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Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979

Interview with Alena Mosley. Topics include the Hstory of Baytown, TX.
Date: October 16, 1979
Creator: Austin, Armittie & Mosley, Alena
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Carter, April 26, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Carter, April 26, 2002

Interview with Raymond D. Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War who served as a bosun's mate on LSTs. Carter describes his experiences in basic training and his impressions of the war.
Date: March 29, 2003
Creator: Bottoms, Aaron & Carter, Raymond D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Carter, April 26, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Carter, April 26, 2002

Interview with Raymond D. Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War who served as a bosun's mate on LSTs. Carter describes his experiences in basic training and his impressions of the war.
Date: April 26, 2002
Creator: Bottoms, Aaron & Carter, Raymond D.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with M. T. Hebel (open access)

Oral History Interview with M. T. Hebel

Interview with M.T. Hebel, a Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class in the US Navy. He answers questions about joining the military and life abroad.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Boudreaux, Monica & Hebel, M.T.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001

Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date: December 3, 2003
Creator: Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001

Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date: April 5, 2001
Creator: Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pat Ruyle, 1980 transcript

Oral History Interview with Pat Ruyle, 1980

Interview with Pat Ruyle, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Robert E. Lee High School history and Baytown history.
Date: 1980
Creator: Brown, Wanda & Ruyle, Pat
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Pat Ruyle, 1980 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Pat Ruyle, 1980

Transcript of an interview with Pat Ruyle, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include Robert E. Lee High School history, Goose Creek history and Baytown history.
Date: 2018
Creator: Brown, Wanda; Ruyle, Pat & Ruyle, [Mrs. Pat]
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002 (open access)

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
Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002 transcript

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.
Date: July 10, 2002
Creator: Burmaster, Colby & Craig, Pete
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979

Transcript of an interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, a resident of Cedar Bayou, Texas circa 1900-1925. Busch details her childhood and early life in Cedar Bayou as well as the oil boom and early days of Baytown, Texas.
Date: 2018
Creator: Busch, Bessie Jane Kilgore & Swofford, Sarah
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, November 6, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, November 6, 2003

Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War from Houston, Texas. Campbell describes his experiences in the war as a Chinook helicopter mechanic and the time his helicopter was shot down.
Date: November 6, 2003
Creator: Campbell, Justin & Campbell, Jerry L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, November 6, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, November 6, 2003

Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War from Houston, Texas. Campbell describes his experiences in the war as a Chinook helicopter mechanic and the time his helicopter was shot down.
Date: November 6, 2003
Creator: Campbell, Justin & Campbell, Jerry L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, 1979 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, 1979

Interview with Wilburn L. Snyder, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include World War Two and the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: {1979-08-09,1979-08-12}
Creator: Chandler, Patricia M. & Snyder, Wilburn L.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fritz Kornegay, March 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Fritz Kornegay, March 2003

Interview with Fritz Kornegay, a signal engineer in the US Army during WWII. He describes his time in the military and coming home post-war.
Date: July 21, 2003
Creator: Childress, D. & Kornegay, Fritz
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fritz Kornegay, March 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Fritz Kornegay, March 2003

Interview with Fritz Kornegay, a signal engineer in the US Army during WWII. He describes his time in the military and coming home post-war.
Date: March 2003
Creator: Childress, D. & Kornegay, Fritz
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001

Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date: October 23, 2003
Creator: Cole, Charley
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001

Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date: April 14, 2001
Creator: Cole, Charley
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with James Collins, December 1, 1988

Transcript of an interview with James Collins, a Vietnam War veteran originally from Galveston, Texas. Collins begins by telling of his experiences in Vietnam, and answering questions concerning aspects of his time overseas. Later in the interview he tells of his family history beginning as captured slaves in Kenya and their servitude in Georgia ultimately ending up in Louisiana after their freedom was granted.
Date: 2018
Creator: Collins, James.; Mayo, Martha & Smoke, Amanda
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. The transcript includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: February 22, 2003
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. It includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: April 29, 2002
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. The transcript includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Andrews, March 26, 2004

Interview with John Andrews, a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps from Kentwood, Louisiana. It includes a list of questions regarding Andrews's training and service in World War II as a B-29 command pilot and flight instructor throughout the United States.
Date: March 26, 2004
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Andrews, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond Barajas, April 18, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond Barajas, April 18, 2004

Interview with Raymond Barajas, an infantry veteran of the U.S. Army who was discharged after a training accident in 1943. The transcript includes a list of questions, which focus on Barajas's time in training, his subsequent injury, and impressions of his time in the service and war in general.
Date: May 17, 2005
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Barajas, Raymond
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History