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[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Harris and Ruth Kempner, May 8, 1959]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Ruth and Harris L. Kempner discussing the local election, funds from the CCC, and shipping cotton to Hong Kong.
Date:
May 8, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harry G. Black, February 8, 1960]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harry G. Black attaching a photocopy of the letter he got from Japan.
Date:
February 8, 1960
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Mr. Frank Kelso, Jr., July 8, 1964]
Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Mr. Frank Kelso, Jr. informing about enclosing a check covering funds for relief of Niigata, Japan.
Date:
July 8, 1964
Creator:
Thompson, Edward Randall, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Futoshi Chanoki to Harris L. Kempner, December 8, 1964]
Letter from Futoshi Chanoski to Harris L. Kempner updating him with some family and business news and promising to pay him a visit the next time he is in the United States.
Date:
December 8, 1964
Creator:
Chanoki, Futoshi
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Carey Croneis, April 8, 1966]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Carey Croneis apologizing for being unable to attend the fifth Southwestern Assembly as he will be in Japan at the time.
Date:
April 8, 1966
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Martin L. Allday, October 8, 1994
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Interview with Martin L. Allday, an Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Allday discusses his experiences at the Battle of Okinawa, including being drafted and basic training, transiting the Pacific, assignment to the 96th Infantry Division and arrival on Okinawa, events of the fighting on the Shuri Line at Zebra Hill, being wounded, evacuation and recovery, returning to Okinawa, clean-up operations, souvenirs, and adjustment to civilian life. An appendix includes a letter typed by Allday for a panel discussion of the battle, a map of the battle from "The Second World War: a Complete History" by Martin Gilbert, a veteran's questionnaire from the Admiral Nimitz Museum he filled out, and a one-page biography.
Date:
October 8, 1994
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Allday, Martin L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard E. Cole, August 8, 2000
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Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Richard E. Cole describing personal experiences about being Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid on April 8, 1942, pre-war education, flight training, volunteering for a secret mission and meeting Colonel Doolittle, being assigned as Doolittle's co-pilot, mission training, various B-25 missions against Japanese targets in China and Burma, flying supplies over "The Hump." transferring to the states and volunteering for service in Burma with the 1st Air Commandos to support Wingate's Chindits and Merrill's Marauders, and reunions of Doolittle's Raiders the following war.
Date:
August 8, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Cole, Richard E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library