Oral History Interview with Cecil Dykes, April 8, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Cecil Dykes, April 8, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil Dykes. Dykes volunteered for the Navy in July of 1944. He was trained to become a LCVP crewman on the USS Bosque (APA-135). Dykes traveled to Okinawa and took part in landing troops and ferrying wounded back to the ship. He witnessed several kamikaze attacks. Dykes was aboard the Bosque at Tokyo Bay the day of the surrender and helped land troops from the 1st Cavalry Division for the occupation of Japan. He was discharged 8 June 1946.
Date: April 8, 2010
Creator: Dykes, Cecil
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 (open access)

Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Yoakum, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 2010
Creator: McCracken, Michael S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Longhorn Express (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 2010 (open access)

The Longhorn Express (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 2010

Student newspaper of Harper Independent School District in Harper, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 2010
Creator: Harper Independent School District Journalism Class
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 96, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 96, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Arlington-Grand Prairie, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 94, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Arlington-Grand Prairie, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 94, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress (open access)

War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the ongoing U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, begun in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The report, which will be updated as events warrant, describe and analyzes several issues, including the key players in the war in Afghanistan; the strategic outlooks of the Afghan government, the U.S. government, and NATO; and the threats to the security and stability of the Afghan state and its people.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Bowman, Steve & Dale, Catherine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 271, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 271, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 272, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 272, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 2010

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History