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Oral History Interview with Bill Hardin, November 9, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Hardin. He was born in Brock, Texas 25 December 1921. His three other brothers served in the military during World War II. Two were killed in action. After graduating from Howard Payne College at Brownwood, Texas, Hardin entered the Naval Officer’s Candidate School program and was sent to Columbia University for sixteen weeks of training. Upon being commissioned, he was sent to San Diego for small boat training. While t… more
Date: November 9, 2005
Duration: 58 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Hardin, Bill
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mel Trenary, December 7, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Mel Trenary. Trenary joined the Army in March of 1943. He served as a machine gunner with Company A, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Trenary participated in the Italian Campaign, the invasion of southern France and the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to the US and was discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 7, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Trenary, Mel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Good News to Latin Americans

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, June 18, 1996 at Abilene Christian University
Date: June 18, 1996
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 18 seconds
Creator: Walker, Jack
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Ministering to the Least of These: How to Hope and Dream - Part 3.

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Ministering to at-risk youth and disadvantaged single-parent families is both challenging and rewarding. The spiritual mountains are unbelievably high, but the valleys seem to fall just as low. Learn how to better evangelize and disciple "the least of these," as well as how to keep hopes and dreams in the forefront of your ministry."
Date: September 22, 2010
Duration: 36 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Robertson, Troy; McDonald, Kevin & Morris, Jim
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with Wendell Mayes, November 27, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wendell Mayes. Mayes joined the Navy on 10 December 1942. He was trained as a radio and radar technician. He completed radar school in Corpus Christi, Texas, which included a course on night fighter radar. He was then assigned to a night fighter squadron in Rhode Island. Mayes served in Fighter Squadron 3, Air Group 3, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10). He ensured that the radar used on night fighter aircraft was i… more
Date: November 27, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Mayes, Wendell
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Dale Everill, October 7, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dale Everill. Everill joined the Army in November 1942 and enlisted in the aviation cadets program. He washed out of flight school due to slight vision impairment but was accepted to a liaison flying school soon after. With prior civilian flight experience, he was soon approved as a pilot and assigned briefly to the 47th Liaison Squadron before transferring to the 115th. He was sent to India and Burma as an L-5 pilot, offeri… more
Date: October 7, 2009
Duration: 34 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Everill, Dale
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Todd, May 23, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lorenzo Todd. Todd completed radio school through the National Youth Administration. He completed Civilian Pilot Training with the Army Air Force Reserves in mid-1943. Beginning in 1945, he flew an L-5 aircraft with the 163rd Liaison Squadron. They traveled to Hawaii, the Bikini Islands, Eniwetok, Ulithi, and evacuated wounded soldiers from Okinawa. Todd returned to the US and was discharged in November of 1945.
Date: May 23, 2013
Duration: 50 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Todd, Lorenzo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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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
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Steele M. McDonald, January 6, 1977

Description: Interview with Steele M. McDonald, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include early Baytown, TX history through consolidation to the present.
Date: January 6, 1977
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Tidmon, Grace & McDonald, Steel M.
Partner: Lee College
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The Lord's Praise - The Lord's Praise

Description: Lecture given Monday, February 18, 1991, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University
Date: February 18, 1991
Duration: 59 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Kell, Ted
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with Orby Ledbetter, June 9, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orby Ledbetter. Ledbetter joined the Texas Army National Guard in 1937 as a soldier in the Texas 36th Infantry Division, 142nd Infantry Regiment. He provides details of serving in the Texas Guard and remaining with the 36th ID throughout the war. He describes his experiences completing basic training through numerous camps and traveling overseas aboard the SS Argentina. Beginning in April of 1943 Orby served in the North African … more
Date: June 9, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 44 seconds
Creator: Ledbetter, Orby
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Mrs. William H. Wade, December 8, 1976

Description: Interview with Mrs. William H. Wade, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Hurricane Carla.
Date: December 8, 1976
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Squyres, Amy & Wade, Mrs. William H.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with James Grumman, July 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Grumman. Grumman joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and earned his wings and commission in March, 1942. On one of his first assignments, he met General Patton in California. He went overseas to England in 1944 and was assigned to the 401st Bomb Group, 614th Bomb Squadron where he flew combat mission from May to September. Grumman flew 30 missions over France and Germany before coming home in November 1944. Upon his retu… more
Date: July 18, 2000
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Grumman, James
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Charles A. Young, August 31, 1988

Description: Interview with Charles A. Young, who arrived in Baytown in 1916, but also grew up in Evergreen, Texas. Young discusses his growing up in Evergreen, moving back to Baytown and working in the oil fields during his career with the Humble Refinery.
Date: 1988
Duration: 59 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Mayo, Martha & Young, Charles A.
Partner: Lee College
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Oral History Interview with Nels Farmer, June 11, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Nels Farmer. He was born in Wortham, Texas 24 December 1924 and enlisted in the Navy in 1943. Completing boot camp at San Diego, California, he was sent to Farragut, Idaho as assistant gunnery instructor. After nine months he was assigned to the USS Willard A. Holbrook (AP-44) working in various capacities. After arriving at Hollandia, New Guniea he was assigned as a machine gunner to USS PT-146 in Motor Torpedo Boat Squadro… more
Date: June 11, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Farmer, Nels
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Billy Dennard, October 24, 2014

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Billy Dennard. Dennard was drafted into the Navy in September, 1944 and trained at San Diego before reporting aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). He was aboard when a Japanese plane attacked the ship 50 miles off the coast of Japan in March, 1945. Dennard was rescued from below decks and stayed aboard the ship all the way back to New York. Dennard was discharged in June, 1946.
Date: October 24, 2014
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Dennard, Billy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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How to Love the Least of These - Effective Ways of Loving the Homeless/People

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "When you look at someone, how do you see them? Do you see them at all? A homeless person is someone normally not seen, but what about the everyday folk?"
Date: September 18, 2013
Duration: 45 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Hewitt, Mark
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, December 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Cynthie Jane Ragsdale, the director of Heart O' the Hills Camp, from Houston, Texas. Ragsdale recalls her time going to summer camps during her childhood, her time studying journalism at Texas Woman's University, and her time working at Heart O' the Hills Camp. Photos relating to the interview follow the transcript.
Date: December 14, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Ragsdale, Cynthie Jane
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Joe Canion, May 4, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Joe Canion. Canion joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1942. He received a commission as a second lieutenant and completed pursuit pilot training at Foster Field in Victoria, Texas in May of 1943. He served with the 345th Fighter Squadron, flying P-39s and P-47s. Beginning in the fall of 1943, he flew combat missions during the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign. He also supported the invasion of southern France, c… more
Date: May 4, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Canion, Joe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan, December 11, 2018

Description: Interview with Beverly Peterson Sullivan who lived in Kerrville since she was 4 years old and is a member of the prominent Peterson family. The family was responsible for building the Sid Peterson Hospital and Peterson Foundation. She and her husband John Sullivan (deceased) have 3 children. The interview traces her memories of the Peterson family and her upbringing in Kerrville. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: December 11, 2018
Duration: 59 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Sullivan, Beverly Peterson
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with John Waldrip, October 18, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Waldrip. Born in Texas in 1923, he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in May 1942. After training, he was sent to England where he was assigned to the 490th Bomb Group. He served as a crewmember on a B-17 aircraft. Other members of the crew were Charles Smelser, Neil Johnson, Leonard Kail, and Jake Jackson. He talks about ?buzz bombs?, the living conditions, and flight suits. He describes the airplane weaponry as well as the… more
Date: October 18, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Waldrip, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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