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Oral History Interview with Ernie Bowdre, September 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernie Bowdre. Bowdre joined the Navy in mid-1943. He served as a Storekeeper aboard a liberty ship and traveled to Noumea, New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. He was then assigned to USS President Jackson (APA-18). In 1943, they participated in the Bougainville Campaign, transporting troops from island to island. They landed troops in the reinforcement landing at Lingayen Gulf and Iwo Jima. Bowdre recalls the ship being hit by enemy f… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Bowdre, Ernie
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Ray William Rouch, September 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy William Rouch. Born in 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in July, 1942. He describes boot camp in San Diego, California. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. He describes the conditions on board ship en route to Camp Pakarariki, New Zealand. The Division was transported to Guadalcanal in January 1943. He talks about the deplorable living conditions on Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Tenaru River. He describes lan… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Rouch, Ray William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[BSU members filling out forms]

Description: Photograph of BSU members filling out forms, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows African American women sitting behind a blue table with sheets of white paper laid out in front of them. In front of the table a few people can be seen filling out the forms. The Black Student Union or BSU, (Previously the Coalition of Black Organizations, CoBO) is the presiding organization representing marginalized students of African descent at the University of North Texas. Their mission is to educ… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three BSU members]

Description: Photograph of three BSU members, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two African American men and one woman. The woman is in the middle with the two men on each side of her. The woman and the man to her right wear black t shirts and the man on the farthest left wears a collared shirt. They smile and pose in a room with a projector screen behind them. The Black Student Union or BSU, (Previously the Coalition of Black Organizations, CoBO) is the presiding organization representing ma… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Ernie Bowdre, September 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ernie Bowdre. Bowdre joined the Navy in mid-1943. He served as a Storekeeper aboard a liberty ship and traveled to Noumea, New Caledonia and Guadalcanal. He was then assigned to USS President Jackson (APA-18). In 1943, they participated in the Bougainville Campaign, transporting troops from island to island. They landed troops in the reinforcement landing at Lingayen Gulf and Iwo Jima. Bowdre recalls the ship being hit by enemy f… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Bowdre, Ernie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ray William Rouch, September 5, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy William Rouch. Born in 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in July, 1942. He describes boot camp in San Diego, California. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division. He describes the conditions on board ship en route to Camp Pakarariki, New Zealand. The Division was transported to Guadalcanal in January 1943. He talks about the deplorable living conditions on Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Tenaru River. He describes lan… more
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Rouch, Ray William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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