Oral History Interview with Edith Scott, November 28, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edith Scott, November 28, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edith Scott. Scott graduated from high school in 1942. She began nursing school in October of 1943 at John Sealey College of Nursing (now the University of Texas Nursing School) in Austin. She joined the US Cadet Nurse Corps and graduated in 1946, after the war ended. She describes in detail her experiences through nursing school and corps training. Scott also notes that there were several Japanese ladies going through training with her. She goes on to share her life pursuits after graduation.
Date: November 28, 2015
Creator: Scott, Edith
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edith Scott, November 28, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Edith Scott, November 28, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edith Scott. Scott graduated from high school in 1942. She began nursing school in October of 1943 at John Sealey College of Nursing (now the University of Texas Nursing School) in Austin. She joined the US Cadet Nurse Corps and graduated in 1946, after the war ended. She describes in detail her experiences through nursing school and corps training. Scott also notes that there were several Japanese ladies going through training with her. She goes on to share her life pursuits after graduation.
Date: November 28, 2015
Creator: Scott, Edith
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Improve Evaluation and Oversight of Reserve Officers' Training Corps Programs (open access)

Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Improve Evaluation and Oversight of Reserve Officers' Training Corps Programs

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: November 13, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edmund Russell, November 19, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edmund Russell. Russell joined the Army Air Corps in 1940. He was stationed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii, serving in the mess hall and with a fatigue unit, assisting with ditch digging, garbage hauling and other manual labor. Russell was in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later completed Navigator School and served as an A-26 Bombardier/Navigator in India and China, supporting Chinese nationalists. Russell returned to the US in late 1945 and received his discharge.
Date: November 19, 2013
Creator: Russell, Edmund
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2016

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 17, 2016
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 2017 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 2, 2017

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2017
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 2017 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 2017

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 16, 2017
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Trogdon, November 14, 2013 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd Trogdon, November 14, 2013

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Floyd Trogdon. Trogdon joined the Army Air Forces in October 1942 and went through the aviation cadet training program to train as a navigator. He earned his commission in December 1943 and reported t oB-24 flight crew duty the following January. He arrived in Italy in April, 1944 and began flying combat missions. Trogdon describes various missions he flew, including one over Ploesti. He flew 50 missions by October and returned to the US to attend an advanced navigation course. Trogdon also underwent pilot training. He graduated as a pilot in October, 1945. He stayed in the Air Force and worked on nuclear weapons systems.
Date: November 14, 2013
Creator: Trogdon, Floyd
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 2013 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 2013

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 7, 2013
Creator: Larsen, Dave
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 2012 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 85, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 8, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 8, 2012
Creator: Reddell, Valerie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 216, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 2019 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 216, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 2019

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 2019
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Wharton Journal-Spectator (Wharton, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 95, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 27, 2013 (open access)

Wharton Journal-Spectator (Wharton, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 95, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Wharton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 27, 2013
Creator: Wallace, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Van Zandt News (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 2013 (open access)

Van Zandt News (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 10, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Canton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 2013
Creator: Fisher, Donnita
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 10, 2015 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 37, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 2015
Creator: Brock, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 19, 2013 (open access)

The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 40, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Paducah, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 19, 2013
Creator: Taylor, Jimmye C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank Nash, November 14, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Nash, November 14, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Nash. Nash joined the Army Air Forces in the fall of 1942. He received his wings in April of 1944, and was assigned to the 433rd Troop Carrier Group, 67th Troop Carrier Squadron. Operating primarily in the Southwest Pacific, they transported in supplies and evacuated wounded personnel during numerous campaigns. Nash recalls traveling to Luzon, Okinawa and assisting with the liberation of POWs from Manila and the Bataan survivors. After the war, he served with the occupation forces in Japan. He was discharged in the spring of 1946.
Date: November 14, 2011
Creator: Nash, Frank
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 2010 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 96, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 2010

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 11, 2010
Creator: Harmon, C. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 96, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 30, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 96, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 30, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 3, 2010 (open access)

Yoakum Herald-Times (Yoakum, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Yoakum, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 3, 2010
Creator: McCracken, Michael S.
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