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Oral History Interview with Adrian Miller, August 3, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Adrian Miller. Miller was born in Winamac, Indiana 16 November 1924 and graduated from high school in 1942. He entered the Army in March, 1944 and took his basic training at Ft. Blanding, Florida. He volunteered for the paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia and describes the six weeks of rigorous training, which included jumps. In November, he joined the 101st Army Airborne and was assigned to the 505th Parachute Infantry, Company H. Miller was sent to Bastogne and describes the conditions and the high casualty rate. After being relieved in January he went to Lorraine, France, then to Berchtesgaden, Germany where he met his brother. Miller was in Paris when Germany surrendered. On 15 December 1945, he returned to the United States on the Queen Mary. He was discharged January 1946.
Date:
August 3, 2001
Creator:
Miller, Adrian
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adrian Miller, August 3, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Adrian Miller. Miller was born in Winamac, Indiana 16 November 1924 and graduated from high school in 1942. He entered the Army in March, 1944 and took his basic training at Ft. Blanding, Florida. He volunteered for the paratroopers at Fort Benning, Georgia and describes the six weeks of rigorous training, which included jumps. In November, he joined the 101st Army Airborne and was assigned to the 505th Parachute Infantry, Company H. Miller was sent to Bastogne and describes the conditions and the high casualty rate. After being relieved in January he went to Lorraine, France, then to Berchtesgaden, Germany where he met his brother. Miller was in Paris when Germany surrendered. On 15 December 1945, he returned to the United States on the Queen Mary. He was discharged January 1946.
Date:
August 3, 2001
Creator:
Miller, Adrian
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pierre Chardine, July 3, 1957]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Pierre Chardine informing that Henrietta and himself are going to Europe for the summer.
Date:
July 3, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Speakers race]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Port Arthur state representative Carl Parker who gained some support in the Texas house speaker' s race from a conservative democrat who is dropping out of race.
Date:
July 3, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Plane crash]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the worst civilian airliner crash in history which occurred near Paris.
Date:
March 3, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: With Dollar-Gold]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the price of gold hitting a record high on the Paris open market.
Date:
January 3, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Helsinki]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the largest post war effort to ease tensions in Europe began.
Date:
July 3, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Telegram to Kempner, June 3, 1954]
Telegram sent to Kempner informing that arrival details from Ruth are being expedited.
Date:
June 3, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Kempner, June 3, 1954]
Telegram sent to Kempner at Hotel Meurice in Paris providing Ruth's travel plans.
Date:
June 3, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anne Brown to Harris Leon Kempner, May, 3, 1966]
Letter from Anne Brown to Harris Leon Kempner discussing a letter Anne's friend the Vicomtesse Grouvel sent her regarding the portraits of the Vicomte and Vicomtesse de St. Cyr.
Date:
May 3, 1966
Creator:
Brown, Anne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anne Brown to Harris Leon Kempner, May 3, 1966]
Letter from Anne Brown to Harris Leon Kempner discussing a letter Anne's friend the Vicomtesse Grouvel sent her regarding the portraits of the Vicomte and Vicomtesse de St. Cyr.
Date:
May 3, 1966
Creator:
Brown, Anne
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roy D. Much, February 3, 1999
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Transcript of an interview with Roy D. Much, Army veteran (987th Field Artillery Battalion), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Much discusses his pre-war education and employment; basic training in the artillery, Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, 1942; and general comments about his experiences at Normandy, Saint-Lô, liberation of Paris, Huertgen Forest, Remagen Bridge, Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
Date:
February 3, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Much, Roy D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to David, October 3, 1955]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to David paying for the package that was sent by air mail.
Date:
October 3, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris, February 3, 1945]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris L. Kempner discussing communications with Herbert regarding Sugar Land and enclosing a letter from Pierre Chardine regarding shipping packages to France.
Date:
February 3, 1945
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Daniel W. Kempner, September 3, 1959]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Jeane B. Kempner discussing about the wedding on the article that Henrietta Leonora Blum sent him. He also mentioned that he returned from lake placid.
Date:
September 3, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Miss Lee Guth, July 3, 1958]
Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Miss Lee Guth discussing her opinions on the hotels seen in her itinerary, requesting the best hotel in Salzburg, Austria and asking when to purchase boat tickets for the return from her trip.
Date:
July 3, 1958
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to Robert Dupasquier, April 3, 1954]
Letter from D. W. Kempner to Robert Dupasquier discussing Dupasquier's recommendation of [Sam] Litvin as a chauffeur for an upcoming trip to Europe in the summer and fall of 1954. The Kempner party intends to sail on the Libertie, arriving in Le Havre on August 17th, and returning on the Libertie from the same port on October 22nd. In the letter, Kempner instructs Dupasquier to have Litvin meet the party in Le Havre and includes a memorandum detailing the terms and conditions of Litvin's employment.
Date:
April 3, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia, April 3, 1950]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Mario Santochia expressing sadness that he cannot give a definite answer as to whether he can chauffeur the Kempner's or not and asks that he let them know in advance if he is able to be employed by them.
Date:
April 3, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Emilie Huby, March 3, 1950]
Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Emilie Huby with Affidavits of Support and her birth certificates enclosed and informing her that Mary Jean Thorne's trip to Paris has been delayed to August 15.
Date:
March 3, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Mr. D. W. Kempner, October 3, 1956]
Letter from A. H. Blackshear, Jr. to Daniel W. Kempner informing Daniel Kempner that the Grimes County gin was sold to Mr. F. H. Imhoff and Mr. Fletcher L. Yarborough and that Universales made a profit of $20,000, along with an enclosed Whaley-Eaton Service letter.
Date:
October 3, 1956
Creator:
Blackshear, A. H., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. L. James to D. W. Kempner, October 3, 1956]
Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Daniel W. Kempner discussing several matters of interest, such as the recent lack of rain, the purchase of several steers and their prices, the completion of the harvest of corn and cotton, the operation of the dehydration plant, the consideration of the drilling of wells, the trading and acquisition of various acres of land, the completion of a drive in, the inquiry into building a country club and the delivery of a letter to Jackie.
Date:
October 3, 1956
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to French Line, May 3, 1956]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to French Line requesting a folder of Liberte' sailings for 1956.
Date:
May 3, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. D. W. Kempner to Messrs. Cassegrain, December 3, 1956]
Letter from Jeane Bertig Kempner to Cassegrain requesting information on when she may receive her order of Christmas cards.
Date:
December 3, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Jeane Bertig
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pittman & Davis, November 3, 1950]
Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Pittman & Davis inquiring about the price of Mr. Davis's pink grapefruit and his shipping capabilities for a Christmas delivery.
Date:
November 3, 1950
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History