Homecoming 2008 (Denton, Tex.) (open access)

Homecoming 2008 (Denton, Tex.)

Supplement to the North Texas Daily, a daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising. This issue includes the Homecoming supplement, the North Texas Daily Scene, and The North Texas Deadly.
Date: October 24, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 110, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2008 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 110, No. 70, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2008

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 2008
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Frederick Coffee, October 24, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Frederick Coffee, October 24, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frederick Coffee. Coffee was born in Decatur, Indiana 16 August 1923 and graduated from high school in 1942. Upon joining the Navy, he underwent eight weeks of boot training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois before entering Aviation Machinist School. He was then sent to Memphis, Tennessee for radio and radar training. After that, he attended gunnery school at Hollywood, Florida before going Ft. Lauderdale where he was assigned as a crew member on a TBM. The crew was assigned to VT-85 on the USS Shangri-La (CVE-38). He supported the invasion of Okinawa and participated in raids over Japan. On 29 April 1945 his plane was shot down while on a bombing mission over Kikai Jima. Coffee was severely burned before he and the pilot bailed out. The pilot did not survive. Coffee was picked up by a seaplane from Rescue Squadron VH-3 and taken to the USS St. George (AV-16) for treatment. He was put on board a hospital ship and taken to Oak Knoll Naval Hospital where he was treated for gangrene on his severely burned legs. He was then taken to the Naval …
Date: October 24, 2008
Creator: Coffee, Frederick
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2008 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: October 24, 2008
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 86, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2008 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 86, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 2008

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 2008
Creator: Cartwright, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History