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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
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1969
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1969
Creator:
Cooke, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thorndale Champion (Thorndale, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1917
Weekly newspaper from Thorndale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1917
Creator:
Cowan, Norine
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Thorndale Thorn. (Thorndale, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Thorndale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1914
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1967
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1967
Creator:
Cooke, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1966
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1966
Creator:
Cooke, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1968
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1968
Creator:
Cooke, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. [51], No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1924
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1924
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 09, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1904
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1904
Creator:
Tanner, C. L.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1906
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1906
Creator:
Kennon, R. W. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. [51], No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1923
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1923
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1910
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1910
Creator:
Kennon, R. W. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 05, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1921
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1921
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1928
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1928
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1941
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1941
Creator:
Cooke, W. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. [45], No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1918
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1918
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 31, 1913
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 31, 1913
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1916
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1942
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 31, 1942
Creator:
Cooke, W. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1933
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1933
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter. (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 06, No. 02, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 31, 1899
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1899
Creator:
Kennon, R. W. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 31, 1914
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 31, 1914
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1929
Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1929
Creator:
Cooke, John Esten
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History