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Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Pilot, Alan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Pilot, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Children of Edgar Brown Sutherlin and Edith H. Wilson] (open access)

[Children of Edgar Brown Sutherlin and Edith H. Wilson]

List of the children of Edgar Brown Sutherlin and Edith H. Wilson Sutherlin. It includes information about their births, deaths, and marriages.
Date: 1990~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herbert Young, October 1, 1989 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Herbert Young, October 1, 1989

Interview with Herbert Young, a United States Navy veteran from Forest Hill, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Worden.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Young, Herbert W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1984
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Depot in Alexandria, Louisiana]

Photograph of the T&P station in Alexandria, Louisiana. Printed on the image is "T&P Depot 1978 Alexandria, La." Below the image is written "H. D. Conner."
Date: 1978
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1975
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1975
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1975
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Nixon] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about president Nixon who leaves Egypt for Saudi Arabia.
Date: June 14, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nixon on the road] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon on the road]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Huge Throngs of Egyptians who cheered president Nixon and president Sadat as the chiefs of state rode in a railroad car from Cairo to Alexandria.
Date: June 13, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Rangers] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Rangers]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1972-08-14T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: 3 killed in truck collision] (open access)

[News Script: 3 killed in truck collision]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: July 19, 1972, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[T&P Train #190 Engine]

Photograph of the engine of T&P train #190 behind tall grass. Below the image are written "[sic] Alexandria, La." and "R.H. Carlson."
Date: unknown
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Bryan, December 5, 1818] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Bryan, December 5, 1818]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Bryan explaining that he has delayed the boat in order to sell some flour to pay off debts.
Date: December 5, 1818
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1964
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1963
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner, February 18, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner, February 18, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mary Jean Kempner discussing about the bid from Currie for shares in the market and informing about sharing latter's interest to sell shares to Currie and about no public sale of McFadden stocks.
Date: February 18, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Alexandria

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1955
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lake Charles

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date: 1952
Creator: United States. Army.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #719]

Photograph of T&P train #719 in Alexandria, Louisiana with a faint plume of smoke rising from the engine. Written underneath the image are "T&P #719 at Alexandria, La. December 15th 1951" and "A. E. Brown Photo / Louis Saillard Collection."
Date: December 15, 1951
Creator: Brown, A. E.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #712]

Photograph of T&P train #712 in Alexandria, Louisiana. Written below the image are "Alexandria, La. Nov 1951" and "H. K. Vollrath."
Date: November 1951
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #808 in Alexandria, Louisiana]

Photograph of T&P train #808 in Alexandria, Louisiana. There is a second train visible behind the first. There is text below the image that says "Alexandria, La. Sept. 1951" and "H.K.Vollrath."
Date: September 1951
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #808]

Photograph of T&P train #808 in Alexandria, Louisiana. Written underneath the image are "Alexandria, La. July 25 1951" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: July 25, 1951
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History