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[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide, March 30, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide, March 30, 1959]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to James C. Lide requesting that he reserve plane seats for him and Mrs. Kempner.
Date: March 30, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wright Armstrong to I. H. Kempner, March 4, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Wright Armstrong to I. H. Kempner, March 4, 1963]

Letter from Wright Armstrong to I. H. Kempner conveying his travel plans to Europe and arrangements to meet any friends of Mr. I. H. Kempner along the way. He mentions a forthcoming itinerary and a flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo, then a journey to Hong Kong and Naples via ship through the Suez Canal.
Date: March 4, 1963
Creator: Armstrong, Wright
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Carnes, March 28, 2022

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Carnes. Carnes joined the Navy in 1944 before he finished high school. In the Navy, he became a signalman and was assigned to USS Norton Sound (AVM-1). Carnes was aboard when the ship went to Okinawa, where he describes being attacked by kamikaze aircraft. When the war ended, Carnes went to Japan briefly before returning to the US and receiving his discharge.
Date: March 28, 2022
Creator: Carnes, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Trip Itinerary, March 30, 1959] (open access)

[Trip Itinerary, March 30, 1959]

Letter detailing Harris L. Kempner's itinerary for his trip through Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, and Fiji.
Date: March 30, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History