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Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001

Interview with Albert Bouley, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Marines just after Pearl Harbor; his assignment to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division; the battle of Guadalcanal; malaria and dysentery; the battle of Cape Gloucester; the use of Pavuvu as a base; the battle of Peleliu; his return to the United States; guard duty at the Brooklyn Naval Yard and his service as an instructor in a heavy weapons school before the end of the war. He joined the Air Force 2 1/2 years later to be able to fly and work on planes, then retire to become a teacher in California, and finally settled in Texas.
Date: June 27, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Bouley, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Tsung O. Cheng, June 16, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Tsung O. Cheng, June 16, 1966]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Tsung O. Cheng withdrawing $5,000 from his account as per his request and wishing him luck in his continuing legal battle with a Brooklyn Hospital.
Date: June 16, 1966
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Paul Buccheri] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Paul Buccheri]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Paul Buccheri, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. This work order includes a bronze cast "Portrait Plaque," priced at $450.
Date: June 1979
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn, June 29 1832] (open access)

[Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn, June 29 1832]

Lorenzo de Zavala's receipt during hotel stay in Brooklyn. Brooklyn, June 29 1832.
Date: June 29, 1832
Creator: Duflon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[School tuition and spelling book receipt, June 27, 1832] (open access)

[School tuition and spelling book receipt, June 27, 1832]

Henry de Zavala's school tuition and spelling book receipt: Brooklyn, June 27, 1832.
Date: June 27, 1832
Creator: Jinks, Henry W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Jacob Hoing, June 11, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Jacob Hoing, June 11, 1949]

Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mrs. Hoing enclosing a letter regarding handling the matter.
Date: June 11, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History