Oral History Interview with J. L. Ashmore, March 8, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. L. Ashmore, March 8, 1989

Interview with J. L. Ashmore, a United States Navy veteran from Peoria, Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.
Date: March 8, 1989
Creator: Richardson, Louis Gene & Ashmore, J. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. A. Shithick - May 14, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. A. Shithick - May 14, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. A. Chittick, recorded in the letter as 'Mrs. Thomas Shithick' regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee William Chittick, recorded in the letter as 'William Alfred Shithick'. Letter contains transcribed message to mother from internee broadcast on Radio Tokyo. Letter also contains note dated July 8, 1943 to Mrs. Larsen from Cecelia McKie that asks Mrs. Larsen to forward the message to the P.O.W.'s family, as the letter was returned in the mail. She asks Mrs. Larsen for Canadian maps, as she is now hearing messages broadcast from Canadian prisoners.
Date: May 14, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Model D Tournapull with Model Q Carryall

Photograph of a Model-D Tournapull attached to the Carryall Model Q. According to information found online (https://contract295dev.wpenginepowered.com/classic-machines/model-d-tournapull/), the company built this combination, an "air transportable earthmover," for the U.S. Army from 1942-1946, during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, LeTourneau built over 600 of these machines and continued production after the war. This photograph was clearly meant for a brochure or catalog, since the background has been eliminated.
Date: 1942/1946
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History