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[All Ashore without Opposition]

Photograph of Amphibious tractors spilling Marines and supplies on the beach of Iheya, a tiny island in the Ryukyu chain, northwest of Okinawa.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Iheya Landing]

Photograph of landing craft loaded with the Eighth Marine Regimental Combat Team standing offshore as an aerial bombardment paves the way for the landing on Iheya, a small island 25 miles northwest of the northern tip of Okinawa.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Just in Case]

Photograph of Marines of the Eighth Regimental Combat Team preparing a position along a stone wall to meet any Japanese defense of the town.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King Size Souvenir]

Photograph of Marine Platoon Sergeant Gordon V. Sumrall of Panama City, Florida, displaying a stuffed sea turtle found when Marine forces invaded the island of Iheya in the Ryukyu chain.
Date: June 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Narrow Escape]

Photograph of Army Nurse First Lieutenant Mary Jensen of San Diego, California, looking up through a hole in the concrete and steel deck of the Navy hospital ship Comfort.
Date: May 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fast Freight]

Photograph of trucks hauling gear from amphibious vehicles to inland dispersal areas.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bypass Bridge]

Photograph of a Marine tank bypassing a battered bridge by creating its own path.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Easy Way]

Photograph of two Marines trudging toward the front lines through the town of Nakadomari with their equipment saddled on two horses.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: United States. Marine Corps.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annex 2 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945] (open access)

[Annex 2 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Annex 2 to Directive Number 2 to be presented to the Commanding General of the First Japanese General Army providing more detailed instructions for initiating the provisions required by the Directive regarding Armed Forces organization and transportation.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annex 1 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945] (open access)

[Annex 1 to the Directive of the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Summary of Directive Number 2 giving the key points of the terms of actions needed to be taken immediately following Japanese surrender.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Directive on the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945] (open access)

[Directive on the Terms of Surrender, September 3, 1945]

Directive outlining the terms for Japanese surrender and all the steps to be taken for the transfer of power from the Imperial Japanese government to the Allied occupational government.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Deyo in Sendai]

Photograph of Deyo McCullough from the torso up in uniform in Sendai, Japan. His jacket is dark with two patches on the arm and a side cap. Behind him are brick stairs.
Date: February 3, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lyle Specht, May 3, 1993 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lyle Specht, May 3, 1993

Interview with Lyle Specht, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his combat experiences with the 6th Marines at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Okinawa in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Specht, Lyle
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from T. E. Taylor to Dr. Edward R. Thompson, March 3, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from T. E. Taylor to Dr. Edward R. Thompson, March 3, 1960]

Letter from T. E. Taylor to Dr. Edward R. Thompson discussing about a enclosed $5 check covering Dr. Edward's statement for the account Mr. James T. Baird and finally, requested Edward's preference in remitting the following amount.
Date: March 3, 1960
Creator: H. Kempner Cotton Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston, June 3, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston, June 3, 1959]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston discussing about clippings referring to Shrub at Harvard, family updates, Richard Ullman's schedule and requesting for information on Governor Long's situation.
Date: June 3, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner, May 3, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner, May 3, 1963]

Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner discussing recent cotton transactions and sales. It explains the challenges in selling large quantities of Good Middling 1-1/8" cotton due to price differences and handling volumes. It mentions the sale of 4,000 bales of "rights" and various old crop sales. The letter also notes the slow market and efforts to attract buyers for new crop cotton, particularly from Japan and Taipei.
Date: May 3, 1963
Creator: Rayner, Fred H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James T. Baird to Harris L. Kempner, March 3, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from James T. Baird to Harris L. Kempner, March 3, 1966]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James T. Baird informing him that mid-May would be a good time for him to come to East Asia for his business trip.
Date: March 3, 1966
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Muneyuki Nakano to H. Kempner Cotton Company, Main Office, Osaka Agency, February 3, 1960] (open access)

[Letter From Muneyuki Nakano to H. Kempner Cotton Company, Main Office, Osaka Agency, February 3, 1960]

Letter From Muneyuki Nakano to H. Kempner Cotton Company discusses price adjustments and competitive offers for reinforced steel bars between Mitsui Bussan and European Steel Products.
Date: February 3, 1960
Creator: Nakano, Muneyuki
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis B. Read, November 3, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis B. Read, November 3, 1972

Interview conducted in 1972 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project with Louis B. Read, a businessman, an Army veteran, and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: November 3, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Read, Louis B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jose Q. Lacerda to Harris L. Kempner, March 3, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Q. Lacerda to Harris L. Kempner, March 3, 1955]

Letter from Jose Q. Lacerda to Harris L. Kempner wishing Isaac H. Kempner a quick recovery.
Date: March 3, 1955
Creator: Lacerda, Jose Q.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, August 3, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner, August 3, 1954]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. and Henrietta Leonora Blum Kempner discussing several general points of interest, such as Harris' recent visits and other travel business, the cotton business and Harris' recent upcoming visits.
Date: August 3, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Texan held by Japs] (open access)

[News Script: Texan held by Japs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Marine from Texas being held in Okinawa in connection to a murder on an American military base.
Date: October 3, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: International briefs] (open access)

[News Script: International briefs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering international news stories in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, and the United States.
Date: October 3, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Thomas Jenny, April 3, 2013

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Thomas Jenny, a Marine Corps and Air America pilot from Miami, Florida, who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Jenny discusses his interest in aviation, entering the Naval Flight Training Program, flight training, joining the Marine Corps, assignment to Korea, working for Pan-Am, joining Air America, and flying a variety of aircraft and missions from Thailand and Laos.
Date: April 3, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Jenny, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library