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The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 122, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 122, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 12, 2021
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Campus outdoor memorial for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women]

Photograph of a pathway with benches in between the Union lawn and the Library Mall. Medium size trees and the benches next to them are lined next to the pathway and spaced out by a few yards. A red ruffled short sleeve lace dress is hanging on each of the trees. A small white sign near the first bench reads "Remember the fallen" in Sharpie. The G. Brint Ryan Business Leadership Building is visible at the end of the path on the other side of Highland Street. Larger oak trees are also visible up on the top of the hill closer to the Library Mall.
Date: October 12, 2021
Creator: Rhoades, Adriance
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Vernon Ollar, October 12, 2021 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vernon Ollar, October 12, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Vernon Ollar. Ollar was working at the Rock Island Arsenal when the war started. He was already married with a child when he was drafted into the Army in late 1942. Ollar was attached to B Company in the 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion and proceeded to train with them. In late 1943, Ollar was shipped to England for more training prior to the invasion of Normandy. He recalls fighting in the hedgerows, fighting at St. Lo and liberating Paris. He fought all the way into Germany. In late 1945, Ollar returned to the US and was discharged.
Date: October 12, 2021
Creator: Ollar, Vernon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vernon Ollar, October 12, 2021 transcript

Oral History Interview with Vernon Ollar, October 12, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Vernon Ollar. Ollar was working at the Rock Island Arsenal when the war started. He was already married with a child when he was drafted into the Army in late 1942. Ollar was attached to B Company in the 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion and proceeded to train with them. In late 1943, Ollar was shipped to England for more training prior to the invasion of Normandy. He recalls fighting in the hedgerows, fighting at St. Lo and liberating Paris. He fought all the way into Germany. In late 1945, Ollar returned to the US and was discharged.
Date: October 12, 2021
Creator: Ollar, Vernon
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History