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Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 2016 (open access)

Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 2016
Creator: Deeds, Lacey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 29, 2016 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 16, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 29, 2016

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 29, 2016
Creator: McGathey, Liz
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 204, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Steinkopff, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 182, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 182, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 2016
Creator: Steinkopff, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 140, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 140, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 2016
Creator: Steinkopff, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 96, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 96, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Steinkopff, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 74, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 74, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 29, 2016
Creator: Steinkopff, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 52, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 52, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 29, 2016
Creator: Steinkopff, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 29, 2016
Creator: Steinkopff, Eric
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 117, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 445, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 2016 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 445, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 2016

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2016
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with James Kirk, November 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Kirk, November 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Kirk. Kirk joined the Army Air Forces in March 1943 and trained in radio operation and aerial gunnery. When he got overseas, he was assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group in Italy as a gunner. In January, 1945, on his 27th combat mission, Kirk’s B-17 was shot down and he managed to bail out over Hungary. Kirk was captured and made a prisoner of war. After a month in solitary confinement in Hungary, he was moved to Stalag Luft IV. After a long march from camp starting February, Kirk was finally liberated by Russians in April. He was discharged in August, 1945.
Date: November 29, 2016
Creator: Kirk, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Stevens, August 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Carl Stevens, August 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carl Stevens. Stevens joined the U.S. Army Air Forces Aviation Cadet College Reserve April 1943. He was in the Air Training Command. He served as an Aviation Cadet. He went to Kessler Field in Mississippi for training, then on to Memphis State College for college training. Then he moved on to Scott Field, Illinois to learn radio operator mechanics. He moved on and while in the middle of B-29 flight engineer school the war in the Pacific ended. Overall he was either in training or served as an instructor. The day after the war ended he applied for resignation and resigned November of 1945. He joined the Tennessee Air Guard, serving as their Special Service Officer and later as an aide-de-camp to the commanding general. He was transferred in April of 1951 to Texas. He served with the Guard in Texas as a first lieutenant and aid to the commanding general. He utilized his G.I. Bill at Vanderbilt University.
Date: August 29, 2016
Creator: Stevens, Carl
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Kenny, July 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Kenny, July 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Kenny. Kenny joined the Army Air Forces in August 1942. He completed airplane mechanic training at Dallas Aviation School in Texas, and gunnery school in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beginning I 1944, Kenny served as a B-17 Flight Engineer with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. They tracked weather in the North Atlantic between North America and Europe, benefitting the European Theater of Operations. Their squadron was coined the Hurricane Hunters. Kenny continued his service after the war ended, receiving his discharge in early 1946.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Kenny, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Goodenough, July 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Goodenough, July 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Goodenough. Goodenough was born in Jena, Germany in 1922 to American parents. After being educated in private schools, he attended Yale University receiving his degree in 1944. He entered the United States Army Air Forces in 1943. He was commissioned, after being trained as a meteorologist and was sent to Newfoundland. He worked on weather predictions prior to the Normandy landing. He later served in the Azores. Following his discharge in 1948 he attended the University of Chicago, utilizing the GI Bill to attain a Ph.D. in physics. He recalls his tutelage under noted physicist Clarence Zener. Goodenough discusses his involvement in the development of the lithium-ion battery utilized in the development of the personal computer. He concludes the discussion, telling of his career at the University of Texas and his ultimate retirement. Goodenough was awarded the Novel Prize for Chemistry in 2019.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Goodenough, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Reed, March 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Reed, March 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Reed. Reed joined the Navy in late December, 1941 and trained at San Diego before reporting to motor torpedo boat school in Rhode Island. Reed relates many anecdotes about patrols and his experiences attacking Japanese barges around New Guinea in 1942. He recalls capturing only three Japanese POWs. Reed also tells stories about John Bulkeley. He returned to the US in February 1944 for treatment in a hospital before becoming an instructor at the PT boat school.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: Reed, Richard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Despain, January 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Despain, January 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Despain. Despain joined the Navy and was training to be a gunner when the war ended. He was discharged a month later. When the war ended, Despain entered into a career in law enforcement.
Date: January 29, 2016
Creator: Despain, Thomas
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Theodore Kalenterides, December 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with Theodore Kalenterides, December 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Theodore J. Kalenterides. Kalenterides joined the Army Air Corps on 10 August 1939. He completed Airplane and Engine Mechanic School at Parks Air College, Illinois, and worked on the line as Crew Chief, Flight Chief and Line Chief. He then completed B-29 Engineer Flight School. In 1944, Kalenterides was assigned to the 62nd Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group at Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas. In January of 1945, they deployed to Batista Army Airfield, Cuba for training, then formed at North Field, Guam in mid-February. They completed missions against the Japanese home islands in April, and bombed military and industrial targets in Japan and flew incendiary raids on urban areas from mid-May until the end of the war. He continued his service in the Korean and Vietnam wars, and was discharged in 1968.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Kalenterides, Theodore
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Schauer, December 29, 2016 transcript

Oral History Interview with William Schauer, December 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with William T. Schauer. Schauer was born on 27 August 1928. He was in high school for the duration of World War II. He joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1946. He completed bootcamp, then was assigned to a fighter group on Okinawa and Guam, where he assisted in refueling planes. He notes Japanese soldiers coming out of caves and hiding, unaware that the war was over. He also notes his living conditions on the islands. Schauer was assigned as an automotive mechanic in charge of the motor pool. On 17 June 1949, Staff Sgt. William T. Schauer received his Honorable Discharge.
Date: December 29, 2016
Creator: Schauer, William
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Kirk, November 29, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Kirk, November 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Kirk. Kirk joined the Army Air Forces in March 1943 and trained in radio operation and aerial gunnery. When he got overseas, he was assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group in Italy as a gunner. In January, 1945, on his 27th combat mission, Kirk’s B-17 was shot down and he managed to bail out over Hungary. Kirk was captured and made a prisoner of war. After a month in solitary confinement in Hungary, he was moved to Stalag Luft IV. After a long march from camp starting February, Kirk was finally liberated by Russians in April. He was discharged in August, 1945.
Date: November 29, 2016
Creator: Kirk, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Kenny, July 29, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Kenny, July 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Kenny. Kenny joined the Army Air Forces in August 1942. He completed airplane mechanic training at Dallas Aviation School in Texas, and gunnery school in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beginning I 1944, Kenny served as a B-17 Flight Engineer with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. They tracked weather in the North Atlantic between North America and Europe, benefitting the European Theater of Operations. Their squadron was coined the Hurricane Hunters. Kenny continued his service after the war ended, receiving his discharge in early 1946.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Kenny, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Stevens, August 29, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Carl Stevens, August 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carl Stevens. Stevens joined the U.S. Army Air Forces Aviation Cadet College Reserve April 1943. He was in the Air Training Command. He served as an Aviation Cadet. He went to Kessler Field in Mississippi for training, then on to Memphis State College for college training. Then he moved on to Scott Field, Illinois to learn radio operator mechanics. He moved on and while in the middle of B-29 flight engineer school the war in the Pacific ended. Overall he was either in training or served as an instructor. The day after the war ended he applied for resignation and resigned November of 1945. He joined the Tennessee Air Guard, serving as their Special Service Officer and later as an aide-de-camp to the commanding general. He was transferred in April of 1951 to Texas. He served with the Guard in Texas as a first lieutenant and aid to the commanding general. He utilized his G.I. Bill at Vanderbilt University.
Date: August 29, 2016
Creator: Stevens, Carl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Goodenough, July 29, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Goodenough, July 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Goodenough. Goodenough was born in Jena, Germany in 1922 to American parents. After being educated in private schools, he attended Yale University receiving his degree in 1944. He entered the United States Army Air Forces in 1943. He was commissioned, after being trained as a meteorologist and was sent to Newfoundland. He worked on weather predictions prior to the Normandy landing. He later served in the Azores. Following his discharge in 1948 he attended the University of Chicago, utilizing the GI Bill to attain a Ph.D. in physics. He recalls his tutelage under noted physicist Clarence Zener. Goodenough discusses his involvement in the development of the lithium-ion battery utilized in the development of the personal computer. He concludes the discussion, telling of his career at the University of Texas and his ultimate retirement. Goodenough was awarded the Novel Prize for Chemistry in 2019.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Goodenough, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Reed, March 29, 2016 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Reed, March 29, 2016

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Reed. Reed joined the Navy in late December, 1941 and trained at San Diego before reporting to motor torpedo boat school in Rhode Island. Reed relates many anecdotes about patrols and his experiences attacking Japanese barges around New Guinea in 1942. He recalls capturing only three Japanese POWs. Reed also tells stories about John Bulkeley. He returned to the US in February 1944 for treatment in a hospital before becoming an instructor at the PT boat school.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: Reed, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History