Oral History Interview with Joseph McGuire, October 6, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Joseph McGuire, October 6, 2005

Transcript of an oral interview with Joseph McGuire. In November, 1940, McGuire joined the Army Air Corps and trained at Randolph Field and at Barksdale for twin-engine training. Upon completion of training, McGuire was assigned to the US Army Air Corps Ferrying Commnad. His job was to get airplanes from factories to air bases. While doing this, he met his future wife, an airline stewardess. In 1943, he received an overseas assignment and reported to Jorhat Air Base in Assam, India. There, he continued ferrying airplanes, this time to air fields in China. He also flew cargo over the Himalaya Mountains to bases in China. McGuire went home in August, 1944 and became a test pilot for jet fighters. He was finally discharged in 1946.
Date: October 6, 2005
Creator: McGuire, Joseph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2005 (open access)

Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2005

Weekly newspaper published in Duncanville, Texas that includes local Cedar Hill, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 6, 2005
Creator: Gooch, Robin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 90, No. 177, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2005 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 90, No. 177, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 2005
Creator: Broaddus, Matthew B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research (open access)

BRAC Analysis-Notes and Research

Contains notes and research (General Info) OTC Pensacola, FL. (#1 of 3)by Joe Barrett of the NAVY Team. Includes Map.
Date: December 6, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library