date: November 22, 2000
Duration: 46 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Lamanna, Don
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Ryan, November 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Ryan. Ryan joined the Navy in June 1944 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Santa Monica, a Merchant Marine ship, as part of the gunnery crew. His ship brought troops and supplies to the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Okinawa. Until a close encounter with kamikazes at Okinawa, Ryan’s service was uneventful. He recalls seeing beautiful tropical fish i… more
Date: November 21, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Ryan, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka, November 8, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka. Ohtsuka begins by describing growing up in Japan in the 1930s. Then he describes military training in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He volunteered for service in the Navy in March, 1945. Ohtsuka recalls his military training school being bombed by the Americans. He also speaks about his impressions of the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan. Ohtsuka emigrated to the UNited States in 1967 to study English at th… more
Date: November 8, 2000
Duration: 49 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Ohtsuka, Bunichi
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Reas, November 17, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Reas. Reas grew up in Indiana and Ohio and enlisted in the Navy in 1938. After training, he boarded the USS Houston (CA-30) at Charleston, South Carolina. He was assigned to the aviation unit. On February 28, 1942, he survived the bombing and sinking of the ship. He and other survivors in life rafts were picked up by the Japanese the next day and taken to Java as a prisoner of war. He was taken to a ship and then back t… more
Date: November 17, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 18 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Reas, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cornelius D. Wiens. Wiens grew up in Montana and Kansas and was drafted into the Army in 1944. After completing training, he departed about the Sea Snipe for the Philippines. His first landing was at Leyte, where he remained fighting for three months. He describes coming to land on the small landing craft. From Leyte he went to Negros, then Masbate, and finally Mindanao. He describes the Japanese soldiers who were unwilling … more
Date: November 26, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Wiens, Cornelius D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2000

Description: Interview with Elaine Crider Hunt from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes her stories of the origins of Crider's Rodeo and Dancehall in Hunt, Texas, and an annual summertime rodeo and dance that continues weekly.
Date: November 1, 2000
Duration: 43 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Hurt, Elaine Crider
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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[Journey of Opportunities: An Interview with Gayla Byerly on her Career and Role as a Library Liaison]

Description: Audio recording of an interview with Gayla Byerly as she recounts her professional journey, from a Graduate Assistant to her significant role as a Library Liaison in the English Department at UNT. Gain insights into the abundance of opportunities she encountered at UNT and discover the motivations behind her decision to pursue the librarian liaison role. Explore her valuable experiences, job insights, and the unique perspective she brings to the University of North Texas community.
Date: 2000-11/2016
Duration: 13 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Byerly, Gayla & Gieringer, Morgan Davis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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