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[Photograph 2012.201.B0236.0164]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Maureen Connolly, 21, the celebrated "Little Mo," tennis star announced Monday she will turn professional and joined the advisory staff of a sporting goods firm."
Date: February 7, 1956
Creator: Lasker, Steve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oral History Interview with William J. Bates, February 7, 2001

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Interview with Navy veteran William J. Bates including personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, youth and education, the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, flight training, leaving naval aviation and attending Midshipman's School, being assigned to APc-21, operations off the coast of New Guinea with the VII Amphibious Force, providing escort duty for LCTs during assaults along the coast of New Guinea, the sinking of APc-21 by Japanese planes off New Britain Island, recuperating in New Guinea, returning to the States and being assigned to ATR-22, transferring to fleet tug ARA-182 as commanding officer, having convoy duty in the South Pacific, riding out a typhoon, disposing of Navy equipment after the war, and returning to the States.
Date: February 7, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bates, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library