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Oral History Interview with E. R. Dolinar, April 5, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with E. R. Dolinar, April 5, 2003

Interview with E.R. (Ed) Dolinar, a serviceman with the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses going to boot camp, torpedo school and submarine school. He was on the SSN Stingray as a torpedo crewman that offloaded supplies and guerillas in the Philippines. It picked up stranded Japanese sailors and transported them to Australia. The Stingray was then decomissioned. He was then part of a crew that studied and stripped captured German submarines, and he discusses the differences between the U-boats and the US submarines. He also discusses the Bolomen, Filipino guerillas who fought the Japanese during the occupation. He also talks briefly about his experience of being hit with depth charges and gives his opinions on General MacArthur and President Truman.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Dolinar, E. R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo plane attack. He was transferred to the USS Bougainville (CVE-100), and they transported aircraft to the Marshall, Admiralty and Mariana islands. In February of 1944 he was stationed in Honolulu for shore duty and worked as First Class Petty Officer in charge of the supply depot for plane parts. He was discharged in 1945.
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo plane attack. He was transferred to the USS Bougainville (CVE-100), and they transported aircraft to the Marshall, Admiralty and Mariana islands. In February of 1944 he was stationed in Honolulu for shore duty and worked as First Class Petty Officer in charge of the supply depot for plane parts. He was discharged in 1945.
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress

Report that examines the issues related to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the state and substance of the negotiations (to the degree that the information is publicly available), the specific areas under negotiation, the policy and economic contexts in which the TPP would fit, and the issues for Congress that the TPP presents.
Date: September 5, 2012
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.; Cooper, William H.; Jurenas, Remy & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas Spencer, February 5, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thomas Spencer, February 5, 1979

Interview with Thomas Spencer, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Joplin, Texas. Spencer discusses his experiences with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the service; training; deployment to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and Malang; the Japanese attack on Java; the American surrender; experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, several camps on the Burma Railway, and Saigon; liberation.
Date: February 5, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spencer, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Textile Manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations (open access)

U.S. Textile Manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

This report examines the potential implications of a prospective Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) on the U.S. textile manufacturing industry. The TFP is a proposed regional free trade agreement (FTA) currently under negotiation among 11 Pacific Rim countries.
Date: October 5, 2012
Creator: Platzer, Michaela D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NOW, Volume 6, Number 16, September 5, 1941 (open access)

NOW, Volume 6, Number 16, September 5, 1941

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: September 5, 1941
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 6, Number 29, December 5, 1941 (open access)

NOW, Volume 6, Number 29, December 5, 1941

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: December 5, 1941
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 7, Number 3, June 5, 1942 (open access)

NOW, Volume 7, Number 3, June 5, 1942

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: June 5, 1942
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 7, Number 38, February 5, 1943 (open access)

NOW, Volume 7, Number 38, February 5, 1943

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: February 5, 1943
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 7, Number 42, March 5, 1943 (open access)

NOW, Volume 7, Number 42, March 5, 1943

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: March 5, 1943
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 8, Number 25, November 5, 1943 (open access)

NOW, Volume 8, Number 25, November 5, 1943

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: November 5, 1943
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 8, Number 51, May 5, 1944 (open access)

NOW, Volume 8, Number 51, May 5, 1944

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 9, Number 34, January 5, 1945 (open access)

NOW, Volume 9, Number 34, January 5, 1945

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: January 5, 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 10, Number 21, October 5, 1945 (open access)

NOW, Volume 10, Number 21, October 5, 1945

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: October 5, 1945
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 10, Number 47, April 5, 1946 (open access)

NOW, Volume 10, Number 47, April 5, 1946

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: April 5, 1946
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 11, Number 8, July 5, 1946 (open access)

NOW, Volume 11, Number 8, July 5, 1946

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: July 5, 1946
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
NOW, Volume 11, Number 30, December 6, 1946 (open access)

NOW, Volume 11, Number 30, December 6, 1946

Weekly newsletter for employees of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. containing religious articles, work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: December 5, 1946
Creator: R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History