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Oral History Interview with O. H. King, September 28, 2002

Description: Interview with O. H. "Karl" King of Fort Worth, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. King recalls memories of his travels, the Japanese attack on Clark Field, the Battle for Bataan, and when he was a Japanese prisoner-of-war. He also talks about other experiences he had while serving in the Marines and his life before and after the war.
Date: September 28, 2002
Creator: Graham, Eddie & King, O. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Braden from Dallas, Texas. He discusses his time in the Airforce during WW2. Mr. Braden start with his time training to be a navigator before his first mission in Tokyo, Japan. David Braen describes dropping messages over Japanese cities urging Japanese people to plead for their leaders to surrender and to evacuate before the U.S. burns the cities to the ground. After the Japanese government surrendered and the war was… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Braden, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Braden from Dallas, Texas. He discusses his time in the Airforce during WW2. Mr. Braden start with his time training to be a navigator before his first mission in Tokyo, Japan. David Braen describes dropping messages over Japanese cities urging Japanese people to plead for their leaders to surrender and to evacuate before the U.S. burns the cities to the ground. After the Japanese government surrendered and the war was… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Duration: 58 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Braden, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bill Cantrell, September 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Cantrell, where he discusses his childhood and education and what led to his decision to join the Marines. He describes his experiences flying airplanes and living on ships in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: September 2001
Creator: Cantrell, Bill & Nichols, Chuck
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Hoe, September 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Hoe where he discusses his childhood and education, and what led him to join the Navy. He describes his experiences in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Hoe, Robert & Alexander, William J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Sanford B. Hunt, September 22, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Sanford B. Hunt discussing his childhood and education and what led to his decision to join the Marine Corp. He describes his experiences fighting in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: September 22, 2001
Creator: Hunt, Sanford B. & Pickard, Kevin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Thomas H. Boruff, September 28, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas H. Boruff where he discusses his childhood and what led him to join the Air Force and what he had to go through for training. He describes his experiences flying airplanes in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: September 28, 2002
Creator: Boruff, Thomas H. & Bryk, Clarence
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert O. Andrews, September 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert O. Andrews where he discusses his childhood and education and what led him to join the Air Force. He describes his experiences in the Pacific Theatre and over Asia during World War two.
Date: September 20, 2003
Creator: Andrews, Robert O. & Alexander, William J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Hensel, July 21, 2022

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Hensel. Hensel was drafted into the Navy in June 1943. He trained as an aerial gunner and was eventually assigned to a crew aboard an Avenger. In early 1945, he went aboard USS Franklin (CV-13). In March, when the Franklin was attacked, Hensel was blown overboard and eventually made it onto a raft before being rescued by USS Hickox (DD-673). He went to a hospital at Ulithi to recover from burns before heading back to the US.… more
Date: September 1, 2022
Creator: Metzler, Ed
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with M. L. Daman, 1973

Description: Interview with Colonel M.L. Daman, an Army veteran and a survivor of the siege of Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Daman discusses the fall of Corregidor and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942-1943), Davao Penal Colony (1943-1944), Bilibid Prison again (1945), the fall of Manila, and his liberation. Includes an appendix.
Date: September 29, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Daman, M. L., 1915-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette Household - September 14, 1945]

Description: Letter from Bill Mertz to the Hatchette family describing life in Tokyo and Yokohama following Japanese surrender in World War II. An addendum to the letter updates the Hatchettes on Johnnie Hines' promotion to Captain and Comdr. Kirkpatrick's leave from the service and wishes Mrs. Hatchette and the family well.
Date: September 14, 1945
Creator: Mertz, Bill
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Surrender Ceremony - 2 September 1945

Description: Hal Lamar's copy of a document entitled "Surrender Ceremony, 2 September 1945." The document lists a Schedule of Arrivals, Procedure for Assembling, and lists the names of Officers, Allied Representatives, and Japanese Representatives expected to attend. Several diagrams lay out the personnel arrangements on the USS Missouri.
Date: September 2, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Surrender Ceremony - Sequence of Events

Description: Document describing the surrender ceremony sequence of events on Truk Islands aboard the USS Portland. Document gives instructions on meeting and interacting with the Japanese delegation during the surrender. The appendices illustrate arrangement of personnel.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: Maquin, O. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Account of Nagasaki]

Description: Typewritten correspondence from an unknown sailor describing events in Nagasaki Harbor and city on September 11, 16, and 20th 1945. The document provides a first-hand account of damage from the atomic bomb from the sailor's viewpoint in Nagasaki harbor as well as naval operations during the period described and the affect on civilians in the area.
Date: 1945-09-11/1945-09-20
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

["Farewell Social" Program]

Description: Program for the "Farewell Social 'Till We Meet Again'" honoring Boyle Heights' inductees, sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" and held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp. The 'Boyle Heights Indians' were a self-created and named social group from Poston's Block 45.
Date: September 23, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Invitation to "A Farewell Social"]

Description: An invitation to "A FAREWELL SOCIAL honoring the inductees of Boyle Heights" sponsored by the "Boyle Heights Indians" held at the Block 45 Mess Hall in Poston Relocation Camp.
Date: September 1944
Creator: Boyle Heights Indians
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[News Clip: Young sailor]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: September 10, 1977
Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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