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Oral History Interview with Geoffrey Bryson Fisken, May 1, 1993

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Interview with Geoffrey Fisken, a veteran of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, concerning his experiences as a combat pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fisken discusses the fall of Singapore, Guadalcanal operations, air combat against Japanese Zeros, and his release from duty in December of 1943.
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Daniels, John & Fisken, Geoffrey Bryson
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
GDFW This Week, Volume 6, Number 1, January 10, 1992 (open access)

GDFW This Week, Volume 6, Number 1, January 10, 1992

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: January 10, 1992
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Fort Worth Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 36, September 20, 1991 (open access)

GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 36, September 20, 1991

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: September 20, 1991
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Fort Worth Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 1, January 11, 1991 (open access)

GDFW This Week, Volume 5, Number 1, January 11, 1991

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Fort Worth Division of General Dynamics containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: January 11, 1991
Creator: General Dynamics Corporation. Fort Worth Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Baird, 1998

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Interview with Navy veteran Melvin R. "Pancho" Baird. It includes a combination of interviewing and reading from Baird's personal correspondence about his pre-World War II experiences with the U.S. Asiatic Fleet and his later experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Baird talks about his stationing aboard the destroyer USS Alden as a radioman, the grounding of the SS President Hoover off of Hoishito Island, the Sino-Japanese War, liberty ashore various Asian port cities, events on the South China Patrol, civilian activities after his discharge, activities as a radio technician on Blue Beach during the Okinawan Campaign, kamikaze actions on Okinawa, and typical shipboard routine.
Date: August 18, 1998
Creator: Baird, James & Baird, Melvin R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library