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Oral History Interview with William Alexander Hatcher, December 4, 2008

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Transcript of an interview with William Hatcher, a World War II Army veteran (29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force). Hatcher discusses concerning his his childhood and education; family's experiences in the Great Depression; decision to attend University of Tennessee-Knoxville and major in mechanical engineering; memories of Pearl Harbor attack; decision to join U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942; 1943 call-up; basic training at Ft. Belvoir, Va.; instruction in engineering, communications, and radar repair at City College of New York and Chanute Field, Ill.; assignments to Truax Field, Wis., and Boca Raton, Fla.; meeting future wife, Jean E. Sheppard, at USO Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.; transfer to B-29 unit and bases in Neb. And Kan.; deployment to Guam with 29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, March 1945; details of high-altitude radar repair work; aspects of daily life for American soldiers stationed in Guam; descriptions of devastation of Japan, including Hiroshima; transfer to base on Tinian; return to U.S. in February 1946; wedding; return to UT-Knoxville using GI Bill benefits; work at Oak Ridge; decision to transfer to University of New Mexico for Mrs. Hatcher's health; career with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Convair Corp. of Fort Worth; …
Date: December 4, 2008
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Hatcher, William Alexander, 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting] (open access)

[Minutes from the WASP "Unofficial" Board Meeting]

Minutes from the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006 in Nashville, TN.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Board Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[WASP Board Meeting Agenda]

Agenda for the WASP board meeting held March 25, 2006.
Date: March 25, 2006
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002

Interview with Phillip Patton, an aircraft mechanic in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about life before the war, his experiences overseas, and returning home post-war.
Date: December 30, 2004
Creator: Elterman, Dora & Patton, Phillip
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002

Interview with Phillip Patton, an aircraft mechanic in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about life before the war, his experiences overseas, and returning home post-war.
Date: April 11, 2002
Creator: Elterman, Dora & Patton, Phillip
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charlyne Creger, December, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger, December, 1995]

Letter from Charlyne Creger discussing the past year's activities, such as traveling, seeing old friends, attending WASP events, and visiting her sister, Violet.
Date: December 1995
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

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

[Photograph of 714th Tank Battalion Headquarters Reunion]

Photograph of a room full of older men and women sitting at long tables set for a meal. A handwritten note on the photo says "Nashville - 1983. HQ/714."
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Roth, October 15, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thomas Roth, October 15, 1977

Interview with Thomas Roth regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: October 15, 1977
Creator: Bowman, Larry & Roth, Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Randolph Lockwood, August 24, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Randolph Lockwood, August 24, 1974

Interview with Randolph S. Lockwood regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941. It also contains a list of corrections made to the interview for content regarding phrases that were initially mis-typed.
Date: August 24, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lockwood, Randolph S.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "War Remembered by Women Pilots"] (open access)

[Clipping: "War Remembered by Women Pilots"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about World War 2 and the WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note on Byrd Granger's Documentation for WASP Hearings] (open access)

[Note on Byrd Granger's Documentation for WASP Hearings]

A note written on a letterhead from the Texas State Board of Education that reads, "Byrd Granger's documentation for WASP hearings 1977-1978".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Tanks and Plane]

Postcard of tanks on a road with a plane flying over. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Air Ground Support by Armored Regt. Tenn. Maneuvers." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "Lois, please put these with my other pictures when you finished with 'em. Thanks. Love, Clarence."
Date: [1952..1954]
Creator: Whitefield, Clarence
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fessler Sitting on Half-Track]

Photograph of Lawrence Fessler sitting on top of a half-track in a forest while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Field and Hill in Tennessee]

Photograph of a field and a tree-covered hill somewhere in Tennessee.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Rolfes in the Forest]

Photograph of Herman Rolfes standing in front of several guns and other equipment in the forest while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bivouac Camp and Tanks]

Photograph of soldiers in a row of small tents, with a row of tanks behind them. A handwritten note on the photo says "Bivouac - Tenn. Maneuvers."
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Washing Tanks]

Photograph of soldiers standing on tanks and washing them. A handwritten note on the photo says "Washing tanks- Brush Creek, Tenn. Note canvas bucket."
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Soldiers]

Photograph of three soldiers, including Sgt. Leonard Bunch, in a forest while maneuvers in Tennessee. Two of them stand, and one lounges on the ground in front of several boxes and equipment.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of Training Manouvers]

Flip album containing twelve photographs of soldiers during training exercises, taken during World War II. Several of the images include soldiers at campsites or standing near overturned armored vehicles.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier in the Woods]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier lying down in the woods while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Leaning Over]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier leaning over in a field while on maneuvers in Tennessee. Several trucks are visible in the background.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Around a Truck]

Photograph of several soldiers standing around a truck parked in a field in front of a tree.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers in Army Camps]

Flip album of United States soldiers in and around various camp locations.
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History