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Oral History Interview with Richard Bennett, November 15, 2001
Interview with Richard (Dick) Bennett, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Army Air Corps, basic training and flight school. He then went to a base in South Carolina to learn to fly B-25s. At Fort Myers, Florida he flew B-26 bombers and trained to fly them off of aircraft carriers so they could drop torpedos on the Japanese fleet during naval battles. He traveled across the Pacific to Brisbane only to be told that they didn't have B-26s for the crews; the colonel there knew nothing about the plan to launch B-26s from aircraft carriers, so they were sent to New Guinea to fly B-17s and supplement the crews for those bombers. From there they made bombing runs or "Washing Machine Charlie"-type runs to keep people awake at night on various Japanese targets in the islands, particularly the base at Rabaul. In fall of 1943, the Army grounded the B-17s due to the damage they had incurred and replaced them with B-24s. The men received manuals and were given only a few days to familiarize themselves with the new planes. They were then sent on bombing runs. He finished his tour of duty at …
Date:
November 15, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Bennett, Richard
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Transactions of the Regional Archeological Symposium for Southeastern New Mexico and Western Texas: 2000
Proceedings of the 36th regional archeological symposium including the text of papers presented during the conference. It also includes the SWFAS by-laws, and the meeting minutes for a SWFAS business meeting.
Date:
2001
Creator:
Robertson, Pinky
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 72, 2001
Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date:
2001
Creator:
Texas Archeological Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rardin Hill Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
2001
Creator:
United States. Forest Service.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sedan Northeast Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
2001
Creator:
United States. Forest Service.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texline North Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
2001
Creator:
United States. Forest Service.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texline South Quadrangle
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date:
2001
Creator:
United States. Forest Service.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ports to Plains Feasibility Study: Executive Summary
Executive summary describing study findings regarding the evaluation of transportation improvement needs in the "Ports to Plains" corridor between the Texas/Mexico border and Denver, Colorado via the existing IH 27 corridor between Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas.
Date:
June 2001
Creator:
Wilbur Smith Associates
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History