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Oral History Interview with Garvin Kowalke, January 23, 2001
Transcript of an oral interview with Garvin Kowalke. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, going to Air Cadet training to become a pilot, training on various aircraft (AT-17, UC-78, P-36, P-33, T-6, BT-13, B-17, B-29) before becoming a B-29 pilot. He shipped out to Guam and flew standard and fire bombing runs over Japan. He discusses having to ditch the plane on the way back to Guam once when the engines failed, seeing another B-29 crew have to bail out over Toyko Bay and get picked up by a US submarine that was in the Bay, getting pulled down to the fires when they were trying to hide in the smoke to avoid Japanese fighter planes, getting caught in a storm by Mount Fujiyama, collecting data such wind direction, speed and temperature over Hiroshima for future bombing runs, which turned out to be for the bombers who dropped the atomic bomb, then flying over the city two days after the bombing and gauging how high the radiation levels were at different altitudes. He also talks about being in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, becoming a B-57 pilot, and adopting a baby boy from Germany after the war, then a …
Date:
January 23, 2001
Creator:
Kowalke, Garvin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Garvin Kowalke, January 23, 2001
Transcript of an oral interview with Garvin Kowalke. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, going to Air Cadet training to become a pilot, training on various aircraft (AT-17, UC-78, P-36, P-33, T-6, BT-13, B-17, B-29) before becoming a B-29 pilot. He shipped out to Guam and flew standard and fire bombing runs over Japan. He discusses having to ditch the plane on the way back to Guam once when the engines failed, seeing another B-29 crew have to bail out over Toyko Bay and get picked up by a US submarine that was in the Bay, getting pulled down to the fires when they were trying to hide in the smoke to avoid Japanese fighter planes, getting caught in a storm by Mount Fujiyama, collecting data such wind direction, speed and temperature over Hiroshima for future bombing runs, which turned out to be for the bombers who dropped the atomic bomb, then flying over the city two days after the bombing and gauging how high the radiation levels were at different altitudes. He also talks about being in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, becoming a B-57 pilot, and adopting a baby boy from Germany after the war, then a …
Date:
January 23, 2001
Creator:
Kowalke, Garvin
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Garvin Kowalke, January 23, 2001
Interview with Garvin Kowalke, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, going to Air Cadet training to become a pilot, and training on various aircraft (AT-17, UC-78, P-36, P-33, T-6, BT-13, B-17, B-29) before becoming a B-29 pilot; he shipped out to Guam and flew standard and fire bombing runs over Japan. He discusses having to ditch the plane on the way back to Guam once when the engines failed, seeing another B-29 crew have to bail out over Toyko Bay and get picked up by a U.S. submarine that was in the Bay, getting pulled down to the fires when they were trying to hide in the smoke to avoid Japanese fighter planes, and getting caught in a storm by Mount Fujiyama, as well as collecting data such wind direction, speed, and temperature over Hiroshima for future bombing runs, which turned out to be for the bombers who dropped the atomic bomb. He also talks about flying over Hiroshima two days after the bombing and gauging how high the radiation levels were at different altitudes. He also talks about being in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, becoming a B-57 pilot, and adopting a …
Date:
January 23, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Kowalke, Garvin
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1995
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1995
Creator:
Horky, Anita
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 2017
Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 2017
Creator:
Pruden, Todd
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 1992
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 23, 1992
Creator:
Thomas, George
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 2015
Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 23, 2015
Creator:
Pruden, Todd
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1994
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 23, 1994
Creator:
Horky, Anita
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 1993
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 23, 1993
Creator:
Moore, Staff Sgt. Don
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 1977
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 23, 1977
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1961
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 23, 1961
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1972
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 23, 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1957
Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 23, 1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The La Coste Ledger (La Coste, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1945
Weekly newspaper from La Coste, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 23, 1945
Creator:
Biediger, John C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 126, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 23, 1945
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 23, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 23, 1945
Weekly newspaper from Goldthwaite, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 23, 1945
Creator:
Wilson, Ernest E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Queried Why Do You Care?]
Newspaper clipping of a column discussing why the WASP want to be granted veterans' status. The columnist also includes a list of senators who support Senate Bill 247 and the text of Senator Goldwater's letter to Senator Cranston about recent hearings on the bill. The back of the clipping includes an order coupon for the Job Hunter's Forum and articles about the Disabled American Veterans.
Date:
June 23, 1977
Creator:
Hughes, Patricia Collins
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Okfuskee County News (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1945
Weekly newspaper from Okemah, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 23, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, June 23, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Nocona, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 23, 1944
Creator:
Perry, F. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleburne Times-Review (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 50, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 23, 1945
Daily newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 23, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1944
Creator:
Weimhold, Ruth
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 123, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1945
Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 23, 1945
Creator:
Nowlin, R. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hockley County Herald (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 1944
Weekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 23, 1944
Creator:
Weimhold, Ruth
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Informer and Texas Freeman (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 23, 1945
Weekly African-American newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 23, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History