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Oral History Interview with Allan D. Morrsion, August 29, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Allan D. Morrison. In 1942, Morrison finished high school in Bozeman, Montana before enrolling in the Civilian Pilot Training program. His eyesight disqualified him as a pilot, so the Army Air Corps sent him to McDill Field in Florida for advanced communications training in early 1943. He had never even had basic training and finally got shuffled to Chicago for radio school. Morrison developed an illness that prevented him from graduating and moving on, so h… more
Date: August 29, 2011
Duration: 37 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Morrison, Allan D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John Karl Rankin, August 29, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John Karl Rankin. Rankin begins by talking about living on a farm in the Oklahoma panhandle during the Dust Bowl days. He describes a massive dust storm striking the farm on his fourteenth birthday. He also shares anecdotes about cowboying on his uncle's ranch in Colorado as a teenager. In August, 1942, Rankin joined the Marine Corps, where he went to radio school and then radar school. he was attached to the First Marine Air Warning Squadron. Once he shippe… more
Date: August 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Rankin, John Karl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Manuel Machado, July 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Manuel Machado. Machado joined the Navy in August 1942 at the age of 16, forging a birth certificate to appear older. He received basic training near Stanford University, and after spending a year guarding the San Francisco water supply, his forgery was discovered. He was nearly discharged, but after appearing in court, he was sent to another boot camp. Upon completion, he was assigned to the gunnery crew of the USS Enterpri… more
Date: July 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 07 seconds
Creator: Machado, Manuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air att… more
Date: March 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Wiseman, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with James M. Jones, March 29, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James Jones. He discusses joining the Army, being shipped to France to join the 3rd Army in Germany in early 1945, being in charge of a machine gun section in the 387th infantry regiment of the 97th division, then returning to the States for leave when he heard of Japan's surrender. Then he was shipped to Japan to be part of the occupation force after the war. He ancedotes about having to search the woods in Czechoslovakia for werewolves, riding in boxcars, … more
Date: March 29, 2011
Duration: 52 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Jones, James M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with George Kirk, December 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Kirk. Kirk was born in Moline, Illinois on 17 April 1921. After graduating from high school in 1939 he enrolled at the University of Iowa. While there he participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program and received his pilot’s license. In June 1942, he joined the Navy and had four months of training at St Louis. He then entered flight training at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas and had advanced at Kingsvil… more
Date: December 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Creator: Kirk, Goerge N.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Allan D. Morrsion, August 29, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Allan D. Morrison. In 1942, Morrison finished high school in Bozeman, Montana before enrolling in the Civilian Pilot Training program. His eyesight disqualified him as a pilot, so the Army Air Corps sent him to McDill Field in Florida for advanced communications training in early 1943. He had never even had basic training and finally got shuffled to Chicago for radio school. Morrison developed an illness that prevented him from graduating and moving on, so h… more
Date: August 29, 2011
Creator: Morrison, Allan D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Karl Rankin, August 29, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with John Karl Rankin. Rankin begins by talking about living on a farm in the Oklahoma panhandle during the Dust Bowl days. He describes a massive dust storm striking the farm on his fourteenth birthday. He also shares anecdotes about cowboying on his uncle's ranch in Colorado as a teenager. In August, 1942, Rankin joined the Marine Corps, where he went to radio school and then radar school. he was attached to the First Marine Air Warning Squadron. Once he shippe… more
Date: August 29, 2011
Creator: Rankin, John Karl
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Manuel Machado, July 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Manuel Machado. Machado joined the Navy in August 1942 at the age of 16, forging a birth certificate to appear older. He received basic training near Stanford University, and after spending a year guarding the San Francisco water supply, his forgery was discovered. He was nearly discharged, but after appearing in court, he was sent to another boot camp. Upon completion, he was assigned to the gunnery crew of the USS Enterpri… more
Date: July 29, 2011
Creator: Machado, Manuel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air att… more
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Wiseman, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James M. Jones, March 29, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James Jones. He discusses joining the Army, being shipped to France to join the 3rd Army in Germany in early 1945, being in charge of a machine gun section in the 387th infantry regiment of the 97th division, then returning to the States for leave when he heard of Japan's surrender. Then he was shipped to Japan to be part of the occupation force after the war. He ancedotes about having to search the woods in Czechoslovakia for werewolves, riding in boxcars, … more
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Jones, James M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Kirk, December 29, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Kirk. Kirk was born in Moline, Illinois on 17 April 1921. After graduating from high school in 1939 he enrolled at the University of Iowa. While there he participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program and received his pilot’s license. In June 1942, he joined the Navy and had four months of training at St Louis. He then entered flight training at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas and had advanced at Kingsvil… more
Date: December 29, 2011
Creator: Kirk, Goerge N.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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[An Evening of Spoken Word with Ruby Dee]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Evening of Spoken Word with Ruby Dee event in 2011. This video features the late actress Ruby Dee give a performance live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage including various opening acts.
Date: October 29, 2011
Duration: 3 hours 8 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tracy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Evening of Spoken Word with Ruby Dee]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Evening of Spoken Word with Ruby Dee event in 2011. This video features the late actress Ruby Dee performing live at the Naomi Bruton Main Stage.
Date: October 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tracy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[An Evening of Spoken Word with Ruby Dee]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their An Evening of Spoken Word with Ruby Dee event in 2011. This video features the late actress Ruby Dee performing live on the Naomi Bruton Main Stage. This video features various opening acts.
Date: October 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Evans, Tracy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.773907 -96.797820
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee", tape 3 of 3, camera close-ups]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee," performed on October 29th, 2011, on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The footage shows various performers singing and speaking as openers for Ruby Dee who appears on stage at the 51:50 time mark. Ruby Dee is accompanied by a four-person chorus group. The camera focuses on close-up shots of the performers and speakers.
Date: October 29, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Dee, Ruby & Evans, Tracy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee", tape 2 of 3]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee," performed on October 29th, 2011, on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The footage shows Curtis King speaking to the audience and thanking Ruby Dee for her contributions and the night's performance. Dee is given a bouquet of flowers and a gift to conclude the performance. The tape switches to news-related content at the 6:00 minute mark.
Date: October 29, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis; Dee, Ruby & Evans, Tracy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee", tape 1 of 3]

Description: Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "An Evening of Spoken Word & Music with Ruby Dee," performed on October 29th, 2011, on the Naomi Bruton main stage. The footage shows various performers singing and speaking as openers for Ruby Dee who appears on stage at the 51:50 time mark. Ruby Dee is accompanied by a four-person chorus group.
Date: October 29, 2011
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: King, Curtis; Evans, Tracy & Dee, Ruby
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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