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[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 13-14, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 13-14, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her friend Phyl, exploring a B-29, a leaky warehouse, delivering food, trying to get disinfectant, being put in charge of Red Cross warehouse operations for the day, and low morale among troops trying to get home with the end of the war.
Date: 1945-09-13/1945-09-14
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Billy Drawe, June 13, 2000

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with dairyman and Marine Corps veteran Billy Drawe. The interview includes Drawe's personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, enlistment and boot camp, tank training, invading Guam, coming under Japanese mortar fire on Guam, invading Iwo Jima, hauling supplies ashore to the infantry on Iwo Jima, and returning to the states for training in the V-12 Program.
Date: June 13, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Drawe, Billy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments (open access)

Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

This report discusses the strategic significance of Guam for defense buildup and the force relocation and deployments from the U.S. mainland. It also discusses the concerns and issues for congress, such as allies and partner, China, and legislation.
Date: February 13, 2012
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library