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

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

Date: December 4, 2008

Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Hatcher, William Alexander, 1923-

Item Type: Book

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-