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Oral History Interview with George Charland, December 7, 1998

Description: Transcript of an interview with George E. Charland, a Native American Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences during World War II. Charland discusses his experiences with the 3rd Marine Defense Battalion during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; his experiences with the 2nd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, at Guadalcanal, 1942; his experiences with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Tarawa, 1943; his experiences with the 4t… more
Date: December 7, 1998
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Charland, George E.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Cotton-Chopper.

Description: Patent for a cotton chopper, which cut the cotton into hills of equal distance apart.
Date: December 7, 1909
Creator: Alexander, Winston B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oral History Interview with JC Alston

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with J.C. Alston. Alston was born in 1923. He quit high school and joined the Navy in August, 1941. After six months of boot training in San Diego, he was assigned as a deck-hand to USS California (BB-44). The ship left port in October 1940. He tells of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and of hearing the order to abandon ship after it received torpedo and bomb damage. He recalls being temporarily assigned to USS Maryland (BB-46) be… more
Date: December 7, 2017
Duration: 41 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Alston, J. C.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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