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Oral History Interview with Shuford M. Alexander, Jr., December 2, 1999

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Interview with engineer and Army Air Forces veteran Shuford M. Alexander, Jr. The interview includes Alexander's personal experiences about being a fighter pilot in Italy during World War II, basic training, flight training, various assignments and transfers, Operation STRANGLE, being shot down by flak over Piacenza, and being rescued by Italian partisans. Additionally, Alexander talks about his link-up with a British A-4 Mission and his attempt to reach Allied lines, his betrayal by a German agent and his subsequent capture, escaping and continuing his search for Allied lines, his observations and opinions about the partisans, a second encounter with a British A-4 Mission, the Martani family in the village of Tosca, his group's trek through mountain snow to reach Allied lines, meeting with British paratroopers and with African-American soldiers from the 92nd Infantry Division, and his reunion with his squadron in Pisa. The interview includes an appendix with a narrative by Alexander.
Date: December 2, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Alexander, Shuford M., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 37, Pages 20589 to 21285, November 29 - December 10, 1999 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 37, Pages 20589 to 21285, November 29 - December 10, 1999

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: December 1999
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Wilbur H. Ford, November 18, 1999

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Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Wilbur H. Ford. The interview includes Ford's personal experiences about being a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II, training, transferring to the Army Air Force from the Army, flight training, B-17 transition training, and crew training. Ford also talks about his assignment to the 401st Bomb Group, enemy flak, the highlights of his nine missions over Germany, battle damage to his plane, the Dresden raid, returning to the States, and transition training in B-29s for transfer to the Pacific Theater.
Date: November 18, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Ford, Wilbur H.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with E. Benjamin Dunn, November 16, 1999

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Interview with E. Benjamin Dunn, a Army WWII veteran and POW from Gorham, Illinois, who was captured by the Japanese on Java with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion.") Dunn discusses training in the Army, transfer to 2-131 and deployment to the Pacific, the fall of Java and being captured, experiences in internment in Batavia and later Changi Prison Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, and liberation.
Date: November 16, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dunn, E. Benjamin
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Warren D. Crumbling, November 13, 1999

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Interview with Warren D. Crumbling, Army veteran, special agent, and member of the White House Security Detail for President Lyndon B. Johnson. The interview includes Crumbling's personal experiences about education and employment before entering the military, basic training, various assignments, and being appointed to the White House Security Detail at President Lyndon B. Johnson's LBJ Ranch. Additionally, Crumbling talks about relations between the military and civilian law enforcement authorities in San Antonio during World War II, his marriage, his fourth enlistment and assignment to Kobe, Japan, various stateside assignments, his retirement from the Army, President and Mrs. Johnson, and his retirement from the Secret Service.
Date: November 13, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Crumbling, Warren D.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with James N. Hall, November 10, 1999

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Interview with James N. Hall, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Burkburnett, Texas. Hall discusses joining the Air Force from college, basic training, classification, flight training, the P-47, fighter tactics, deplyoment to Le Culot Airfield in Belgium, his first mission, briefings and intelligence, Air Support Parties, close air support, flak, bomber escort, air-to-air encounters, casualties, logistics, German civilians, crash landings, V-E Day, and return to civilian life.
Date: November 10, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hall, James N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 19 (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 19

The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: November 1999
Creator: United States. Congress.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 20 (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 20

The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: November 1999
Creator: United States. Congress.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 33, Pages 18266 to 18849, November 1 - November 12, 1999 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 33, Pages 18266 to 18849, November 1 - November 12, 1999

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: November 1999
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 35, Pages 19325 to 19996, November 15 - November 26, 1999 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 35, Pages 19325 to 19996, November 15 - November 26, 1999

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: November 1999
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert H. Flatley, October 27, 1999

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Interview with business executive and Army Air Forces veteran Robert H. Flatley. The interview includes Flatley's personal experiences about being a P-38 pilot in the Pacific Theater during the World War II, basic training, flight training, P-38 training, various assignments and missions, and the destruction of forty-seven locomotives. Flatley also talks about various missions to targets in the Philippines, activities between combat missions, postwar military activities in the Philippines, and postwar adjustments to civilian life.
Date: October 27, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Flatley, Robert H.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harry Bradford Urey, Jr., October 14, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Harry Bradford Urey, Jr., a mechanical engineer and Army Air Forces veteran (454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-26 pilot in the European Theater during World War II.
Date: October 14, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Urey, Harry Bradford, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Fiske Hanley, October 13, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Fiske Hanley, an aeronautical engineer and Army Air Forces veteran (398th Bomb Squadron, 504th Bomb Group, 313th Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force), concerning his experiences during World War II, including as a flight engineer aboard B-29s in the Pacific Theater and as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese.
Date: October 13, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hanley, Fiske, II, 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archivos de Laredo: Documents for the History of Laredo (open access)

Archivos de Laredo: Documents for the History of Laredo

Translation and summaries of materials from the Laredo Archives, held by St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas; the documents contain information related to the history of Laredo, including religion, political life, ordinances and laws, education, military life, and land questions.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Wood, Robert D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 17 (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 17

The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: October 1999
Creator: United States. Congress.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 18 (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, Volume 145, Part 18

The Congressional Record contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: October 1999
Creator: United States. Congress.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emissions Inventory Questionnaire Package, 1999 (open access)

Emissions Inventory Questionnaire Package, 1999

Report by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission on the Emissions Inventory Questionnaire Package, including general information, new accounts, updates, blank forms, and other relevant information.
Date: October 1999
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Technical Analysis Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 29, Pages 15863 to 16458, September 20 - October 1, 1999 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 29, Pages 15863 to 16458, September 20 - October 1, 1999

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: October 1999
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 31, Pages 17012 to 17627, October 4 - October 15, 1999 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 31, Pages 17012 to 17627, October 4 - October 15, 1999

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: October 1999
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 32, Pages 17628 to 18265, October 18 - October 29, 1999 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 14, No. 32, Pages 17628 to 18265, October 18 - October 29, 1999

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: October 1999
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of North Texas Schedule of Classes: Fall 1999 (open access)

University of North Texas Schedule of Classes: Fall 1999

Schedule of classes at the University of North Texas for the Fall semester providing a list of classes that will be offered by department, with times and locations. It also includes class indexes and other information about registration procedures, exams, tuition, and related topics.
Date: Autumn 1999
Creator: University of North Texas. Registrar.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert Seidel, September 7, 1999

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Interview with Robert Seidel, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from Elkhart, Indiana, who served in the 763rd Bomb Squadron in the European Theater. Accompanied by his wife Helen, Seidel discusses his family, the start of the war and joining the Air Corps, training as a flight engineer, assignment to the B-24 and deployment to Spinazzola, Italy, flying combat missions, life at the base, ditching his aircraft near Salzburg and getting captured, being interrogated, internment at Stalag Luft IV, liberation, and returning to the US. In appendix are three photos of Seidel, his B-24 crew, and their aircraft, Seidel's papers from when he was a German prisoner, his POW log book, the official narrative report of the mission he was lost on, and a letter from his family while he was in Italy.
Date: September 7, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Seidel, Robert
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William E. Cooper, September 7, 1999

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Interview with business executive and Army Air Forces veteran William E. Cooper. The interview includes Cooper's personal experiences about being a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater, pre-flight and flight training, various assignments, and dropping supplies by parachute to prisoners-of-war. Cooper also talks about living on Guam, mechanical weaknesses of the B-29, his descriptions of Nagasaki and Hiroshima from the air after the dropping of the atomic bombs, his disappointment with not being able to fly combat missions, postwar duty as a test pilot on Guam, and his postwar civilian activities.
Date: September 7, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cooper, William E.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Thomas Richard Young, September 3, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Thomas Richard Young, artist and Army Air Forces veteran (463rd Bomb Group, 774th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot and a prisoner-of-war in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes a photocopy of a drawing titled, "North Compound, Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany, January, 1945."
Date: September 3, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Young, Thomas Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library