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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
[Annual Meeting of Officers Order of Fifinella]
Order of Fifinella Officer meeting meeting minutes that discusses, among other things, the WASP newsletter, the group historian's activities, militarization of WASP, the next reunion, and the Order of Fifinella Award.
Date:
April 14, 1973
Creator:
Jones, Mary
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Greatest Generations Foundation Booklet]
Booklet from The Greatest Generations Foundation. The cover has an image of the words "Never Forget" written on concrete. The bottom margin has a watermark of a sepia American flag, beneath the name of the foundation. The bottom left corner has a logo of a soldier standing at a cross with a dove above it. Inside of the booklet are featured photos of veterans and locations with information on the foundation. The back cover has the quote "'Our stories will be told, but we'd like to tell them while we're still living.' -- Jim Blane, WWII Veteran," as well as contact info for donations and the slogan "Remember those who served."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 34, Number 1, April, 1996
Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
April 1996
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 10 Number 5, October, 1999
Newsletter for Region I members of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots, including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
October 1999
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Museum Pamphlet and Letter From Isabel Van Lom, May 31, 1988]
Letter from Isabel Madison Van Lom to her fellow WASP discussing the opening of The National Womens Military Museum and Research Center. The letter is written on a letter head from the museum that feature three women in uniform printed in the top left, and it includes a museum pamphlet discussing the new institute's features.
Date:
May 31, 1988
Creator:
Van Lom, Isabel Madison
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sketches from the Hintok POW Camp, 1943-1944
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44, created by John Wisecup, Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details. Includes six leaves of a poem titled, "Saga of Bamboo Jim," an introduction, and a foreword.
Date:
1999
Creator:
Wisecup, John
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The UNT Digital Library
WASP News, Volume 36, Number 1, April 1997
Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
April 1997
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bruce Gordon Elliot, May 17, 2002
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Bruce Elliot, a Navy veteran and POW from Montezuma, Kansas. Elliot discusses his family, joining the Navy and volunteering for Asiatic service, the start of war and the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, escaping internment on Palawan and joining Moro guerillas, sabotage, linking up with Australian forces, evacuation to Australia and returning to the United States, becoming a deepsea diver, and Korean War service. In appendix are a photo of Elliot, a map of the Philippines, two photos of a POW camp on Palawan, and a photo of three of his comrades.
Date:
May 17, 2002
Creator:
Alexander, Bill & Elliot, Bruce Gordon
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, April 29, 2004
Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He served in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. After training, he participated in the initial landing at Saipan where he was wounded in the knees and shoulder on the beach by shell fragments. He was loaded onto a hospital ship with several other casualties before going to Hawaii to recuperate. He participated in the Okinawa campaign and spent time at Nagasaki on occupation duty. After being discharged, he went to college on the G. I. Bill, and eventually settled in Texas, where he worked in the oil industry.
Date:
April 29, 2004
Creator:
Smith, Ned & Snoddy, Sam H.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
One More Sentimental Journey, W.A.S.P. Conference
Program entitled "One More Sentimental Journey" for a W.A.S.P. Conference in Washington D.C. A signed letter from President Bill Clinton is included, along with letters, biographical information, photos, and captions from and/or of WASP. Also included are conference itineraries, photo collages, and historical info.
Date:
1994
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilberto S. Trevino, February 18, 2005
Interview with Gilberto S. Trevino, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He attended Texas A&M before serving in the Marine Corps. He was in the 28th Replacement Battalion when he was assigned to the 3d Marine Division and deployed to Iwo Jima. He discusses his first impressions of landing on the island. He describes the constructed Japanese defenses on the island and the use of Japanese Nisei interpreters to convince defenders to surrender. He returned to Texas A&M where he was in the Corps of Cadets (ROTC) and accepted his commission in the Army in time to serve in Korea. He eventually earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M and a doctorate degree in pathology from Michigan State University. He retired from service in 1976 with the rank of colonel.
Date:
February 18, 2005
Creator:
Atkinson, Scott & Trevino, Gilberto S.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII, National Conference
Program from the national conference of Women Airforce Service Pilots in Anaheim, California. The pamphlet contains letters, biographies, conference staff information, itineraries, artwork, photographs, and sponsor ads.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John R. Bumgarner, March 18, 1995
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with John R. Bumgarner, physician, U.S. Army WWII veteran, and prisoner-of-war of the Japanese following the fall of the Philippines in World War II. He discusses the fall of Bataan and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1944-45; and his liberation.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Bumgarner, John R. (John Reed)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
WASP News, Volume 35, Number 3, November, 1996
Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
November 1996
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000
Interview with Al Flocke, a radio operator during World War II. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also relates anecdotes about food, rations, and living conditions on the islands.
Date:
October 22, 2000
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Flocke, Al
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Annie May Web, March 24, 2001
Interview with Annie (Amy) May Webb discussing her husband's service and her experiences on the homefront during World War II. She describes delivering word of the birth of their daughter to her husband while he was aboard the USS Bennington serving with VMF-112.
Date:
March 24, 2001
Creator:
Bloomfield, Vivian & Webb, Annie May
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 37, Number 3, Summer 2000
Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
Summer 2000
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with H. L. Obermiller, April 30, 2004
Interview with H. L. Obermiller, a Pharmacist's Mate during World War II. He discusses his involvement in the Battles of Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian, where he served as a Pharmacist's Mate. He remembers having Spam for Thanksgiving, meeting Navajo code talkers, and writing letters home.
Date:
April 30, 2004
Creator:
Metzler, Ed & Obermiller, H. L.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: The Spirit of Flight, National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinement]
Program for the 1996 enshrinement ceremonies at the National Aviation Hall of Fame, featuring lists of inductee candidates and the official inductees for that year. The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII are listed in the program as the recipient of the Milton Caniff Spirit of Flight award.
Date:
July 1996
Creator:
National Aviation Hall of Fame
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ethel Reisberg Schectman, March 24, 2001
Interview with Ethel Reisburg Schectman of Fort Worth, Texas, who was born in New York City during the Great Depression to Jewish Polish immigrant parents. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences of World War II on the home front, including memories of D-Day, iron metal scrap drives, victory gardens, rationing, V-E and V-J Days, and what it was like being Jewish in Dallas during that time.
Date:
March 24, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Schectman, Ethel Reisberg
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 37, Number 1, Spring, 1999
Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date:
Spring 1999
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000
Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Thomas recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.
Date:
July 21, 2000
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Macia, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005
Interview with Glenn G. Morgan of Weatherford, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Navy. In the interview, Mr. Morgan talks about his time before the war as well as his military training, travels, life on and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and his survival at sea.
Date:
February 17, 2005
Creator:
Morris, Cork & Morgan, Glenn G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History