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Oral History Interview with Arthur Griffin, February 16, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur Griffin, February 16, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arthur Griffin. Griffin joined the Navy in late 1942. He served as an aircraft navigator in the Pacific Theater. He volunteered for the Marine Corps and became a second lieutenant. He was assigned to a 5-man squadron and a C-47 at an airfield in La Tontouta, New Caledonia. They were part of the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command (SCAT). SCAT provided rapid transport of personnel and cargo, including munitions, food, replacement parts, and medical supplies to forward areas. From La Tontouta, they flew to the Solomon Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Espiritu Santo, Guadalcanal and Emirau Island. Griffin speaks of his work as a navigator, and overall life in the military. He returned to the US in May of 1944 and was stationed in El Centro, California. He completed 700 flight hours during his service. Griffin received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: February 16, 2019
Creator: Griffin, Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Neece, September 16, 2019 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Neece, September 16, 2019

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Neece. Neece was drafted into the Army in July, 1943 and had basic training in New Orleans. After basic training, Neece went to Illinois for radio school, then to Florida for radar school. He was then sent to the Pacific and joined the 864th Bomb Squadron as a radar operator. He flew out of Saipan and Okinawa prior to the war's end. When it was over, he spent a little while in Japan before going bakc to the US and being discharged.
Date: September 16, 2019
Creator: Neece, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chester Brewster Dorchester (open access)

Chester Brewster Dorchester

Document about Chester Brewster Dorchester, including obituary information, portraits and a death certificate.
Date: May 16, 2019
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 meeting minutes: May 16, 2019] (open access)

[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 meeting minutes: May 16, 2019]

Minutes for the May 16, 2019 TXSSAR meeting, held by the McKinney chapter. Photographs have been included in the document.
Date: May 16, 2019
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library