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[Photograph 2012.201.B0313.0152]
Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Charles Donley, center, of Pittsburgh, Kiwanis International president, spoke to a district meeting of Kiwanians in the Biltmore hotel Tuesday ."
Date:
May 12, 1942
Creator:
Johnson, Bill
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with James F. Brede, 2011
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with James F. Brede, dentist and U.S. Army Air Forces veteran. The interview includes his personal experiences in World War II as a B-17 co-pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European Theater, his childhood in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943, preliminary training in Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, his active service with the 379th Bomb Group in Kimbolton, England, combat experience in 35 missions, return to the U.S. and continued military service as a flight instructor in Lakeland, Florida and Wichita Falls, Texas, as well as the return to civilian life, marriage, dental school under the G.I. Bill, reenlistment in the Air Force as a dentist, his deployment to Korea, his discharge from the Air Force, and the establishment of his dental practice and experiences since retirement. The interview includes an appendix with a copy of his book.
Date:
March 30, 2011
Creator:
Fox, Lisa A. & Brede, James F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #3]
Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a P-510 aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to an Air Force base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date:
July 25, 1944
Creator:
555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. H. Stoner to Mrs. William L. McKie - May 19, 1943]
Letter sent from E. H. Stoner, President and Treasurer of West Penn Lumber Company, on behalf of Mr. G. M. Lusk, to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message and stating he has received the same information from the Relief for Americans in Philippines, New York City, and has forwarded this advice to Mr. G. M. Lusk. Letter is typed on West Penn Lumber Company stationery. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from West Penn Lumber Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Handwritten note in pencil lower left: 'Lusk'. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date:
May 19, 1943
Creator:
Stoner, E. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Jenny, April 3, 2013
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Thomas Jenny, a Marine Corps and Air America pilot from Miami, Florida, who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Jenny discusses his interest in aviation, entering the Naval Flight Training Program, flight training, joining the Marine Corps, assignment to Korea, working for Pan-Am, joining Air America, and flying a variety of aircraft and missions from Thailand and Laos.
Date:
April 3, 2013
Creator:
Ferguson, J. Michael & Jenny, Thomas
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 17, 1944]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Spartanburg, SC, to Newark, visiting New York City, preparing to pick up a P-47 in Evansville, IN, and Father's Day.
Date:
June 17, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard L. Johnston, February 17, 1999
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with William J. Alexander, a Army WWII veteran from Universal, Pennsylvania, who served as an officer of the 382nd Engineer Battalion (Separate), a unit of black enlisted troops. Alexander discusses growing up, joining the Civilian Conservation Corps, joining the Army and commissioning through OCS, training, deployment to India, building the Ledo Road, General Joseph Stilwell, constructing the 20th Bomber Command HQ, working in a steelmill, the atomic bomb, returning home, and postwar service.
Date:
February 17, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Johnston, Richard L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Bill to Cornelia Yerkes, Spring 1943]
Letter to Cornelia "Connie" Yerkes from her nephew Bill discussing flight training, his family, the weather, food shortages, school, and Cornelia's husband Dick. At the top of the first page is an address for "Mrs. W. St. Clair Childs."
Date:
Spring 1943
Creator:
Bill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to G. M. Lusk - May 12, 1943]
Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Mr. G. M. Lusk regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee Francis Lusk. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to father from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date:
May 12, 1943
Creator:
McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 10, 1944?]
Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing visiting her friend Billy and her recent travels ferrying aircraft. Written on American Airlines Sky Harbor Airport stationary.
Date:
1944-09-10?
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 28, 1944]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying over Pennsylvania, riding in a DC-3 with no seats, Newark Airport, Pittsburgh, recent correspondence and news about people.
Date:
May 28, 1944
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerell E. Crow, August 24, 2002
Interview with Jerell E. Crow. He entered the Coast Guard in 1940 and trained in Florida and New York City. He served aboard a Landing Ship, Tank (LST) when those ships were first introduced. He traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Neville Island Shipyard operated by the Dravo Corporation as part of a crew that brought an LST down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. From there, the crew practiced operations at Biloxi, Mississippi. Eventually, Crow travelled to San Diego aboard the LST through the Panama Canal. From there, he went to Guadalcanal and unloaded tanks. Eventually, his ship was hit at Saipan and he was wounded. He also served aboard an LST during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Afterwards, Crow's LST was present in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. He visited Hiroshima while on occupation duty after the atomic bomb was dropped. Eventually, his LST made its way back to San Francisco where he was discharged.
Date:
August 24, 2002
Creator:
Rabalais, Larry & Crow, Jerell E.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to the Commanding Officer, December 6, 1864]
Letter to the Commanding Company that Private Joseph D. Lace was furnished transportation from Harrisburg PA to Pittsburgh PA at the cost of $4.96.
Date:
December 6, 1864
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to the Commanding Officer, December 6, 1864]
Letter to the Commanding Company that Private Joseph D. Lace was furnished transportation from Harrisburg PA to Pittsburgh PA at the cost of $4.96.
Date:
December 4, 1864
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Girl Flyers Who Tow Targets May Be Real "Soldiers" Soon]
Newspaper clipping of articles about the WASP, how it feels to fly a plane, a dance that will be held to raise funds for infantile paralysis, the marriage of teacher Batrice Howell, war bonds, and more.
Date:
January 21, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Wilkinsburg, Pa.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1, October-November 1948
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:
October 1948
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Wilkinsburg, Pa.), Vol. 3, No. 3, Ed. 1, January/February 1949
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:
1949
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Wilkinsburg, Pa.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1, December 1949
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 1949
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Wilkinsburg, Pa.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1, March/April 1949
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:
1949
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Wilkinsburg, Pa.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1, September 1949
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:
September 1949
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Wilkinsburg, Pa.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1, December 1948
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 1948
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Wilkinsburg, Pa.), Vol. 2, No. 12, Ed. 1, September 1948
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:
September 1948
Creator:
Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Liberty Bridge in Pittsburgh]
Postcard of the Liberty Bridge over the Monogahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as the skyline of the city, seen from Liberty Tunnels. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says "Dear Helen and all. This is Pittsburgh. I just came back to the station after having had some chop suey. It was good but does become rather sickening if one tries to eat all. I had a three hour wait here - from 8:25 to 11:25. The train was quite dirty on the way here. Weather just a bit cool. Bro. Woodrow."
Date:
May 22, 1943
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: National and international]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering national and international news stories in Saigon, Washington D. C., Fort Lauderdale, and Pittsburgh.
Date:
January 1, 1973
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library