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
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 153, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 18, 2010 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 153, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 18, 2010

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 18, 2010
Creator: Shance, Brenda
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hellcat News, (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 2010 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 2010

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 2010 (open access)

The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 2010
Creator: Buck, Erin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilbur Moerbe, April 7, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilbur Moerbe, April 7, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Wilbur Moerbe. Moerbe joined the Navy in February of 1943. He provides some details of his boot camp experiences. He completed fireman school, learning about the engine rooms, water pumps, running the boiler and how to fight fires. He served in the boiler room aboard the USS Highlands (APA-119) beginning November of 1944. They first traveled to Hilo, Hawaii to pick up Marines. They traveled to Eniwetok and Saipan. On 19 February 1945 they landed elements of the Fifth Marine Division at Iwo Jima, where Moerbe also served as a loader on a 20mm aboard the Highlands. He describes their nine days there, including witnessing the American flag raising. They delivered wounded men to Saipan, then headed to the Philippines to pick up Army troops whom they landed at Okinawa in April of 1945. He describes their twelve days at Okinawa and witnessing the kamikaze attacks. They went to Japan and pulled in next to the USS Missouri (BB-63) to witness the signing of the Peace Treaty. He was discharged in March of 1946.
Date: April 7, 2010
Creator: Moerbe, Wilbur
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 2010 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 2010

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Halter, Janie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 2010 (open access)

The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 23, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2010
Creator: Buck, Erin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 2010 (open access)

The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 115, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 2010
Creator: Buck, Erin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 6, 2010 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 2010
Creator: Cartwright, Brian & Velvin, Candace E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Highways, Volume 57, Number 4, April 2010 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 57, Number 4, April 2010

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Texas. Travel Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (open access)

The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 21, 2010
Creator: Henry, Mark
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 2010 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 2010

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Reddell, Valerie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Six Years (open access)

The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Six Years

This report discusses and assesses the War Powers Resolution and its application since enactment in 1973, providing detailed background on various cases in which it was used, as well as cases in which issues of its applicability were raised.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Final Report to Congress and the American People (open access)

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Final Report to Congress and the American People

Final report of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission describing its activities commemorating the 200th birthday of America's 16th president.
Date: April 2010
Creator: Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 31, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 18, 2010 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 31, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 18, 2010

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 18, 2010
Creator: Reddell, Valerie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 2010 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 2010

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 30, 2010
Creator: Cartwright, Brian & Velvin, Candace E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History