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Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Description: Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably disch… more
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably disch… more
Date: May 23, 2015
Duration: 3 hours 7 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[News Script: Casket]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about authorities in New Jersey who exhumed the body of Patricia Giesick for what police hope will reveal the crucial clue in the woman' s bizarre hit and run traffic death at New Orleans three days after her marriage to a Texan.
Date: May 30, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Marijuana]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of two Texans who have stopped for speeding on the New Jersey Turnpike and have been arrested and charged with possession of 110 pounds of marijuana.
Date: September 5, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Empty streets]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Environmental protection agency which proposed traffic controls plan for eleven of the nation's metropolitan regions.
Date: June 15, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Giesick]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a former Dallas massage parlor owner who has been mentioned in the mysterious death of a bride in a New Orleans traffic accident.
Date: May 29, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders.… more
Date: May 10, 2000
Creator: Scheffel, Charles
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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