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Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December, he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS Swanson (DD-443). Stremel was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Stremel, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December, he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS Swanson (DD-443). Stremel was honorably discharged in December of 1946.
Date: July 30, 2011
Creator: Stremel, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cornelius D. Wiens. Wiens grew up in Montana and Kansas and was drafted into the Army in 1944. After completing training, he departed about the Sea Snipe for the Philippines. His first landing was at Leyte, where he remained fighting for three months. He describes coming to land on the small landing craft. From Leyte he went to Negros, then Masbate, and finally Mindanao. He describes the Japanese soldiers who were unwilling to surrender. After Japan's surrender he also spent time in Korea as a radio operator.
Date: November 26, 2000
Creator: Wiens, Cornelius D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made and the time he had leave.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bowden, Arwin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William R. Catton, Jr. to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 12, 1958] (open access)

[Letter from William R. Catton, Jr. to Mr. I. H. Kempner, March 12, 1958]

Letter from William R. Catton, Jr. to Mr. I. H. Kempner requesting to anonymously fill a questionnaire for a research project.
Date: March 12, 1958
Creator: Catton, William R., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: APB 114] (open access)

[News Script: APB 114]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an Alaska airlines official who says that he is surprised at the volume of traffic between Texas and Alaska.
Date: August 9, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Survey] (open access)

[News Script: Survey]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an associated press market basket survey which shows that food prices dropped in nine of thirteen cities for the month of June.
Date: July 1, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Market basket] (open access)

[News Script: Market basket]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a market basket survey taken by the associated press for the month of June.
Date: July 1, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about at Texas stadium which had something to give as two long winning streaks were on the line in the North American Soccer league.
Date: June 29, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about number 12 in Cowboy program's who will be quarterbacking the pokes for a few more years.
Date: June 29, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Planes] (open access)

[News Script: Planes]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Seattle police helicopter which flew directly into a private plane above the city.
Date: June 21, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Med. school exodus] (open access)

[News Script: Med. school exodus]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the worst fears which are becoming reality at the university of Texas Southwestern medical school in Dallas.
Date: May 30, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: S. W. med school] (open access)

[News Script: S. W. med school]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the surgical staff at the University of Texas- Southwestern medical school at Dallas which has lost three more surgeons.
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: Governors] (open access)

[News Script: Governors]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the nation' s governors who officially open their annual meeting in Seattle.
Date: June 3, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Governor' s ] (open access)

[News Script: Governor' s ]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about republican governor' s chairman Winfield Dunn of Tennessee who claimed that landslide victory by democrats in November which could end in an all powerful; congress run by rejected presidential candidates George McGovern and Hubert Humphrey.
Date: June 4, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Southwest med. school] (open access)

[News Script: Southwest med. school]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about five more surgeons who have resigned from the University of Texas southwestern medical school in Dallas.
Date: June 6, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Detroit which had a gopher ball working well enrouting that to 7- 0 victory.
Date: June 12, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about scores updates from Austin at the state high school baseball playoffs.
Date: June 12, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dock Workers Strike] (open access)

[News Script: Dock Workers Strike]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the dock workers who went on strike for a cost of living pay raise which they has been denied since 1972 by the federal pay board.
Date: May 1, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Buses] (open access)

[News Script: Buses]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an experiment which is underway in Seattle.
Date: March 5, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dallas symphony] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas symphony]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Dallas symphony orchestra which announced that it had to curtail its concert season because of lack of funds.
Date: March 19, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Supreme Court] (open access)

[News Script: Supreme Court]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the supreme court who has scheduled arguments as to whether law schools may consider race in deciding which student to admit. Also, its the election year and the issue facing congressmen is whether or not to take a pay raise.
Date: February 26, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, January 23, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner, January 23, 1945]

Letter from Max Cramer to I. H. Kempner discussing the arrival of Kempner's syrup shipment and thanking Kempner for his help in getting the syrup.
Date: January 23, 1945
Creator: Cramer, Max
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History