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Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Pilot, Alan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Pilot, August 10, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alan Pilot. Pilot joined the Army in January 1943 and received basic training at Camp Howze. He received further training in Louisiana for the European Theater and then in California for the Pacific Theater. In January he left for Camp Old Gold at La Havre, where he served as a combat medic, supporting Companies E, G, and H of the 343rd Infantry, 86th Division. His unit relieved the 8th Division and fought in Cologne, where he was stationed at the top of the cathedral while it was being shelled. In the Ruhr Pocket a defective shell landed 10 feet away from him. He recalls seeing 100,000 Germans surrender there. He describes the Bavarian people as friendly as he passed through Austria on VE Day. He was then sent to the Pacific as part of Operation Coronet. VJ Day came while he was still crossing the Pacific. He spent the last five months of his service in the Philippines at a quiet outpost while the rest of his unit prepared the Philippines for independence. Pilot returned home and was discharged in January 1946.
Date: August 10, 2010
Creator: Pilot, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Belmont Secretariat] (open access)

[News Script: Belmont Secretariat]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about secretariats who joined the immortals of the horse world by becoming the ninth winner of the triple crown by a runaway in the Belmont stakes.
Date: June 9, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Fifth summary] (open access)

[News Script: Fifth summary]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating three news summaries. Nixon was reported to have kept in daily contact with Watergate Scandal developments but made no staff cuts. Goodyear Tire and Rubber reached an agreement with union reps. And, survivors of minesweeper that caught fire and sank in the sea were expected to arrive in Okinawa.
Date: April 25, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to David F. Weston, October 4, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to David F. Weston, October 4, 1960]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to David F. Weston informing about ordering Maniya Camera and sharing the receipt, and discussing about their travel plans.
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston, June 3, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston, June 3, 1959]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. David F. Weston discussing about clippings referring to Shrub at Harvard, family updates, Richard Ullman's schedule and requesting for information on Governor Long's situation.
Date: June 3, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to James T. Baird, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to James T. Baird, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to James T. Baird discussing about Mr. and Mrs. Harris Weston's trip to Tokyo and requesting for guidance.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, August 28, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, August 28, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston sharing introduction of few people to help on trip to Far East.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, September 4, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston, September 4, 1959]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Harris F. Weston informing about attaching a copy of the letter from Tom Davis.
Date: September 4, 1959
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston, February 2, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston, February 2, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to David F. Weston discussing about a letter from Texas Imperial Company regarding no gain or loss as a result of merger or stock exchange.
Date: February 2, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History