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Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles Fowler, April 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles Fowler, April 30, 1955]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Charles Fowler discussing the reasons he has not replied to Fowler's letter including having had no major discussions on purchasing a small Louisiana acreage.
Date: April 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Man found] (open access)

[News Script: Man found]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Fort Worth police who say that John Burton- the Pentecostal preacher who has been missing since June sixth has been located unharmed.
Date: June 30, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Casket] (open access)

[News Script: Casket]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about authorities in New Jersey who exhumed the body of Patricia Giesick for what police hope will reveal the crucial clue in the woman' s bizarre hit and run traffic death at New Orleans three days after her marriage to a Texan.
Date: May 30, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sam Corey] (open access)

[News Script: Sam Corey]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Sam Corey, the third figure in the case formerly owned a massage parlor in Dallas.
Date: May 30, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Gay parade] (open access)

[News Script: Gay parade]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas second annual Gay freedom parade which filed through the downtown area.
Date: June 30, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Eli W. Tullis, April 30, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Eli W. Tullis, April 30, 1962]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Eli W. Tullis regrading the message about Thursday night in Dallas, but he mentions that he wouldn't be able to attend since he has dinner at Jack Stoneham's party. But he mentions that they could get a drink or something on Friday night.
Date: April 30, 1962
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner, April 30, 1957] (open access)

[Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner, April 30, 1957]

Letter from Everett R. Cook to Harris L. Kempner about the book he's sending to him.
Date: April 30, 1957
Creator: Cook, Everett R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland discussing installation of elevator at D. W. Kempner residence after removing it from W. P. Weber residence. Includes the order letter with instructions for the same.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland, June 30, 1955]

Letter from D. W. Kempner to A. W. Noland accepting an offer for sale of an Otis Personal Service Elevator and detailing terms of payment. The elevator will be removed from the W. P. Weber residence and installed in the D. W. Kempner residence in Galveston, Texas, by the Otis Elevator Company.
Date: June 30, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Lawrence to T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Lawrence to T. N. Carswell - November 30, 1952]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Thomas Lawrence, Manager Hotel De Soto, New Orleans, LA, dated November 30, 1952. Confirmation of room reservation.
Date: November 30, 1952
Creator: Lawrence, Thomas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cost of Elevator Installation] (open access)

[Cost of Elevator Installation]

Ledger itemizing the cost of installing an elevator at the residence of Mr. D. W. Kempner, totaling $969,087.
Date: November 30, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank (open access)

Combination Drill Bit and Drill Shank

Patent for "Improvements in Combination Drill-Bits and Drill-Shanks" (lines 6-7) including illustrations.
Date: December 30, 1919
Creator: Humason, Granville A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, January 30, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, January 30, 1954]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing their ongoing consideration for whether to buy an Old Eldridge home.
Date: January 30, 1954
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: 6pm Sports update] (open access)

[News Script: 6pm Sports update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 30, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan, November 30, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan, November 30, 1939]

Letter from G. W. Hardy to W. J. Bryan describing his thankfulness for his friends. On the back is a typed out soliloquy from Hamlet.
Date: November 30, 1938
Creator: Hardy, G. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. L. Williams to Cornwall & Stevens, June 30, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from H. L. Williams to Cornwall & Stevens, June 30, 1953]

Letter from H. L. Williams to Cornwall & Stevens discussing that New Orleans coverage is not required.
Date: June 30, 1953
Creator: Williams, Hugh L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Weather update] (open access)

[News Script: Weather update]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: December 30, 1969, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Winifred H. Mills] (open access)

[Letter from Winifred H. Mills]

A letter from Winifred H. Mills to Carl B. Compton regarding the discontinuation of travelling exhibitions.
Date: September 30, 1944
Creator: Mills, Winifred H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1993]

Letter from Charlyne Creger to Rigdon Edwards telling him to make sure her name is written correctly as she is listed as a donor for the "Plague Jewel", about Steve Morgan giving her a set of drawings, and the medicine she has been taking.
Date: June 30, 1993
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Charles Coody] (open access)

[News Script: Charles Coody]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 30, 1969, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Weather] (open access)

[News Script: Weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 30, 1969, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Locking Mechanism (open access)

Locking Mechanism

Patent for locking mechanism, particulalry used in locking liquid dispensing machines.
Date: January 30, 1917
Creator: Bradley, Richard C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History