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Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005
Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date:
January 27, 2005
Creator:
Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 24, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 3, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 27, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 4, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 4, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 29, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 28, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 23, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 14, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 10, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 7, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 8, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 6, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 15, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 15, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 21, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 9, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 9, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 15, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 15, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 30, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 30, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 22, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 19, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 2, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 2, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 22, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 29, 2005
Creator:
Edwards, Olvis
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History