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Oral History Interview with Henley Bennett, September 27, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Henley Bennett. Bennett joined the Navy in December 1943 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion he was assigned to USS Long Island (CVE-1) and went to the Marshall Islands. He was also stationed on Guam for a while. He served with utility Squadrons 7 and 17 while overseas. When the war ended, Bennett was discharged in June 1946.
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Bennett, Henley
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert Miller, September 27, 2019

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Miller. Miller joined the Junior Naval Reserves around 1936, at the age of 13. He joined the Navy in 1940, and served aboard USS Wyoming (BB-32) as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class. Shortly after the war started, he was transferred to USS Raven (AM-55) as a gunner. He recalls spotting and shooting at German U-boats along Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. In early 1942, they escorted tankers along the east coast, up to N… more
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Miller, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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
Creator: Schwanger, Orville
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Oris Brehmer, September 27, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Oris Brehmer. Brehmer was born in Luckenbach, Texas in 1924. Drafted in March, 1943 with a choice of services, he chose the Navy. He went through boot camp and Corpsman School in San Diego, then to Marine Field Medical School. He sailed for the South Pacific and joined the 1st Marine Division in Australia. In December, 1943 the division landed at Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Brehmer's company saw no combat there. From March… more
Date: September 27, 2013
Creator: Brehmer, Oris
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ky Putnam, September 27, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ky Putnam. Putnam enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 in El Paso, Texas. After training, he was assigned to the 414th Night Fighter Squadron. His squadron was based in Italy and Putnam describes his living conditions, his squadron mates, and several of his combat experiences. Putnam tells the story of the time he got shot down in February, 1945. He and his radar man both parachuted out of the damaged P-61 and landed separ… more
Date: September 27, 2011
Creator: Putnam, Ky
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with James Reed, September 27, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with James Reed. Reed was drafted and went into the Army 11 Nov 1943. After basic training in Waco, Texas he was sent overseas, landing in England. He was put in a tank destroyer outfit to start with but got separated from them. After a hospital stay, he was put in the 101st Airborne Division, 327th Glider Infantry. He was wounded by shrapnel on 20 Dec 1944 in his right leg during the Battle of the Bulge. He was at Bastogne. Once wounded, he was sent back to Fran… more
Date: September 27, 2011
Creator: Reed, James L.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Joseph F. Malleske, September 27, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joseph Malleske. Malleske enlisted in the Navy in January 1944 at Great Lakes, Illinois and took boot camp there. After boot camp, they sent him down to Norfolk (Camp Bradford) for amphibious training where he got picked up to go to radar school. After that he was formed into a crew for LST duty and sent to Little Creek, Virginia for a two week training cruise on the Chesapeake Bay in a LST. In late May 1944, they sent them … more
Date: September 27, 2007
Creator: Malleske, Joseph F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with John Crichton, September 27, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Crichton. Crichton enlisted in the Army in June 1942 and was assigned to the 31st Infantry Division. In New Guinea, as captain of his unit he took no prisoners when intercepting elite Japanese forces even though the natives brought in prisoners bound in vines. While Crichton was evacuating all women from combat zones, he read in a Japanese diary that Americans planned to annihilate the Japanese, sparing only the most be… more
Date: September 27, 2001
Creator: Crichton, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement

Description: Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with ranchers George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, including photographs of their cattle and ranch, family photographs, eyewitness accounts of the flood on the Guadalupe River, and a family history handwritten by Ida Holekamp, George Allen Holekamp's aunt.
Date: September 27, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Francisco Duenas Gonzalez about revolutionary land]

Description: Francisco Duenas Gonzalez about revolutionary land. Handwritten words overlap small blocks of text that are printed above and below a wide text column. An additional line of handwriting appears on the back of the paper.
Date: September 27, 1968
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006 & Gonzalez, Francisco Duenas
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Invoice for William B. Potter, September 27, 1954]

Description: Invoice prepared for Harris Leon Kempner by William B. Potter for services performed for Marion Lee Kempner and Harris Leon Kempner Jr. totalling $20.00.
Date: September 27, 1954
Creator: Potter, William B.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Invoice for Brass Wood Screws, September 1950]

Description: Invoice for items sold to M. Rekoff by Black Hardware Company, including brass wood screws worth $1.03.
Date: September 27, 1950
Creator: Black Hardware Company
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Resolution in Respect to the Memory of Mrs. Milton B. Whiting

Description: A document titled "Resolution in Respect to the Memory of Mrs. Milton B. Whiting," passed by the Board of Directors of Whiting Oil Company, Incorporated and signed by C. E. Carpenter, Secretary, Whiting Oil Company, dated September 28, 1970.
Date: September 27, 1970
Creator: Carpenter, C. E.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Invoice for Car Services, September 1950]

Description: Invoice for services rendered by Stè Anme Des Garages De France, including Castrol drain, brake adjustment, hubcap attachment, etc. worth 39 Francs.
Date: September 27, 1950
Creator: Garage des Nations
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Oral History Interview with La'Vette Lipscomb Dudley]

Description: Interview with La'Vette Lipscomb Dudley, who worked as a mortician and is now involved with ICDC. Dudley discusses growing up in Dallas and her education, having a politically involved parent (Al Lipscomb), and her current work in the community through ICDC.
Date: September 27, 2011
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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