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Oral History Interview with Preston E. Stone, February 20, 1980
Interview with Preston Stone, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Stone talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Nakhom Pathon, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
February 20, 1980
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Stone, Preston E., 1916-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Jennings, April 20, 2004
Interview with Richard Jennings, a member of a bomber squadron that flew missions during World War II in Europe, and a squadron commander during the Korean War, born near Charleston, West Virginia. Jennings answers questions concerning how he came to be in the Army, and where all he was stationed and trained. Most of his answers contain details of bombing missions he was a part of as well as his experiences during the Korean War.
Date:
April 20, 2004
Creator:
Nawaz, Muhammad & Jennings, Richard
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Hoe, September 20, 2003
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Interview with Robert Hoe, a Navy WWII veteran of the China-Burma-India theater from Le Roy, New York. Hoe discusses growing up, the reaction to Pearl Harbor, attending college, enlisting in the Navy, training and becoming an officer, joining the Navy Scouts and Raiders, deployment to China and assignment to the Sino-American Cooperative Organization, supplying their forces, operations with guerilla fighters against the Japanese occupation, intelligence gathering, his reaction to the atomic bomb, the end of the war, service in China and discharge, and life as a civilian.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Hoe, Robert
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert O. Andrews, September 20, 2003
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Robert O. Andrews, businessman and an Army Air Forces veteran, concerning his experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Andrews discusses his pre-war education and farming activities in Olney, Texas; enlistment in the Army Air Forces, c. 1941; assignment to Chanute Field, Illinois, c. 1941-42; Officer Candidate School, Miami Beach, Florida, c. 1942; assignment to Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas, c. 1942-44; overseas transport to India; assignment to Warazup, Burma, 1944-45; his reaction to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and postwar career in business.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Andrews, Robert O., 1919-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. A. Henderson, September 20, 2003
Interview with W. A. (Bill) Henderson, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his time as a bombardier and navigator on a B-24 in the China-Burma-India Theater. His crew hit the bridge over River Kwai (Mae Klong) while making bombing runs along the Burma Railway and also flew runs to supply gasoline to various bases in China, India and Burma. He relates anecdotes about the food and living quarters on the bases and the time he saved his co-pilot's life. He helped his co-pilot land the plane after a bullet tore through the plane's nose wheel and injured the man's leg.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Johnson, Kep & Henderson, W. A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Coffey, May 20, 1996
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Interview with William Coffey, a Navy WWII veteran from Hopkins County, Texas. Coffey discusses joining the Navy in 1937, boot camp in San Diego, service aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37), transfer to submarines in the Philippines, the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard at the start of the war, assignment to the S-41 as a cook, combat around the Solomon Islands, attaining submarine qualifications, patrolling the northern Pacific, the character of the crew, transfer to the USS Sterlet (SS-392), patrols, medical leave, and service postwar.
Date:
May 20, 1998
Creator:
Maglaughlin, Barry & Coffey, William
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Order of Daedalians Certificate]
Certificate from the Order of Daedalians declaring Rosa Charlyne Creger an official member.
Date:
February 20, 2003
Creator:
Order of Daedalians
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Organizations adopt Wings Across America, National WASP Museum
A printed webpage article from Air Force Print News discussing the Arnold Air Society's adoption of the Wings Across American WASP Museum project.
Date:
April 20, 2004
Creator:
Easterling, Ann
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of "H" Company, 56th A.I.R.]
Photograph of "H" Company, 56th A.I.R. at Camp Campbell, Kentucky on January 20, 1943. The back of the photo reads: "When the Division changed from Regiment to Battalion, G Company became A Company, H Company became B Company, I Company became C Company, SV Company, HQ Company. Donated by Steve Perrett (B/56 AIB)."
Date:
January 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Troy Criss]
Photograph of Staff Sgt. Troy Criss, who served in Company A of the 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, posing in uniform in Gerstetten, Germany. There is a typed description of the photograph on the back.
Date:
September 20, 1945
Creator:
Pierce, Amos Edward
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pilot's Check List
Pilot checklist for C-47, C47A, C-53, C-53C, and C-53D aircrafts that instructs the pilots on starting the engines, what to during engine warmup, and protocol before takeoff. Solange D'Hooghe's name is handwritten in the top right corner. Below the name are handwritten notes on fuel capacity in blue ink.
Date:
January 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Catherine McGrath]
Photograph of WASP trainee Catherine McGrath from 44-W-10, wearing a jacket and cap with goggles and looking up to her left. On the back is a description: "Class 44-W-9, in flight #1, Avenger Field, June 20, 1944"
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Ethel Lytch]
Portrait photograph of WASP Ethel Lytch, smiling in her flight cap and jacket.
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Pam L. Carr]
Photograph of WASP trainee Pam L. Carr from class 44-W-10 wearing a flight cap and jacket.
Date:
June 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Slovak Girls Academy]
Postcard of Slovak Girls Academy in Danville, Pennsylvania. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten says "Howdy all - Tis near chow time Monday eve. Just now we have a good breeze from the east - maybe rain. We had a few drops on Sunday, also had a fine trip too. As ever Woodrow."
Date:
July 20, 1953
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Tennessee Road]
Postcard of a road surrounded with green grass and trees, and typed text: "One of the good roads through Tennessee." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Campbell says, "Dear Helen and all. This is [?] and we officers are gathering at Dunbar Cave near Clarksville to have a chicken barbeque which is sponsored by the International [?] Co. (pause) we had a delicious chicken barbeque and a swell time. We went into the cave etc. Everything was very good. I went to Nashville Sat. nite and stayed till yesterday (Sun 4:00 pm) Send my gas ration book immediately. Bro. Woodie."
Date:
September 20, 1942
Creator:
Aten, Woodrow W.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[R. Natopi, Dan Melli, and Johns Crouching Near Student Quarters at Camp Barkeley]
Photograph of men identified as R. Natopi, Dan Melli, and Johns crouching on grass in front of a student quarters on Camp Barkeley, Texas. The men are wearing lightly colored buttoned shirts and slacks. The building behind them is wooden, has four visible windows, and has a short stairway leading to the entrance on the right.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Radiotelephone procedure
"The purpose of this manual is to acquaint radio operators and pilots of the Army Air Forces with radiotelephone procedure"
Date:
March 20, 1943
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Rededication Ceremony Schedule]
Schedule of events for a rededication ceremony, possibly for the WASP monument or for Avenger Field in Sweetwater.
Date:
May 20, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Russian Soldiers who visited our station]
Photographs of Russian soldiers who visited Dan Melli's station in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The first photo shows a mustached man standing at the corner of a building. A sign indicating the dispensary points forward near his head. The photo on the bottom left shows eight uniformed Russian soldiers standing together and posing for the camera. The final photo shows Russians gathered around a vehicle. The three men to the left are looking into the vehicle, while two men on the right look toward the camera.
Date:
August 20, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers In Front of Plants]
Photograph of three soldiers, including James Kite in the middle, posing in front of trees and brush in Heidenheim, Germany. A building is visible in the background.
Date:
June 20, 1945
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 78, Extract 20]
Special order listing the training headquarters for several Air Force personnel, including Rosa C. Creger.
Date:
April 20, 1951
Creator:
Department of the Air Force
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]
Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date:
November 20, 1944
Creator:
2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 121, Extract 2]
Special orders extract listing several men from Sweetwater who were inducted as flight instructors and Air Corps mechanics that are to remain on inactive status. Rigdon Edwards Jr., known Women Airforce Service Pilots instructor, can be seen listed among the names.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History