Oral History Interview with Warren Wishnack, March 28, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Warren Wishnack, March 28, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Warren Wishnack. Wishnack joined the Army in August of 1942. He trained to serve as a radio operator. He joined the 6th Cavalry, a reconnaissance unit, and provides some details of their unique training. Wishnack was assigned to an M-8 armored car where he tapped out Morse Code to communicate with headquarters and also worked with an FM radio for short distances. He provides details of his radio training and the M-8 armored vehicle. He served in Ireland from October 1943 to June of 1944, conducting routine training missions and building a motor pool. They landed on Utah Beach July 9. They participated in five campaigns, including the Battle of the Bulge and attacking the Siegfried Line. Wishnack provides some details of the tanks and the battles he fought in. He also shares his encounters with the German civilians. He was discharged around December of 1945.
Date: March 28, 2008
Creator: Wishnack, Warren
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 28, 2008 (open access)

Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Yoakum, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: McCracken, Michael S.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fair Labor Standards Act: Continuing Issues in the Debate (open access)

The Fair Labor Standards Act: Continuing Issues in the Debate

This reports details the history of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). It focuses on the administration of the act and the interpretation of provisions, which Congress has left to the discretion of the Secretary of Labor. It also considers judicial decisions, which make up a substantial part of wage/hour issues and have an impact upon enforcement of the statute.
Date: May 28, 2008
Creator: Whittaker, William G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library