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Oral History Interview with Hollis J. Willett, October 18, 1993
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Interview with Hollis Willett concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Willett worked at camps in Cottonwood, Arizona and Lake Arthur, New Mexico (Company 2842).
Date:
October 18, 1993
Creator:
Pinkney, Kathryn & Willett, Hollis J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Olen Bates, October 9, 1993
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Interview with Olen Bates concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Bates worked at a camp in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Date:
October 9, 1993
Creator:
Lipscomb, Carol & Bates, Olen H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben F. Yung, Jr., March 2, 1993
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Interview with Ben F. Yung, a veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from Ranger, Texas. The interview covers his childhood, his decisions leading to joining the CCC, his experiences there, and his experiences reenlisting with the CCC.
Date:
March 2, 1993
Creator:
McCrain, James B. & Yung, Ben F., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.
Date:
March 31, 2009
Creator:
Solis, John G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adanto D'Amore, October 8, 2005
Transcript of an oral interview with Dr. Adanto D'Amore. D'Amore describes his education briefly at Ohio State University where he graduated from medical school. Shortly thereafter, he joined the US Army Air Corps, where he examined candidates for jump school. He eventually was assigned as flight surgeon to the 19th Bomb Group and sent with them to Clark Field in the Philippines in October, 1941. After the Japanese invaded, D'Amore and elements of the 19th Bomb Group moved to Mindanao. After the surrender, D'Amore went with fellow prisoners of war to the Davao Internment Camp. Eventually, he was relocated to Cabanatuan where he spent 12 months before leaving aboard a hell ship for Omori Prison Camp in Japan. Upon being liberated after the war, D'Amore was sent to Okinawa, Manila and finally San Francisco. D'Amore also discusses the condition of the returning POWs.
Date:
October 8, 2005
Creator:
D'Amore, Dr. Adanto A. S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
MVPA Bankhead Highway 2015 convoy itinerary
Itinerary for a convoy along Bankhead Highway led by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association (MVPA) from September 16-October 18, 2015.
Date:
2015
Creator:
Mallory, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Note about the journey of John Boyer
Note about a journey made by John Boyer. The note mentions stopping at Chouteau's trading post and the Little Rock Company.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Telegram from T. N. Carswell to the Governors of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma - March 31, 1941]
A Western Union telegram sent to The Governor, State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, wiht a note that the same telegram was sent to the governors of Arizona (Phoenix), New Mexico (Santa Fe), and Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Army Day Arrangements Committee, Abilene, Texas, dated March 31, 1941. Carswell issues an invitation to attend Army Day, that "General Key and the Mayor of the City of Abilene join in this invitation."
Date:
March 31, 1941
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Governor John E. Miles to T. N. Carswell - April 2, 1941]
A Western Union telegram sent to Hon. T. N. Carswell, Chairman Army Day Committee, from John E. Miles, Governor, Sante Fe New Mexico, dated 1941 APR 2 1053A. Declines the invitation to attend the Army Day Celebration.
Date:
April 2, 1941
Creator:
Miles, John E. (Esten)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook Page: Philmont Camp]
Page from a scrapbook album containing an itinerary for events during an extended hiking expedition at the Philmont Camp on one side and a map of the area on the back.
Date:
1989
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[List of Individuals, Professions, and Locations]
List of individuals with their professions, city, and state.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelopes from San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Records]
Collection of envelopes in which Dock Dilworth Parramore stored various company records such as letters and field notes. A note on the largest envelope was handwritten by W. J. Sellers in 1963 explaining his own reasons for keeping the envelopes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Parramore, Dock Dilworth
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Inspection of Cattle Shipped or Driven, May 10, 1911
Certificate of inspection of a herd of cattle driven by James H. Parramore. The document shows the number of cattle and the brands used on the herd.
Date:
May 10, 1911
Creator:
Live Stock Sanitary Board of Arizona
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Ownership Chart]
Hand-drawn chart showing purchases and ownership of plots of land within Arizona and New Mexico on the Cienega Ditch Property.
Date:
188u
Creator:
San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930]
Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in New Mexico. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Mexico Field Notes to Cienega Lands, 1930]
Document specifying boundary lines, natural and man-made land markers, and the quality of sections of land belonging to the Cienega Ditch Property in New Mexico. The distances are measured in units of chains. Arithmetic calculations are handwritten in pencil in the margins of the pages.
Date:
1930
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Narrative on Working with San Simon Company]
Narrative from A. E. Deriquels describing the experience of working with men from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. The narrative is written on stationary of D. D. Parramore.
Date:
March 1926
Creator:
Deriquels, A. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Over Sweetwater: The History of Avenger Field]
Paper written by Major Bennet B. Monde on the history of Avenger Field and Women Airforce Service Pilots. The paper has a cover page with an image of Texas and several air force wing logos, including the WASP, U.S. Air Force, and Royal Air Force.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Monde, Bennet B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Address of Ardis Gaither]
Address of Ardis Gaither, care of Michael Earney, scribbled on a scrap of lined paper.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Rigdon Edwards]
Envelope addressed to Rigdon Edwards in Sweetwater, Texas, from Rexroat in Skyview Acres in New Mexico.
Date:
December 11, 1982
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jacqueline Cochran's Typed Daily Schedule: December 1969 to December 1973]
Text of Jacqueline Cochran's typed daily schedule from December 21, 1969, to December 15, 1973, including golf tournaments, doctor appointments, hair appointments, Arthritis Foundation committee meetings, dinner meetings, budget meetings, and board meetings. Entries include day of week, time, and location. They also include personal handwritten notes on some entries.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clean Power Plan, State at a Glance: New Mexico
Document outlining state-specific goals for carbon dioxide emissions and energy efficiency through 2030 for the state of New Mexico.
Date:
August 3, 2015
Creator:
United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System:
The UNT Digital Library