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[News Script: Manilla] (open access)

[News Script: Manilla]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 3, 1970, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Propaganda Poster]

Photograph of a soldier looking up at a propaganda poster hanging from a cafe building in Manila. The poster depicts two American soldiers standing on an outline of the country of Japan, with the words "Crush Japan! Onward March to Tokyo!" written in English and another language.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men on Slide]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing at the top of a slide at a playground in Manila.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruined Buildings in Manila]

Photograph of ruined buildings in Manila. There are large piles of rubble along the streets, and a man is visible at the bottom of the photo.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, December 16, 2010

Interview with Courtney Sieker Wiggins Lutz, the descendant of a ranching family in Kimble County, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lutz discusses her ranching family, meeting her husband, Warren Wiggins, who was later killed in the Philippines during World War II, meeting her second husband who had been in Wiggins's company in the Philippines, and the Dodge dealership her second husband ran.
Date: March 23, 1918
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Heffington, Susan Wiggins & Lutz, Courtney Sieker Wiggins
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
War in the Pacific: A Chronology January 1, 1941 through September 30, 1945 (open access)

War in the Pacific: A Chronology January 1, 1941 through September 30, 1945

Text outlining major events in the Pacific Theater throughout World War II, organized by date. It also includes text for the Instrument of Surrender, appendices containing military and war data, a bibliography, and list of related Web sites.
Date: March 2014
Creator: Hyland, George O., III
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1054.0587]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Misss Felicitis Piedad, Philippine Island, Dietitian student Univ. Hospital."
Date: March 10, 1954
Creator: King, Cliff
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1, March 21, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1, March 21, 1955]

Letter from Ken L. Laird to All Brokers - List #1 discussing sales and markets.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: Laird, Kenneth L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Asian Development Bank (open access)

The Asian Development Bank

This report summarizes the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), which is a multilateral development finance institution based in Manila, Philippines.
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[44th Tank Battalion on Parade]

Photograph of the 44th Tank Battalion on parade in a field in the Philippines. Tents are visible in the background.
Date: March 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: "WWII Women Fliers Seek Equality"] (open access)

[Clipping: "WWII Women Fliers Seek Equality"]

Newspaper clipping with articles about the WASP, their battle with Congress to acquire veteran status, and a brief history of them.
Date: March 6, 1977
Creator: Sawyer, Kathy
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: POW's] (open access)

[News Script: POW's]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story POWs. 80 of the 106 American prisoners freed by North Vietnam were to fly home from Clark Air Base in the Phillippines. The Viet Cong asked the Saigon government to release one-fourth of the communist prisoners held by its government.
Date: March 6, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Prisoners of war] (open access)

[News Script: Prisoners of war]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story American prisoners of war. On this day, 108 American POWs were freed by North Vietnam and were processed through Clark Air Base. Another 25 servicemen and seven civilians were to be released as well.
Date: March 14, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: POW's arrival] (open access)

[News Script: POW's arrival]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about prisoners of war. 107 military prisoners and civilians arrived at Clark Air Base on this day. An impromptu Thanksgiving service was held aboard the first of three planes.
Date: March 14, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: POW] (open access)

[News Script: POW]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering news stories about the release of prisoners of war to the Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
Date: March 28, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Clark AFB] (open access)

[News Script: Clark AFB]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the prisoners of war arriving at the Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines.
Date: March 29, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scouting, Volume 1, Number 22, March 20, 1914 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 1, Number 22, March 20, 1914

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: March 20, 1914
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from S. Frieder and Sons to Harris L. Kempner, March 6, 1954] (open access)

[Telegram from S. Frieder and Sons to Harris L. Kempner, March 6, 1954]

Telegram sent by S. Frieder and Sons to Harris L. Kempner discussing a quote regarding Manila raw cotton bales.
Date: March 6, 1954
Creator: S. Frieder & Sons
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 287th week of the war, 169th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Iwo Battle Bitter; Americans Take Cologne - Soviets Reach Baltic. Maps: Pacific spearheads; The Rhine. Back: Text and photographs highlight the bitter battle on the tiny island of Iwo Jima.
Date: March 12, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Newsmap. For the Armed Forces. 288th week of the war, 170th week of U.S. participation

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Americans Cross Rhine; New Philippine Landings; Allies in Mandalay. Maps: Red Army menaces Oder line, Road to Mandalay, Mindanao P.I. Includes distance scale from Linz east to Berlin and from Zehden west to Berlin. Back: Map of the Pacific and the Far East. Inset maps: Ryukyu Retto, Okinawa, Saipan, Iwo-Jima, Paramushiru, Chisima Retto (Kurile Is.).
Date: March 19, 1945
Creator: [United States.] Army Service Forces. Army Information Branch.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Billy Allen, March 1, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Billy Allen, March 1, 1976

Interview with Billy Allen, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Van Alstyne, Texas. Allen discusses his entry into the Marine Corps, deployment to Shanghai with the China Marines in 1940-41, arrival in the Philippines, the Japanese attack on Mariveles Navy Yard, the retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, and experiences in internment at Bilibid Prison in Manila, Cabanatuan, Osaka, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.
Date: March 1, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allen, Billy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. L. Sherman, March 4, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. L. Sherman, March 4, 1976

Interview with J. L. "Smokey" Sherman, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Ponder, Texas. Sherman discusses joining the Army in 1940, going to the Philippines and being stationed on Corregidor, the siege and fall of the island, his escape from capture and time as a guerrilla, surrender, and experiences in internment at Cabanatuan and Kobe.
Date: March 4, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Sherman, J. L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B1344.0573]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is a tragic chaper in American military history. The army releasing the picture Monday, said that was real surrender of American forces in the Phillippines in 1942. At the microphone is Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, commanding officer of U.S. forces there after General MacArthur was sent away."
Date: March 6, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1344.0576]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Lt. gen. Jonathan Wainwright, commander of American Forces on Philippines after Gen Douglas MacArthur left in 1942, shceks sript of surrender boradcast at manial, accoridn to army caption of this picture obtained in Manila after Yanks recaptured the city from the Japanese. Left to right, Lt. col. John R. Pugh, Jap official, Gen Wainwright, Col. Nicoll F. Galbraith and col. Nunez C. Pilet."
Date: March 5, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History