Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Fouts, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Caroling in El Paso]

Photograph of twenty students standing on risers in front of Sears Department store during Christmas time, singing at Sunland Park Mall in El Paso, Texas. They are wearing white, collared, button-down shirts with gold sequined vests. They are identified (L-R): First row. Nora Barrios, Unknown, Toni Call, Unknown, Lily Velez; second row. Eric Hatch, Chelsea Whetten, Derick Jones, Scarlet Verdeja, Andrea Johnson; third row. Jesus Alvarez, Kadie Dalene, Vanessa Nielsen, Jessica Johnson; fourth row. Keith Hatch, Kevin Robinson, Justin Kreitel, Cree Dalene, Brett Farnsworth, Unknown.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Jones, Christine
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Escapee Composite 08] captions transcript

[News Clip: Escapee Composite 08]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 2000
Creator: NBC 5 (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Hotel Cortez] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Hotel Cortez]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Hotel Cortez, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: December 9, 2002
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History