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Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004

Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after the war and during the Vietnam War.
Date: October 8, 2004
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Clarke W. Thompson, October 13, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Clarke W. Thompson, October 13, 1964]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Clark W. Thompson discussing how best to deal with the overpopulation issue in India.
Date: October 13, 1964
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. R. W. Rogers, October 15, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. R. W. Rogers, October 15, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. R. W. Rogers discussing the unneeded obtainment of theater tickets, requesting fine treatment by the hotel of visitors P. J. Gohel and J. R. Lalan from India while making reservations for a scheduled trip to Dallas.
Date: October 15, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History