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Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he flew off of the USS Anzio (CVE-57) for the remainder of the war. He describes an incident where his plane had a failed landing and ended upside-down in the water. Barton had to break some glass in the cockpit to escape. He flew ground support missions over Okinawa. Barton discusses how the radio and radar functioned on his plane. He was discharged several months after the surrender.
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: Barton, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow transcript

Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he flew off of the USS Anzio (CVE-57) for the remainder of the war. He describes an incident where his plane had a failed landing and ended upside-down in the water. Barton had to break some glass in the cockpit to escape. He flew ground support missions over Okinawa. Barton discusses how the radio and radar functioned on his plane. He was discharged several months after the surrender.
Date: November 6, 2010
Creator: Barton, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow (open access)

Oral History Interview with Aaron C. Kulow

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron C. Kulow. Kulow grew up in Michigan and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training, he joined the ship USS Pollux AKS-4 at Norfolk, Virginia. Initially the ship runs trips down to the Carribbean and Brazil but in 1943 is fitted with radar and sent to the Pacific Theater. In the Pacific, the general stores issue ship visited Australia, New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, and the New Hebrides Islands. He then returned to San Francisco in 1944 where his wife met him to get married. He left for the Pacific again and in 1945 traveled to the Philippines. In 1945 Kulow met survivors of the Bataan Death March that had been liberated. He remembers going to a friend's burial in the Philippines. On V-J Day Kulow was at Manila Harbor. He left for America in October 1945 and was discharged in New York December 12, 1945.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kulow, Aaron C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Doug Mitchell at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Doug Mitchell at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. Mitchell stands near a staircase in a performance hall. He wears a tuxedo with a silver vest and smiles towards the camera.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Roy Lierman at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Roy Lierman at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. Lierman wears a silver vest and black bow tie and smiles towards the camera. He is visible from the chest up and stands in a room with numerous members of the Turtle Creek Chorale.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Lye Ellerbach at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Lyle Ellerbach at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. He wears a white button-up shirt, a bow tie, and a silver vest. He stands alone in a large entrance hall and smiles towards the camera.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Bert Martin and Rusty Allen at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Bert Martin (left) and Rusty Allen (right) at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. Rusty stands next to Martin and wears a white t-shirt covered with small turtle illustrations. Martin is visible from the neck upwards. They stand in front of a brown wall in a dimly lit room.
Date: July 19, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Don Jones and Tom Land at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Evan Smith (left) and Fred Owen (right) at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. They are both visible from the chest up, standing next to each other and smiling towards the camera. They wear white button-up shirts and silver vests. They stand in a dimly lit room.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Evan Smith and Fred Owen at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Evan Smith (left) and Fred Owen (right) at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. They both wear silver vests and white button-up shirts. They are visible from the waist up, standing in a dimly lit room and smiling towards the camera.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Bill Kotch at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Bill Kotch at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. He wears a silver vest and smiles towards the camera. He is visible from the chest up and stands near a glass doorway, beyond which two people walk towards a marble staircase.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Bert Martin at Gala Festival VII]

Photograph of Bert Martin at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. Martin wears a white t-shirt with a Texas flag on it. He sits in a dark room and smiles towards the camera.
Date: July 19, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Chris Stinnett, Pat McCann and Rusty Allen at GALA Festival]

Photograph of Turtle Creek Chorale members (l-r) Chris Stinnett, Pat McCann, and Rusty Allen at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. They pose next to each other in front of a red curtain and smile towards the camera.
Date: July 19, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale: Don Dureau, Bryan Tomes, Mark Parker and Tom Jaekels]

Photograph of Turtle Creek Chorale members (l-r) Don Dureau, Bryan Tomes, Mark Parker, and Tom Jaekels at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. They wear silver vests, black suit jackets, and bow ties. They pose next to each other and smile towards the camera.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Turtle Creek Chorale Gala Festival VII Reed Hoke]

Photograph of Reed Hoke at the GALA Festival VII held in Montreal, Canada. He wears a black bow tie and silver vest and smiles towards the camera. He stands in a room with a partial glass ceiling surrounded by additional members of the Turtle Creek Chorale.
Date: July 20, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from H. Leonard Poller, July 22, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from H. Leonard Poller, July 22, 1963]

Letter from H. Leonard Poller thanking Kempner family for gifting a book named 'Henry Cohen: Messenger of the Lord'.
Date: July 22, 1963
Creator: Poller, H. Leonard
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Messrs. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, January 27, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Messrs. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, January 27, 1956]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Messrs. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane asking if the stocks in three Canadian companies they investigated few years ago still have any value.
Date: January 27, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Saidye and Sam Bronfman, 1956] (open access)

[Telegram from Saidye and Sam Bronfman, 1956]

Telegram sent by Saidye and Sam Bronfman to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner sending holiday greetings and best wishes for the coming year.
Date: December 20, 1956, 3:18 p.m.
Creator: Bronfman, Sam & Bronfman, Saidye
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Samuel Bronfman, December 1, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Samuel Bronfman, December 1, 1955]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to Samuel Bronfman discussing an article in the New York Herald about the latter's company that reminded him of their friendship and how infrequently they see each other.
Date: December 1, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bronfman - December 26, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bronfman - December 26, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Sam and Saidye Bronfman thanking them for the kind Christmas greeting, and hoping to greet personally in the near future, perhaps Winter vacation.
Date: December 26, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Rangers who opened a two game series with the Kansas city royals in Kansas city.
Date: August 1, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Rangers who blew a 5- 0 lead then bounced back to defeat Oakland 7- 6.
Date: July 31, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Rangers who dropped back into a tie for second in the American league West division when they dropped a four to nothing decision to the Kansas city royals.
Date: August 2, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Tax reform] (open access)

[News Script: Tax reform]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the house ways and means committee which has completed it' s decision making on a multi billion dollar overhaul of the federal tax law.
Date: August 2, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library