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[WASP Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Celebration Activities Information Paper] (open access)

[WASP Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Celebration Activities Information Paper]

Document entitled "WASP Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Celebration Activities Information Paper." The document contains information regarding RSVPs, reservations, events, transportation, accommodations, airline information, airport transportation, rental cars, parking and attire.
Date: February 19, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Recognized (open access)

Female Pilots Recognized

Printed article about the Congressional Gold Medal being awarded to Women Airforce Service Pilots, featuring interview quotes from Catherine Parker on her feelings about the medal and her time in the WASP program.
Date: March 19, 2009
Creator: Phelps, Janet
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Jennings, April 20, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Jennings, April 20, 2004

Interview with Richard Jennings, a member of a bomber squadron that flew missions during World War II in Europe, and a squadron commander during the Korean War, born near Charleston, West Virginia. Jennings answers questions concerning how he came to be in the Army, and where all he was stationed and trained. Most of his answers contain details of bombing missions he was a part of as well as his experiences during the Korean War.
Date: May 19, 2005
Creator: Nawaz, Muhammad & Jennings, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Barton B. Wallace, Jr., September 19, 2003

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Interview with Barton B. Wallace, Jr., engineer and Army veteran (Quartermaster Corps Graves Registration Service-China Zone), concerning his experiences with Recovery Team No. 4 in the recovery of the remains of American military personnel in China, 1945-46. Appendix consists of letters, chronology, Separation Qualification Record, and extracts from various forms.
Date: September 19, 2003
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wallace, Barton B., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Garland Huey, April 24, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Garland Huey, April 24, 2003

Interview with Garland Huey, a United States Navy veteran of World War II originally from Baytown, Texas. Huey answers questions about how he entered the Navy and his initial experiences; he tells a lengthy story of most of his time aboard ship, including one instance where one of the main guns got jammed.
Date: June 19, 2003
Creator: Hinojosa, Filiberto & Huey, Garland
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002

Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Mr. Gibson's background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.
Date: October 19, 2002
Creator: Cox, Bill & Gibson, Buck
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002

Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Strauss' background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.
Date: October 19, 2002
Creator: Cox, Bill & Gibson, Buck
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Haynes, September 19, 2001

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Interview with Major General Frederick Haynes, a Marine WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Haynes discusses growing up, becoming an officer in the Marine Corps, being a small arms instructor, assignment to the 28th Marines and training for combat, various experiences fighting the Battle of Iwo Jima, and reflections on battle.
Date: September 19, 2001
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Haynes, Frederick E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster] (open access)

[Reunion Committee Assignments and Roster]

Committee member job assignments for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 reunion, along with a committee roster.
Date: August 19, 1998
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Charles W. Lindberg, February 19, 1998

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Transcript of an interview with Charles W. Lindberg, a Marine Corps veteran (3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division), concerning experiences during the battle for Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945, in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Appendix includes a photocopy of a map of Iowa Jima and copies of multiple photographs of Mr. Lindberg with other Marines on and around Mt. Suribachi.
Date: February 19, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Chalkley, John & Lindberg, Charles W., 1920-2007
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Tours of B-17 bomber will be given at regional airport] (open access)

[Clipping: Tours of B-17 bomber will be given at regional airport]

Newspaper clippings of an article about a B-17 bomber on display at Victoria Regional Airport. The article includes a photograph of the plane and one of the men who got the plane to the airport for display, Jim Ryan. On the back of the clippings are local advertisements and articles.
Date: November 19, 1997
Creator: Delaney, Tim
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Lands Meeting With Janet Reno] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot Lands Meeting With Janet Reno]

Copy of a newspaper clipping describing Charlyne Creger's invitation to meet former Attorney General, Janet Reno in regards to the Women in Military Service Memorial program.
Date: September 19, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Leonard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Pilot Lands Meeting With Janet Reno] (open access)

[Clipping: Pilot Lands Meeting With Janet Reno]

Newspaper clipping describing Charlyne Creger's invitation to meet former Attorney General, Janet Reno in regards to the Women in Military Service Memorial program. There are several advertisements and articles included on this clipping.
Date: September 19, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Leonard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Roy Cudd, March 19, 1997

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Interview with Roy Cudd, a Navy WWII veteran of the USS Bougainville (CVE-100, an escort carrier) from Denton, Texas. Cudd discusses his family life, their reaction to the start of war, enlisting in the Navy and boot camp, assignment to the Bougainville, duties aboard ship and daily life, missions in the Pacific, the Okinawa Typhoon, combat, initiation as a "shellback," kamikazes, liberty, ranking up, and the end of the war.
Date: March 19, 1997
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Cudd, Roy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with R. Kenneth Towery, March 19, 1995

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Interview with Ken Towery, journalist, Army veteran (59th Coast Artillery Regiment), and survivor of the siege of Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Towery discusses the fall of Corregidor and his capture, Cabanatuan (1942), Mukden, Manchuria (1942-1945), and his liberation by Russian troops.
Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Towery, Roland Kenneth, 1923-2016
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ray Hunt, March 19, 1995

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Interview with Ray Hunt, U.S. Army Air Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner of war and guerrilla fighter in the Philippines during World War II. He discusses his escape during the Bataan Death March and guerrilla operations before and after the American landings on Leyte and Luzon, 1944.
Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hunt, Ray C., 1919-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: WWII Veterans Dardanelle Brown and Annelle Bulechek] (open access)

[Clipping: WWII Veterans Dardanelle Brown and Annelle Bulechek]

Newspaper clipping describing a commemorative reception put on by the Shreveport Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution to honor Women Airforce Service Pilot veterans. The clipping feature of a photograph of two WASP at the ceremony, Dardanelle Brown and Annelle Bulechek. Partial wedding announcements and a wedding ad are printed on the back of the clipping.
Date: June 19, 1994
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992] (open access)

[Agenda: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]

Agenda for the WASP Committee meeting listing action items and discussion points for the November 19, 1992 meeting, followed by the meeting minutes discussing the WASP monument and fundraising, as well a partial balance sheet with an address label for Rigdon Edwards seen on the back.
Date: November 19, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992] (open access)

[Minutes: WASP Committee Meeting, November 19, 1992]

Minutes for the WASP Committee meeting including WASP memorial site plans discussion, fundraising efforts, a historical marker designation.
Date: November 19, 1992
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.] (open access)

[Receipt from Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.]

A receipt from the Wilson Brothers Glass and Mirror Company for one hundred dollars' worth of product sold to W.A.S.P, care of Rigdon Edwards.
Date: March 19, 1987
Creator: Wilson Bros. Glass and Mirror Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thel Miller to Gayle Snell, April 19, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Thel Miller to Gayle Snell, April 19, 1979]

Letter from Thel Miller to Gayle Snell discussing recent visits, upcoming travel plans, and mutual acquaintances.
Date: April 19, 1979
Creator: Miller, Thel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James R. Kanaman, September 19, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James R. Kanaman, September 19, 1977

Interview with James Kanaman, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer-minelayer USS Tracy during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 19, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kanaman, James R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Bernard, March 19, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Bernard, March 19, 1976

Interview with George Bernard, a printer and U.S. Army veteran (Company E, 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry, 84th Division), concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. Bernard discusses his capture and interrogation in November 1944, Stalag 12-A, Limburg, Germany, civilian hostility, Stalag 3-B, Furstenburg (1944-1945), the forced march to Stalag 3-A, Luckenwalde (1945), and his liberation by Russian troops.
Date: March 19, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bernard, George, 1911-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Carl Hatcher, May 19, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Carl Hatcher, May 19, 1974

Interview with Carl Hatcher, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with the Assembly and Repair Department during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 19, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hatcher, Carl, 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library