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Oral History Interview with Baine P. Kerr, May 4, 1993

Interview with Baine Kerr, an attorney and Marine Corps veteran, concerning his combat experiences with the 3rd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Kerr discusses Guadacanal, his machine gun wound at Guadacanal, Kwajalein, Saipan, and his assignment to a legal office at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

Date: May 4, 1993

Creator: Daniels, John & Kerr, Baine P.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Duane Cleere, April 4, 1996

Interview with Duane Cleere, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the submarine USS Hoe in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Date: April 4, 1996

Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Cleere, Duane

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Edmund T. Thomassen, May 4, 1993

Transcript of an interview with Commander Edmund Thomassen, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a naval officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Thomassen discusses the New York State Merchant Marine Academy in 1941, his assignment to the USS Sheridan (APA 51), Tarawa landing, Marshall Island landings, Saipan landing, his assignment to Newport, Rhode Island, his assignment to the USS Dutchess for amphibious landings, and his Korean War experiences.

Date: May 4, 1993

Creator: Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Thomassen, Edmund T., 1924-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Evelyn Myers McCune, August 4, 1996

Transcript of an interview with Evelyn Myers McCune, nurse, concerning her experiences as a civilian secretary with the State Department in Washington, D.C., before the and during World War II. McCune discusses her educational background; decision to take a position with the State Department in early 1941; adjustments in moving from a town of 2,500 people to the nation's capitol; personal observations of the activities at the Japanese embassy on December 7, 1941; wartime living conditions, rati… more

Date: August 4, 1996

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & McCune, Evelyn Myers, 1918-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Forrest B. Earnest, November 4, 1993

Interview with Forrest B. Earnest, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Cotton County, Oklahoma. Earnest discusses his family origins, education and jobs as a young man, joining the CCC, working on the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, organization and geography of the camp, working as a clerk, routine, leisure, pay, educational programs, religion and literature in camp, fights, and benefits of being in CCC.

Date: November 4, 1993

Creator: McCoy, George & Earnest, Forrest B.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Inga Czerner, January 4, 1990

Interview with Inga Czerner (née Israelski), a German-Jewish expatriate from Frankfurt-am-Main. Czerner discusses Hitler's rise to power and the initial effect of Nazi power on Jews, her father's departure for Russia, growing up in Frankfurt, growing antisemitism, the Gestapo, her schooling, the Kristallnacht, hiding, fleeing Germany to England without her mother, loss of her family members to the Holocaust, learning her father survived the war, moving to the US and marrying her husband Albert,… more

Date: January 4, 1990

Creator: Rosen, Keith & Czerner, Ingaborg Rosa

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Haynie, May 4, 1990

Interview with John Haynie, professor of trumpet at the University of North Texas from Ralls, Texas, regarding his career at the College of Music at UNT, the growth and development of the school, his colleagues, students, and family.

Date: May 4, 1990

Creator: Spencer, David & Haynie, John

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jose Gonzales, July 4, 1997

Interview with Jose Gonzalez, an anesthetist and Army veteran of the Vietnam War. In the interview, Gonzalez describes his experiences while serving as an Army nurse in Vietnam. Gonzalez discusses what life was like during his assignment to the 24th Evacuation Hospital, and includes details concerning relationships between doctors and nurses, morale, American relations with Vietnamese civilians, recreational activities, entertainment, and his Bronze Star award. He also recalls the adjustments t… more

Date: July 4, 1997

Creator: Houser-Hess, Lucinda & Gonzalez, Jose

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Rogers Aston, May 4, 1993

Interview with Rogers Aston, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard LST-446 during the Solomon Islands Campaign (1942-1943), his participation in the landings on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Vella Lavella, and Bougainville, and his participation in the Marianas Campaign and landings at Saipan and Guam in 1944. The Appendix to the volume includes a photocopy of an application for the Military Order of the World Wars for Reginald Rogers Aston dated July 19, 1984 [4 leaves] and a photocopy… more

Date: May 4, 1993

Creator: Byrd, Richard & Aston, Rogers

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with William E. Moore, Jr., March 4, 1998

Interview with William E. Moore Jr., a Army WWII veteran from Temple, Texas, who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Moore discusses his time in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, assignment to 24th Division Artillery at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, training and alerts, the attack at Wheeler Field and taking defensive positions around Oahu, and service afterwards.

Date: March 4, 1998

Creator: Meisch, Lisa & Moore Jr., William E.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program