Oral History Interview with Allen Cates, November 23, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Allen Cates, November 23, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Cates. Cates joined the Army in 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and paratrooper training off Dog Island, Florida. In December he deployed to New Guinea and served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. In mid-February 1945, they landed on Corregidor to liberate the island from occupying Japanese forces. From there he was assigned as a combat engineer with the 11th, working with demolition, traveling through Manila, Luzon and Okinawa. In late August, they landed at Atsugi Airfield in Japan, then traveled to Hokkaido in December where he served with the occupation through late 1946. He returned to the US and received his discharge.
Date: November 23, 2016
Creator: Cates, Allen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Cates, November 23, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Allen Cates, November 23, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Cates. Cates joined the Army in 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and paratrooper training off Dog Island, Florida. In December he deployed to New Guinea and served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. In mid-February 1945, they landed on Corregidor to liberate the island from occupying Japanese forces. From there he was assigned as a combat engineer with the 11th, working with demolition, traveling through Manila, Luzon and Okinawa. In late August, they landed at Atsugi Airfield in Japan, then traveled to Hokkaido in December where he served with the occupation through late 1946. He returned to the US and received his discharge.
Date: November 23, 2016
Creator: Cates, Allen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frederick M. Bidwell, September 23, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frederick M. Bidwell, September 23, 2011

Transcript of an oral interview with Frederick M. Bidwell. Bidwell joined the Army in 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to the 69th Infantry Division and headed for France in mid-1944. He eventually was attached to the 35th Infantry Division and fought in France at the Battle of St. Lo. He also briefly mentions the Battle of the Bulge.
Date: September 23, 2011
Creator: Bidwell, Frederick M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 121, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 2012 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 121, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 2012
Creator: May, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with H. Paul Hudgins, November 23, 2014

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with Paul Hudgins, U.S. Army World War II Veteran, illustrator, and author. Hudgins discusses his childhood in Texas; family history; enlistment in U.S. Army as a medic; staged in France on V-E Day; stationed on hospital train running between Germany and France; post-war college; artistic career; writing career; Honor Flight trip. Appendix includes illustrations and short stories by Hudgins as well as photographs.
Date: November 23, 2014
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Hudgins, Paul
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2019 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2019

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 2019
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2018 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 2018
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 2017 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 2017
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2016 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 2016
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 2015 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2015 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2015
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 2014 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 2014
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 2017 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 123, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 143, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 2012 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 143, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 2012

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 2012
Creator: May, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 (open access)

The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Cuero, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 2011
Creator: Rea, Glenn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 2015 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 2015

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 23, 2015
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 94, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 23, 2010 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 94, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 23, 2010
Creator: Cartwright, Brian & Velvin, Candace E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 76, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 2011 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 76, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 2011

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 2011
Creator: Cartwright, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 143, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 23, 2012 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 143, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 23, 2012

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 2012
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 23, 2017 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 2017
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History