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Oral History Interview with Orville Schwanger, September 27, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orville Schwanger. Schwanger joined the Army Signal Corps around 1942. He completed radio repair training. From 1943 through the end of the war, Schwanger traveled to Brisbane, Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Leyte Gulf. On the islands, he set up and worked in radio repair shops. He received his discharge in 1946.
Date: September 27, 2018
Duration: 35 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Schwanger, Orville
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Oellerich, March 27, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Oellerich. Oellerich joined the Navy in 1943 after he finished high school. After basic training, he attended quartermaster school to learn to navigate. Upon completion, he headed for Houston to join USS LSM-2. After training, they shaped course for Hawaii. After loading supplies, they headed for the Philippines to support the various invasions. He also made the invasion of Okinawa where his LSM ferried supplies from … more
Date: March 27, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Oellerich, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Ulery, July 27, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Ulery. Ulery joined the Army in December of 1945. In March 1946 he was sent to Le Havre, France. He served with the 3rd Infantry Division, Artillery Band in Bad Wildungen, Germany. Ulery played the sousaphone in the band, and they traveled all over the American Zone of Germany. He was in Nuremberg when the war criminals were sentenced to death. Ulery shares details of his 13 months living and working in Germany after the w… more
Date: July 27, 2018
Duration: 21 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Ulery, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Episode 3: Annette Becker

Description: Interview with Annette Becker for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan speaks with Annette Becker about her work as director of the Texas Fashion Collection at UNT.
Date: December 27, 2018
Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Supak, Susan & Becker, Annette
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Jack M. Lyons, April 27, 2018

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack M. Lyons. He discusses his childhood and growing up during the Great Depression and what led him to join the Us Naval Aviation program. He describes his experiences in flight school, basic training and fighting in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: April 27, 2018
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Lyons, Jack M. & Misenhimer, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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