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Oral History Interview with Edward J. Drake, 2002

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Interview with attorney and Army Air Forces veteran Edward J. Drake. The interview includes Drake's personal experiences about being a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II, youth and education in Dallas, Texas, enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, various training programs, bombing transportation facilities during and after the Ardennes Offensive, crash-landing in Belgium after his plane was hit, and linking up with American troops. Additionally, Drake talks about his assignment to the 91st Bomb Group, the routine for a typical mission, formation flying, flying through enemy flak, rest and relaxation on-base and in London, recuperating from a collapsed lung, his return to combat for three more missions, and his return to the crash site of his plane 57 years later. The interview includes an appendix with "The Last Flight of 'Jezebel,'" written by Drake.
Date: October 16, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Drake, Edward J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 12, 1985 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 12, 1985

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending December 8 to the week ending January 12, during 1983, 1984, and 1985 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: January 16, 1985
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 12, 1986 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 12, 1986

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending March 8 to the week ending April 12, during 1985 and 1986 broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: April 16, 1986
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 12, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 12, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending November 7 to the week ending December 12, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: December 16, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending September 12, 1987 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending September 12, 1987

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending August 8 to the week ending September 12, during 1986 and 1987 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: September 16, 1987
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History