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[Letter from Tsung O. Cheng to Harris Leon Kempner, September 11, 1961] (open access)

[Letter from Tsung O. Cheng to Harris Leon Kempner, September 11, 1961]

Letter from Tsung O. Cheng to Harris Leon Kempner letting him know that they just moved to Flushing and also provided his new address. He then mention about the food problem in China and was hoping Kempner would contribute for such a case.
Date: September 11, 1961
Creator: Cheng, Tsung O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the reunion of families when the Monterey picked up war brides and their babies from all over the Pacific and brought them back to the States. He transferred to a Liberty ship that brought German war criminals back to the States from South America, although he believes that the majority of the passengers were actually concentration camp survivors. D’Agostino was discharged but was drafted again during the Korean War and served as a radio relay operator atop a mountain in dangerous and harsh winter conditions. When he was discharged a second time, he applied his kitchen experience and attended Cornell’s hotel school. D’Agostino became the director of food service for Trans World Airlines. Before retiring, he moved …
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus, July 12, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus, July 12, 1965]

Letter from Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus expressing gratefulness for all the farewell events.
Date: July 12, 1965
Creator: Dreyfus, A. Stanley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Institute for Research in Biography to D. W. Kempner, September 28, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from the Institute for Research in Biography to D. W. Kempner, September 28, 1949]

Letter from the Institute for Research in Biography to D. W. Kempner regarding a Press Proof of his biography, asking him to review it and make any changes or corrections as required. A "Special Publication Offer" card is attached.
Date: September 28, 1949
Creator: Institute for Research in Biography
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sol S. Steinberg to D. W. Kempner, February 24, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Sol S. Steinberg to D. W. Kempner, February 24, 1953]

Letter from Sol S. Steinberg to D. W. Kempner informing about a package packed in dry ice.
Date: February 24, 1953
Creator: Steinberg, Sol S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History