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Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session

Congressional record of the discussion to approve Senate Bill 614 and award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots in recognition of their service during World War II.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: United States. Congress. House.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009

Transcript of an oral interview with Horace C. Jones. Jones enlisted in the Army Air Corps in order not to be drafted and trained in Goergia and Miami. He went to Wyoming for gunnery school. In 1943, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force in Italy. He served as a waist gunner in a B-24. Jones describes his thoughts and feelings while on missions and how he operated. After 50 missions, Jones was returned to the US to train other flight crews. He was in the US when the war ended and was discharged. He re-enlisted shortly thereafter.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: Jones, Horace C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009

Transcript of an oral interview with Horace C. Jones. Jones enlisted in the Army Air Corps in order not to be drafted and trained in Goergia and Miami. He went to Wyoming for gunnery school. In 1943, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force in Italy. He served as a waist gunner in a B-24. Jones describes his thoughts and feelings while on missions and how he operated. After 50 missions, Jones was returned to the US to train other flight crews. He was in the US when the war ended and was discharged. He re-enlisted shortly thereafter.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: Jones, Horace C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 244, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 244, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
National Park Service: Donations and Related Partnerships Benefit Parks, but Management Refinements Could Better Target Risks and Enhance Accountability (open access)

National Park Service: Donations and Related Partnerships Benefit Parks, but Management Refinements Could Better Target Risks and Enhance Accountability

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The National Park Service (Park Service) in the Department of the Interior (Interior) annually receives hundreds of millions of dollars in donated funds, goods, and services to support its 391 parks and other sites. But concerns have been raised about potential accompanying risks, such as undue donor influence, new long-term maintenance costs, or commercialization of parks. To address these concerns, the Park Service has developed and refined policies for managing donations, but questions remain about the agency's ability to do so effectively. GAO was asked to examine (1) how donations and related partnerships have supported the Park Service, (2) the policies and processes the agency uses to manage donations and how well they are working, and (3) what the agency could do to enhance its management of donations and related partnerships. GAO reviewed applicable legal and policy documents, interviewed Interior and Park Service officials and partner organizations, and visited selected national parks."
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library