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Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 66, April 7, 2010, Pages 17555-17846 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 66, April 7, 2010, Pages 17555-17846

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wilbur Moerbe, April 7, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilbur Moerbe, April 7, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wilbur Moerbe. Moerbe joined the Navy in February of 1943. He provides some details of his boot camp experiences. He completed fireman school, learning about the engine rooms, water pumps, running the boiler and how to fight fires. He served in the boiler room aboard the USS Highlands (APA-119) beginning November of 1944. They first traveled to Hilo, Hawaii to pick up Marines. They traveled to Eniwetok and Saipan. On 19 February 1945 they landed elements of the Fifth Marine Division at Iwo Jima, where Moerbe also served as a loader on a 20mm aboard the Highlands. He describes their nine days there, including witnessing the American flag raising. They delivered wounded men to Saipan, then headed to the Philippines to pick up Army troops whom they landed at Okinawa in April of 1945. He describes their twelve days at Okinawa and witnessing the kamikaze attacks. They went to Japan and pulled in next to the USS Missouri (BB-63) to witness the signing of the Peace Treaty. He was discharged in March of 1946.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Moerbe, Wilbur
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 87, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 2010 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 87, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 2010 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History