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Oral History Interview with Earl E. Ambrose, October 6, 2007

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Interview with Earl E. Ambrose, Korean War veteran, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. The interview includes Ambrose's personal experiences of childhood, basic training, volunteering for service in Korea, and attending Arlington State College using GI Bill benefits. Additionally, Ambrose discusses family experiences in military service, the decision to join the Marines, assignments to Quantico and Yorktown, Virginia, his brief combat experience and assignment to the Main Line of Resistance near the Imjin River, his discharge from the Marines, and his career with Bell Helicopter.
Date: October 6, 2007
Creator: Ball, Gregory & Ambrose, Earl E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Rick Dale, November 26, 2007

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Interview with U.S. Marine Corps Pilot Richard Dale as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. The interview includes Dale's personal experiences of childhood, education at Baylor University and Texas A&M, attending training at Camp Pendleton, California, Quantico, Virginia, and officer candidate school. Additionally, Dale talks about his decision to enter the Marines aviation program, his assignments to various naval air stations, the particulars of "tailhook" aviation, and his civilian career with Northwest Airlines. The interview also includes an appendix with a photograph and an active duty summary.
Date: November 26, 2007
Creator: Bristow, Lauren & Dale, Richard C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Evelyn Brown, October 30, 2007

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Interview with Evelyn Brown, Vietnam War-era veteran of the US Navy, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. The interview includes Brown's personal experiences of childhood and education in Pennsylvania, attending nursing school, enlisting in the Navy Nurse Corps, and being involved with veterans organizations. Additionally, Brown discusses her coming out experience, her assignment to facilities in Florida, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Camp Lejeune, N.C., and Quantico, Virginia, her decision to leave service upon assignment to USS Sanctuary, a hospital ship stationed off the coast of Vietnam, and her opinions regarding the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Date: October 30, 2007
Creator: Mims, Dennis Michael & Brown, Evelyn
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Haynes, September 19, 2001

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Interview with Major General Frederick Haynes, a Marine WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Haynes discusses growing up, becoming an officer in the Marine Corps, being a small arms instructor, assignment to the 28th Marines and training for combat, various experiences fighting the Battle of Iwo Jima, and reflections on battle.
Date: September 19, 2001
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Haynes, Frederick E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Walter B. Baker to PFC Walter B. Baker, Jr., July 7, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Walter B. Baker to PFC Walter B. Baker, Jr., July 7, 1945]

Letter from Walter B. Baker to Walter B. Baker, Jr. discussing details regarding and planning transportation to Houston. Harris L. Kempner and C. K. Dickson are cc'd.
Date: July 7, 1945
Creator: Baker, Walter B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner III, August 19, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Isaac H. Kempner III, August 19, 1953]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to his nephew Isaac H. Kempner III discussing his dissatisfaction with training for the military and offering to allow him to work for one fo the family businesses should he want to shift careers.
Date: April 19, 1953
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion Lee Kempner, December 2, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion Lee Kempner, December 2, 1965]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Marion Lee Kempner discussing several personal and business related topics.
Date: December 2, 1965
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, March 14, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, March 14, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner discussing the individual companies that have started off from H. Kempner or Sugarland Industries. The same individuals owning shares in the Sugar Company do not also own shares in its minor companies.
Date: March 14, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, February 15, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner, February 15, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Denny Kempner discussing the annual statement of the Sugar Company, and their plan to build a raw sugar warehouse. He hopes to hear from him and Tim very soon.
Date: February 15, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner, January 9, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner, January 9, 1956]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner discussing family updates, and an upcoming French Line cruise.
Date: January 9, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Porter, R. Bruce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History