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Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Reports to the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated 1983-1985, July 1985 (open access)

Official Reports to the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Incorporated 1983-1985, July 1985

Presented at the 27th Western Area Conference, this book contains official reports of the activities of Western Area chapters of The Links, Inc. Chapter activities are primarily related to the arts, community service for youths, and national and international issues of concern. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1985 (open access)

Minutes and Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc., July 1985

Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. Western Area.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The President's Report: The Western Area Conference, Anaheim, California, July 1985 (open access)

The President's Report: The Western Area Conference, Anaheim, California, July 1985

This report to the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. presents a summary of the activities and events of the 27th Western Area Conference, where the chapter's president served as a delegate. It contains descriptions of business sessions, voting results, and accounts. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.
Date: July 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K. Stewart to Eduardo Morga - 1977-07-18] (open access)

[Letter from K. Stewart to Eduardo Morga - 1977-07-18]

Copy of a letter from K. Stewart, Unit Manager at Search International, to Eduardo Morga, LULAC National President, dated July 18, 1977. The letter refers to an outstanding balance accrued by League of United Latin American Citizens at Ramada Inn which has been sent to Search International for collection.
Date: July 18, 1977
Creator: Stewart, K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Bush, Yarborough, Patman] (open access)

[News Script: Bush, Yarborough, Patman]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 28, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bush, Yarborough, Patman] (open access)

[News Script: Bush, Yarborough, Patman]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1969-08-28T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the LULAC National Home Committee - 1964-12-07] (open access)

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the LULAC National Home Committee - 1964-12-07]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the LULAC National Home Committee, dated December 7, 1964, requesting information to be used to compile a report by the Committee to Investigate LULAC Corporations.
Date: December 7, 1964
Creator: Valdez, Frank M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of Villa Del Norte, Incorporated - 1964-12-07] (open access)

[Letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of Villa Del Norte, Incorporated - 1964-12-07]

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter from Frank M. Valdez to the Chairman of the Board of Villa Del Norte, Incorporated, dated December 7, 1964, requesting information to be used to compile a report by the Committee to Investigate LULAC Corporations.
Date: December 7, 1964
Creator: Valdez, Frank M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, Miss Cecile Kempner, Mrs. MacDonald Lynch, I. H. Kempner III, Mrs. Frances O. Ullman and E. R. Thompson, Jr., January 16, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, Miss Cecile Kempner, Mrs. MacDonald Lynch, I. H. Kempner III, Mrs. Frances O. Ullman and E. R. Thompson, Jr., January 16, 1957]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Mrs. Kempner Thorne, Miss Cecile Kempner, Mrs. MacDonald Lynch, I. H. Kempner III, Mrs. Frances O. Ullman and E. R. Thompson, Jr. informing about enclosing a report of the meeting of the certificate holders of H. Kempner and discussing about the fourth paragraph in the report.
Date: January 16, 1957
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History