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Oral History Interview with Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., April 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., April 2002

Interview with Sergeant Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., a United States Marine veteran of the Vietnam War originally from Galveston, Texas. Sergeant Hildenbrand answers questions and elaborates on his service time such as his training and incidents that his unit encountered. He tells of all the bombs the enemy would make and his being a part of the Tet Offensive of 1969.
Date: April 2002
Creator: Garcia, Melinda & Hildenbrand, Tom, Jr.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., April 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., April 2002

Interview with Sergeant Tom Hildenbrand, Jr., a United States Marine veteran of the Vietnam War originally from Galveston, Texas. Sergeant Hildenbrand answers questions and elaborates on his service time such as his training and incidents that his unit encountered. He tells of all the bombs the enemy would make and his being a part of the Tet Offensive of 1969.
Date: June 12, 2003
Creator: Garcia, Melinda & Hildenbrand, Tom, Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001

Interview with Gene Buehring, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam and was wounded in action. Buehring describes what every day life was like in the service and his experiences upon returning home. He also talks about meeting Bob Hope and the two times he was injured on duty.
Date: April 15, 2003
Creator: Reitmeier, Sara & Buehring, Gene
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion J. Levy, Jr., July 21, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion J. Levy, Jr., July 21, 1965]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion J. Levy, Jr. an article from The Nation and his discussion with Alma about finances.
Date: July 21, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Messrs. Bullis, Byrd, Donovan, Luce, and Spaatz to Harris and Ruth Kempner, May 8, 1955] (open access)

[Telegram from Messrs. Bullis, Byrd, Donovan, Luce, and Spaatz to Harris and Ruth Kempner, May 8, 1955]

Telegram sent by Messrs. Bullis, Byrd, Donovan, Luce, and Spaatz on behalf of the International Rescue Committee to Harris and Ruth Kempner, requesting donations for a fund to help support refugees fleeing North Vietnam. The telegram was sent via Western Union.
Date: May 8, 1955
Creator: Bullis, Harry A.; Byrd, Richard E.; Donovan, William J.; Luce, Henry & Spaatz, Carl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner, January 8, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner, January 8, 1959]

Letter from Dillon Anderson to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for his letter of January 6, enclosed with a copy of he Foreign Policy Bulletin on Laos which is of his interest. So, Anderson requests Kempner to suggest any names of the people who are living in The Philippines, South Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand so he could ouch bases with them.
Date: January 8, 1959
Creator: Anderson, Dillon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gene Buehring, April 29, 2001

Interview with Gene Buehring, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam and was wounded in action. Buehring describes what every day life was like in the service and his experiences upon returning home. He also talks about meeting Bob Hope and the two times he was injured on duty.
Date: April 29, 2001
Creator: Reitmeier, Sara & Buehring, Gene
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Samuel P. Hayes to Harris L. Kempner, January 23, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Samuel P. Hayes to Harris L. Kempner, January 23, 1967]

Letter from Samuel P. Hayes to Harris L. Kempner inviting him to an informal meeting with New York Times editor Harrison Salisbury, who has just returned from North Vietnam.
Date: January 23, 1967
Creator: Hayes, Samuel P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Leo Cherne to H. Kempner, December 17, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Leo Cherne to H. Kempner, December 17, 1954]

Letter from Leo Cherne to H. Kempner asking for donations to support Vietnam and convince to them to not become a communist nation.
Date: December 17, 1954
Creator: Cherne, Leo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harry A. Bullis, Leo Cherne, Paul G. Hoffman, and General Carl Spaatz to Isaac H. Kempner, October 22, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harry A. Bullis, Leo Cherne, Paul G. Hoffman, and General Carl Spaatz to Isaac H. Kempner, October 22, 1954]

Letter from the Dinner Committee of the International Rescue Committee to Isaac H. Kempner inviting him to a dinner meeting where they will collect money for the Freedom Fund.
Date: October 22, 1954
Creator: Bullis, Harry A.; Cherne, Leo; Hoffman, Paul G. & Spaatz, Carl
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History