Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ivan Toller. Toller joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He provides some details of his experiences in basic training at Brooks Field, San Antonio. He was assigned to the 64th Airbase Squadron. He took a job at Kelly Field in the transit hangar as an assistant crew chief and trained new Army recruits. His outfit was sent to assist in the building of Goodfellow Field in San Angelo. He describes the changes that occurred in the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Toller was transferred to the Army Specialized Training Corps and attended the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia for engineering. He was assigned to the 2nd Air Commando Group in the China-Burma-India Theater. His job was to keep the supply lines open and keep the troops well supplied on the front lines. He provides great detail of his experiences in this operation. He was discharged around 1946.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Toller, Ivan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Ivan Toller, November 19, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ivan Toller. Toller joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He provides some details of his experiences in basic training at Brooks Field, San Antonio. He was assigned to the 64th Airbase Squadron. He took a job at Kelly Field in the transit hangar as an assistant crew chief and trained new Army recruits. His outfit was sent to assist in the building of Goodfellow Field in San Angelo. He describes the changes that occurred in the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Toller was transferred to the Army Specialized Training Corps and attended the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia for engineering. He was assigned to the 2nd Air Commando Group in the China-Burma-India Theater. His job was to keep the supply lines open and keep the troops well supplied on the front lines. He provides great detail of his experiences in this operation. He was discharged around 1946.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Toller, Ivan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
GI Bills Enacted Prior to 2008 and Related Veterans’ Educational Assistance Programs: A Primer (open access)

GI Bills Enacted Prior to 2008 and Related Veterans’ Educational Assistance Programs: A Primer

This report describes the GI bills enacted prior to 2008 and related Veterans’ Educational assistance programs.
Date: November 5, 2014
Creator: Dortch, Cassandria
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 222, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 2014 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 222, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 12, 2014
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 93, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 19, 2014 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 93, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Parker, Vic
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 2014 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, November 7, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: November 7, 2014
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 215, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 2014 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 215, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 2014

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2014
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 217, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 2014 (open access)

Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 217, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 2014

Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2014
Creator: Antonelli, Lou & Borders, Gary
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 89, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 2014 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 89, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Peak, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 88, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 2014 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 88, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2014
Creator: Peak, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 90, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 9, 2014 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 90, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 9, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 9, 2014
Creator: Peak, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History