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Oral History Interview with William Barnhouse, October 27, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Barnhouse, October 27, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Barnhouse. Barnhouse joined the Naval ROTC at the University of Texas in 1940. He graduated and received his commission in 1944 and went aboard the USS Kidd (DD-661) at Espiritu Santo in March. He remained on this destroyer until the war ended. On the ship he was in charge of the deck crew and maintenance. When in battle he served as a gunnery officer overseeing the 20 mm guns aft. He provides details of numerous attacks on their destroyer, fighting off the enemy with the anti-aircraft guns, and protecting the carriers. They were involved in the Borneo campaign, and the battles of Iwo Jima, Leyte Gulf, Guam, Tinian and Saipan. Barnhouse was discharged in February 1946. He earned his Master’s Degree at UT and worked for an airline and later a gas company.
Date: October 27, 2015
Creator: Barnhouse, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Featherstone, May 27, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Featherstone, May 27, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Featherstone. Featherstone quit high school in Indiana and joined the Navy after the war started. After boot camp in 1943, Featherstone volunteered for PT boat duty and was shipped overseas immediately. When he got to New Guinea, he was assigned to PT-137 in Squadron 7. Featherstone provides a glimpse of what life and service aboard a PT boat was like in the Southwest Pacific. During the Philippines invasion, Featherstone was rotated back to the US. He was at the PT training center in Rhode Island when the war ended.
Date: May 27, 2015
Creator: Featherstone, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Milton Haby, July 27, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Milton Haby, July 27, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Milton Haby. Haby joined the Army in 1942. He served with the 13th Armored Division, overseeing six parts trucks. He deployed to France in January of 1945. They traveled through Germany, participating in the Ruhr Pocket operation in April. Haby returned to the US an received his discharge in July of 1945.
Date: July 27, 2015
Creator: Haby, Milton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Hawley, August 27, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Hawley, August 27, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Hawley. Hawley graduated from Culver Military Academy, Indiana, and joined the Navy in July of 1944. He completed Quartermaster School. In early 1945, he served aboard a yard oiler, YOG-33 and traveled to the Russell Islands, Guadalcanal, the Cook Islands, the Fiji Islands, replenishing oil as needed. He continued his service after the war ended, receiving his discharge in July of 1946.
Date: August 27, 2015
Creator: Hawley, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Sharkey, January 27, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Sharkey, January 27, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Sharkey. Sharkey joined the Navy and served in a mobile antiaircraft unit at Pearl Harbor. He served at CINCPAC headquarters at Pearl Harbor.
Date: January 27, 2015
Creator: Sharkey, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0005 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0005

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: Construction ofsection 45.0532 ofthe Education Code regarding the limitation on the guarantee of charter district bonds (RQ-1223-GA).
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clean Water Rule (open access)

The Clean Water Rule

This is a presentation on the Summary of Clean Water Rule (CWR), its implementation, the CWR's implications, and a Q&A section.
Date: August 27, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emerging Strategies and Progress Toward Pay Equity (open access)

Emerging Strategies and Progress Toward Pay Equity

This webinar by the United States Depart of Labor Women's Bureau addresses the ongoing strategies and progress towards women's pay equality.
Date: October 27, 2015
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
System: The UNT Digital Library