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Oral History Interview with Robert Seidel, September 7, 1999

Description: Interview with Robert Seidel, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Elkhart, Indiana, who served in the 763rd Bomb Squadron in the European Theater. Accompanied by his wife Helen, Seidel discusses his family, the start of the war and joining the Air Corps, training as a flight engineer, assignment to the B-24 and deployment to Spinazzola, Italy, flying combat missions, life at the base, ditching his aircraft near Salzburg and getting captured, being interrogated, internment at Stalag Luft IV, libeā€¦ more
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Date: September 7, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Seidel, Robert
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

The Balkan Imbroglio: The Diplomatic, Military, and Political Origins of the Macedonian Campaign of World War I

Description: The Macedonian Campaign of World War I (October 1915-November 1918) traditionally remains one of the understudied theatres of the historiography of the conflict. Despite its vital importance in the outcome of the war, it is still considered as a mere sideshow compared to the Western Front and the Gallipoli Campaign. This dissertation presents a much-needed re-evaluation of the Macedonian Campaign's diplomatic and political origins within the war's early context. In doing so, this study first coā€¦ more
Date: August 2021
Creator: Broucke, Kevin R.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Dress ensemble

Description: Ensemble of black silk damask with "V" monogram woven in as the pattern. A) Jacket/over-blouse of black silk damask. Mandarin collar, faux pocket flaps on both breasts, but no pockets. Single breasted, 6 buttons along opening. One button on each pocket flap and 1 on each wide cuff of the long sleeves. All buttons are of gold-colored metal embossed with "V" monogram. Hook and eye closure at neck. Labels: "Valentino / Boutique"; "Made in Italy", hand-written cloth tag reading "Pure Silk" B) Drā€¦ more
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Valentino, Mario
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Day dress

Description: Day dress in orange wool knit. Knee-length. Six circular gold-colored, basket weave buttons on front top stitched seam. Decorative orange cord "tie" below wide, pointed collar with reeded, gold-colored spherical terminal beads. Short, set-in sleeves. Skirt is A-lined with pleats coming from waist. Center back zipper closure with hook & loop and 2 hook & loops on collar. Lined in orange silk crepe. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Christian Dior - New York Inc." Retailer's label belowā€¦ more
Date: 1965/1969
Creator: Christian Dior (Firm)
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Oral History Interview with Homer Lorel Haile, September 22, 1996

Description: Interview with Homer L. Haile, an Army Air Corps veteran (489th Squadron, 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a crew member of a B-24 in the European Theater during World War II. Stateside training, raid to Kiel, Germany; raid to Oschersleben, Germany; other raids.
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Date: September 22, 1996
Creator: Williams, Marian Haile & Haile, Homer Lorel
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Hollis G. Duell, May 22, 1996

Description: Interview with Hollis G. Duell, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sargo in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sargo, 1941; his responsibilities as a yeoman; early war patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines; transfer to the Submarine Division Commander's Office, Pearl harbor, 1944; postwar duty in the Submarine Service.
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Date: May 22, 1996
Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Duell, Hollis G.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Russell C. Ellis, May 15, 1997

Description: Interview with Russell Ellis, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the merchant ships USS Santa Leonara, USS Jose Bonaficio, USS Daniel H. Hill, and the repair ship USS Amphion in the European Theater during World War II. North Atlantic convoys; German submarine and aircraft threats; personal observations of civilian conditions in England, Belgium, and France.
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Date: May 15, 1997
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Ellis, Russell C.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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