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Oral History Interview with Elliott Ross, May 1, 2001
Interview with Elliott Ross who joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He discusses being a landing craft coxswain carrying troops and supplies from ships to the shore in seven invasions: Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Santacristo, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and as an occupation force in Japan after the surrender. He talks mostly about Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan, but also mentions burials at sea and on the beachs, seeing his brother's ship get hit by torpedoes, and the emotional toll of the war.
Date:
May 1, 2000
Creator:
Cox, Floyd; Misenhimer, Richard & Ross, Elliott
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, January 1-4, 1946]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing her father Fred's passing.
Date:
1946-01-01/1946-01-04
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 1, 1945]
Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing a letter from her father, B-29s, buildings and construction, food at an officer's club, recent correspondence, and the bank. Written and typed on American Red Cross stationary.
Date:
September 1, 1945
Creator:
Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History