Oral History Interview with Robert Seidel, September 7, 1999

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Interview with Robert Seidel, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Elkhart, Indiana, who served in the 763rd Bomb Squadron in the European Theater. Accompanied by his wife Helen, Seidel discusses his family, the start of the war and joining the Air Corps, training as a flight engineer, assignment to the B-24 and deployment to Spinazzola, Italy, flying combat missions, life at the base, ditching his aircraft near Salzburg and getting captured, being interrogated, internment at Stalag Luft IV, liberation, and returning to the US. In appendix are three photos of Seidel, his B-24 crew, and their aircraft, Seidel's papers from when he was a German prisoner, his POW log book, the official narrative report of the mission he was lost on, and a letter from his family while he was in Italy.
Date: September 7, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Seidel, Robert
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1942 (open access)

The Junior Aggie, Yearbook of North Texas Agricultural College, 1942

Yearbook for North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, professors, and organizations.
Date: 1942
Creator: North Texas Agricultural College
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP News, Volume 35, Number 3, November, 1996 (open access)

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
WASP News, Volume 33, Number 3, November 1995 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 33, Number 3, November 1995

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 1995
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976 (open access)

55th Year: The Visitors Bulletin, October 22-28, 1976

Weekly published travel guide for Hot Springs National Park with information on various events and attractions in the state between the dates October 22 and October 28, 1976. A section on the front cover with a Fifinella image welcomes Women Airforce Service Pilots to their 1976 reunion to be held in Hot Springs. The guide includes city maps, lake maps, lists of attractions such as restaurants, night clubs, and shops, as well as information on Hot Springs' famous bath houses.
Date: October 22, 1976
Creator: Smith, J. R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to P. A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to P. A. Hill]

Envelope addressed to CPT P. A. Hill at 309 Ragland St. Sweetwater Tex, sent from Gunter Air Force Base with the word, "Books", can be seen printed at the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
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
WASP Newsletter, Volume 12, August, 1976 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, Volume 12, August, 1976

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: August 1976
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
1941: Texas Goes to War (open access)

1941: Texas Goes to War

This book is a collection of essays discussing the role of Texans in World War II. It examines both the Texas soldiers fighting in the European and Pacific theaters as well as the Texans on the Homefront. The essays describe both the military and social aspects of the war. Index starts on page 241.
Date: 1991
Creator: Lee, James Ward; Barnes, Carolyn N.; Bowman, Kent A. & Crow, Laura
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Wichita County (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Wichita County

Directory of the men and women from Wichita County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. There are several letters from local officials addressed to World War II veterans included at the beginning of the book.
Date: 1946?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Fannin County (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Fannin County

Directory of the men and women from Fannin County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 194X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lubbock County (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lubbock County

Directory of the men and women from Lubbock County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP Newsletter, June, 1981 (open access)

WASP Newsletter, June, 1981

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: June 1981
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Gregg County, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Gregg County, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Gregg County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1946~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Navarro County, Corsicana, Texas (open access)

Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Navarro County, Corsicana, Texas

Directory of the men and women from Navarro County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.
Date: 1945?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting the overseas training of the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 3] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 3]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 2]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 3] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 3]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 1] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 1]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 4] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 4]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting training by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 5] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 5]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 1] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 1]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting the overseas training of the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 6] (open access)

[Twelfth Armored Division, Scrapbook 6]

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other materials documenting time spent overseas by the U.S. Army's Twelfth Armored Division.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Army. Armored Division, 12th.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History