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[Goree Family Videos, No.  23 - Road trip from Louisiana to Cleburne, Texas] captions transcript

[Goree Family Videos, No. 23 - Road trip from Louisiana to Cleburne, Texas]

This home movie excerpt documents Norman and Mary driving from Bossier City, Lousiana to Cleburne, Texas with footage including downtown Shreveport, Louisiana, the Louisiana/Texas border, Jonesville, Texas, Tyler, Texas, and the interstate.
Date: 1994-07-23/1994-07-24
Creator: Goree
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WWII Veterans Dardanelle Brown and Annelle Bulechek] (open access)

[Clipping: WWII Veterans Dardanelle Brown and Annelle Bulechek]

Newspaper clipping describing a commemorative reception put on by the Shreveport Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution to honor Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans. The clipping feature of a photograph of two WASP at the ceremony, Dardanelle Brown and Annelle Bulechek. Partial wedding announcements and a wedding ad are printed on the back of the clipping.
Date: June 19, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Voris C. Riley, November 1, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris C. Riley of Kingland, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the military while living in Abilene, Texas and getting sent to civil service for the Army before being offered to join the Navy. In the Navy he went through basic training in San Diego, California, then to St. Louis Electrical School and finally through firefighting training in Rhode Island. After he completed his training Mr. Riley was assigned to the U.S.S. Lake Champain, CB 39 and went on a shakedown cruise where 16 crewmen were lost for various reasons. In the Navy he was an electrician aboard the ship and dealt with setting up electricity onshore. He also dealt with Prisoners of War, being put in charge of a group of them to build a swimming pool. He was in New York City on temporary leave when the news of the wars end was released by President Truman. Mr. Voris also talks about serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico.
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Riley, Voris C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History