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Oral History Interview with Jack Owen, July 23, 2020
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Owen. Owen was born in Lufkin Texas in 1926. He went to Texas A&M for a year after high school then joined the Navy after turning 18 in 1944 and trained at San Diego in June. In December, he was in the commissioning crew of USS Colusa (APA-74). Owen recalls hauling wounded from Iwo Jima back to Pearl Harbor aboard the Colusa before heading for Australia to repatriate American sailors whose ships had sunk. When the war ended, Owen returned to A&M, graduated and went to work.
Date:
July 23, 2020
Creator:
Owen, Jack
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John W. Smith, November 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John W. Smith III. Jean assists with the interview. Smith was born 15 February 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks about his father’s participation with the Manhattan Project. Smith’s father, John W. Smith II, was an electrician and completed contract work for the government at Huntsville Arsenal in Alabama, Oak Ridge in Tennessee and the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Smith recalls traveling with his family each time his father was relocated for work. He was 12 years old when the war in the Pacific started, and he shares memories of life in the US as a child during wartime. He served in the Navy from 1946 through 1947, then entered the Air Force. He was assigned as a navigator with the 764th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Wing. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, retiring in 1970.
Date:
November 23, 2019
Creator:
Smith, John W
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Recent and Future Events of the McKinney Chapter
Website page about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Date:
2019-08-23~
Creator:
Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Melvin Pratt, July 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Melvin Pratt. Pratt joined the Navy in April of 1944. He served as Seaman 3rd Class with the gunnery gang aboard the minesweeper USS Strength (AM-309). In December, they arrived in Pearl Harbor, and began training in preparation for the Iwo Jima invasion. On 16 February 1945, they began sweeping off Iwo Jima to clear the way for the invasion fleet. In late March, they assisted in clearing the approaches to the beaches off Okinawa for the impending assault. After the war ended, they participated with occupation forces in Japan, sweeping mines around Sasebo. He received his discharge in May of 1946.
Date:
July 23, 2019
Creator:
Pratt, Melvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Russell J. Judah, June 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Russell J Judah. Judah joined the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, New York, in 1944. He graduated in August of 1945. He was immediately commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, serving mostly in the Philippines and occupied Japan. He traveled aboard the SS Mission Loreto (1944), a type T2 tanker. Judah was discharged in March of 1946.
Date:
June 23, 2019
Creator:
Judah, Russell J
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Laughery, April 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Laughery. Laughery joined the Navy in June of 1943. He served as Seaman 2nd Class aboard the USS Harrison (DD-573), assisting the 20mm gunner and working in the fireroom as a Water Tender 1st Class. They survived 11 encounters with Japanese defenses at Bougainville, Tarawa, New Guinea, Kwajalein, Guam, the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Laughery was discharged in April of 1946.
Date:
April 23, 2019
Creator:
Laughery, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
DART Board Selects Officers for Fiscal Year 2019
News release about the election of officers on the DART board of directors, including the re-election of Sue S. Bauman.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Jonas, October 23, 2018
Edited transcript of an interview with Bill Jonas discussing his early life in Kerrville and his parents' work, his education, about his career as an FBI agent, and about his family. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date:
October 23, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Jonas, William James, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0191
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the emergency powers under section 418.016 of the Government Code authorize the Governor to suspend relevant state election laws and order an emergency special election (RQ-0223-KP).
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0192
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Procedures regarding reappraisal of property after a disaster (RQ-0188-KP).
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0193
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Department of Agriculture's rules regarding devices weighing food sold for immediate consumption conflict with section 13.1002 of the Agriculture Code (RQ-0189-KP).
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0194
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Applicability of amendments to the Transportation Code made by Senate Bill 312, 85th Regular Session, to the Loop 1604 toll project in Bexar County (RQ-0190-KP).
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0195
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Consequences of failing to comply with the requirements for continuation of existing private transfer fee obligations under section 5.203 of the Property Code (RQ-0205-KP).
Date:
April 23, 2018
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
DART deploying major bus service improvements March 26
News release about major upcoming changes to DART's bus service.
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership certificate, Frank Robertson Dawson, III]
A membership certificate for Frank Robertson Dawson, III certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of Orin/Orion Day. The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General and Secretary General and the TXSSAR State President and State Secretary.
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Membership certificate, Parker Philip McDivit]
A membership certificate for Parker Philip McDivit certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of Noah Langdon. The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General and Secretary General and the TXSSAR State President and State Secretary.
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alvin Lebsack, March 23, 2018
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alvin Lebsack. Lebsack joined the Army Air Corps in November of 1940. He trained in aircraft mechanics, and served with the 58th Bomb Wing as a B-29 Crew Chief and Flight Chief. They participated in the China Burma India Theater, and were stationed at a base in India. Lebsack completed bombing missions over Japan in 1944. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date:
March 23, 2018
Creator:
Lebsack, Alvin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018
Transcript of an interview with Lois Lorraine Green Shaw and Evelyn Mills Shields who have been friends for 49 years and live on the same street. Lois Shaw moved to Kerrville with her husband. She attended nursing school and worked in the operating room at Sid Peterson Hospital for many years, and later as a geriatrics administrator at a care facility. She is active in her church, St. Paul Methodist, and has served on many community boards. She and her husband Charles (deceased) had seven children. Evelyn Shields graduated from Doyle High School, she worked as therapist at Kerrville State Hospital for 33 years. She enjoys cooking and is active in her church, Mount Olive Baptist. She and her husband Vernon (deceased) had four children. Both women are members of the Red Hatters. Photographs relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date:
January 23, 2018
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Shaw, Lois Lorraine Green & Shields, Evelyn Mills
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Burgess, October 23, 2017
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Thomas Burgess. Burgess joined the Army in June of 1943 and went into the Specialized Training Program. Once ASTP was abolished he joined the 87th Infantry Division at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was assigned to Company A of the 345th Infantry Regiment. He was also assigned to the weapon’s platoon as the number one gunner of the 60mm mortar squad. He served as squad leader of the 60mm mortar for the duration of the war. His unit went overseas in September of 1944. By December he was in his first battle at Metz, France. He provides detail of his regiment’s activities during this time and capturing several towns near Saarbrucken, Germany. They fought in the Battle of the Bulge and he provides detail of this battle. He returned to the States in July of 1945. Burgess was discharged in November of 1945.
Date:
October 23, 2017
Creator:
Burgess, Thomas
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Four new members join DART board
News release about the appoint of new members to the DART board of directors.
Date:
August 23, 2017
Creator:
Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
DART makes plans for 4th of July
News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Date:
June 23, 2017
Creator:
Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership certificate and genealogy, Frank Robertson Dawson Jr.]
A membership certificate for Frank Robertson Dawson Jr. certifying that he is a member of The National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of Orin Day. The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General and Secretary General and the TXSSAR State President and State Secretary. Also included in the documents is the genealogy of Dawson that has been approved by the NSSAR and TXSSAR.
Date:
June 23, 2017
Creator:
Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Euline Brock, February 23, 2017
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Audio log for a recording of an interview with Euline Brock, college professor and community activist from Denton, Texas. In the interview Brock discusses her experiences with the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship, the Civil Rights Movement, and the facilitation of desegregation in Denton. She also discusses her decision to pursue a political career and bettering race relations while serving as Mayor of Denton.
Date:
February 23, 2017
Creator:
Elliott, Brian & Brock, Euline
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Allen Cates, November 23, 2016
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Cates. Cates joined the Army in 1944. He completed basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas, and paratrooper training off Dog Island, Florida. In December he deployed to New Guinea and served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. In mid-February 1945, they landed on Corregidor to liberate the island from occupying Japanese forces. From there he was assigned as a combat engineer with the 11th, working with demolition, traveling through Manila, Luzon and Okinawa. In late August, they landed at Atsugi Airfield in Japan, then traveled to Hokkaido in December where he served with the occupation through late 1946. He returned to the US and received his discharge.
Date:
November 23, 2016
Creator:
Cates, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History