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Geology of the Uniferous Bog Deposit at Pettit Ranch, Kern County, California (open access)

Geology of the Uniferous Bog Deposit at Pettit Ranch, Kern County, California

Abstract: Uranium associated with peat humus was discovered in a boggy meadow in the Sierra Nevada of Kern County, California, in the fall of 1955.
Date: October 15, 1957
Creator: Bowes, William A.; Bales, W. E. & Haselton, G. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium occurrences in the Kelso Valley area, Kern County, California (open access)

Uranium occurrences in the Kelso Valley area, Kern County, California

Discussing the occurrence of uranium in the Kelso Valley area in Kern County, California
Date: October 25, 1957
Creator: Bowes, William A.; Bales, W. E. & Haselton, G. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 116, October 28, 1953 (open access)

Convair Supervisory Newsletter, Number 116, October 28, 1953

Weekly newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: October 28, 1953
Creator: Esenwein, August C.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James T. Murphy. Murphy grew up in Montana and joined the Army Air Corps in May 1941. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group, 63rd Bomb Squadron. He then went to reconnaissance for the Battle of Midway. He then rejoined the Pacific Theater and pacticipated in skip bombing and flying B17s. He tells the story of receiving his Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur. He mentions returning to the Air Force in 1949 and remaining in service for 20 years, until he left to join NASA as a civilian. He also mentions writing a book on Skip Bombing in the 1990s.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Murphy, James T.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History