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Oral History Interview with Nolan Albarado, November 15, 1987

Description: Interview with Nolan Albarado, a Army WWII veteran from Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Albarado discusses his experiences at Schofield Barracks, Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941, as well as his entry into the Army and training, assignment to Schofield Barracks, life and operations there, liberty, the stockade, and later service in the war.
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Albarado, Nolan
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Eddie L. Hornsby, November 8, 1979

Description: Interview with Eddie Hornsby, a Navy WWII veteran from Coleman County, Texas. Hornsby discusses his experiences aboard the USS San Francisco during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including jobs worked in the 1930s, joining the Navy, boot camp, assignment to the San Francisco, operations aboard the ship and exercises, the morning of the attack, and events of the following night.
Date: November 8, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hornsby, Eddie L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Keith, November 13, 1987

Description: Interview with Lawrence Keith, a United States Marine Corps veteran from New Orleans, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island as a a member of the Marine Guard Detachment.
Date: November 13, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Keith, Lawrence J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Heather Hays, November 29, 2018

Description: Interview with Heather Hays discussing her childhood and inspiration to go into journalism, as well as her education and highlights from her career as a news anchor. She also discusses winning Miss Hawaii in 1992 and how it affected her career path, as well as her perspectives on technology and social media.
Date: November 29, 2018
Creator: Hooi-Rodriguez, Nicole & Hays, Heather
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

Oral History Interview with Brinton Cate, April 11, 2001

Description: Interview with Brinton Cate, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in World War II from Jackson, Michigan. Cate describes his time as a corporal with the military police and how he was on Iwo Jima when the atomic bomb was dropped, as well as seeing the aftermath at Nagasaki.
Date: November 6, 2003
Creator: Campbell, Justin L. & Cate, Brinton
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970

Description: Interview with Frank Fujita, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Abilene, Texas. Fujita recounts his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "the Lost Battalion"), including: joining the Guard and deploying to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and assignment to Malang, Java; repelling a Japanese infantry assault; attempted evasion of Japanese forces before being captured; and internment and labor at Surabaja, Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp… more
Date: November 9, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Fujita Jr., Frank
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he… more
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: Barton, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he… more
Date: November 6, 2010
Duration: 58 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Barton, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Franklin B. Murphy, November 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Franklin B. Murphy of Milford, Maine. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Marines and going through basic training in South Carolina before completing his communications training in North Carolina. He also talks about his journey from Hawaii to Tarawa and the horrors he saw when they arrived and started to set up communication lines. Mr. Murphy was assigned to the twenty-fourth marines as their communication before being sent… more
Date: November 20, 2003
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Murphy, Franklin B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Franklin B. Murphy, November 20, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Franklin B. Murphy of Milford, Maine. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Marines and going through basic training in South Carolina before completing his communications training in North Carolina. He also talks about his journey from Hawaii to Tarawa and the horrors he saw when they arrived and started to set up communication lines. Mr. Murphy was assigned to the twenty-fourth marines as their communication before being sent… more
Date: November 20, 2003
Creator: Murphy, Franklin B.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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