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Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009 transcript

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 (open access)

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

[Aerial Radiometric and Magnetic Reconnaissance Survey Index]

Tables displaying index to statistical analysis and reduced data values for each quadrangle in the survey area.
Date: March 1979
Creator: Texas Instruments Incorporated
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Derail] (open access)

[News Script: Derail]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about investigators who are still searching for the cause of an eight car train derailment in Southwest Tarrant county.
Date: March 31, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Train derailment] (open access)

[News Script: Train derailment]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a three car derailment of a Santa Fe freight train which occurred near Fort Worth.
Date: March 30, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Derailment] (open access)

[News Script: Derailment]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about three cars of a Santa Fe freight train which jumped the track near the intersection of Lipscomb and W. Capps in Fort Worth.
Date: March 30, 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 activities of the evening where the Blackhawks held a lead of only one point over the wings for third place in the central hockey league.
Date: March 24, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Crime] (open access)

[News Script: Crime]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about one victim in that rash of robbery shootings in Dallas who has died of his wounds.
Date: March 1, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Farah contract vote] (open access)

[News Script: Farah contract vote]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the end to the labor dispute between Farah manufacturing company and the Amalgamated clothing workers which may be nearing an end.
Date: March 7, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Farah vote] (open access)

[News Script: Farah vote]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Farah manufacturing company employees at El Paso and San Antonio who met to vote on a contract agreement negotiated by Farah and Amalgamated Clothing workers of America.
Date: March 7, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: West Texas gasoline shortage] (open access)

[News Script: West Texas gasoline shortage]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a delegation from Midland and Odessa who went to Washington with facts and figures about gasoline shortage in the Permian Basin in West Texas.
Date: March 7, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Train_ 1 and Train_2] (open access)

[News Script: Train_ 1 and Train_2]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas chief and super chief names of two well known iron horses of the Santa Fe railroad who are being retired before the summer.
Date: March 8, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: APB 073] (open access)

[News Script: APB 073]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about members of the Amalgamated clothing workers union who have ratified a contract with Farah manufacturing company ending a bitter two year dispute.
Date: March 8, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Basketball] (open access)

[News Script: Basketball]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Houston Kashmere who captured the Class 4A basketball title 91-87 over South Oak Cliff.
Date: March 9, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Watergate] (open access)

[News Script: Watergate]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about seven of president Nixon' s former top advisers and aides who pleaded innocent to charges of helping cover up the Watergate break- in.
Date: March 9, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Trains] (open access)

[News Script: Trains]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Santa Fe railroad which has changed its mind and decided that Amtrak cannot use 2 of the passenger train names that Sante Fe made famous.
Date: March 8, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Derailment] (open access)

[News Script: Derailment]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about an automobile derailing device which is used by railroads worked to perfection on the north- side of Fort Worth.
Date: March 11, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Derailment] (open access)

[News Script: Derailment]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the 39 hundred block of North main street in Fort Worth which has been closed to traffic following a freight train derailment.
Date: March 11, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Derailment] (open access)

[News Script: Derailment]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Santa Fe railroad officials who say that during the noon hour they should have the tracks cleared up along North Main near Meacham field.
Date: March 11, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Train derailment] (open access)

[News Script: Train derailment]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about work crews who are clearing the tracks opposite to the entrance to Meacham field where Santa Fe freight train derailed about seven o' clock.
Date: March 11, 1974, 8:25 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 baseball game and several teams participating in it where Texas rangers defeated Atlanta braves by 7- 3.
Date: March 12, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company, March 19, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company, March 19, 1964]

Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company requesting for a copy of Chester's Map of Texas and Eastern New Mexico if available, and information on prices of the map.
Date: March 19, 1964
Creator: Thompson, Edward Randall, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester H. Milliken to H. Kempner, March 20, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Chester H. Milliken to H. Kempner, March 20, 1964]

Letter from Chester H. Milliken to H. Kempner informing about the last revision of the Texas and Southeast New Mexico map and mentioning it's price.
Date: March 20, 1964
Creator: Milliken, Chester H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company, March 26, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company, March 26, 1964]

Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Southwest Mapping Company informing about enclosing a check for revised version of Chester's Map of Texas and Eastern New Mexico.
Date: March 26, 1964
Creator: Thompson, Edward Randall, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History