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Oral History Interview with General Alpha Lyons Bowser, March 12, 1998

Description: Transcript of an interview with General Alpha Lyons Bowser, a Marine Corps veteran (3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division), concerning his experiences as an artillery officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Bowser also discusses his role in planning the Inchon landing, 1950, during the Korean War.
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Date: March 12, 1998
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bowser, Alpha Lyons
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with William Alexander Hatcher, December 4, 2008

Description: Transcript of an interview with William Hatcher, a World War II Army veteran (29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force). Hatcher discusses concerning his his childhood and education; family's experiences in the Great Depression; decision to attend University of Tennessee-Knoxville and major in mechanical engineering; memories of Pearl Harbor attack; decision to join U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942; 1943 call-up; basic training at Ft. Belvoir, Va.; instruction in engineering, communications, and… more
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Date: December 4, 2008
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Hatcher, William Alexander, 1923-
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The Wartime Diary of Sigismund Koperniak

Description: The personal diary of Sigismund Koperniak, a Navy veteran, detailing his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Spence during World War II. Launching of the Spence and sea trials off Portland, Maine, January, 1943; shakedown cruise to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, February, 1943; escort duty in the Atlantic and Caribbean, March, 1943; convoy duty in the Casablanca, French Morocco, area, April-May, 1943; passage through the Panama Canal, June, 1943; escort duty for the carriers Princeton and Belleau Wood … more
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Date: 2002
Creator: Koperniak, Sigismund
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Partner: University of North Texas
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