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Archives Bazaar Committee Meeting Notes 9/6/2018 (open access)

Archives Bazaar Committee Meeting Notes 9/6/2018

Document from the planning of the DFW Archives Bazaar at Dallas Heritage Village. The document summarizes the subjects discussed in the meeting, which were split into several categories according to topic. They included event and booth ideas, advertising, schedules and finances.
Date: 2018-09-06~
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Beard, September 6, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Beard, September 6, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Beard. He was born in 1924. In 1943, he joined the United States Army Air Forces. Upon completing basic training, he underwent pilot training and became a B-24 pilot. After spending time in Panama, he was sent to New Guinea where he underwent jungle training. He then went to Clark Field, Philippine Islands. There he flew missions over Japan and he tells of seeing smoke residue from the atomic bomb blast. Beard returned to the US after the war ended.
Date: September 6, 2018
Creator: Beard, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walter Poppe, November 6, 2018

Edited transcript of an interview with Walter Poppe, discussing immigration from Germany to Kerrville as a child, his time in the Navy, and his family. Copies of photos and documents are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Poppe, Walter Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anacreon Who? How a Poem and a Tune Found Each Other to Make our National Anthem [Presentation Notes]

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Notes to accompany a presentation on the history of the Star Spangled Banner for the Denton (Benjamin Lyon) chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on September 6, 2019.
Date: September 6, 2019
Creator: Feustle, Maristella
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Raymond Lepore, February 6, 2020 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond Lepore, February 6, 2020

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Lepore. Lepore was born in Boston in 1926 and joined the Navy at 15 years of age in August 1942. After boot camp, he attended gunnery school before joining the crew of USS Bogue (CVE-9). He joined USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) commissioning crew in January 1944. Lepore spent close to 500 days aboard the ship in the combat area and shares several anecdotes about his experiences, including one about George HW Bush.
Date: February 6, 2020
Creator: Lepore, Raymond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hayden Reynolds, August 6, 2020 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hayden Reynolds, August 6, 2020

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hayden Earl Reynolds. Reynolds was born in 1926 in Texas and joined the Marine Corps in January 1945. In April, he was shipped to Hawaii and joined the 4th Marine Division. He was on Maui when the war ended. He then shipped out to Guam and served as a highway patrolman there. Reynolds was discharged in 1947.
Date: August 6, 2020
Creator: Reynolds, Hayden
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Neil Elder, July 6, 2021 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Neil Elder, July 6, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Neil Elder. Elder joined the Navy in 1940. He completed Radio Communications School, and served as an Aviation Radioman. He flew scout missions in the Curtiss SOC Seagull aircraft, catapulted from USS Portland (CA-33). He participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Savo Island, the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz. Elder returned to the US and was discharged in 1946.
Date: July 6, 2021
Creator: Elder, Neil
System: The Portal to Texas History