Oral History Interview with Richard Yarling, November 16, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Yarling, November 16, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Yarling. Yarling was at Indiana University when the war started. He joined the Navy while still in school and graduated in 1943. After further training and commissioing, he joined USS Chauncy (DD-667) and served as an assistance communications officer working closely with the radar and radio. Yarling shares anecdotes about life on board the destroyer and recalls going ashore at Tarawa. He also recalls experiences in two typhoons as well as carrier screening duty off the home islands of Japan. Yarling recalls witnessing other ships rescuing several crewmen from the stricken USS Franklin (CV-13). When the war ended, and after the ship returned from China, Yarling was discharged in January 1946.
Date: November 16, 2016
Creator: Yarling, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 76, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 2016 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 76, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 2016

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Linebarger, Les
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 2016 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 2016

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 2016 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 2016

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 227, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History