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Oral History Interview with Jimmie Thomas, February 18, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jimmie C. Thomas. Thomas was born in Ada, Oklahoma 1 May 1923. He was attending Texas A&M University when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He joined the Navy and went to Del Monte, California for three months of pre-flight before going to Norman, Oklahoma for three months of advanced training. Upon completion, he was sent to Corpus Christi Naval Air Station where he trained in the SNJ-T6 trainer. After graduation, he was assigned to fly PBYs at Jacksonville, Florida. After returning from a training flight to Guantanamo, Cuba he was transferred to a Patrol Bomber Squadron and sent to Hutchinson, Kansas for advanced training in a PBY4. Afterwards, he went to California where he selected his crew. They went to the Consolidated Aircraft plant to pick up a new PBY4-2. The crew then flew to Hawaii where they spent four weeks before joining a squadron on Tinian. The crew named their plane Cover Girl and contacted Milton Caniff to provide them with a sketch for nose art. The squadron was transferred to Iwo Jima where they flew combination missions of air sea rescue while seeking Japanese shipping to …
Date:
February 18, 2005
Creator:
Thomas, Jimmie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hershel Woodrow 'Woody' Williams, February 18, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hershel Woodrow ""Woody"" Williams. Williams quit high school I nWest Virginia to join the Civilian Conservation Corps, which assigned him to Montana. He was there when Pearl harbor was attack and resigned from the CCC to joint the Marine Corps. The Marine recruiter told him he was too short, so Williams headed back to West Virginia. When the Marine Corps lifted the height requirement, he enlisted in May, 1943. After boot camp, he joined a newly-established flame thrower demolition special weapons unit in the 1st Battalion, 21st Regiment of the Third Marine Division and began training with them at Guadalcanal. From there, Williams went to recapture Guam. With Guam secure, Williams's unit went to Iwo Jima. He finally got ashore on 21 February. On 23 February, Williams used six flamethrowers to destroy seven fortified enemy-help positions that opened a gap in the Japanese line of defense. This action allowed more Marines and tanks to get farther inland and earned Williams the Medal of Honor. He also speaks of losing his good friend on Iwo Jima and retrieving the man's ring in order t oreturn it to his parents …
Date:
February 18, 2005
Creator:
Williams, Hershel Woodrow 'Woody'
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 18, 2005
Newspaper from Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
February 18, 2005
Creator:
Delaney, Darcy
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 154, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date:
May 18, 2005
Creator:
Nash, Andrew
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Hershel Woodrow 'Woody' Williams, February 18, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hershel Woodrow ""Woody"" Williams. Williams quit high school I nWest Virginia to join the Civilian Conservation Corps, which assigned him to Montana. He was there when Pearl harbor was attack and resigned from the CCC to joint the Marine Corps. The Marine recruiter told him he was too short, so Williams headed back to West Virginia. When the Marine Corps lifted the height requirement, he enlisted in May, 1943. After boot camp, he joined a newly-established flame thrower demolition special weapons unit in the 1st Battalion, 21st Regiment of the Third Marine Division and began training with them at Guadalcanal. From there, Williams went to recapture Guam. With Guam secure, Williams's unit went to Iwo Jima. He finally got ashore on 21 February. On 23 February, Williams used six flamethrowers to destroy seven fortified enemy-help positions that opened a gap in the Japanese line of defense. This action allowed more Marines and tanks to get farther inland and earned Williams the Medal of Honor. He also speaks of losing his good friend on Iwo Jima and retrieving the man's ring in order t oreturn it to his parents …
Date:
February 18, 2005
Creator:
Williams, Hershel Woodrow 'Woody'
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rice Thresher, Vol. 92, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 2005
A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date:
March 18, 2005
Creator:
Gilbert, Lindsey & Yardley, Jonathan
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 224, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 2005
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 18, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brady Standard-Herald and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 2005
Semiweekly newspaper from Brady, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 18, 2005
Creator:
Stewart, James E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 254, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2005
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 18, 2005
Creator:
Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 434, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
October 18, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 223, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 2005
Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date:
November 18, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Boerne Star & Recorder (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 85, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 2005
Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 18, 2005
Creator:
Cartwright, Brian
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History