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Oral History Interview with Thomas W. Nance, March 24, 2003

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Interview with Thomas W. Nance, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas, who served with the 112th Cavalry in the Pacific. Nance discusses growing up and joining the 112th, working with horses, equipment used and organization, maneuvers at Fort Bliss, deployment to New Caledonia, operations on Woodlark Island, staging at Goodenough Island and the landing at Arawe, being wounded and evacuated, recovery and discharge, continued disability and experiences with VA hospitals, and reflections on the 112th as a unit. In appendix is the poem "Fiddler's Green," a list of places Nance served, descriptions of military equipment mentioned, and the 112th's service chronicle.
Date: March 24, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn & Nance, Thomas W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ernest Kelley, February 20, 2003

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Interview with Ernest Kelley, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Antioch, Texas (now the Red River Army Depot), who served with the 112th Cavalry. Kelley discusses growing up in the Depression, joining the Guard, mobilization and training, horses, the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to New Caledonia, landing on Woodlark island and action there, the Battle of Arawe, redeployment to Australia, the Battle of Driniumor River in New Guinea, the Battles of Leyte and Luzon, returning to the United States, and reflections on his time in the Army. In appendix is a list of people and places named in the interview with lat/long coordinates, descriptions of military equipment, and the 112th's WWII service chronicle.
Date: February 20, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn & Kelley, Ernest L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with James Riley Chennault, August 6, 2003

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Interview with Army veteran James Riley Chennault. The interview includes Chennault's personal experiences about the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II, childhood in Mississippi, moving to Texas in 1939, joining the 112th Cavalry, training, combat, and the Battle of Driniumor River. Chennault also talks about the mobilization of the Texas National Guard, Louisiana Maneuvers as part of the 3rd Army, rotation to the states, his assignment to a pack mule outfit, his discharge from the Army, and the daily routine of life in the horse cavalry. The interview includes an appendix with photographs.
Date: August 6, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T. & Chennault, James Riley
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with George E. Fortenberry, September 24, 2003

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Interview with George E. Fortenberry, who is an Army veteran and college professor from Arlington, Texas. In the interview, Fortenberry discusses his experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theatre during his time as a member of the 112th Cavalry of the Texas National Guard during World War II. He also describes what it was like growing up during the Great Depression and attending various different schools in both Texas and Oklahoma. Fortenberry discusses why he decided to join the National Guard, and also his experiences in early basic cavalry training. During much of the interview, Fortenberry reminisces about many of his various assignments and duties while serving in the war. Among these discussed include his assignment as a clerk to the veterinary section, time in Fort Bliss and Fort Clark, his shipment overseas to Noumea in New Caledonia, his transfer to the Medical Detachment as a clerk, and his time in New Britain, New Guinea and the Philippines. Fortenberry also recollects about everyday life in the Southwest Pacific, and includes details on tropical diseases and combat-related psychological problems that many of his comrades suffered through.
Date: September 24, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T. & Fortenberry, George E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20TH YEAR, No. 112, Ed. 1 Monday, May 14, 1900 (open access)

El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20TH YEAR, No. 112, Ed. 1 Monday, May 14, 1900

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 14, 1900
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Allen Stafford, March 12, 1999

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Interview with Allen Stafford, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Kiowa County, Oklahoma, who served with the 124th Cavalry Regiment. Stafford discusses his early life, working in Texas oil fields, enlisting and training, deployment to the China-Burma-India Theater and reorganization as an infantry unit, combat operations with the Japanese around the Burma Road, and returning to the United States.
Date: March 12, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Stafford, Allen E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Hugh W. Calvert, September 10, 2003

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Interview with Army veteran Hugh W. Calvert. The interview includes Calvert's personal experiences about the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II, youth during the Great Depression, his assignment to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, tank school at Fort Knox, transferring to Service Troop, his assignment to New Caledonia and to Woodlark Island, operation on Arawe, the Driniumor River Campaign, and his rotation back to the States.
Date: September 10, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T. & Calvert, Hugh W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 11, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1907 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 15, 1907

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 15, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, July 1912 - April, 1913 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 16, July 1912 - April, 1913

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 445.
Date: 1913
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 24, 1900 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 24, 1900

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 24, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Monday, May 18, 1914 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Monday, May 18, 1914

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 18, 1914
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Monday, June 30, 1919 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Monday, June 30, 1919

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 30, 1919
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1914 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Thursday, March 19, 1914

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 19, 1914
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1911 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 1911

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 24, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, July 27, 1920 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, July 27, 1920

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 34TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Friday, March 20, 1914 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 34TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Friday, March 20, 1914

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 20, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 12, 1918 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, June 12, 1918

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 12, 1918
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 28, 1905 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 28, 1905

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 28, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1905 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1905

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 22, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 17, 1914 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 17, 1914

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 17, 1914
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 28, 1919 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 28, 1919

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 28, 1919
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 28, 1912 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 28, 1912

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 28, 1912
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 6, 1915 (open access)

El Paso Herald (El Paso, Tex.), Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 6, 1915

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 6, 1915
Creator: Slater, H. D.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History