Oral History Interview with William C. Beyer, March 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William C. Beyer, March 14, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William C. Beyer. Beyer grew up in Texas and joined the Marines in January 1942. After training, he was assigned to the third division in artillery. He departed on the USS Mount Vernon for New Zealand. He anecdotes about meeting with some Maori people. Then he departed on the Cresent City for Guadalcanal in May 1943. From Guadalcanal he left for Bougainville in November 1943. He describes being caught in a foxhole for two days without communication. He also listened to Tokyo Rose on the radio. The Army relieved the Marines January 15, 1944, and his unit returned to Guadalcanal. On July 21, 1944, they landed on Guam and went into battle. Next Beyer left for Iwo Jima. The Third Marine Division was assigned to the central area of the island. He witnessed the raising of the flag. On the 50th anniversary of the war, Beyer and his wife returned to New Zealand and Guam.
Date: March 14, 2001
Creator: Beyer, William C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Robert H. Jackson, July 24, 1997

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Interview with Robert H. "Hal" Jackson regarding his experiences as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. It details his experiences with different aircraft and on carriers and in land-based squadrons in the Pacific.
Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jackson, Robert H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Abelino Alviar, March 14, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abelino Alviar. Alviar joined the Army in May of 1944. In early 1945, he joined the 778th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion. They deployed to Le Havre, France, and traveled to Munich, Germany, arriving after the Battle of the Ardennes. Alviar provided guard duty, and served as a gunner on the half-track supporting the 1st Infantry Division as they fought into Germany. He also worked as a translator and helped transport supplies to the front line. He returned home and was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: March 14, 2003
Creator: Alviar, Abelino
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale R. Walker, October 4, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dale R. Walker, October 4, 2007

Interview with Dale R. Walker of Kingsville, Texas, a United States Marine Corps veteran from World War Two. The interview includes Hill's memories about growing up as well as his personal experiences while in the Marines, including details from his involvement in the Iwo Jima attacks, 3rd Battalion, and the occupation of Nagasaki.
Date: October 4, 2007
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Walker, Dale R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Pow & wife] (open access)

[News Script: Pow & wife]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a POW veteran who has re-married and relocated his life.
Date: October 29, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, March 3, 1998

Interview with Dr. Dan Wallace Bacon, a physician from Kerrville, Texas, who also served as the city and Kerr County health officer. Dr. Bacon discusses his family history, as well as his education, medical career, brief stint in the Air Force, and general town life in Kerrville. While working at Peterson Hospital in Kerrville, he treated trauma victims from car accidents on Highway 27. In the Air Force, he briefly practiced psychiatry, served as a prison doctor, and finally switched to obstetrics and gynecology. He relates stories from his time as an obstetrician, as well as a general practitioner and family physician. He also discusses the history of minority communities in Kerrville, especially during integration, and the founding of the Kerrville Veteran's Hospital. Dr. Bacon's further remembrances, as well as a historical profile of the Kerrville VA Hospital, are included at the end of the interview transcript.
Date: March 3, 1998
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Bacon, Dan Wallace
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aron Ellis Alexander Navy Photo]

Photograph of Aron Ellis Alexander visible from the shoulders up wearing a Navy uniform.
Date: 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 99, July 1995 - April, 1996 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 99, July 1995 - April, 1996

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 605.
Date: 1996
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: New Top Texas Weather] (open access)

[News Script: New Top Texas Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a new tropical depression which slipped into Texas during the night brought drenching rains across southern section of the state.
Date: September 11, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 1918 (open access)

The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 2, 1918
Creator: Mecklin, R. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 12, 1931 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 12, 1931

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 12, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914 (open access)

The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 1914
Creator: Mecklin, R. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915 (open access)

The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 13, 1915
Creator: Mecklin, R. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 14, 1934 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 14, 1934

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 14, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1933 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 27, 1933

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 27, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 21, 1933 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 21, 1933

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 21, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917 (open access)

The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 31, 1917
Creator: Meklin, Gus & Meklin, R. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 1934 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 19, 1934

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 19, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1930 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 13, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 1930

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1933 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1933

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1915 (open access)

The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 23, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 23, 1915
Creator: Mecklin, R. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 1934 (open access)

Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 26, 1934

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 26, 1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 23, 1914 (open access)

The Kingsville Record (Kingsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 23, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Kingsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 23, 1914
Creator: Mecklin, R. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History