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Oral History Interview with Robert Warren, March 28, 2022
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Warren. Warren was born in Frisco, Texas in February 1921. After graduating from high school, he attended Texas A&M participating in the ROTC program for two years. Upon graduation in 1942 he applied for a commission in the United States Army Air Forces and was accepted. After participating in various stages of flight training, he was assigned as a C-47 pilot. Flying the Northern Route over Greenland, he joined the 439th Troop Carrier Wing, 94th Squadron, 9th Air Force in England. He tells of being involved in Operation Market Garden and of crossing the Rhine, where he pulled Waco CG-4 gliders, and of the Battle of the Bulge where he hauled fuel for General Patton’s tanks.
Date:
March 28, 2022
Creator:
Warren, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date:
May 23, 2015
Creator:
Krchnak, Adolph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date:
April 19, 2012
Creator:
D'Agostino, Al
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with A. N. Wiseman, March 29, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Wiseman. Wiseman joined the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the USS Greene (AVD-13). He served as a deck seaman and stood lookout while on watch. Wiseman discusses traveling as an escort to Brazil and then travelling to the Mediterranean. He describes taking part in the invasion of Southern France. The Greene was then sent to the Pacific and performed escort duty near Okinawa. He describes seeing several Japanese air attacks on ships that were nearby. Wiseman traveled to Japan at the end of the war to pick up POWs. He also visited Nagasaki. Wiseman describes how his ship was critically damaged when it ran aground during a typhoon in October of 1945. He served on two more ships working in engineering before getting out of the Navy in 1948.
Date:
March 29, 2011
Creator:
Wiseman, Al
System:
The Portal to Texas History
State of the Climate in 2009
This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.
Date:
June 2010
Creator:
Andt, D. S.; Baringer, M. O.; Johnson, M. R.; Alexander, L. V.; Diamond, H. J.; Fogt, R. L. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Renewables 2010: Global Status Report
This report describes economic trends in building the capacity of renewable energy in several countries.
Date:
2010
Creator:
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt enlisted in the Army Air Forces in July of 1942. He describes the planes he flew during training, including the PT-19, the BT-13 and the UC-78. Hildebrandt was commissioned and received his pilot rating in November of 1943. Upon graduation he trained on the B-26 at Laughlin Field. Hildebrandt served as a pilot in the 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. They first traveled to Morocco, North Africa, then to northern Italy and Southern France. Their job was to bomb Marshaling yards, bridges and troop replacements. Hildebrandt describes some of his missions. He flew a total of 64 missions and was discharged in July of 1945.
Date:
November 12, 2009
Creator:
Hildebrandt, Alan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
State of the Climate in 2008
This report describes observations of precipitation, temperature, and other climatology metrics from different global regions.
Date:
August 2009
Creator:
Peterson, T. C.; Baringer, M. O.; Diamond, H. J.; Fogt, R. L.; Levy, J. M.; Richter-Menge, J. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Policies to Change the World: Energy Sufficiency - Eight Policies towards the Sustainable Use of Energy
This booklet discusses how energy sufficiency is the best solution for reducing energy consumption and waste. It presents policies for reducing global energy consumption such as energy auditing, phasing out incandescent light bulbs, combined heat/cooling energy and power, carbon-negative cooking, smart metering, area road pricing, and other measures.
Date:
2009
Creator:
Rohde, Anja & Bee, Hilmar
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date:
August 30, 2007
Creator:
Keeton, Afton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002
Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, a paratrooper veteran of World War II, serving in Africa, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hannan answers questions regarding his service, such as the jumps he made over Italy and Holland. Also covered is his participation in liberating one of the German concentration camps.
Date:
May 14, 2003
Creator:
Meschede, Robert & Hannan, Gordon Patrick
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, Spring 2002
Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, a veteran of World War II serving in the 36th Infantry Division. Mitchell answers questions about his time in the Army, such as his training, living conditions, supplies, etc. Mitchell also shares about his experience during the invasion of Italy through Salerno and the Army's advance up through France, Germany, and Austria; the end of the interview includes questions about life once he got home.
Date:
Spring 2002
Creator:
Gace, Michael & Mitchell, Boyd H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Nielsen, August 23, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Nielsen from Medaryville, Indiana. He discusses undergoing Amry training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before being assigned as B Company of the 69th Army Regiment at Fort Knox as a private. Afterwards he got lucky and was assigned to drive a truck from Louisiana to North Carolina, Mr. Nielsen describes this as the best job he ever had in the Army. After Pearl Harbor he is transferred to the 1st Armored Division and Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was then transported from fort Knox to Ireland then to England for a short time before being shipped out to Oran in North Africa. On the way to Oran, the ship he was on was almost hit by a missile shot by a German U-boat, but it instead hit another ship that was nearby. By the time Mr. Nielsen reached Oran he was a segreant Tank Commander. He also relays a time he warned his Company Commander about German Tiger Tanks being in their area and being ignored only for them to show up a few days later resulting in one captain deserting and being captured by German soldiers. Mr. Nielsen …
Date:
August 23, 2001
Creator:
Nielsen, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Kalinofsky, February 17, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Kalinofsky of Annapolis, Maryland. He discusses when he was first inducted into the Navy and being a plank owner aboard DE 581. USS MCNULTY. He also discusses his time aboard the USS LSM(R) 198 manning the 40mm Twin Mount and loading rockets in Okinawa, Japan, after the invasion of Normandy. Mr. Kalinofsky describes an attack he was involved in off the coast of Okinawa.
Date:
February 17, 2001
Creator:
Kalinofsky, Henry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders. He lists the three main survival lessons he learned from the seasoned English soldiers: having a batman to back you up, digging a two-man foxhole, and waiting for the ""crack and thump."" Scheffel how the ""crack and thump"" lesson would later save his life when he was seriously wounded when attacking the Siegfried Line. From England he went to Algeria with the British troops on the Scythia. The ship is torpedoed off the coast limps into Algiers. Scheffel made the decision to leave the British Highlanders and join up with American 9th Division in February 1943. The division went into Tunisia. Then he was sent to spend another month with the …
Date:
May 10, 2000
Creator:
Scheffel, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anthony Family Genealogy (1700-1995)]
A two-page document tracing the genealogy of the Anthony family from the late 17th century through approximately 1995.
Date:
1995/2005
Creator:
Hunt, Anthony
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of an Interview with William James Mainer]
Summary of an interview with William James Mainer detailing his service in the United States Army during World War II, and his life now that he is back home. Included are notes about Mainer's involvement in Africa and Italy.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Patterson, Philip & Mainer, William James
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Ms. Nina Akamu]
Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Ms. Nina Akamu, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. According to the card, Akamu ordered a bronze cast of a Centaur.
Date:
April 1982
Creator:
Roman Bronze Works Foundry
System:
The Portal to Texas History
We Ran Away From Home Last Fall to See the World...
Letter from Celia and Ginny to Alberta discussing their time in Sweden, Austria, Italy, Norway, and sharing a diary of other travels throughout Europe and Ethiopia.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hill, Ginny
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Visitors Entertained in 1960
Document listing the names, geographical or business affiliation, and dates of visitors entertained by a member of the Kempner family.
Date:
1960~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Itinerary of D. W. Kempner
Document listing the travel itenerary in a tabular format for a trip to Europe from August to October 1954. The table lists the dates, area visting and cable and mailing address for each location, along with the names of hotels for each stay.
Date:
July 15, 1954
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[D. W. Kempner 1954 Travel Itinerary and Instructions to Blackshear]
Documents listing a European travel itinerary for D. W. Kempner, including dates, location, and cable or mailing address. Preceding this is a memorandum to Blackshear providing instructions during his absence.
Date:
July 15, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mattiloi & Ghedini to H. Kempner, May 11, 1954]
Letter from Mattiloi & Ghedini regarding charges for travel, purchases, and tickets credited to Harris Kempner during his stay in Milan in Liras.
Date:
May 11, 1954
Creator:
Mattioli & Ghedini
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Items Returned to Italy, December 1953]
Receipt for items returned through mail by H. Kempner to Mattioli & Ghedin in Milan, Italy.
Date:
December 23, 1953
Creator:
Post Office Department, United States of America
System:
The Portal to Texas History