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[Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James, December 27, 1948] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James, December 27, 1948]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to T. L. James requesting a price comparison of two vinegars.
Date: December 27, 1948
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Andre Clerc, December 27, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Andre Clerc, December 27, 1952]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Andre Clerc discussing how best to deal with the legal trouble he has found himself wrapped up in.
Date: December 27, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, December 27, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, December 27, 1952]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine asking him to arrange the shipment of some pates from France to the United States.
Date: December 27, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, December 27, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, December 27, 1952]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pierre Chardine asking him to help reason with Mr. Fremaux who is threatening to file a lawsuit on the grounds of fraud.
Date: December 27, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History