[Clipping: Veterans' burial record available on Internet] (open access)

[Clipping: Veterans' burial record available on Internet]

Newspaper clipping of an article about finding veterans' burial information on a government database. On the back of the clipping, there are engagement announcements for six couples.
Date: June 27, 2004
Creator: Jones, Martha
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001

Interview with Albert Bouley, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Marines just after Pearl Harbor; his assignment to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division; the battle of Guadalcanal; malaria and dysentery; the battle of Cape Gloucester; the use of Pavuvu as a base; the battle of Peleliu; his return to the United States; guard duty at the Brooklyn Naval Yard and his service as an instructor in a heavy weapons school before the end of the war. He joined the Air Force 2 1/2 years later to be able to fly and work on planes, then retire to become a teacher in California, and finally settled in Texas.
Date: June 27, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Bouley, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005

Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date: January 27, 2005
Creator: Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond Tavary, April 25, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond Tavary, April 25, 2002

Interview with Raymond Tavary, a flight engineer in the Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his job in the military and what life was like during the war.
Date: November 27, 2004
Creator: Sheldon, Jessica & Tavary, Raymond
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Book summary Web Page] (open access)

[WASP Book summary Web Page]

Printed web page with a summary of the book "Go Home Little Fifinella", written by Winnie LoPinto. A photo of the author as a young WASP with a plane can be seen at the top of the page.
Date: January 27, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ronald Bullord to Betty Jo Reed, Nov. 27, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Ronald Bullord to Betty Jo Reed, Nov. 27, 2009]

Letter from Ronald Bullord to Betty Jo Reed recalling an old cereal commercial with the phrase "when it's round up time in Texas", and using that to lead into requesting Reed's help to gather a group of WASP to attend a Pearl Harbor Survivors memorial in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Date: November 27, 2009
Creator: Bullord, Ronald
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elsie McCagg, April 27, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Elsie McCagg, April 27, 2003

Interview with Elsie McCagg, a mechanic for the US Army Air Corps during WWII. He explains why he joined the army and answers questions about his experience abroad.
Date: April 27, 2003
Creator: Hinojosa, Filiberto & McCagg, Elsie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alstern L. Reick, November 27, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alstern L. Reick, November 27, 2001

Interview with Alstern L. Reick, an electrician in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life in the military and his experiences abroad.
Date: November 27, 2001
Creator: Evans, Celeste & Reick, Alstern L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History