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[Army Specialized Training Program Certificate] (open access)

[Army Specialized Training Program Certificate]

A certificate of completion for the Army Specialized Training Program European Area & Language Curriculum No. 71 for Elmer A. Curry at Pomona College.
Date: March 4, 1944
Creator: United States. Army.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with San Jose Luis Sanchez, May 4, 2022 (open access)

Oral History Interview with San Jose Luis Sanchez, May 4, 2022

Transcript of an interview with San Jose Luis Sanchez, owner of Sanchez Barber Shop in Kerrville. Sanchez traces his own history as a musician and a member of the National Guard, his family history to the establishment of the barber shop, its unfortunate closure due to the Covid-10 Pandemic, and plans to reopen.
Date: May 4, 2022
Creator: Jones, Mary Elaine & Sanchez, San Jose Luis
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Group: Oklahoman Articles (open access)

The Group: Oklahoman Articles

Two newspaper articles from the Oklahoman, "42 Years Ago Today, a March Toward Equal Treatment;" and "Doe Doe Park Timeline."
Date: July 4, 2008
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Group, October 4, 1967 (open access)

Minutes of the Group, October 4, 1967

Description of Minutes of the Group from October 1967.
Date: October 4, 1967
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oral History Interview with Sam Hayes, March 4, 1993

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Sam Hayes, a veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Groveton, Texas. Hayes talks about his childhood, experiences during the Great Depression, and experiences joining and serving the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Date: March 4, 1993
Creator: Hodges, Ann & Hayes, Sam
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Honorable Certificate of Service for Mary L. Laager] (open access)

[Honorable Certificate of Service for Mary L. Laager]

Certificate of service for honorable service presented to Mary L Laager, First Lieutenant, Regular Army, listing the dates of service.
Date: May 4, 1955
Creator: United States. Army. & Klein, John A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Playbill for Dear Ruth] (open access)

[Playbill for Dear Ruth]

Playbill for North Texas State College Players' production of Dear Ruth.
Date: 1945-12-04/1945-12-05
Creator: North Texas State College
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flirting With Power: Tape and Log List] (open access)

[Flirting With Power: Tape and Log List]

Transcripts for the video footage from the Jo Streit Film Footage Collection on Jo Streit's documentary "Flirting with Power."
Date: October 4, 2022
Creator: Streit, Jo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert Herrick, October 4, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Herrick, October 4, 1996

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Herrick. Herrick entered the Naval Academy in 1944 and was graduated in 1944. He first reported aboard the USS Mississippi (BB-41) in time to participate in the Battle of Surigao Strait and support the invasion of Luzon. He was still aboard for the invasion of Okinawa and witnessed the kamikaze attacks on the Mississippi. Herrick remained in the Navy after the war, retiring in 1964.
Date: October 4, 1996
Creator: Herrick, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Voris Riley, January 4, 1987 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Voris Riley, January 4, 1987

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Voris Riley. He discusses his time working as a civilian at the POW camp Barkley and the interactions he had with the German prisoners stationed there.
Date: January 4, 1987
Creator: Riley, Voris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifton P. Fox, January 4, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clifton P. Fox, January 4, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clifton P. Fox. He discusses his childhood growing up during the Great Depression and what led him to join the US Marine Corps. He describes his experiences during bootcamp and in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: January 4, 2008
Creator: Fox, Clifton P. & Osborn, Oakley E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Orlyn Master, June 4, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Orlyn Master, June 4, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Orlyn Master discussing his childhood and education and what led him jo joining the US Military. He describes his experiences flying planes over Europe and of being a Prisoner of War after getting captured by the Germans.
Date: June 4, 2001
Creator: Master, Orlyn & Misenhimer, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Rodin, May 4, 2021 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harold Rodin, May 4, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Z. Rodin. Rodin joined the Navy on May 9, 1944. He completed amphibious training in Coronado, California, and learned how to drive the landing craft, vehicle, personnel, LCVP, and the landing craft mechanized, LCM. He served as pilot on the LCM2 boat crew, aboard the USS Sibley (APA-206). In late 1944, they deployed to Pearl Harbor, then participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima beginning February of 1945. In April, they participated in the Battle of Okinawa. Rodin assisted in transporting Marines and supplies to the islands. He describes his experiences through combat. On April 11, they were ordered to Saipan, unloading troops and cargo, remaining on call for Okinawa through June 4. By October 25, they were called for duty with Operation Magic Carpet, transporting servicemen back to the U.S. He shares a story of Joe Rosenthal, Iwo Jima photographer, who traveled aboard the Sibley. He returned to the U.S. in January of 1946 and received his discharge on May 29.
Date: May 4, 2021
Creator: Rodin, Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Hamilton. Hamilton was born in 1921 in New York. He joined the Navy in April 1942, but finished college before getting a commission later in 1943. He was then sent aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in December. He was aboard for the invasion of Normandy. Hamilton was still aboard when Quincy transported President Roosevelt to Yalta. He was able to get close enough to FDR to observe the state of his health at the time. He was still aboard during the Okinawa campaign. Hamilton shares several great anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Quincy during and after the war including kamikazes and typhoons.
Date: August 4, 2020
Creator: Hamilton, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Odd Aarstad. Aarstad joined the Navy in August 1944 and trained to be a corpsman. Upon completion of training, Aarstad reported to the Annapolis Naval Hospital where he served and treated wounded and sick patients. Eventually, Aarstad worked on artificial limbs for amputees. He also served at a rehabilitation station in Philadelphia where people were being fitted for prosthetic legs. Aarstad was discharged in October 1946.
Date: November 4, 2018
Creator: Aarstad, Odd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John O'Leary, May 4, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John O'Leary, May 4, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John O’Leary. O’Leary joined the Marine Corps in February of 1943. He completed Aircraft Mechanic School, and served with the 1st Marine Division. In February of 1944 he traveled aboard the USS Barnes (CVE-20) to Espiritu Santo, where he was stationed at a Marine fighter airstrip base. O’Leary installed water injection on Corsair planes, enhancing the performance of the plane. He later traveled to Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Bougainville. They transported Seabees. From September of 1944 through the spring of 1945, they participated in the Battle of Peleliu and worked on the island, where O’Leary served as stretcher-bearer and aircraft mechanic on P-40s and B-24s. He returned to the US and was discharged in mid to late 1945.
Date: May 4, 2018
Creator: O'Leary, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gerald Norton and unknown, June 4, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gerald Norton and unknown, June 4, 1988

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gerald Norton and two unknown veterans. The two unknown veterans both served aboard USS South Dakota (BB-57) and share several anecdotes and experiences. They discuss repairs to the ship after the naval battle of Guadalcanal as well as being in the Atlantic. Ingram also interviewed Gerald Norton about his experiences aboard the South Dakota. Norton served as a turret officer in one of the 16-inch turrets. He also discusses the collision with the destroyer USS Mahan (DD-364).
Date: June 4, 1988
Creator: Norton, Gerald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Reynolds, January 4, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Reynolds, January 4, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Lee Reynolds. Reynolds was drafted into the Army in January of 1946. After basic training, he was deployed to Yokohama, Japan with occupation forces. He shares what the city looked like after the bombing and how the people treated him. He was transferred to Kobe, where his job was to process uniforms and anything that had to be salvaged or replaced. He shares his experiences living and working in Japan after the war. He returned to the US in 1948 and received his discharge.
Date: January 4, 2017
Creator: Reynolds, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Walter Wier, November 4, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walter Wier, November 4, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Walter Wier. Wier joined the Navy in June, 1942 and trained at San Diego. With training complete, Wier was assigned to the Armed Guard and board the SS Day Star (1939) in San Francisco. Wier’s son provides a chronology of Wier’s first cruise in the Pacific starting in early 1943. After one voyage aboard the Day Star, he was transferred to the Young America. His third voyage was aboard the William H Moody. Wier sailed in the Pacific and the Atlantic facing Japanese and Germans. He also served aboard the Alexander Hamilton, the Joshua Tree and the Thaddeus S C Lowe. He returned to the US and was discharged in October, 1945.
Date: November 4, 2016
Creator: Wier, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Campbell, May 4, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edward Campbell, May 4, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edward Campbell. Campbell joined the Army Air Forces in late 1943. He completed gunnery school. He served as a B-24 turret gunner with the 394th Bomb Squadron. He completed 50 combat missions, over Tarawa, Borneo, bombing oil fields, refineries and ports. He returned to the US and received his discharge in 1945.
Date: May 4, 2016
Creator: Campbell, Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with P. A. Penley, April 4, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with P. A. Penley, April 4, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with P.A. Penley. Penley joined the Army in 1942. He studied mechanical engineering at several universities before becoming an infantryman. Penley joined the 66th Infantry Division and was sent to Europe. He mentions a submarine attack on the convoy during the voyage to France that resulted in the loss of over 700 of his fellow soldiers. Penley served as a jeep driver in a weapons company and describes the bitter cold he encountered. He details coming under attack by German artillery. Penley discusses the celebration that occurred when news of the German surrender spread. He participated in the Occupation and was discharged in March of 1946.
Date: April 4, 2016
Creator: Penley, P. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Barbara Burton, March 4, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Barbara Burton, March 4, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Barbara Burton. Upon graduation from high school, Burton completed nursing school in 1947 at the University of California. Burton gives detail of civilian life during World War II. She talks about being in Los Angeles on August 15th and the celebration in the streets. After college she became a civilian Navy employee and took a position in the Aleutian Islands in 1947, working for the dispersing officer in the supply department. She provides details of her experiences there. Burton completed her work in 1950. Towards the end of her interview she gives much information about her husband’s experiences in World War II and 32 years in the Navy, James Fred Imlay.
Date: March 4, 2016
Creator: Burton, Barbara
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Marten, February 4, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bill Marten, February 4, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Marten. Marten joined the Merchant Marine in November 1943. He started as a fireman working as a water tender in the engine room. Marten describes some of his service on tankers crossing the Atlantic. He details an incident where he witnesses another tanker in his convoy explode after it was hit by a torpedo. Marten took part in 12 voyages and eventually left the Merchant Marine in 1948.
Date: February 4, 2016
Creator: Marten, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Archer, November 4, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Archer, November 4, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Archer. Archer entered the Navy in September 1943. He completed basic in Farragut, Idaho and Bremerton, Washington. From Washington he made two trips to Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. He was aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31, serving as a fireman. He was aboard during the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns. He was discharged December 1946.
Date: November 4, 2015
Creator: Archer, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History