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Oral History Interview with Sam D. Jones, January 22, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sam D. Jones. Jones joined the Army in 1937. He served with the 12th Field Artillery at Fort Sam Houston. Jones details his duties caring for the horses and how caissons operated. He discusses camp life and talks about the exercises his unit participated in. Jones tells an interesting story about his last ride before his horse was retired and tells how that horse was given a military burial many years later. He left the Army… more
Date: January 22, 2006
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Jones, Sam
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Invisible Children/Visible God - The Crisis of Children in Sub-Sahara Africa

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Whether impacted by the massive AIDS epidemic, or abducted from their homes, children in sub-Sahara Africa face a dangerous existence. What can and should Christians do to save these 'little ones?'"
Date: February 21, 2006
Duration: 52 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Jones, Milton
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with Charles E. Jones, October 4, 2006

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles E. Jones. With his father's consent, Jones joined the Marine Corps in Tennessee when he was 15 years old in 1940. When he finished training at Parris Island, South Carolina, he was assigned to the Fourth Defense Battalion at Guantanimo Bay, Cuba. In November, 1941, his unit was assigned to Wake Island. He was at Pearl Harbor en route to Wake Island when the Japanese struck Hawaii on 7 December 1941. Jones describes h… more
Date: October 4, 2006
Duration: 29 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Jones, Charles E.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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