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Oral History Interview with Richard Gilbert, October 16, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Gilbert. Gilbert joined the Navy in early 1945. Beginning June of 1945, he served as Fireman First-Class aboard the USS Norris (DD-859), traveling to Hong Kong. There, they tended the mines and tended water for the minesweepers working along the coast. He continued his service after the war ended, serving aboard the USS Finch (DE-328), until his discharge in the spring of 1947.
Date: October 16, 2003
Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Gilbert, Richard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frank Jagielski, October 16, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Jagielski. Jagielski was born in Redding, Pennsylvania 5 April 1926. In May 1943, he joined the Navy and attended boot camp at Sampson, New York. Following graduation, he was sent to gunnery school at Price Neck, Rhode Island. He was eventually assigned as a member of the deck force on the USS Cebu (ARG-6). He was present at Manus Island when the Mount Hood (AE-11) exploded. The blast killed six sailors on the Cebu. He… more
Date: October 16, 2003
Duration: 18 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Jagielski, Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Rhollie Nix, October 16, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Rhollie Nix. Nix joined the Navy in 1943. He completed schooling for welding, metallurgy and diving. He served as Second-Class Petty Officer and deep-sea diver aboard USS Cebu (ARG-6). He assisted with underwater welding repairs of LST propellers. They traveled to the Admiralty Islands, the Philippines, Okinawa and Japan. He was discharged around 1946.
Date: October 16, 2003
Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Nix, Rhollie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Harold Bond, October 16, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Bond. Bond was drafted and entered the Navy in 1942. Upon completion of boot camp at Samson Naval Training Base in New York, he was assigned to the USS Cebu (ARG-6), which was in the Baltimore ship yard. He went to Pearl Harbor and describes the destruction he observed. Aboard the Cebu, Bond proceeded to Manus Island. While at anchorage there, the USS Mount Hood (AE-11) exploded and severely damaged the USS Mindanao (… more
Date: October 16, 2003
Duration: 32 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Bond, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Frederick A. Moore, October 16, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Moore. Moore entered the Army Air Force as an Aviation Cadet in March 1943. He was sent to Nashville, Tennessee for classification (pilot, navigator or bombardier training) and uniforms. Moore was selected for pilot training and was sent to Santa Ana, California for pre-flight training and Tulare, California for primary flight training. From there he went to Chico, California for basic flight training and to Stockton, C… more
Date: October 16, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Moore, Frederick A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Robert Broadwell, October 16, 2020

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert James Broadwell. Broadwell was born in Iowa in 1926 and joined the Coast Guard in 1944. He recalls several anecdotes about his experiences in the Philippines during the war. He was involved in medical care in the Philippines after the Allied invasion as a chief pharmacist mate. He developed an interest in homeopathic remedies there because the Filipino doctors seemed to be getting better results with their patients. A… more
Date: October 16, 2020
Duration: 55 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Broadwell, Robert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with John McAuliffe, October 16, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John McAuliffe. McAuliffe was drafted into the Army after finishing college in June 1944. He trained in Georgia and then was shipped to France in early 1945. He joined the 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division as a replacement in a heavy weapons platoon in the middle of January near the Saar River. He relates a few anecdotes about his combat experiences and the cold weather. When the war ended in Germany, McAuliffe stay… more
Date: October 16, 2009
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: McAuliffe, John
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Jose Mundo, October 16, 1997

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jose Mundo. Mundo was born in Rota in 1931 and attended a Japanese school in Guam until the third grade. When the Japanese invaded, he was recruited as a child laborer to help build an air base. After returning home to Rota, the first indication of war came when American planes began bombing and shooting at the base. He hid with his family in a cave above Songsong Village. It was difficult to get food, because of the danger … more
Date: October 16, 1997
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Mundo, Jose
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, October 16, 2018

Description: Interview with Phyllis Schwethelm Shelton, who details the history of her extended family starting with her great, great, great grandfather, Ernst Schwethelm, who immigrated from Germany in 180 and settled in Comfort, TX. Other notable moments within the Schwethelm's long family history are included such as Henry Schwethelm, a Texas Ranger who fought in the Battle of Nueces in the Civil War, and the family's business in mercantile, real estate, and cattle ranching. Images relating to the interv… more
Date: October 16, 2018
Duration: 58 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Shelton, Phyllis Schwethelm
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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[TBAAL R&B concert featuring Dee Dee Warwick]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their 23rd season of an R&B concert featuring Dee Dee Warwick accompanied by a small jazz ensemble at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The tape is well recorded and opens with a piano soloist followed by Dee Dee coming on stage to perform various jazz and R&B style numbers.
Date: October 16, 1999
Duration: 48 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Warwick, Dee Dee
Location: 32.774281 -96.797546
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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