[Brown On Board USS Lexington] (open access)

[Brown On Board USS Lexington]

Photograph of Eleanor Brown on board the USS Lexington with a red and white plane seen on the lower deck in the background. Text can be seen pasted below the photo on cloud print paper that describes the naval cruise and lists several attendees, including Brown.
Date: June 4, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Deborah L. Green to Herbert Robbins, June 12, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Deborah L. Green to Herbert Robbins, June 12, 1986]

Letter from Deborah L. Green to Herbert Robbins discussing their recent meeting and tour of Texas State Technology Institute Campus in Sweetwater, as well as plans to work together on the WASP reunion.
Date: June 12, 1986
Creator: Green, Deborah L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer K. Taylor  to Major Mills, June 9, 1986] (open access)

[Letter from Homer K. Taylor to Major Mills, June 9, 1986]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to Major Mills discussing possible plans for the Dyess Air Force Base to welcome WASP during their reunion in Sweetwater.
Date: June 9, 1986
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981

Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas. Summerlin discusses his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, or the "Lost Battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division, including: being drafted in 1940 and training; deployment to East Asia and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th; assignment to Sangosari Airfield, Malang, Java; the Japanese assault and American surrender; internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat and several camps on the Burma "Death" Railway, and Bangkok; liberation, and recovery in Calcutta.
Date: June 9, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Summerlin, Granville T.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rufus Smith, June 13, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rufus Smith, June 13, 1989

Interview with Rufus Smith, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas, who survived the Palawan Massacre. Smith discusses joining the Marines, the bombing of Cavite Naval Yard, his capture at Corregidor and internment at Cabanatuan, transfer to Palawan and experiences in captivity there, the massacre and escaping, rescue by Filipinos and traveling with them, evacuation, returning to the United States, and life after the war.
Date: June 13, 1989
Creator: Burlage, George & Smith, Rufus
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library