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[9th Infantry March]
Photograph of the 9th infantry marching at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonion, Texas. The men are wearing matching military uniforms and are arranged into several identical lines. A platform stands behind the men and holds several uniformed men on top. A band is lined up on one side of the march, and behind the band, several identical building can be seen.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Alamo]
Photograph of the battle of Flowers Parade in San Antonio, Texas in 1936. The Alamo can be seen in the background of the photo with eight uniformed men standing in front of it. On the left, a pair of bleachers filled with people face a lineup of soldiers in uniform preparing to march.
Date:
April 24, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Eve 1936 Group Photo]
Photograph of the 9th infantry on Christmas eve at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonion, Texas. The group is divided between three rows and facing towards the camera. Several other groups can be seen gathered around in the background of the photo.
Date:
December 24, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[9th Infantry Barracks]
Photograph of the 9th infantry barracks at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[9th Infantry Christmas]
Photograph of a Christmas party for the 9th infantry in 1936 at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The room is filled with decorated tables and tinsel and streamers hanging from the ceiling. Three men can be seen standing to the side of the room.
Date:
1936-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Eve 1936]
Photograph of the 9th infantry eating a Christmas eve meal together at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
December 24, 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, October 3, 1902]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his experiences while returning to the Academy for his second year. He mentions marching in the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Washington in the near future. Nimitz relates a story about arriving at the Academy wearing a giant sombrero he purchased in San Antonio while returning. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date:
October 3, 1902
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, October 3, 1902]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz relates his experiences while returning to the Academy for his second year. He mentions marching in the Grand Army of the Republic parade in Washington in the near future. Nimitz relates a story about arriving at the Academy wearing a giant sombrero he purchased in San Antonio while returning.
Date:
October 3, 1902
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, January 1905]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the upcoming exams prior to graduation. He is also confident of passing his physical exam. He also provides details about his leave. Nimitz also mentions the parties he plans on hosting and attending in connection with graduation. He also adds a word of about his moderate behavior at these parties. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date:
1905-01~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, January 1905]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions the upcoming exams prior to graduation. He is also confident of passing his physical exam. He also provides details about his leave. Nimitz also mentions the parties he plans on hosting and attending in connection with graduation. He also adds a word of about his moderate behavior at these parties.
Date:
1905-01~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, September 27, 1904]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from San Antonio, discusses his travel plans to return to Annapolis. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date:
September 27, 1904
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, September 27, 1904]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from San Antonio, discusses his travel plans to return to Annapolis.
Date:
September 27, 1904
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. Frank Rollins, July 20, 1996
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Interview with J. Frank Rollins, an oilman and a geophysicist, concerning his work experience with Petty Geophysical Engineering Company doing refraction seismic work; his employment with Geophysical Service, Inc.; doing reflection and refraction work in 1936; oil exploration in South America; work in oil field instrumentation equipment; work as a "computer" interpreting geological data; founding of Rayflex Exploration Company in 1948; technological developments for oil field exploration; geochemical surveying; the sale of Rayflex to Phillips-Eckhart in 1962; his work as a geophysical consultant; the application of oil field technology to national defense; German espionage activity in South America during World War II; and pro-German activity in South Louisiana during World War II.
Date:
July 20, 1996
Creator:
Daniels, John D. & Rollins, J. Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Eugene L. Brown, October 16, 1995
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Interview with Eugene Brown concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Brown worked at camps in Cleburne, Texas (Company 3804) and San Antonio, Texas (Company 3822).
Date:
October 16, 1995
Creator:
Ball, Paula & Brown, Eugene L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka, March 18, 1995
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Interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka, a veteran of the Imperial Japanese Air Force, concerning his experiences while training to become a kamikaze pilot in 1945.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Ohtsuka, Bunichi
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ken Towery, March 19, 1995
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Interview with Ken Towery. Towery joined the Army in early 1941 and was sent to Corregidor to join a coast artillery unit. He recalls several details about life under siege at Corregidor before he was captured by the Japanese and taken to Cabanatuan. He left the Philippines later that year and was taken to China. Towery shares his opinions about being a POW as well as several anecdotes. He also comments on being liberated by Russians and how the Russians and Chinese communists cooperated right after the war. When he was liberated, Towery was put aboard a hospital ship at Port Arthur.
Date:
March 19, 1995
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Towery, R. Ken
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ray Hunt, March 19, 1995
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Interview with Ray Hunt. Hunt joined the Army Air Corps in early 1939. After training, Hunt became an aircraft mechanic and went to the Philippines in November, 1941. He was captured on Bataan and made a prisoner of war. Hunt describes his experiences on the Death March. Along the way, he escaped and was aided by Filipinos until he was healthy enough to join a guerrilla band in Tarlac. Hunt describes his activities and the command structure of his guerrilla organization. When the Allies invaded Luzon, Hunt’s band of guerrillas created havoc behind enemy lines. He received a battlefield commission retroactively sometime in 1945. He stayed in the Army, retiring in 1959.
Date:
March 19, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hunt, Ray
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Bumgarner, March 18, 1995
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Interview with John Bumgarner, a physician and an Army veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese following the fall of the Philippines during World War II. Bumgarner discusses the fall of Bataan and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), Hakodate, Hokkaido (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Bumgarner, John R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dorothy Still Danner, March 19, 1995
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interview with Dorothy Still Danner. Danner graduated from nursing school in Los Angeles in 1935. In 1939, she applied and was accepted as a nurse in the Navy. After a while, she received orders for the Philippines and arrived in early 1940 on a two-year assignment. Danner recalls the idyllic setting prior to the war before describing activities just after the Japanese invasion. She was stationed at a hospital at Sangley Point near Cavite in Luzon, Philippines. She was captured by the Japanese and interned at Santo Tomas starting in March 1942. Sometime in 1943, she was sent to Los Banos.
Date:
March 19, 1995
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Danner, Dorothy Still
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ernest Gordon, March 19, 1995
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Interview with Ernest Gordon. Gordon was born in Scotland and joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1939 at Stirling Castle. He was sent to Singapore in January 1940 before the Japanese invaded. Gordon recalls defending the Malay Peninsula starting in January 1942. Gordon was the last to go over the causeway into Singapore before it was destroyed. As Singapore fell, Gordon escaped to Sumatra. When Sumatra fell, Gordon escaped on a sailboat but was captured asea and sent back to Singapore where he entered Changi. He was sent north to build the Death Railway. He describes the conditions along the railway and the work environment.
Date:
March 19, 1995
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Gordon, Ernest
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John C. ("Jack") Fitch, March 19, 1995
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Fitch begins with a summary of the naval career of his father, Admiral Aubrey Fitch. Fitch joined the Navy in early 1942. He was assigned to the USS Wasp (CV-7) just before it sank, then to the USS Hornet (CV-8) just before it sank. He was finally assigned to CASU-3 and sent to Guadalcanal. He reflects on what it was like for him in the service while having a high-ranking father. In April, 1943, Fitch transferred aboard the USS Nicholas (DD-449). Fitch shares several anecdotes of his experiences aboard the Nicholas while engaged in the fight around the Solomon Islands and in the Slot. During the Battle of Kula Gulf, Fitch went aboard a whaleboat and rescued survivors from the USS Helena (CL-50). Fitch attended a gunnery school at Noumea before reporting aboard the USS La Vallette (DD-448) in October 1943. He describes being at the Marshall Islands invasion. In July 1944 Fitch returned to the US and put the USS Benner (DD-807) into commission. He recalls battling kamikazes while aboard the Benner on station off the coast of Japan toward the end of the war. Fitch returned to the US and was discharged in May 1946. Includes an appendix …
Date:
March 19, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fitch, John C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 29, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 26, 1922
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 26, 1922
Creator:
Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 314, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 29, 1922
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 29, 1922
Creator:
Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 318, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 3, 1922
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 3, 1922
Creator:
Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History