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Oral History Interview with Lin Williams, September 3, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lin Williams. Williams joined the Army in November 1942 after spending a year in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He received basic training at Fort Meade and joined the 4th Cavalry. He was sent to California for desert training but sailed to England in February 1943. He landed on an island off the coast of Utah Beach before dawn on D-Day. There was no German opposition, but 19 men were killed and 55 injured by land mines. Williams was at Oppenheim on V-E Day and began preparing for deployment to the Pacific. When the war ended, Williams instead returned home and was discharged.
Date:
September 3, 2008
Creator:
Williams, Lin
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gordon Wilkinson, May 3, 2017
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gordon Wilkinson. Wilkinson was drafted into the Army in January 1945. He completed basic training in Camp Wheeler, Georgia. He provides details of his experiences in training. He served in the Luzon, Philippines campaign. They first landed in Eniwetok and picked up a convoy then headed into the Philippines. He was a part of the fifth replacement and later the 43rd Infantry Division and Headquarters Company. They were set up in Cabanatuan. Then they traveled to Japan in September 1945. The 43rd Infantry Division was deactivated and Wilkinson joined the 1st Cavalry Division in Osaka, and he was assigned to the 302nd Recon. He provides detail of his time in Osaka. He left Japan in December 1945 and was shipped to Fort Stevens, Oregon where he re-enlisted. He attended Counter Intelligence School in Baltimore, Maryland. He was then stationed in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was in the service 29 years, and retired as Chief Warrant Officer Four.
Date:
May 3, 2017
Creator:
Wilkinson, Gordon
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Morton Wood, July 3, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Morton Wood. Wood was studying Mechanical Engineering and serving in the ROTC unit at Virginia Tech when World War II began. He completed college, then Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps beginning June of 1944. He was assigned to the 66th Infantry Division (the Black Panther Division), 264th Infantry Regiment and was given command of the 3rd Platoon. He traveled to England aboard a passenger liner converted to a troopship, the SS L???opoldville, on 24 December 1944. While sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the U-486. Wood describes this event, including the loss of 7 men from his platoon and their rescue by the HMS Brilliant (H84). With his division, Wood contained Germans in both Saint-Nazaire and Lorient in France. He was discharged in late 1945 and was recalled in 1951 for the Korean War. He describes this experience, including serving with the 1st Cavalry Division and getting wounded.
Date:
July 3, 2008
Creator:
Wood, Morton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Record (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 31, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 3, 1940
Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1946
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information concerning the labor movement along with advertising.
Date:
May 3, 1946
Creator:
Reilly, Wallace
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 247, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1941
Daily newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1941
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1936
Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 3, 1936
Creator:
Dunbar, Mary Whatley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Palo Pinto County Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1936
Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 3, 1936
Creator:
Dunbar, Mary Whatley
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mohair Weekly (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1942
Weekly newspaper from Rocksprings, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1942
Creator:
Hutt, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Turning to Victory, Part 6]
Video footage from a symposium sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War entitled Turning to Victory discussing the events that changed the course of the war. This video contains a continuation of a panel held on the second day of the symposium featuring Edwin Simmons, Judge Blair Reeves, Martin Clemons, Mr. Martel, Mike Ryan and David Richardson.
Date:
1993-05-03/1993-05-05
Creator:
National Museum of the Pacific War
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1961
Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 3, 1961
Creator:
Sindik, Nicholas J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1933
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 3, 1933
Creator:
Edwards, Henry
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 291, Ed. 1, Monday, November 3, 1930
Daily newspaper from Breckenridge, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1930
Creator:
Hodges, Wesley D.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 3, 1924
Weekly newspaper from Linden, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 3, 1924
Creator:
Banger, J. E. A. & Erwin, W. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1924
Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 256, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 3, 1922
Daily newspaper (except Saturday) from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 3, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 75, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1922
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 3, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 210, Ed. 1 Monday, July 3, 1922
Daily newspaper from Sherman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 122, Ed. 2 Monday, November 3, 1930
Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 122, Ed. 1 Monday, November 3, 1930
Daily newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1930
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1954
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 3, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 47, Ed. 2 Saturday, August 3, 1940
Daily newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 3, 1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, November 3, 1933
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1933
Creator:
Edwards, Henry
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Journal (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1930
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 1930
Creator:
Edwards, Henry
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History