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Oral History Interview with Robert Donihi, October 13, 1996 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Donihi, October 13, 1996

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Donihi. Donihi was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school in 1934. During the Depression, he worked low wage jobs and lost his leg in an automobile accident while hitchhiking to Florida. His experiences influenced him to attend law school. He passed the Bar in 1941 and went to work in Tennessee. He was exempt from the draft, but was motivated to learn to fly under the Civil Air Patrol. He joined the Coast Guard Reserve during World War II and became a Seaman First Class, ferrying submarine chasers down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico for shakedown cruises. After the war, he met Tom Clark, President Truman’s Attorney General (and later Associate Supreme Court Justice). Clark offered Donihi a job in Tokyo and introduced him to Joseph B. Keenan, who had worked in President Roosevelt’s White House. Keenan was setting up an organization named Project K, which operated out of the Justice Department. Its purpose was to prosecute Emperor Hirohito and other suspected Japanese war criminals. In Tokyo he lived with Keenan and 15 other lawyers and judges. He attended several meetings …
Date: October 13, 1996
Creator: Donihi, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1983 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1983

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Daily Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 103, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1865 (open access)

Flake's Daily Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 103, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1865

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 240, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1874 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 240, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1874

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 13, 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 153, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1874 (open access)

Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 153, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1874

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 13, 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1863 (open access)

The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1863
Creator: Cushing, E. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 95, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1865 (open access)

The Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 95, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1865

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: October 13, 1865
Creator: Cushing, E. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1865 (open access)

The Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1865

Weekly newspaper from the Marshall, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with and advertising.
Date: October 13, 1865
Creator: Loughery, Robert W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 667, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1916 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 667, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1916

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1916
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 1880 (open access)

The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 1880

Weekly newspaper from Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1880
Creator: Boudinot, Elias C., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alfalfa County News. (Carmen, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1911 (open access)

Alfalfa County News. (Carmen, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Carmen, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1911
Creator: Watrus, P. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Weekly Examiner. (Bartlesville, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 13, 1906 (open access)

The Weekly Examiner. (Bartlesville, Indian Terr.), Vol. 12, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 13, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Bartlesville, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising. The Examiner covered a wide area of the Cherokee and Osage nations and claimed to be "the oldest newspaper published in the oil fields of Indian Territory." It circulated "extensively among oil operators and people interested in and identified with the petroleum industry."
Date: October 13, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 110, Ed. 1, Sunday, October 13, 1895 (open access)

The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 110, Ed. 1, Sunday, October 13, 1895

Daily newspaper from Guthrie, Oklahoma. Coverage includes local, territory, and United States news, along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1895
Creator: Niblack, Leslie G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1911 (open access)

The Okeene Leader. (Okeene, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Okeene, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1911
Creator: Ragland, J. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1908 (open access)

Enid Daily Eagle. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1908

Daily newspaper from Enid, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 229, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1891 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 229, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1891

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 13, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 278, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1893 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 278, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1893

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1893
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 275, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1914 (open access)

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 275, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1914

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas City Daily Times (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1914 (open access)

Texas City Daily Times (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 13, 1914

Daily newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 265, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1899 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 265, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1899

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 13, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 279, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1944 (open access)

Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 279, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1944

Daily newspaper from Borger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 13, 1944
Creator: Phillips, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garfield County Democrat. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1904 (open access)

Garfield County Democrat. (Enid, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 13, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Enid, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1904
Creator: Moore, E. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, October 13, 2018 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, October 13, 2018

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 280, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1899 (open access)

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 280, Ed. 1 Friday, October 13, 1899

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 13, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History