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Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004

Description: Interview with Alf Klaveness, a commanding officer on the destroyer USS Benham. Klaveness begins by discussing his family history after coming here from Norway and working for John Rockefeller; he answers questions about his role in the Navy and describes being in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.
Date: May 20, 2005
Creator: Walker, Tracy & Klaveness, Alf
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Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Burton Alvin Fowler, Jr., May 8, 2002

Description: Interview with Burton Alvin Fowler, Jr., a Sergeant in the united States Army during the Vietnam War. Fowler answers questions and elaborates about his experiences during training prior to being sent to Vietnam as well as memories he has of fighting the war and the opinions he brought back with him.
Date: May 8, 2002
Duration: 18 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Espinoza, Joni & Fowler, Burton Alvin, Jr.
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Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002

Description: Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date: May 7, 2002
Duration: 23 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Hamilton, April 17, 2004

Description: Interview with Ernest Hamilton, a veteran of World War II during the Battle of the Bulge, from Florence, Arkansas. Hamilton answers questions and explains his duties while in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge as well as time as a POW in Brandenburg. Hamilton says volunteered to go to Japan after the war was over and soon became involved in the Korean War.
Date: May 18, 2005
Creator: Walker, Tracy & Hamilton, Ernest
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Oral History Interview with Gary Hightower, April 13, 2001

Description: Interview with Gary Hightower, Signalman 1st Class Navy veteran of the Vietnam War originally from Baytown, Texas. Hightower answers specific questions concerning his time in Vietnam such as where he was stationed, what his job was, and if he had any scary combat moments; Hightower also explains his outlook on the war then, and in hindsight.
Date: May 15, 2003
Creator: Guest, Michael & Hightower, Gary
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Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with George Ellender, May 1976

Description: Interview with George Ellender, a longtime resident of Baytown, Texas after being born in Cedar Bayou, Texas in 1888. Ellender answers questions about his early life as well as the early growth of both Cedar Bayou and Baytown, and the impact of Hurricane Carla in 1961.
Date: May 1976
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Ellender, George & Fergerson, Elaine
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Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002

Description: Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, a paratrooper veteran of World War II, serving in Africa, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hannan answers questions regarding his service, such as the jumps he made over Italy and Holland. Also covered is his participation in liberating one of the German concentration camps.
Date: May 14, 2003
Creator: Meschede, Robert & Hannan, Gordon Patrick
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Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Description: Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. The transcript includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
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Oral History Interview with Johney L. Harvey, November 30, 2001

Description: Interview with Johney L. Harvey, a radio operator on a cargo ship during the Korean War. Harvey responds to questions concerning his service such as why he joined the Navy, training on the ship, life aboard the ship, etc. He goes on to talk about his work for KTRH radio station in Houston and later DuPont.
Date: May 3, 2003
Creator: Flores, Jessica & Harvey, Johney L.
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Oral History Interview with Lewis R. Guthrie, July 5, 2002

Description: Interview with Sergeant Major Lewis R. Guthrie, a United States Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Desert Storm, and actions in Somalia. Guthrie answers questions and expands on his many experiences during the wars he fought in, where he trained, the supplies and rations they were given, and the combat that he saw.
Date: May 4, 2003
Creator: Miller, Fawn & Guthrie, Lewis R.
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Oral History Interview with Raymond Barajas, April 18, 2004

Description: Interview with Raymond Barajas, an infantry veteran of the U.S. Army who was discharged after a training accident in 1943. The transcript includes a list of questions, which focus on Barajas's time in training, his subsequent injury, and impressions of his time in the service and war in general.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Barajas, Raymond
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Partner: Lee College
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