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National WASP WWII Museum
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Nine, April 28, 1990
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Kenneth Nine, a Army WWII veteran from Lonaconing, Maryland, who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nine discusses joining the Army, assignment to the 27th Infantry at Schofield Barracks, alerts, athletics, gambling, events of the attack at Schofield, preparing defenses on Oahu, and later service in the war.
Date:
April 28, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Nine, Kenneth
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pamela Bradbury, April 28, 1990
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Pamela Bradbury, a dietician from Cedartown, Georgia. Bradbury was working at the Schofield Barracks hospital on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor; she recounts her education, a hospital internship requiring a year of service for the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, conditions and work at the hospital there, the morning of December 7th, care for the wounded, the evening and following day, restrictions on food, the impact on local Japanese, rumors of sabotage and invasion, and her later work in the war.
Date:
April 28, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Bradbury, Pamela
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[A History of Camp Davis]
A pamphlet on the History of Camp Davis, written by David A. Stallman for the 50th Anniversary of the Antiaircraft Artillery School at Camp Davis. It contains the Antiaircraft Artillery School's marching song, the story of Camp Davis from "Birth to Death," Camp Davis as a missile test base, the closing of the camp, and more. The photos included within the pamphlet were provided courtesy of Topsail Island Historical Society, Estelle Haste, Charles Jones, Rachel Magnabosco, Barbara Scholar, Kay Morgan, and Pender Sounds.
Date:
April 27, 1990
Creator:
Stallman, David A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, April 27, 1990
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, a Navy WWII veteran from Milan, Missouri who served aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. Eslick discusses joining the Navy and basic training, assignment to the Oklahoma, accommodations aboard, the food, the crew, liberty, being bombed and torpedoed, the Oklahoma capsizing, being trapped inside the ship, rescue, work after the attack, and service aboard the Saratoga (CV-3).
Date:
April 27, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Eslick, Garlen W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[WASP Monument Minutes, April 26, 1990]
Group meeting minutes discussing construction of the WASP historic monument. Included are an agreement between WASP sculptor, Dorothy Swain Louis and the WASP Historic Monument Committee, schedules and a registration form filled out by Lynne Carlson for the 1990 WASP Conference.
Date:
April 26, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vicki Bull to Charlyne Creger, April 12, 1990]
Letter from Vicki Bull to Charlyne Creger discussing travel arrangements prepared for her upcoming project with the Citizen Ambassador Program and contact information for inquiries or changes needed.
Date:
April 12, 1990
Creator:
Bull, Vicki
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James W. Huffman, April 11, 1990
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with James W. Huffman, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from Los Angeles, California, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Huffman discusses joining the Navy; service aboard the Houston and changes in training as war neared; early operations in the war; the Battle of Sundra Strait and sinking; surviving in Java; capture by the Japanese; various experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Thanbyuzayat, several camps on the Burma Railway, and Tamarkan in Thailand; and liberation.
Date:
April 11, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Huffman, James W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger, April, 1990]
Letter from Wilma L. Vaught to Charlyne Creger discussing the details of a donation made to the Women in Military Service for America Memorial by Dr. W. W. Stephen.
Date:
April 1990
Creator:
Vaught, Wilma L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. F. Howard, April 8, 1989
Interview with E. F. Howard, a Army WWII veteran from Haines, Arkanas, who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Howard discusses entering the service, assignment to Schofield Barracks, the facilities and daily life there, the lead up to war, events of December 7th, 1941, and service, injury, and discharge afterwards.
Date:
April 8, 1989
Creator:
Smith, Melinda & Howard, E. F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
WASP Region Two Newsletter, April 1989
Newsletter for Region Two of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots with a schedule of events for the 1989 reunion.
Date:
April 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Oral History Interview with C. N. Swain, April 26, 1986
Interview with C. N. Swain, a Navy WWII veteran from Kernes, Texas. Swain discusses his experiences aboard the USS Vestal at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, as well as his entry into the service and training, life and work aboard the Vestal, operations before December 7th, being knocked overboard by a Japanese torpedo and the destruction of the USS Arizona, and service afterwards.
Date:
April 26, 1986
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Swain, C. N.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
[Clipping: WASP invasion at Columbia: Women Air Service Pilots]
Copy of a newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots when they reunited in Columbia, California. A photo of WASP members taken at the Columbia Airport tamarack is included in this clipping.
Date:
April 25, 1986
Creator:
Strand, Betty
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gayle Snell Women Airforce Service Pilots identification card]
Gayle Snell's Women Airforce Service Pilots ID card, issued to her as a veteran and member of Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII (aka the Order of Fifinella) and including her photo.
Date:
April 30, 1985
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jess Stanbrough, April 15, 1985
Interview with Jess Stanbrough, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Wichita Falls, Texas, who served and was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion.") Stanbrough discusses his time in the Guard before the war, deployment to the Pacific, the fall of Java and being captured, experiences in internment at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, operating a clandestine radio, transfer to Japan, being an iron smelter at Kamaishi, Honshu, American air and naval bombardment, and liberation.
Date:
April 15, 1985
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Stanbrough, Jess
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Plane Propeller]
Photograph of a wooden plane propeller hanging above a window with orange curtains and below a ceiling of white tiles. The wall behind the propeller is wood-paneled, and the propeller itself has two blades, each tipped with bronze-colored metal.
Date:
April 1985
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters From Dawn Seymour and Margaret Tamplin, April 21, 1984]
Letters from Dawn Seymour and Margaret C. Tamplin to WASP members. The first letter is a listing of several brief group updates, including an upcoming reunion and an attached list of WASP uniform items for sale to members. The second letter is an update on group dues and membership cards.
Date:
April 21, 1984
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn R. B. & Tamplin, Margaret C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale G. Johnson to Cornelia Yerkes, April 4, 1984]
Letter from Lt. Col. Dale Johnson to former WASP Cornelia Yerkes Kafka awarding her the World War II Victory Medal, with the text of a 1977 Congressional law expanding eligibility for campaign awards.
Date:
April 4, 1984
Creator:
Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dale G.Johnson to Charlyne Creger, April 3, 1984]
Letter from Dale G. Johnson to Rosa C. Creger discussing the recently passed laws in regards to militarization of the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) and recognition of their services during World War II.
Date:
April 3, 1984
Creator:
Johnson, Dale G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with M. L. Rea, April 14, 1980
Transcript of an interview with M. L. Rea, a Texas native, Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Rea discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date:
April 14, 1980
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Rea, M. L., 1917-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Order of Fifinella Review of Events #1]
Report from former board members of the Order of Fifinella describing the procession of events leading up to troubles within the structure of the organization.
Date:
April 1980
Creator:
Deaton, Leoti; Nicholas, Betty; Wyall, Marty & Haydu, Bee
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Fifinella Review of Events #2]
Report from former board members of the Order of Fifinella describing the procession of events leading up to troubles within the structure of the organization.
Date:
April 1980
Creator:
Deaton, Leoti; Nicholas, Betty; Wyall, Marty & Haydu, Bee
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gayle Snell to Eleanor "Mickey" Brown, April 20, 1979]
Letter from Gayle Snell to Mickey McLernon Brown discussing trouble developing some photos, tapes, visiting, and a long summary of her work and living situation since leaving the WASP.
Date:
April 20, 1979
Creator:
Snell, Gayle M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History