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Oral History Interview with Arthur Patcke, September 4, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur Patcke, September 4, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Patcke. Patcke was born in born in Chicago, Illinois on 13 July 1927 and was drafted into the Marine Corps in September, 1945. He describes some of his experiences at boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina. He was sent overseas to Tsingtao, China in the middle of 1946, and describes a typhoon that his ship experienced during the transit. He was assigned to a communications company in the 15th Marine Regiment, which was part of the Sixth Marines at the time. He provides details of his experiences in Tsingtao and recalls that he was discharged in the fall of 1946 after 50 weeks active duty.
Date: September 4, 2004
Creator: Patcke, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015 (open access)

Something for the Archives: 1915 - 1965 - 2015

Copy of a manuscript for the presidential address given by Robert S. Sparkman before the Texas Surgical Society in Galveston, Texas. In the speech, Sparkman compares and contrasts what life was like, medically and otherwise, when the society formed in 1915 versus the current state of affairs, and what 2015 may look like.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Sparkman, Robert S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Officers' Club Open Mess] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Officers' Club Open Mess]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Officers' Club Open Mess, in Brackettville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: June 4, 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Revision (open access)

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Revision

Text of Texas's Civil Practice and Remedies Code which is part of the state's statutory revision program.
Date: April 4, 2014
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
System: The Portal to Texas History