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NOW, Volume 8, Number 49, April 21, 1944 (open access)

NOW, Volume 8, Number 49, April 21, 1944

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: April 21, 1944
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on April 21, 1945. He details his voyage from Los Angeles, California on the way to Calcutta, India, including a stop in Australia where he met up with a friend.
Date: April 21, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward Clark to Harris L. Kempner, June 21, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Clark to Harris L. Kempner, June 21, 1965]

Letter from Edward Clark to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for the kind note regarding his potential appointment as ambassador to Australia. A handwritten portion of the letter thanks Mr. Kempner again for putting in a good word with his guests.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Clark, Edawrd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History