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Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.
Date:
March 31, 2009
Creator:
Solis, John G.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John G. Solis, March 31, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John G. Solis of Irving, Texas. He discusses enlisting in the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1942, and was sent to the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas for bootcamp. In bootcamp Mr. Solis talks about learning to shoot rifles by shooting clay pigeons and presentations held to teach how to identify enemy aircraft. While learning to fly, Mr. Solis was assigned to Bombing Squadron 1. In 1944 Mr. Solis ended up with the Torpedo Squadron 100 flying torpedo planes in Oahu, Hawaii. His squadron never saw combat, but he did witness U.S. ships getting destroyed by Kamikaze planes during the Okinawa invasion. He helped in some Naval strikes in Japan from March to June of 1945 before returning to the states for leave. Mr. Solis was still at home on leave when the war officially ended, and he was discharged on September 14th of 1948 due to signing up for a 6-year contract instead of the normal 4-year one.
Date:
March 31, 2009
Creator:
Solis, John G.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Koger, July 14, 2006
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Interview with James Koger, Army veteran, concerning his memories of childhood in Des Moines, Iowa, Peoria, Illinois, San Antonio, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; decision to enroll at University of Oklahoma; being drafted in 1945; training in Army Corps of Engineers; service in postwar occupation of Japan; decision to return to University of Oklahoma; career as aviation engineer with General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas. Appendix includes photo of interviewee.
Date:
July 14, 2006
Creator:
Moye, J. Todd & Koger, James
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James William Harrison, January 27, 2005
Interview with James William "Bill" Harrison, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He explains how he joined the navy in San Diego without going to boot camp. He worked on an oil tanker that shipped out to Pearl Harbor a month after the attack there and transported fuel out of San Diego to various ships at sea. He was then transfered to Admiral Nimitz's public relations department. There he and two others wrote stories about the action in the Pacific theater, particularly about the Battle of Midway. They also contributed to a radio show and worked with the national press corps. He then worked at the Naval Air Station in Seattle before traveling to Hilo, Hawaii to meet with soldiers who had returned from Tarawa. In Texas, he attended officer training school and college at Southwestern University. After the war ended, he studied at the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma for law school. He recalls an incident in which his office released a story about a cat that had kittens on board a cruiser; they reported this good news from the Pacific prior to the Battle of Midway. He also met Admirals Nimitz …
Date:
January 27, 2005
Creator:
Parish, Brainerd & Harrison, James William
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]
Card with a photograph of Charlyne Creger as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. On the back is a list of information, such as her WASP class number, her station and assignments, and her career after the WASP. A more recent photo of Charlyne is printed in the top left corner of the back, and a quote from her reads, "How do I feel about being a WASP? Out of nothing, it made me something, because it gave me the courage to try anything!".
Date:
2001
Creator:
Wings Across America
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]
An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date:
1996
Creator:
Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History
Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date:
May 26, 1988
Creator:
Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Tornado Special]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date:
April 14, 1982
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Tornado special]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date:
1982
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Harrell Edmund Chiles, 1980
Interview with Harrell Edmund Chiles, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Western Company. He discusses his family, formation of the Western Company, oil exploration, history of the oil industry in Texas, his political views, and his "I'm Mad" campaign.
Date:
1980-01/1980-09
Creator:
Smallwood, J. B. & Chiles, H. E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: July]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about with July 4th which is just a few days away.
Date:
July 2, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Waco racer fatal]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a speedboat racer who was killed in Waco during a race at the Lake Waco summer Regatta.
Date:
June 30, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: NATSOF coming]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a new north and west segment which have been added to the Dallas transit system to complete the crosstown bus loop around Dallas.
Date:
June 2, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Kidnap]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped by a truck driver is reported safe and back home in Salina, Kansas.
Date:
April 19, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Mullins Arrest]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of arresting the owner of X-rated movie houses of Fort Worth.
Date:
December 10, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Estrada]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Arlington stadium where Rangers closed out their series against Kansas City with an 8- 3 win.
Date:
July 1, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Crampton wins]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about by winning the American golf classic Bruce Crampton who cashed in on his fourth title of the season and vaulted into first place on the year' s money list with 204 thousand dollars.
Date:
June 24, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Baseball and rangers]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas rangers which would like for all of their days to go as well as this one has.
Date:
June 22, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Rangers who may have paid a sizable bonus to sign David Clyde the high school pitching sensation from Houston, but he has already given them a return on their dollar and he has not thrown a competitive pitch as yet.
Date:
June 20, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Texas Rangers]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Texas ranger fans who are showing more interest in a Rookie on the team than they are on the outcome of the daily play of the Rangers.
Date:
June 20, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Major league baseball]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a good day to be proficient at ice skating as experts in two different forms of the sport found their talents to be the million-dollar variety.
Date:
June 19, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: New York]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Ernie Shaver who valuated into the middle of the heavyweight picture by flooring Jimmy Ellis with a thundering right uppercut and knocking him out in the first round of a scheduled in round fight Monday night at Madison square garden.
Date:
June 18, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Open golf]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Johnny Miller who was upset because he felt he had blown himself out of contention for the 73rd U. S open title with a five over par 76 in the third round.
Date:
June 17, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Rangers]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Baltimore righthander Jim Palmer who came within an eyelash or two of pitching a perfect game against the Texas rangers.
Date:
June 16, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library