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Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007
Transcription of a phone interview with L. B. Blackmon of Corpus Christi, Texas, a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. Brown talks about his time in the Marines as well as life growing up during the Great Depression and other biographical information. He recalls memories of surviving Pearl Harbor, guard duty around naval storage in Hawaii, and the Horse Marines.
Date:
April 10, 2007
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Blackmon, L. B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, April 29, 2004
Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He served in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. After training, he participated in the initial landing at Saipan where he was wounded in the knees and shoulder on the beach by shell fragments. He was loaded onto a hospital ship with several other casualties before going to Hawaii to recuperate. He participated in the Okinawa campaign and spent time at Nagasaki on occupation duty. After being discharged, he went to college on the G. I. Bill, and eventually settled in Texas, where he worked in the oil industry.
Date:
April 29, 2004
Creator:
Smith, Ned & Snoddy, Sam H.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007
Interview with L. B. Blackmon, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses boot camp in San Diego, his assignment to Pearl Harbor, and his experiences during the attack. He later trained cadets in Corpus Christi.
Date:
April 10, 2007
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Blackmon, L. B.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with C. R. Gross, April 8, 1974
Interview with C. R. Gross, civil servant and Army Air Corps veteran. The interview includes Gross' personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
April 8, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Gross, C. R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul W. Neff, April 13, 1974
Interview with Paul W. Neff, businessman and Army Air Corps veteran. The interview includes Neff's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 31st Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
April 13, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Neff, Paul W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002
Interview with Pete Craig, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II from Houston, Texas. Craig describes his time as a Private 1st Class in the Infantry, as well as his experiences in basic training and the places he visited throughout the United States. Included at the end of the transcript is a written summarization by the interviewer, Colby Burmaster, which was provided with the two audiotapes of the interview.
Date:
April 26, 2003
Creator:
Burmaster, Colby & Craig, Pete
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP, April 5, 1986]
Newsletter from Lyda Keefe to WASP about Helen Schaefer, people she met, Barbara Heinrich, the upcoming meeting in Sweetwater, and other WASP. On the front is a photograph of a group of WASP and a note about Dora Dougherty and Didi Moorman.
Date:
April 5, 1986
Creator:
Keefe, Lyda Dunham
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herschel Blackwell, April 26, 1986
Interview with Herschel Blackwell regarding his experiences as a member of VP-14 a Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
April 26, 1986
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Blackwell, Herschell
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with T. L. Smyth, April 23, 1988
Interview with T. L. Smyth, an Army WWII veteran from Mount Vernon, Texas, who was at Fort Ruger on Oahu during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Smyth discusses joining the Army and assignment to coast artillery, training, promotion, life in the peacetime Army, combat on the morning of December 7th, the aftermath of the attack and events of the following evening, and later service.
Date:
April 23, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Smyth, T. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mary G. Quiroga, April 13, 1959]
Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mary G. Quiroga requesting absentee voting ballots for him and his wife because they will be in Hawaii.
Date:
April 13, 1959
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul, April 8, 1952]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Walter F. Woodul discussing Ethel Woodul's current cold and the Kempners' travel plans.
Date:
April 8, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Pan America]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Pan America World airways and the Small Business Administration who list a Dallas couple among 106 victims of its jetliner crash in Bali.
Date:
April 23, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Air Fares]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the battles to get all carriers operating out of DFW airport, which is the official change in air fares.
Date:
April 15, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Crash Victims]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Texas couple who has been tentatively listed amount the victims of a plane crash which occurred on the island of Hawaii.
Date:
April 14, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the arrival of any phenonium which quite often is greeted with some skepticism as people find it difficult to give credence or acceptability to those things which would challenge the trading order.
Date:
April 9, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas rangers who showed the explosiveness predicted of them all along by manager Billy Martin when the team opened a road series with the California angels.
Date:
April 10, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about several weeks of rumors about what might happen to the world football league which has officially made its presence felt with the Dallas cowboys.
Date:
April 9, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Hawaii Blossoms, Ltd., April 5, 1962]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Hawaii Blossoms, Ltd. informing them that the flowers he ordered have arrived "promptly and in very good shape".
Date:
April 5, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Hawaiians]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Royal Hawaiian entertainers greeting Honorable Edward Johnson in Dallas.
Date:
April 11, 1959
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lester Robinson, April 23, 1988
Interview with Lester Robinson, a United States Navy veteran from Tulsa, Oklahoma, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Fort Island Naval Air Station as a member of VP-23.
Date:
April 23, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Lester E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben Russell, April 22, 1988
Interview with Ben Russell, a United States Navy veteran from Memphis Tennessee, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the light cruiser USS Phoenix.
Date:
April 22, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Russell, Ben
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. H. Peters, April 22, 1988
Interview with W. H. Peters, a United States Navy veteran from McGregor, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the light cruiser USS Detroit.
Date:
April 22, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Peters, Walter H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Cunningham, April 22, 1988
Interview with Richard Cunningham, a United States Navy veteran from New Salisbury, Ohio, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.
Date:
April 22, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Cunningham, Richard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph McKinley, April 23, 1988
Interview with Joseph McKinley, a United States Navy veteran from Temple, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Cassin.
Date:
April 23, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & McKinley, Joseph
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library