Oral History Interview with Robert Cashin, September 20, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Cashin, September 20, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Cashin. Cashin passed his Foreign Service Officer examinations and was awaiting assignment when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. In July of 1942 he joined the Army, 17th Infantry Division. He began Officer Candidate School in December. Upon completion of school he was assigned Platoon Leader in the Cavalry Replacement Training Center. He later served as a lieutenant in the Military Intelligence Center at Fort Ritchie, Maryland. In the fall of 1943 Cashin was stationed in Knutsford, England with the headquarters of the 3rd Army, relaying some anecdotal stories of General Patton. In July of 1944 Cashin went to Utah Beach and Sainte-Mère-Église in France and through Belgium to Bastogne in December. They moved into Renne, Brittany and Paris, France, where he took a job as a military liaison officer after the war ended.
Date: September 20, 2006
Creator: Cashin, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Harward, March 20, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Harward, March 20, 2006

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with James Harward. Harward joined the Army in October, 1944. When he arrived in France, he was assigned to B Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in time to participate in combat in Germany. He describes his combat experiences and shares anecdotes about his occupation duty as well. When Harward returned to the US, he was discharged after a 30 day furlough.
Date: March 20, 2006
Creator: Harward, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 2006 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 20, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 20, 2006
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 2006 (open access)

The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 20, 2006

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 20, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History