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Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005 (open access)

Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005

Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 27, 2005
Creator: Edwards, Olvis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 90, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 27, 2005 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 90, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 27, 2005
Creator: Ganus, Sara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 145, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 145, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2005
Creator: Warren, Lee B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 160, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 27, 2005 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 160, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: July 27, 2005
Creator: Nash, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 90, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 90, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 27, 2005
Creator: Ganus, Sara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 86, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2005 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 86, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 2005

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Warren, Lee B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History