Oral History Interview with Warren Whitson, Jr., November 22, 1995

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Warren Whitson, Jr., a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran (493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Whitson discusses his pre-flight and flight training in 1943, his assignment to the 493rd Bomb Group, 860th Bomb Squadron at Stone, England, the characteristics of the B-17G, his first mission in Berlin, problems with flak, tactics to counter German radar, his engine trouble and crash landing in eastern Germany, his rescue by Russian troops, his trip by C-47 back to England via Poltava, Tehran, Cairo, Tripoli, and Dijon, his assignment to a new crew, being shot down by German fighter planes on his seventeenth mission, his brief experiences as a POW, and his liberation by British troops.
Date: November 22, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Whitson, Warren, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. L. Sherman, March 4, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. L. Sherman, March 4, 1976

Interview with J. L. "Smokey" Sherman, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Ponder, Texas. Sherman discusses joining the Army in 1940, going to the Philippines and being stationed on Corregidor, the siege and fall of the island, his escape from capture and time as a guerrilla, surrender, and experiences in internment at Cabanatuan and Kobe.
Date: March 4, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Sherman, J. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William D. Whitson, August 13, 2006

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Interview with William Whitman, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Denton, Texas, who served with General Curtis LeMay. Whitman discusses flight training, becoming a heavy bomber pilot, service in the European theater, joining LeMay's staff, and stories about LeMay's work and personality.
Date: August 13, 2006
Creator: Hurley, Alfred & Whitson, William D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Teacher's College, 1945 (open access)

The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Teacher's College, 1945

Yearbook for North Texas State Teacher's College in Denton, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1945
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Teacher's College, 1943 (open access)

The Yucca, Yearbook of North Texas State Teacher's College, 1943

Yearbook for North Texas State Teacher's College in Denton, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1943
Creator: North Texas State Teachers College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 2000 Reunion Schedule of Events (open access)

Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 2000 Reunion Schedule of Events

Pamphlett with a blue diamond wings logo that contains a schedule of events for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion. Included is a map of the Texas Woman's University campus, the reunion location.
Date: 2000
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History