Oral History Interview with Garvin Kowalke, January 23, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Garvin Kowalke, January 23, 2001

Interview with Garvin Kowalke, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, going to Air Cadet training to become a pilot, and training on various aircraft (AT-17, UC-78, P-36, P-33, T-6, BT-13, B-17, B-29) before becoming a B-29 pilot; he shipped out to Guam and flew standard and fire bombing runs over Japan. He discusses having to ditch the plane on the way back to Guam once when the engines failed, seeing another B-29 crew have to bail out over Toyko Bay and get picked up by a U.S. submarine that was in the Bay, getting pulled down to the fires when they were trying to hide in the smoke to avoid Japanese fighter planes, and getting caught in a storm by Mount Fujiyama, as well as collecting data such wind direction, speed, and temperature over Hiroshima for future bombing runs, which turned out to be for the bombers who dropped the atomic bomb. He also talks about flying over Hiroshima two days after the bombing and gauging how high the radiation levels were at different altitudes. He also talks about being in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, becoming a B-57 pilot, and adopting a …
Date: January 23, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Kowalke, Garvin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Cantrell, September 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill Cantrell, September 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Cantrell, where he discusses his childhood and education and what led to his decision to join the Marines. He describes his experiences flying airplanes and living on ships in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two.
Date: September 2001
Creator: Cantrell, Bill & Nichols, Chuck
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 2001 (open access)

Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 2001

Weekly newspaper from Rio Grande City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: Roberts, Kenneth
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 2001 (open access)

Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 2001

Weekly newspaper from Rio Grande City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 22, 2001
Creator: Roberts, Kenneth
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Robert W. Wilson, June 6, 2001

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with airline pilot and Army Air Forces veteran Robert W. Wilson. The interview includes Wilson's personal experiences about being B-25 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II, basic training, college preparatory courses, flight training, and various missions. Wilson talks about his pre-war job experiences, flying conditions over the Owen Stanley Mountains, Operation OBOE, leave time in Sydney, Australia, the move to Palawan, Philippines, missions to French Indo-China, attitudes and feelings towards the deaths of comrades, and postwar adjustments. The interview includes an appendix with supplementary documents.
Date: June 6, 2001
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilson, Robert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 2001 (open access)

Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 7, 2001

Weekly newspaper from Rio Grande City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 7, 2001
Creator: Roberts, Kenneth
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 2001 (open access)

The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 2001

Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 30, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 337, Ed. 1 Monday, October 29, 2001 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 337, Ed. 1 Monday, October 29, 2001

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2001
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 2001 (open access)

The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 2001

Semi-weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 2001
Creator: Smith, W. Leon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 2001 (open access)

Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 2001

Weekly newspaper published in Duncanville, Texas that includes local Cedar Hill, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 2001
Creator: Crooks, Kristi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 11, 2001 (open access)

Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 11, 2001

Semi-weekly newspaper from Seminole, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 11, 2001
Creator: Dow, M. Gene & Fisher, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart] (open access)

[Clipping: Female WWII Pilot Relives Service at Stewart]

Newspaper clipping of an article about former WASP member Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience serving in WWII, especially while she was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The article includes a photograph of Snapp in her old age, in a helicopter. The clipping includes other articles about local and world news, as well as advertisements.
Date: March 8, 2001
Creator: Dezern, Melinda
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 16, 2001 (open access)

Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 16, 2001

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2001
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 21, 2001 (open access)

Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 94, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 21, 2001

Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 21, 2001
Creator: Rigg, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 61, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 2001 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 61, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 2001

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 24, 2001
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 2001 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 2001

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 2001
Creator: Reeves, Tim
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 1, 2001 (open access)

Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 27, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 1, 2001

Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 1, 2001
Creator: Rigg, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 133, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 8, 2001 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 133, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 8, 2001

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 2001
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 77, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 2001 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 77, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 2001
Creator: Keasling, Edna & Mahoney, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2001 (open access)

Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 2001

Weekly newspaper published in Duncanville, Texas that includes local Cedar Hill, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 2001
Creator: Crooks, Kristi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 2001 (open access)

Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 11, 2001

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 2001
Creator: Hogan, Vickie Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, April 29, 2001 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, April 29, 2001

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 29, 2001
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Frontline, March 1, 2001 (open access)

The Frontline, March 1, 2001

Newspaper clipping of The Frontline, containing various stories of military personnel and veterans, as well as photographs and advertisements.
Date: March 1, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alumni J-TAC, Spring 2001 (open access)

Alumni J-TAC, Spring 2001

Alumni magazine of Tarleton State University providing information on events at the school and news about university students, staff, and alumni.
Date: Spring 2001
Creator: Tarleton State University
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History