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Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders. He lists the three main survival lessons he learned from the seasoned English soldiers: having a batman to back you up, digging a two-man foxhole, and waiting for the ""crack and thump."" Scheffel how the ""crack and thump"" lesson would later save his life when he was seriously wounded when attacking the Siegfried Line. From England he went to Algeria with the British troops on the Scythia. The ship is torpedoed off the coast limps into Algiers. Scheffel made the decision to leave the British Highlanders and join up with American 9th Division in February 1943. The division went into Tunisia. Then he was sent to spend another month with the …
Date:
May 10, 2000
Creator:
Scheffel, Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ben Russell, April 22, 1988
Interview with Ben Russell, a United States Navy veteran from Memphis Tennessee, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the light cruiser USS Phoenix.
Date:
April 22, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Russell, Ben
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cook and Company, March 15, 1957]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cook and Company discussing an invitation for him to join the Galveston $500 Club, who's goal is to support the growth and industry of Galveston.
Date:
March 15, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hugo Dixon to Isaac H. Kempner, October 29, 1963]
Letter from Hugo Dixon to Isaac H. Kempner discussing the Geo H. Mc Fadden & Bro. anniversary dinner.
Date:
October 29, 1962
Creator:
Dixon, Hugo N.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["King: Montgomery to Memphis" civil rights film segments]
Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of segments from the civil rights documentary "King: Montgomery to Memphis" from May 24th, 1991. The U-Matic footage shows clips from the 1960s civil rights movement featuring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders involved in southern non violent protests.
Date:
May 24, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: From Dalcops]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas police who are preparing charges against a man arrested in connection with the disappearance of Dallas business executive Dan Burney.
Date:
June 3, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the high flying Rangers who have now won nine of their last 13 games including five of seven on the current road swing.
Date:
June 11, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the day Billy Martin and the Texas rangers who have been preparing for the past few weeks for the opening of the 1974 major league Baseball season.
Date:
April 3, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bank robbery]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about two Texas men who are in custody in Tennessee.
Date:
March 19, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Robbers]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story two unemployed Texans who are in a jail are charged with a $50, 000 bank robbery.
Date:
March 19, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Stock Show Bull]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of the 78th Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show which starts its annual 10-day run in Fort Worth and the participants have gathered.
Date:
January 24, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of a Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr. to Mr. Albert Russel, May 15, 1951]
Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr. to Mr. Albert Russel discussing plans for a Houston Chamber of Commerce citizens committee and a conference meeting to discuss actions of the company, listing potential resources and people to discuss company problems with.
Date:
May 15, 1951
Creator:
Fleming, Lamar, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. G. Robinson to Cotton Shippers, July 6, 1951]
Letter from F. G. Robinson to Cotton Shippers discussing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and their steps to establish joint through rates and routes with transit privileges at Galveston on cotton from their Oklahoma and west Texas points to the southeast.
Date:
July 6, 1951
Creator:
Robinson, F. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Harris Leon Kempner, June 29, 1964]
Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Harris Leon Kempner discussing about the equipments and testing machines at Pilot Spinning Laboratory, along with the research work at the mills and suggesting to do business with them.
Date:
June 29, 1964
Creator:
Thompson, Edward Randall, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Harris Leon Kempner, June 26, 1964]
Letter from Edward R. Thompson, Jr. to Harris Leon Kempner discussing about the equipments and testing machines at Pilot Spinning Laboratory, along with the research work at the mills and suggesting to do business with them.
Date:
June 26, 1964
Creator:
Thompson, Edward Randall, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Edward Randall Thompson, Jr., November 24, 1959]
Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Edward Randall Thompson, Jr. informing Mr. W. L. Murdoch's invitation to report to school at 8 AM on January 4th.
Date:
November 24, 1959
Creator:
Alpert, Arthur M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Murdoch to Arthur M. Alpert, November 23, 1959]
Letter from W. L. Murdoch to Arthur M. Alpert informing about reporting time for Mr. Edward Thompson, Jr. and Mr. Futoshi Chanoki to join the Murdoch's Exclusive Cotton Classing and Buying School.
Date:
November 23, 1959
Creator:
Murdoch, W. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, January 2, 1957]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about soil bank and need for meeting of trustees.
Date:
January 2, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer, April 25, 1955]
Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dan Oppenheimer discussing about the attached memorandum of conversation with J. C. Wilson and details regarding his trip to Memphis for a cotton meeting.
Date:
April 25, 1955
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. M. Grout to I. H. Kempner, April 28, 1949]
Letter from F. M. Grout to I. H. Kempner offering Mrs. Kempner to exchange her stocks in the Colonial Baking Company for $150.00 per share.
Date:
April 28, 1949
Creator:
Grout, F. M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Dave Nathan, November 7, 1952]
Letter (air mail) from Harris Leon Kempner to Dave Nathan informing about enclosing check to restore the Bayside Warehouse contributions.
Date:
November 7, 1952
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. B. Snowden to Harris L. Kempner, October 11, 1955]
Letter from R. B. Snowden to Harris L. Kempner thanking him for the donation and discussing his opinion on various amendments proposed by the Eisenhower Administration.
Date:
October 11, 1955
Creator:
Snowden, R. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Baird to Arthur M. Alpert, September 29, 1960]
Letter from Jim Baird to Arthur M. Alpert informing about sending a camera by Mr. Matsuda and requesting for remittance after receipt of the camera.
Date:
September 29, 1960
Creator:
Baird, Jim
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. L. Minkus to I. H. Kempner, March 26, 1952]
Letter from W. L. Minkus to I. H. Kempner discussing stock in Colonial Baking Company of Galveston and Memphis.
Date:
March 26, 1952
Creator:
Minkus, W. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History