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Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.
Date:
March 31, 2009
Creator:
Solis, John G.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.
Date:
March 31, 2009
Creator:
Solis, John G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date:
April 14, 2009
Creator:
Donaldson, Albert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date:
April 14, 2009
Creator:
Donaldson, Albert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis R. Ferry, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis R. Ferry. Ferry grew up in Nebraska and taught for a year before joining the Navy in 1942. He had enrolled in the Civilian Pilot Training Program prior to enlisting. He trained on the N3N, the SNJ, the OS2U, the BT, the SBC3 and other types of aircraft. He was assigned to be a dive-bomber, flying the SB2C Helldiver. Ferry was initially assigned to VB-14 and left aboard the USS Wasp to the coast of Venezuela where he continued training. He was reassigned to VB-82 and left on the USS Bennington (CV-20) for Pearl Harbor. The ship joined Task Force 58.1 for Japan. He flew his first combat mission over Tokyo. He was involved with burning the beaches on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He then was involved in the attack on the Japanese ship Yamato. His air group was the lead group in on the first strike, and Ferry himself dropped rockets and bombs that may have been hits. His wife Genevieve Ferry briefly discusses what her experiences were on the homefront.
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Ferry, Francis R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Buell, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Buell. While attending college in Iowa, Buell took advantage of the Civilian Pilot Training program and earned a pilot's license in 1940. He volunteered for the Navy and went to flight school at Pensacola, Florida, where he earned his wings and a commission in November, 1941. He was assigned to go aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) as a member of Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5) and arrived in time for the Battle of the Coral Sea. His squadron suffered enough damage to be removed from the Yorktown prior to the Battle of Midway. Buell was assigned to the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and flew search and rescue missions from her during the Battle of Midway. After that battle, Buell was transferred to yet another carrier, the USS Enterprise (CV-6), prior to the invasion of Guadalcanal. While flying off the Enterprise, Buell and ten other pilots had to land on Guadalcanal at Henderson Field. They and their dive bombers then became members of the Cactus Air Force. Buell describes the living conditions on Guadalcanal as opposed to those aboard an aircraft carrier. His group finally got off Guadalcanal and returned …
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Buell, Harold
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Turner]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about after nine long months a mis- trail which was declared at Florida.
Date:
May 30, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 561]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Carolyn Weatherford who has been elected has secretary of the Southern Baptist woman' s missionary union.
Date:
June 10, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nuclear Plants]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about several utility companies which are considering the construction of nuclear power plants off the coast of Texas.
Date:
April 20, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Extortion]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about four Texans who have been arrested and charged with extorting money from discount stores in Florida and Georgia.
Date:
May 11, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about in the continuing drama of the Texas rangers at spring training chapter which turned out to be a tragedy for the the Arlington stadium residents.
Date:
March 18, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Samuel Kreiter to I. H. Kempner, November 30, 1950]
Letter from Samuel Kreiter to I. H. Kempner requesting to know if a date has been decided for the meeting for the combined campaign of the Union-College-Institute that Kempner agreed to host in his house.
Date:
November 30, 1950
Creator:
Kreiter, Samuel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala at the 42nd national convention]
Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters shown during the Delta Sigma Theta Awards Gala. The footage shows an animated slideshow with photo slides of famous members of the sorority along with their names and city. A narrator speaks over the slideshow giving a brief description of the women's accomplishments. The women commonly serve their community in positions of education, politics, civil rights, and public service.
Date:
October 6, 1994
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: East Texas shootout]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a routine traffic investigation in East Texas near Jacksonville which triggered a gunfight that left a Dallas man dead and his twin brother critically wounded.
Date:
June 25, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Noah D. Holmes to Hazel Ball, December 27, 1965]
Letter from Noah D. Holmes to Hazel Ball requesting a room with the largest parlor available for Harris L. Kempner.
Date:
December 27, 1965
Creator:
Holmes, Noah D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. C. Cortright Jr. to Harris L. Kempner, November 24, 1965]
Letter from G. C. Cortright, Jr. to Harris L. Kempner discussing an upcoming meeting and membership for the Committee on Foreign Trade.
Date:
November 24, 1965
Creator:
Cortright, G. C., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to G. C. Cortright, Jr., November 26, 1965]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to G. C. Cortright, Jr. discussing his appointment as adviser and the upcoming committee meetings.
Date:
November 26, 1965
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Washington Monument]
Postcard of a drawing of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. The drawing centers the monument with bright green foliage surrounding it, a tree in the foreground, and a pink and orange sunset behind the obelisk. On the reverse is text from Tsung-O Cheng to Harris L. Kempner informing him he arrived in D.C. last night and will stop in several American cities before arriving in Galveston on September 15.
Date:
September 3, 1951
Creator:
Cheng, Tsung-O, M. D.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville]
A newspaper clipping with a circled article titled "Roy Mattox Dies in Jacksonville". The article is printed by The Clinch County News, dated February 5, 1954. Carswell handwrites on the clipping that Mattox was a childhood friend and neighbor.
Date:
February 5, 1954
Creator:
Clinch County News
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Fiftieth wedding anniversary invitation of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Smith - December 28, 1950]
An invitation to the Fiftieth Anniversary of their Marriage for Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Smith of Jacksonville, Florida to be held on December 28, 1950. Engraved with raised, gold lettering. An enclosure included a wired correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith, Jax. Fla. from Norwood, Virginia and Peggy [T. N. Carswell, Byrdie Carswell and Peggy Carswell] dated December 27, 1950. Expresses their love, congratulations and good wishes.
Date:
December 28, 1950
Creator:
Smith, George Washington & Smith, Mrs. George Washington
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. O. Little to T. N. Carswell - September 5, 1950]
A letter written to "Norwood" [Mr. T. N. Carswell], Abilene, Texas from Clarence O. Little, Vice President, The Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville, Jacksonville 1, Florida, dated September 5, 1950. Little expresses his disappointment that he missed him when Carswell was in Jacksonville.
Date:
September 5, 1950
Creator:
Little, Clarence O.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Annie to T. N. Carswell - August 6, 1946]
A letter written to Uncle Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Annie, Jacksonville 5, Florida, dated August 6, 1946. Annie advises that Eula suggested she send Margaret Anne's address to Carswell in order that he might see her while he was in New York. She talks about liking her work at the Internal Revenue, advises that Bob is fine and asks about Carswell's Travel Agency.
Date:
August 6, 1946
Creator:
Annie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to R. H. Carswell - June 20, 1938]
A letter written to Ray Carswell, International Harvester Company, Jacksonville, Florida, from T. N. Carswell, dated June 20, 1938. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the card hoping Ray Carswell's visit was pleasant then describes his own trip to Virginia to where he carried Mother and Peggy Anne to spend the summer.
Date:
June 20, 1938
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Names, addresses and a personal note for each gift recipient]
A return address for T. N. Carswell and a list of names with addresses and a personal note to be included for each gift recipient. Mrs. R. T. Fisher, Mrs. G. W. Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Earl Guitar, Mr. and Mrs. Caro Russell. 1972-1887 written at bottom of the page.
Date:
1972
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History