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The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 8, 1933 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 8, 1933

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: July 8, 1933
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dean Caswell, December 8, 2021

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dean Caswell. Caswell volunteered for the Marine Corps two weeks prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He eventually went to flight training before being assigned aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) from which he flew Corsairs. Caswell made over 100 combat flights from Bunker Hill, eventually becoming an ace with Marine Fighter Squadron 221 (VMF-221). He shares on anecdote about getting seven enemy planes in one mission. He also shares anecdotes from throughout his long career in the Marine Corps.
Date: December 8, 2021
Creator: Caswell, Dean
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History