Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 2007 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2007 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 23, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 2007 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 2007 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eagle & Stars]

Drawing of a bald eagle head, facing the left, with five stars in a semi-circle above; the star at the top is shaded in red and the two at the bottom of the arc are shaded in blue.
Date: August 6, 2007
Creator: Penney, Jeffrey
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 2007 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History