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Oral History Interview with Bernice Shafer, September 8, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernice Shafer. Shafer was born in Ackley, Iowa 26 December 1926. She began nurse training at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Des Moines in 1941. Upon graduating in 1944, she entered the US Army Nurse Corps and began basic training at Camp Carson, Colorado. When she completed basic, she was assigned to Leonard General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. After a period of time, she was shipped to Camp Pendleton, California in preparation for an overseas assignment. Shafer was assigned to the 311th Hospital Unit and boarded the USS Monterey (CVL-26), bound for Manila. She tells of the primitive conditions encountered in setting up the hospital. Designated as an operating room nurse, she describes working up to forty hours straight and the various types of battle casualties that were treated. She recalls that patients were transported to the hospital by ambulance, jeep and helicopter. In February 1946, Shafer returned to the United States aboard the USS West Point (AP-23), arriving at New York City after passage through the Panama Canal.
Date:
September 8, 2007
Creator:
Shafer, Bernice
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bernice Shafer, September 8, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernice Shafer. Shafer was born in Ackley, Iowa 26 December 1926. She began nurse training at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Des Moines in 1941. Upon graduating in 1944, she entered the US Army Nurse Corps and began basic training at Camp Carson, Colorado. When she completed basic, she was assigned to Leonard General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. After a period of time, she was shipped to Camp Pendleton, California in preparation for an overseas assignment. Shafer was assigned to the 311th Hospital Unit and boarded the USS Monterey (CVL-26), bound for Manila. She tells of the primitive conditions encountered in setting up the hospital. Designated as an operating room nurse, she describes working up to forty hours straight and the various types of battle casualties that were treated. She recalls that patients were transported to the hospital by ambulance, jeep and helicopter. In February 1946, Shafer returned to the United States aboard the USS West Point (AP-23), arriving at New York City after passage through the Panama Canal.
Date:
September 8, 2007
Creator:
Shafer, Bernice
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sarah Kay Dukote, September 1, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Sarah Kay Dukote. Dukote decided to become a neruse after having her appendix removed when she was a teenager. She finished high school in 1938 and went to nursing school in Kentucky, completing the course in September 1941. She joined the Army the day after he attack on Pearl Harbor. Her first assignment was at Fort Knox in the tuberculosis ward and the venereal disease ward. In late 1942, Dukote was transferred to a hospital in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks. She stayed there a few years and returned to the US just before the war ended. SHe opted for discharge when the war ended.
Date:
September 1, 2015
Creator:
Dukote, Sarah Kay
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sarah Kay Dukote, September 1, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Sarah Kay Dukote. Dukote decided to become a neruse after having her appendix removed when she was a teenager. She finished high school in 1938 and went to nursing school in Kentucky, completing the course in September 1941. She joined the Army the day after he attack on Pearl Harbor. Her first assignment was at Fort Knox in the tuberculosis ward and the venereal disease ward. In late 1942, Dukote was transferred to a hospital in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks. She stayed there a few years and returned to the US just before the war ended. SHe opted for discharge when the war ended.
Date:
September 1, 2015
Creator:
Dukote, Sarah Kay
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Marjorie Bartholf to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake, September 10, 1945]
Letter from Marjorie Bartholf to Dr. Chauncey D. Leake discussing the admittance of students from the Nurse Cadet Corps during 1944-45, new professors, and commendations for the John Sealy Hospital staff and UTMB faculty.
Date:
September 10, 1945
Creator:
Bartholf, Marjorie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Personal File of Private First Class George W. Stone, U.S.M.C.
Scrapbook compiled by George Stone documenting his time in the U.S. Marine Corps during the 1920s.
Date:
1926-09/1971-06
Creator:
Stone, George W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Barton B. Wallace, Jr., September 19, 2003
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Interview with Barton B. Wallace, Jr., engineer and Army veteran (Quartermaster Corps Graves Registration Service-China Zone), concerning his experiences with Recovery Team No. 4 in the recovery of the remains of American military personnel in China, 1945-46. Appendix consists of letters, chronology, Separation Qualification Record, and extracts from various forms.
Date:
September 19, 2003
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wallace, Barton B., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bill Cantrell, September 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Cantrell, where he discusses his childhood and education and what led to his decision to join the Marines. He describes his experiences flying airplanes and living on ships in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date:
September 2001
Creator:
Cantrell, Bill & Nichols, Chuck
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Kicklighter, September 20, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Kicklighter. Kicklighter attended Armstrong Jr. College in Savannah, Georgia and secured a pilot’s license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program. He had an appointment to the US Naval Academy, but joined the US Marine Corps instead. Selected for flight training, he became one of six marines in the aviation class of 106 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida. Upon graduation he was assigned to multi-engine training and sent to Meacham Field, Texas for transition instruction. Upon graduation, as a reserve officer, he was assigned to fly for United Airlines. In 1942 he received orders to report to the 9th Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point, North Carolina. He recalls several experiences while in this assignment. In 1944, he became the personal pilot for General Roy Geiger. One experience Kicklighter recalls is hearing a conversation between Ernie Pyle and the general shortly before Pyle’s death. He also tells of escorting the body of General Buckner after his death on Okinawa. Kicklighter stayed in the Marine Corps after World War II and he tells of his career prior to retirement including flying 100 combat missions over Korea, instructing midshipmen at …
Date:
September 20, 2002
Creator:
Kicklighter, Edward
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Kicklighter, September 20, 2002
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Kicklighter. Kicklighter attended Armstrong Jr. College in Savannah, Georgia and secured a pilot’s license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program. He had an appointment to the US Naval Academy, but joined the US Marine Corps instead. Selected for flight training, he became one of six marines in the aviation class of 106 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida. Upon graduation he was assigned to multi-engine training and sent to Meacham Field, Texas for transition instruction. Upon graduation, as a reserve officer, he was assigned to fly for United Airlines. In 1942 he received orders to report to the 9th Aircraft Wing at Cherry Point, North Carolina. He recalls several experiences while in this assignment. In 1944, he became the personal pilot for General Roy Geiger. One experience Kicklighter recalls is hearing a conversation between Ernie Pyle and the general shortly before Pyle’s death. He also tells of escorting the body of General Buckner after his death on Okinawa. Kicklighter stayed in the Marine Corps after World War II and he tells of his career prior to retirement including flying 100 combat missions over Korea, instructing midshipmen at …
Date:
September 20, 2002
Creator:
Kicklighter, Edward
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 12, 2013
Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 12, 2013
Creator:
Larsen, Dave
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 2013
Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 26, 2013
Creator:
Larsen, Dave
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert J. Gettelfinger, September 18, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert J Gettelfinger. Gettelfinger joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1942. He completed Cadet School in San Antonio. He served as a C-46 pilot and was deployed to Chabua, India in 1943. He recalls flying the Hump, transporting fuel, munitions and supervisory staff to Kunming, China. Gettelfinger also completed missions to Burma. He returned to the US in November of 1944 and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He continued his service in the Air Force as a career officer for 27 years, retiring as a colonel in the Strategic Air Command.
Date:
September 18, 2016
Creator:
Gettelfinger, Robert J
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1992
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:
September 3, 1992
Creator:
Phipps, Marilyn
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1993
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:
September 9, 1993
Creator:
Moore, Staff Sgt. Don
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 5, 1991
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:
September 5, 1991
Creator:
Thomas, George
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 17, 1992
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:
September 17, 1992
Creator:
Phipps, Marilyn
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1991
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:
September 26, 1991
Creator:
Thomas, George
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1990
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:
September 13, 1990
Creator:
Thomas, George
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1993
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:
September 23, 1993
Creator:
Moore, Staff Sgt. Don
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1992
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:
September 24, 1992
Creator:
Phipps, Marilyn
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1993
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:
September 2, 1993
Creator:
Moore, Staff Sgt. Don
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1993
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:
September 16, 1993
Creator:
Moore, Staff Sgt. Don
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1993
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:
September 30, 1993
Creator:
Moore, Staff Sgt. Don
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History