Oral History Interview with Usan Fannett, April 20, 2003

Oral History Interview with Usan Fannett, April 20, 2003

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Description

Interview with Usan Fannett, a United States Marine during World War II who served in the Pacific theater. Fannett talks about the places that he was sent including the Aleutians, Saipan, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc. and the fighting that took place. Towards the end of the interview Fannett talks about what they did in order to get rid of the aircraft.

Physical Description

3 sound recordings (1 hr., 39 min., 32 sec.) : digital

Creation Information

Childers, D. & Fannett, Usan April 20, 2003.

Context

This audio recording is part of the collection entitled: Lee College Oral Histories and was provided by the Lee College to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 37 times. More information about this recording can be viewed below.

Interviewer

Childers, D.

Interviewee

Fannett, Usan

Named Person

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Fannett, Usan (Dick)

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Lee College

Lee College was established as a two-year Junior College in 1931 by the Goosecreek Independent School District, in Baytown. It was created to provide an educational opportunity for students who could not afford it otherwise.

Titles

Main Title: Oral History Interview with Usan Fannett, April 20, 2003
Series Title: Baytown Veteran Oral Histories

Description

Interview with Usan Fannett, a United States Marine during World War II who served in the Pacific theater. Fannett talks about the places that he was sent including the Aleutians, Saipan, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc. and the fighting that took place. Towards the end of the interview Fannett talks about what they did in order to get rid of the aircraft.

Physical Description

3 sound recordings (1 hr., 39 min., 32 sec.) : digital

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Language

English

Item Type

Sound

Identifier

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Accession or Local Control No: VT029
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth845226

Relationships

Oral History Interview with Usan Fannett, April 20, 2003, ark:/67531/metapth845045

Collections

This recording is part of the following collection of related materials.

Lee College Oral Histories

These oral histories from Lee College cover three separate physical collections: the Baytown World War II Collection, the Baytown Veteran's Oral History Collection, and the Oral Histories of the Citizens of Baytown.

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