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Ladd & Katherine Hancher Library Foundation
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The South Jetty
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National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
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Texas Gulf Coast Register/South Texas Catholic
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Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date:
February 23, 2004
Creator:
Day, Albert
Object Type:
Sound
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The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date:
February 23, 2004
Creator:
Day, Albert
Object Type:
Text
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The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 23, 2009
Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date:
January 23, 2009
Creator:
Goldapp, Paula J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
2002 Summer Visitors' Guide (Port Aransas, Tex.)
Summer visitors' guide from Port Aransas, Texas that includes information of interest to visitors along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 23, 2002
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
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The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 2000
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 2000
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 2000
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 23, 2000
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2001
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 23, 2001
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 2002
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 23, 2002
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 04, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 23, 2003
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 23, 2003
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 2003
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 23, 2003
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 2004
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 23, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 23, 2004
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
September 23, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 2004
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 23, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2005
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 23, 2005
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 23, 2006
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 23, 2006
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 23, 2006
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
March 23, 2006
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 2006
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 23, 2006
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2007
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 23, 2007
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 23, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 23, 2008
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 23, 2009
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 2009
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 23, 2009
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History