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Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Mental Health (open access)

Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Mental Health

Report from the Texas House Committee on Mental Health describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 85th Texas Legislature.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Select Committee on Mental Health.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Schauer, December 29, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Schauer, December 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William T. Schauer. Schauer was born on 27 August 1928. He was in high school for the duration of World War II. He joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1946. He completed bootcamp, then was assigned to a fighter group on Okinawa and Guam, where he assisted in refueling planes. He notes Japanese soldiers coming out of caves and hiding, unaware that the war was over. He also notes his living conditions on the islands. Schauer was assigned as an automotive mechanic in charge of the motor pool. On 17 June 1949, Staff Sgt. William T. Schauer received his Honorable Discharge.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Schauer, William
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 2016 (open access)

The Swisher County News (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Schauer, December 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with William Schauer, December 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William T. Schauer. Schauer was born on 27 August 1928. He was in high school for the duration of World War II. He joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1946. He completed bootcamp, then was assigned to a fighter group on Okinawa and Guam, where he assisted in refueling planes. He notes Japanese soldiers coming out of caves and hiding, unaware that the war was over. He also notes his living conditions on the islands. Schauer was assigned as an automotive mechanic in charge of the motor pool. On 17 June 1949, Staff Sgt. William T. Schauer received his Honorable Discharge.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Schauer, William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Theodore Kalenterides, December 29, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Theodore Kalenterides, December 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Theodore J. Kalenterides. Kalenterides joined the Army Air Corps on 10 August 1939. He completed Airplane and Engine Mechanic School at Parks Air College, Illinois, and worked on the line as Crew Chief, Flight Chief and Line Chief. He then completed B-29 Engineer Flight School. In 1944, Kalenterides was assigned to the 62nd Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group at Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas. In January of 1945, they deployed to Batista Army Airfield, Cuba for training, then formed at North Field, Guam in mid-February. They completed missions against the Japanese home islands in April, and bombed military and industrial targets in Japan and flew incendiary raids on urban areas from mid-May until the end of the war. He continued his service in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and was discharged in 1968.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Kalenterides, Theodore
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Theodore Kalenterides, December 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Theodore Kalenterides, December 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Theodore J. Kalenterides. Kalenterides joined the Army Air Corps on 10 August 1939. He completed Airplane and Engine Mechanic School at Parks Air College, Illinois, and worked on the line as Crew Chief, Flight Chief and Line Chief. He then completed B-29 Engineer Flight School. In 1944, Kalenterides was assigned to the 62nd Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group at Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas. In January of 1945, they deployed to Batista Army Airfield, Cuba for training, then formed at North Field, Guam in mid-February. They completed missions against the Japanese home islands in April, and bombed military and industrial targets in Japan and flew incendiary raids on urban areas from mid-May until the end of the war. He continued his service in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and was discharged in 1968.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Kalenterides, Theodore
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History