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Oral History Interview with Frank Curre, Jr., April 19, 2002

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Frank Curre Jr. The interview includes Curre's personal experiences about joining the Navy, boot camp, being aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, and his subsequent experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Additionally, Curre talks about pre-war shipboard life and training exercises, his activities during the attack on Pearl Harbor, aftermath of the attack, his transfer to the yard minesweeper YMS-102 at Bremeā€¦ more
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Date: April 19, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Curre, Frank, Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians

Description: This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001, and is ongoing. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also includes American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Vietnam]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 7, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Abu Sayyaf: Target of Philippine-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation

Description: This report provides an overview and policy analysis of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group in the Philippines and the Philippine-U.S. program of military cooperation against it. It examines the origins and operations of Abu Sayyaf, the efforts of the Philippine government and military to eliminate it, and the implications of a greater U.S. military role in attempts to suppress it.
Date: April 8, 2003
Creator: Niksch, Larry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Pope attacker]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the sentence of Benjamin Mendoza.
Date: April 20, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Last POW]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the release of Army Captain Robert White, the last known prisoner of war of the Vietnam War, to Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines.
Date: April 1, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: POWs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the return of prisoners of war to Air Force bases in the United States as a part of ā€œOperation Homecoming.ā€
Date: April 2, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests

Description: The United States and the Republic of the Philippines maintain close ties stemming from the U.S. colonial period, the bilateral security alliance, extensive military cooperation, and common strategic and economic interests. Although the United States closed its military bases in the Philippines in 1992, the two treaty allies have continued joint military activities related to counterterrorism and maritime security. This report looks at the U.S. foreign policy towards the Philippines.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 291st week of the war, 173rd week of U.S. participation

Description: Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Americans Isolate Ruhr; Vienna Threatened; Ryukyus Invaded. Maps: Eastern Europe, South Pacific, Okinawa. Back: Map of China's southeast coast. Includes inset maps: Shanghai, Wenchow, Foochow, Swatow, Canton, Hong Kong.
Date: April 9, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Japanese]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 22, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Quake]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 26, 1972, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Operation Homecoming]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the return of prisoners of war to Air Force bases in the United States as a part of ā€œOperation Homecoming.ā€
Date: April 2, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Navy Shooting]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the three U.S. Navy officers who were shot and killed while they were inspecting a security road at the Subic Bas Naval Base in the Philippines.
Date: April 13, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with George Koury, Jr., April 27, 1972

Description: Interview with George Koury, Jr., Marine Corps veteran and survivor of the Bataan Death March. The interview includes Koury's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Koury talks about the Fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell, Nichols Field, hell ship to Formosa and to Japan, Prison Camp No. 7, and liberation.
Date: April 27, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Koury, George, Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Martin Chambers, April 8, 1982

Description: Interview with Martin Chambers, a United States Army veteran from Milam, Texas. Chambers discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and as a member of the 26th Brigade and eventually the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, also known as the "Lost Battalion."
Date: April 8, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chambers, Martin
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Warren Amy, April 17, 1996

Description: Interview with Warren Amy, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the submarine USS Chub in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Amy discusses Submarine School in New London, Connecticut (1943-1944), his assignment to the Chub (1944), his responsibilities as an electrician's mate, and various patrols in the North China Sea, the Java Sea, and off the Philippines.
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Date: April 17, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Amy, Warren
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ralph W. Nelson, April 18, 1996

Description: Transcript of an interview with Ralph W. Nelson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Batfish and USS Parche in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, San Francisco, California, 1942; early torpedo problems; his responsibilities as a fire controlman; assignment to the Batfish, 1944; various patrols in the Luzon Strait and Makassar Strait; lifeguard duty off Palau for downed airmen; transfer to the Parche, 1945.
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Date: April 18, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Nelson, Ralph W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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