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Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1028, September 6, 1978 (open access)

Convair Report to Supervision, Number 1028, September 6, 1978

Newsletter written for supervisors working at the Convair Division in Fort Worth containing news about events and activities, workplace reminders, and other relevant information.
Date: September 6, 1978
Creator: Adams, Richard E.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Fouts, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Leandro J. Santi to the BRAC - June 6, 2005] (open access)

[Letters from Leandro J. Santi to the BRAC - June 6, 2005]

Letters from Leandro J. Santi to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) concerning the closure of Cannon AFB. Santi pleads the base's case to each of the nine commissioners, relaying stories of his history with the base and the Clovis, New Mexico, community.
Date: June 6, 2005
Creator: Santi, Leandro J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library