Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmund Russell. Russell joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He was stationed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii, serving in the mess hall and with a fatigue unit, assisting with ditch digging, garbage hauling and other manual labor. Russell was in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later completed Navigator School and served as an A-26 Bombardier/Navigator in India and China, supporting Chinese nationalists. Russell returned to the US in late 1945 and received his discharge.
Date: November 19, 2013
Creator: Russell, Edmund
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ivan Toller. Toller joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He provides some details of his experiences in basic training at Brooks Field, San Antonio. He was assigned to the 64th Airbase Squadron. He took a job at Kelly Field in the transit hangar as an assistant crew chief and trained new Army recruits. His outfit was sent to assist in the building of Goodfellow Field in San Angelo. He describes the changes that occurred in the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Toller was transferred to the Army Specialized Training Corps and attended the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia for engineering. He was assigned to the 2nd Air Commando Group in the China-Burma-India Theater. His job was to keep the supply lines open and keep the troops well supplied on the front lines. He provides great detail of his experiences in this operation. He was discharged around 1946.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Toller, Ivan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ivan Toller. Toller joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He provides some details of his experiences in basic training at Brooks Field, San Antonio. He was assigned to the 64th Airbase Squadron. He took a job at Kelly Field in the transit hangar as an assistant crew chief and trained new Army recruits. His outfit was sent to assist in the building of Goodfellow Field in San Angelo. He describes the changes that occurred in the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Toller was transferred to the Army Specialized Training Corps and attended the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia for engineering. He was assigned to the 2nd Air Commando Group in the China-Burma-India Theater. His job was to keep the supply lines open and keep the troops well supplied on the front lines. He provides great detail of his experiences in this operation. He was discharged around 1946.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Toller, Ivan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 19, 2013 (open access)

The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Paducah, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 2013
Creator: Taylor, Jimmye C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 93, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 19, 2014 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 93, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Parker, Vic
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 109, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 19, 2016 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 109, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 19, 2016

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 2016
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 109, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History