Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
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Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
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El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Fifteenth Year, No. 299, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 18, 1895 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Fifteenth Year, No. 299, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 18, 1895

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 18, 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 17, 1902 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 17, 1902

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 17, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Monday, December 15, 1902 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Monday, December 15, 1902

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 15, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 16, 1902 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 16, 1902

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 16, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 210, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 1901 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 210, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 28, 1901

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 28, 1901
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Object Type: Newspaper
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The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 1965 (open access)

The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 19, 1965

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Western College in El Paso, Texas that includes campus news and information along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 1965
Creator: Texas Western College
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, July 23, 1906 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, July 23, 1906

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 23, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, December 14, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, December 14, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 14, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1906 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 13, 1906

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 13, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 24, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1903 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 1903

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 3, 1903
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. SIXTEENTH YEAR, No. 18, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 21, 1896 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. SIXTEENTH YEAR, No. 18, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 21, 1896

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 21, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 20, 1902 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 20, 1902

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 20, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 246, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 10, 1899 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 246, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 10, 1899

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 10, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. SIXTEENTH YEAR, No. 277, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 14, 1896 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. SIXTEENTH YEAR, No. 277, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 14, 1896

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 14, 1896
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Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1902 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1902

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 19, 1902
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
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El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 137, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1901 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 137, Ed. 1 Friday, October 4, 1901

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 4, 1901
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 1, 1908 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 1, 1908

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 1, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. SIXTEENTH YEAR, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1896 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. SIXTEENTH YEAR, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1896

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 11, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Fifteenth Year, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 16, 1895 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Fifteenth Year, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 16, 1895

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 16, 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Fifteenth Year, No. 259, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1895 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Fifteenth Year, No. 259, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1895

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 31, 1895
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, July 16, 1906 (open access)

El Paso Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 26, Ed. 1 Monday, July 16, 1906

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 16, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History