Oral History Interview with CF Bednorz, May 24, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with CF Bednorz, May 24, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C F Bednorz. Bednorz worked for Douglas Aircraft in mid-1941 assembling C-47s. He joined the Aviation Cadet Program and provides some details of his flight training and the planes he flew, including the BT-13, B-17, B-24 and UC-78. He completed training in May of 1944. Bednorz was assigned to the 7th Air Force, 11th Bomb Group, 42nd Bomb Squadron and served as a B-24 pilot. In January of 1945 he traveled to Harmon Field in Guam, where he began his combat flying. In April they were transferred to Yontan Field in Okinawa. He provides details of his 33 missions, including witnessing the mushroom cloud over Nagasaki after the second atomic bomb was dropped, and effects of radiation from the blast. He was discharged in early 1946.
Date: May 24, 2007
Creator: Bednorz, C. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jesus Vibe: Turning Our Hearts to Jesus - The Singer transcript

The Jesus Vibe: Turning Our Hearts to Jesus - The Singer

Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Loving God and neighbor provides the vibe for understanding the life of Jesus as well as understanding our call today as Christ followers. But, what happens when loving God (The Singer) and loving our neighbors (The Song) seem to collide (The Shear)?"
Date: September 17, 2007
Creator: Ware, Phil
System: The Portal to Texas History
Injustice is Blind...And Deaf: Isaiah Confronts Injustice in Judah and In Us - Isaiah's Critique of the Unjust transcript

Injustice is Blind...And Deaf: Isaiah Confronts Injustice in Judah and In Us - Isaiah's Critique of the Unjust

Lecture given Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "To those who mask (or ignore) injustice with comfortable lives and comfortable religion, Isaiah of Jerusalem announces the judgment of God. To the oppressed who remain unseen and unheard, he offers a vision of God's restorative justice."
Date: September 18, 2007
Creator: Camp, Phillip
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doing Justice in 2008 - A Prophetic Perspective on Presidential Politics transcript

Doing Justice in 2008 - A Prophetic Perspective on Presidential Politics

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "What was the chief concern of the Old Testament prophets? They spoke out about justice. This class will take the message of Micah as it relates to justice and apply it to the field of U.S. Presidential contenders for 2008."
Date: September 19, 2007
Creator: Taylor, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Postmodern Missionaries - Not an Oxymoron - Preparing Postmodernism Missionaries for Premodern Places transcript

Postmodern Missionaries - Not an Oxymoron - Preparing Postmodernism Missionaries for Premodern Places

Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How can contemporary missions draw on the strengths and prepare for the challenges of today's postmodern missionaries? Missions to the developing world are explored from the perspective of 12 years as a missionary and family therapist."
Date: September 19, 2007
Creator: Holland, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History