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[Soldiers Transporting Mules]

Four photographs depicting soldiers of the 124th cavalry regiment transporting mules while on horseback. They are walking along dirt paths and the horse kick up clouds of dust.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Solider on Back of Horse]

Photograph of solider riding down a dirt path on a dark mare named Smokey. The soldier is wearing a long-sleeved collared uniform, a belt, a cap and sunglasses. The path he is on is lined with trees and the straw roof of a building can be seen on the right.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Offloading Horses]

Photograph of soldiers from the US Army's 124th Cavalry Regiment in long-sleeved uniforms and helmets offloading horses. On the left is a large ship, and two soldiers standing with their backs to the camera. On the right soldiers lead two dark horses away from the ship.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of a Solider on a Galloping Horse]

Negative of a solider in a collared uniform, a side cap and sunglasses riding horseback. The horse is dark in color and is galloping down a dirt path. In the background there are rows of tress and off to the right is a small building with a straw roof.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of Two Soldiers on Horseback]

Negative of two soldiers' side by side on horseback in tall grass. The one on the right is in a long-sleeved collared uniform on a dark horse with a white streak on its muzzle. The solider on the left is also in a long-sleeved collared uniform, a side cap and sunglasses. His horse is dark in color.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of a Solider on Back of Horse]

Negative of a solider riding down a dirt path on a dark mare named Smokey. The soldier is wearing a long-sleeved collared uniform, a belt, a cap and sunglasses. The path he is on is lined with trees and the straw roof of a building can be seen on the right.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Stands With Horse and Calf]

Photograph of a young man in a white collared shirt and shorts holding the lead of a dark horse. Next to the horse is a small calf. Both the horse and calf are extremely skinny with every rib showing. Behind the horse are a few barrels, trees and a building with a straw roof.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of a Soldier Coming Down a Path on Horseback]

Negative of a soldier on horseback in the distance coming down a dirt path. The shadow of the photographer's camera is on the ground. Alongside the path is tall grass and a few trees. There are also two buildings with straw roofs on either side of the road.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of a Soldier Emerging Form Trees on Horseback, #1]

Negative of a soldier on the back of a dark horse on a path littered with high grass and surrounded by trees. The soldier is wearing a long-sleeved collared uniform, a cap and sunglasses.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of a Soldier Emerging Form Trees on Horseback, #2]

Negative of a soldier on the back of a dark horse on a path littered with high grass and surrounded by trees. The soldier is wearing a long-sleeved collared uniform, a cap and sunglasses.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negative of a Soldier Emerging Form Trees on Horseback, #3]

Negative of a soldier on the back of a dark horse on a path littered with high grass and surrounded by trees. The soldier is wearing a long-sleeved collared uniform, a cap and sunglasses.
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 13, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 13, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that he is no longer in Fiji and is now on a different island that he cannot disclose.
Date: January 13, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984

Interview with Pete Evans, a Texas National Guard veteran and POW from Hamby, Texas. Evans discusses his time as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") which was captured by the Japanese in March, 1942, including: his upbringing; entering the Guard and training; mobilization, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and deployment to East Asia; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane and then Java, after December 7th, 1941; assignment to Sangosari near Malang; the Japanese invasion and the American surrender; and experiences in internment at Surabaya, Tanjong Priok in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and the Orio district of Kitakyūshū.
Date: {1984-02-15,1984-02-29,1984-03-07}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Evans, Pete
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Ralph L. Cerny, September 18, 2000

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Army veteran Ralph L. Cerny. The interview includes Cerny's personal experiences about being a combat infantryman in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II, joining the Illinois National Guard, federalization of the Illinois National Guard, training at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, shipping to Camp Darwin, Australia, and combat around Mount Austen on Guadalcanal. Additionally, Cerny talks about the formation of the American Division and landings at New Caledonia, transferring of the division to Guadalcanal, the fate of Japanese prisoners-of-war, evacuation to the Fiji islands for rest and recuperation, landings on Bougainville, patrol and reconnaissance activities on Bougainville, his rotation back to the States, stateside duty as a drill instructor at Fort McClellan, and his postwar career.
Date: September 18, 2000
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Cerny, Ralph L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo plane attack. He was transferred to the USS Bougainville (CVE-100), and they transported aircraft to the Marshall, Admiralty and Mariana islands. In February of 1944 he was stationed in Honolulu for shore duty and worked as First Class Petty Officer in charge of the supply depot for plane parts. He was discharged in 1945.
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo plane attack. He was transferred to the USS Bougainville (CVE-100), and they transported aircraft to the Marshall, Admiralty and Mariana islands. In February of 1944 he was stationed in Honolulu for shore duty and worked as First Class Petty Officer in charge of the supply depot for plane parts. He was discharged in 1945.
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alstern L. Reick, November 27, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alstern L. Reick, November 27, 2001

Interview with Alstern L. Reick, an electrician in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life in the military and his experiences abroad.
Date: October 9, 2003
Creator: Evans, Celeste & Reick, Alstern L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alstern L. Reick, November 27, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alstern L. Reick, November 27, 2001

Interview with Alstern L. Reick, an electrician in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life in the military and his experiences abroad.
Date: November 27, 2001
Creator: Evans, Celeste & Reick, Alstern L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Fouts, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 11: Other Island Dependencies and Trusteeships

This booklet is the sixth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries and territories in the Pacific. This unit discusses Guam, American Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and New Guinea. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Pacific Islands: Policy Issues (open access)

The Pacific Islands: Policy Issues

This report presents Congress with a diverse array of policy issues regarding Pacific Islands region, also known as the South Pacific or Southwest Pacific.
Date: February 2, 2017
Creator: Lum, Thomas & Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pacific Islands: Policy Issues (open access)

The Pacific Islands: Policy Issues

This report provides background on the Pacific Islands region and discusses related issues for Congress. It discusses U.S. relations with Pacific Island countries as well as the influence of other powers in the region, including Australia, China, and other external actors. It includes sections on U.S. foreign assistance to the region, the Compacts of Free Association, and issues related to climate change, which has impacted many Pacific Island countries.
Date: February 2, 2017
Creator: Lum, Thomas & Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library