Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December, he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS Swanson (DD-443). Stremel was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Stremel, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December, he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS Swanson (DD-443). Stremel was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Stremel, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Department of the Navy - Memorandum for the Record - Infrastructure Analysis Team Meeting 14 August 2004 Meeting with Kitsap County (WASH) Representatives (open access)

Department of the Navy - Memorandum for the Record - Infrastructure Analysis Team Meeting 14 August 2004 Meeting with Kitsap County (WASH) Representatives

Mr. Wayne Arny, ASN (I&E) met with 6 Kitsap County representatives at the Pentagon in the CNO Conference Room at the Pentagon at 1000 on 14 Aug 2004. Enclosure (1) contains the names and titles of these representatives. Additionally, Mr. Andrew Hunter, MLA advisor to Congressman Dicks' office was present. The following naval personnel were also present: Robert Uhrich and CDR David Sienicki, CEC, USN (ASN (I&E)); Mr. David Lacroix and CDR Robert E. Vincent 11, JAGC, USN (DASN (IS&A); and, LCDR Heidi Fleming, USN, and Lisa St Andre (Navy OLA) w/ attachments
Date: August 29, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Input from Washington State in Support of Ft. Lewis, McChord AFB, and the Port of Tacoma (open access)

Community Input from Washington State in Support of Ft. Lewis, McChord AFB, and the Port of Tacoma

Community Input from Washington State in Support of Ft. Lewis, McChord AFB, and the Port of Tacoma. Document includes Community and Economic impact reports.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Input from Naval Station Bremerton/Submarine Base, Bangor, WA titled: Kitsap County Military Support Resource Assessment (open access)

Community Input from Naval Station Bremerton/Submarine Base, Bangor, WA titled: Kitsap County Military Support Resource Assessment

Community Input on Naval Station Bremerton/Submarine Base, Bangor, WA titled: Kitsap County Military Support Resource Assessment. Report includes Kitsap County, WA demographics, and county agency and coalition reports. It also includes brochures and similar material for Kitsap County, WA.
Date: June 22, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001

Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date: October 23, 2003
Creator: Cole, Charley
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Frank Curre, Jr., April 19, 2002

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Interview with Navy veteran Frank Curre Jr. The interview includes Curre's personal experiences about joining the Navy, boot camp, being aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, and his subsequent experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Additionally, Curre talks about pre-war shipboard life and training exercises, his activities during the attack on Pearl Harbor, aftermath of the attack, his transfer to the yard minesweeper YMS-102 at Bremerton, Washington, operation around Midway Island, his transfer to the escort carrier Petrof Bay, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, kamikaze attacks, the Okinawa campaign, and continued combat against kamikazes.
Date: April 19, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Curre, Frank, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001

Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date: April 14, 2001
Creator: Cole, Charley
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia, July 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia, July 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia. He discusses being a navigator/bombardier on the 14th plane in the Doolittle Raid, including the training leading up to the raid, the trip on the USS Hornet, the raid itself, bailing out over China, the weeks spent there before making it out through India and Egypt and stories about other men in the Raiders. He also discusses meeting with Generalissimo and Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, seeing the Egyptian pyramids, crossing Africa then to Brazil before getting back to the US, landing in Miami, his later deployments in North Africa and Europe, his work after the war and reunions the Raiders have had since the war.
Date: July 21, 2000
Creator: Macia, James H. ""Herb""
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Robert E. Galer, August 27, 1998

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Interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences concerning the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; the Guadalcanal Campaign as commander of VMF-224; and as head of the 584 Radar units during the campaigns for the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Navy ROTC at the University of Washington, 1931-35; pilot training at Sand Point, Pensacola, and Quantico, 1935-38; assignment to amphibian squadron on Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1938-40, and his minor role in the "destroyers-for-bases" deal with Great Britain, 1940; assignment as commander of VMF-224, 1942; description of the Grumman Wildcat fighter plane; assignment to Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1942; episodes involving aerial combat against the Japanese; aerial combat tactics; living conditions at Henderson Field; shot down for the first time on September 12, 1942; shot down for a second time on October 2, 1942; personnel problems with dysentery and malaria; reassignment to COMAIRPAC, November, 1943; Command and Staff College, 1943; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for twenty-nine consecutive days of combat and eleven-and-one-half kills; meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Oval Office; development of the 584 Radar for close-air support; Iwo Jima, …
Date: August 27, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Galer, Robert E., 1913-2005
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deposits of Pre-1980 Pyroclastic Flows and Lahars from Mount St. Helens Volcano, Washington (open access)

Deposits of Pre-1980 Pyroclastic Flows and Lahars from Mount St. Helens Volcano, Washington

From introduction: This report describes the character, origin, age, and extent of deposits of pyroclastic flows and lahars that were formed at Mount St. Helens before 1980, and their stratigraphic relations to other rocks and deposits of volcanic and glacial origin.
Date: 1987
Creator: Crandell, Dwight Raymond
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 11, Ed. 1, July 1982 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 11, Ed. 1, July 1982

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: July 1982
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 1982 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1, April 1982

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: April 1982
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 7, Ed. 1, March 1982 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 7, Ed. 1, March 1982

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: March 1982
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1982 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1982

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1982
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1982 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1982

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: January 1982
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 4, Ed. 1, December 1981 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 4, Ed. 1, December 1981

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Exploration Systems Approach to the Spokane Mountain Area Uranium Deposits, Northeastern Washington (open access)

An Exploration Systems Approach to the Spokane Mountain Area Uranium Deposits, Northeastern Washington

From Summary: "Within the gross content of economic exploration techniques developed through case studies of know mineralization, this report of research into the Spokane Mountain uranium deposit integrates the results of numerous field surveys and the application of proven scientific methods with the effects of alternative methods."
Date: April 1981
Creator: Babcock, Lyndon; Beck, P.; Farley, W.; Lechler, P.; Lindgren, J.; Miller, D. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water-Quality Effects on Baker Lake of Recent Volcanic Activity at Mount Baker, Washington (open access)

Water-Quality Effects on Baker Lake of Recent Volcanic Activity at Mount Baker, Washington

From introduction: The purpose of this report is to evaluate and describe relationships between the volcanic activity on Mount Baker and the possible impacts on Baker Lake water.
Date: 1977
Creator: Bortleson, Gilbert Carl; Wilson, R. T. & Foxworthy, B. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 31, No. 1, Ed. 1, September/October 1976 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 31, No. 1, Ed. 1, September/October 1976

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: 1976
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 31, No. 2, Ed. 1, October/November 1976 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 31, No. 2, Ed. 1, October/November 1976

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: 1976
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Data Call - Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Puget Sound, WA (open access)

Data Call - Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Puget Sound, WA

Data Call - Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Puget Sound, WA. Tabular data, memos, documents. Box 162, L-094.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
We Ran Away From Home Last Fall to See the World... (open access)

We Ran Away From Home Last Fall to See the World...

Letter from Celia and Ginny to Alberta discussing their time in Sweden, Austria, Italy, Norway, and sharing a diary of other travels throughout Europe and Ethiopia.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill, Ginny
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History