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Oral History Interview with Ramon Acuna (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ramon Acuna

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ramon Acuna. Acuna grew up in Arizona and joined the Army National Guard in 1941. He joined the Bushmasters, Company B, known as the Bushmasters. Acuna spent time in Panama for a year before sailing to Brisbane, Australia on the USS Dickman (APA-13). He also spent time on Toem and Wakde Netherlands, New Guinea, and Luzon. His division was at the Battle of Lone Tree Hill or the battle of Wakda-Sarmi. Acuna stayed on Sarmi, ill with malaria, which his team went onto Noemfoor Island. Once he recovered he rejoined them. On the road to Rosario, Acuna's arm was hit and he went to a hospital at San Fernando. From the hospital he was taken to Hollandia and from there took the USS Monterey (CVL-26) back to San Francisco for more surgery.
Date: unknown
Creator: Acuna, Ramon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

This booklet is the second chapter of Current Study 11, a staff development course about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the development of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and includes background information, observations, review questions, a list of readings for further study, and three appendices.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Bruce Gordon Elliot, May 17, 2002

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Bruce Elliot, a Navy veteran and POW from Montezuma, Kansas. Elliot discusses his family, joining the Navy and volunteering for Asiatic service, the start of war and the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, escaping internment on Palawan and joining Moro guerillas, sabotage, linking up with Australian forces, evacuation to Australia and returning to the United States, becoming a deepsea diver, and Korean War service. In appendix are a photo of Elliot, a map of the Philippines, two photos of a POW camp on Palawan, and a photo of three of his comrades.
Date: May 17, 2002
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Elliot, Bruce Gordon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John W. Lee, April 5, 2003

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Interview with John W. Lee, a Navy veteran (USS Balao), concerning his experiences aboard the submarine USS Balao in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth in San Antonio, Texas; his decision to join the Navy, June, 1942; boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942; assignment to the submarine tender USS Sperry, 1942, and stationing at Brisbane, Australia; his volunteering for submarine duty and assignment to the Balao, September, 1943; general accounts of various war patrols; being depth-charged by Japanese destroyers; pilot rescue duty off Peleliu and Angaur; surface battle action against Japanese patrol boats off the coast of Japan, August 14, 1945; his postwar career in the U.S. Air Force.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Lee, John W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gale E. Nevill, March 23, 1999 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gale E. Nevill, March 23, 1999

Interview with Gale E. Nevill, a Army WWII veteran from Houston, Texas. Nevill discusses his family background and upbringing, jobs in the oil business, joining the National Guard, attending Rice University, getting commissioned, overseeing a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, working through the Depression, activation and assignment to 6th Army HQ, deployment to Brisbane, 6th Army operations in the South Pacific and Philippines, the end of the war and life afterwards.
Date: March 23, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Nevill, Gale Erwin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Road Signs [1956] (open access)

International Road Signs [1956]

Pamphlet from the American Automobile Association (AAA) International Travel Department in New York City, New York, providing information about driving in different countries and states. First, the pamphlet lists in which countries and states drivers are expected to drive on the right and left side of the road. This is followed by a list of road signs illustrated in color and their meanings in various European countries.
Date: 1956
Creator: American Automobile Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Arbuckles' illustrated atlas of fifty principal nations of the world.

Atlas shows illustrations of nations throughout the world with brief descriptions.
Date: 1889
Creator: Arbuckle Bros.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Brian Bainbridge, March 6, 1989 captions transcript

Interview with Brian Bainbridge, March 6, 1989

Interview with Brian Bainbridge from Melbourne, Australia. In the interview, Bainbridge discusses his work as a consultant.
Date: March 6, 1989
Creator: Bainbridge, Brian & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
World Survey of Tantalum Ore (open access)

World Survey of Tantalum Ore

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the occurrences of tantalum in different areas of the world. The tantalum deposits are described in reference to each individual country that it is found in. This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Baker, James S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, February 15, 2001

Interview with Waldean McDougall Groff, a member of the sheep and goat industry from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Groff describes her, career as a dance and acrobatics teacher, as well as her involvement in the mohair and wool industry. She shares the details of her activity in the National Wool Growers Association, Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers, and her instrumental help in moving the National Make-It-With-Wool organization to Kerrville. She also briefly covers her immediate family history.
Date: February 15, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Groff, Waldean McDougall
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scouting, Volume 1, Number 4, June 1913 (open access)

Scouting, Volume 1, Number 4, June 1913

Semi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide.
Date: June 1, 1913
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Personal History Statement for Alex Bradford] (open access)

[Personal History Statement for Alex Bradford]

Personal History Statement of Alex Bradford featuring a myriad of personal information such as his current address, place of birth, date of birth, etc. In addition to the personal information touched upon, Mr. Bradford’s military service and places of employment are listed over the next several pages.
Date: June 23, 1933
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Dulcie Barnier Dreyspring, December 4, 2012

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Interview with Dulcie Barnier Dreyspring, Australian-born immigrant to Fort Worth, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Dreyspring's personal experiences of childhood in Australia, interactions with American soldiers during World War II, the Japanese invasion of Australia, her first visit to the U.S., first impressions of America, her first marriage to an American, and her return to Australia for the immigration process. It also includes her impressions of various American cities, views on American identity, her siblings in Australia, reasons for moving to Fort Worth, her second marriage to an American airman, adopting Texas culture, and advice for future immigrants.
Date: December 4, 2012
Creator: Bravo, Francis & Dreyspring, Dulcie Barnier
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Otha Lee Bruns to Antone Bruns, March 31, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Otha Lee Bruns to Antone Bruns, March 31, 1944]

Letter from Otha Lee Bruns to Antone Bruns updating him on her life. She discusses plans for her day off, her dull week, visiting Antone if he is not home in a few years, and getting an iron for him.
Date: March 31, 1944
Creator: Bruns, Otha Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. R. Dolinar, April 5, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with E. R. Dolinar, April 5, 2003

Interview with E.R. (Ed) Dolinar, a serviceman with the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses going to boot camp, torpedo school and submarine school. He was on the SSN Stingray as a torpedo crewman that offloaded supplies and guerillas in the Philippines. It picked up stranded Japanese sailors and transported them to Australia. The Stingray was then decomissioned. He was then part of a crew that studied and stripped captured German submarines, and he discusses the differences between the U-boats and the US submarines. He also discusses the Bolomen, Filipino guerillas who fought the Japanese during the occupation. He also talks briefly about his experience of being hit with depth charges and gives his opinions on General MacArthur and President Truman.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Dolinar, E. R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Distribution of Calcretes and Gypcretes in Southwestern United States and Their Uranium Favorability: Based on a Study of Deposits in Western Australia and South West Africa (Namibia) (open access)

The Distribution of Calcretes and Gypcretes in Southwestern United States and Their Uranium Favorability: Based on a Study of Deposits in Western Australia and South West Africa (Namibia)

From summary: The procedure has been to search for areas in which nonpedogenic calcrete or gypcrete may have developed and where additional study or exploration might be justified.
Date: January 6, 1978
Creator: Carlisle, Donald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Small rodent perched on a branch in either Australia or Hawaii, United States]

Photograph of a small unidentified rodent perched on a branch, its tail curling downward. It is grey with dark eyes. The exact location could not be determined, either Australia or Hawaii.
Date: 1962
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India (open access)

Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India

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Date: January 7, 2008
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma & Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Edward Clark to Harris L. Kempner, June 21, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Edward Clark to Harris L. Kempner, June 21, 1965]

Letter from Edward Clark to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for the kind note regarding his potential appointment as ambassador to Australia. A handwritten portion of the letter thanks Mr. Kempner again for putting in a good word with his guests.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Clark, Edawrd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. John Clayton to T. L. James, May 13, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. John Clayton to T. L. James, May 13, 1949]

Letter from Mrs. John Clayton to T. L. James discussing information needed to procure displaced families for farm hire through the Estonian Relief Committee.
Date: May 13, 1949
Creator: Clayton, Mrs. John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Confederate Air Force: Southern Minnesota Wing (open access)

Confederate Air Force: Southern Minnesota Wing

Pamphlet discussing the Confederate Air Force organization and the many goals and restoration projects of the Southern Minnesota Wing. Several photos of Air Force members can be seen on the front cover, includign a photo of a Woman Airforce Service pilot in the bottom left corner, with the name "Betty" written beneath her.
Date: unknown
Creator: Confederate Air Force
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Bennett, November 15, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Bennett, November 15, 2001

Interview with Richard (Dick) Bennett, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Army Air Corps, basic training and flight school. He then went to a base in South Carolina to learn to fly B-25s. At Fort Myers, Florida he flew B-26 bombers and trained to fly them off of aircraft carriers so they could drop torpedos on the Japanese fleet during naval battles. He traveled across the Pacific to Brisbane only to be told that they didn't have B-26s for the crews; the colonel there knew nothing about the plan to launch B-26s from aircraft carriers, so they were sent to New Guinea to fly B-17s and supplement the crews for those bombers. From there they made bombing runs or "Washing Machine Charlie"-type runs to keep people awake at night on various Japanese targets in the islands, particularly the base at Rabaul. In fall of 1943, the Army grounded the B-17s due to the damage they had incurred and replaced them with B-24s. The men received manuals and were given only a few days to familiarize themselves with the new planes. They were then sent on bombing runs. He finished his tour of duty at …
Date: November 15, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Bennett, Richard
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004

Interview with James F. Sansom, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Sansom joined the Army in 1940 and began training on anti-aircraft guns in Florida. He was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1942. He was assigned to the 843rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion, which made its way to India via the Panama Canal and Australia. Shortly after reaching Calcutta, the unit moved to Myitkyina, Burma. After the war, Sansom was assigned to Sagumo Prison outside Tokyo where Japanese war criminals were being held while on trial for war crimes. He describes some of the routines and residents in the prison. Sansom taught Hideki Tojo how to play card games like gin rummy. Sansom also describes the process of executing convicted prisoners as he carried out some sentences. In all, he executed nine convicted war criminals.
Date: October 8, 2004
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Sansom, James F.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History