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Oral History Interview with William R. Sanchez, June 24, 2011
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with with William R. Sanchez. Born in Texas in 1918, Sanchez joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1938. He was drafted into the Army in 1940 and elected to serve in the Philippines. He was assigned to the 59th Regiment, Coast Artillery, Battery D and later Battery H at Fort Mills (Corregidor). He was then assigned to Army Intelligence in the Harbor Defense Headquarters. He recounts how the Army Intelligence at Corregidor provided advance notification of the Japanese force on its way to attack Pearl Harbor. He describes participating in the battle for Corregidor, being taken prisoner in the Malinta Tunnel, and his role in disposing of an American flag after the surrender to the Japanese. He discusses the treatment and living conditions he experienced as a prisoner of war. He was held captive at Bilibid Prison and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. He was transported aboard the Totorri Maru, a hell ship, to Formosa. He was then relocated to Camp Omori near Tokyo, Japan where he befriended Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and Louis Zamperini; was beaten by “the Wiley Bird” (Mutsuhiro Watanabe); and encountered Premier Tojo. He discusses his …
Date:
June 24, 2011
Creator:
Sanchez, William R.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hood of Indianapolis, Indiana. He discusses entering the U.S. Navy in September of 1942 without basic training as he was a college graduate. After being sworn in at Wabash College he was sent to Harvard Business School for Supply Corps for 4 months before being assigned to a ship in Pearl Harbor despite having no sailing training. Mr. hood was assigned to the Cummings DE643, he was supposed to be on the Samuel B. Roberts but the naval officer over him changed his mind last minute and 37 days later the Roberts sunk. While in Tulagi, Mr. Hood was involved in shooting down a Kamikaze plane, even receiving a ribbon for it after the war. He was also involved in the Battle of Okinawa and even saved two shells and years later had them signed by U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets. Mr. Hood was discharged from the Navy on February 28th, 1946, at Santa Ana, California as a Full Lieutenant. He was recalled to the Navy for the Korean War on March 2nd, 1951, and discharged for the final time on March 30th, 1953, as a Lieutenant Commander.
Date:
June 21, 2007
Creator:
Hood, James R.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James R. Hood, June 21, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Hood of Indianapolis, Indiana. He discusses entering the U.S. Navy in September of 1942 without basic training as he was a college graduate. After being sworn in at Wabash College he was sent to Harvard Business School for Supply Corps for 4 months before being assigned to a ship in Pearl Harbor despite having no sailing training. Mr. hood was assigned to the Cummings DE643, he was supposed to be on the Samuel B. Roberts but the naval officer over him changed his mind last minute and 37 days later the Roberts sunk. While in Tulagi, Mr. Hood was involved in shooting down a Kamikaze plane, even receiving a ribbon for it after the war. He was also involved in the Battle of Okinawa and even saved two shells and years later had them signed by U.S. pilot Paul Tibbets. Mr. Hood was discharged from the Navy on February 28th, 1946, at Santa Ana, California as a Full Lieutenant. He was recalled to the Navy for the Korean War on March 2nd, 1951, and discharged for the final time on March 30th, 1953, as a Lieutenant Commander.
Date:
June 21, 2007
Creator:
Hood, James R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Brown, June 26, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Brown. Brown was studying at the University of Texas at El Paso whe nhe joined the Army Air Force in 1942. Brown discusses his flight training, which occurred throughout Texas. With training cmplete, Brown was sent to Hawaii where he continued training with the 45th Fighter Squadron, 7th Air Force. Soon his unit was shipped to Iwo Jima where they flew bomber escort for bombing missions over the home islands of Japan. Brown was shot down over Yokahama and bailed out over the Tokyo Bay, where he was resuced by the USS Pipefish (SS-388). Brown was taken to Hawaii to recover and was eventually shipped back to the US, where he was discharged in September, 1945.
Date:
June 26, 2000
Creator:
Brown, Bill
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edith Ballinger to I. H. Kempner, June 21, 1958]
Letter from Edith Ballinger to I. H. Kempner thanking him for his advice and her upcoming travel plans.
Date:
June 21, 1958
Creator:
Ballinger, Edith
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. W. Taylor, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, June 28, 1956]
Letter from C. W. Taylor, Jr. to Mr. I. H. Kempner discussing Kempner's biography in "Who's Who". Taylor would like to write a story based on the biography and send it back to Kempner for approval.
Date:
June 28, 1956
Creator:
Taylor, C. W., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner, June 11, 1956]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Denny Kempner discussing an upcoming business trip to New York to discuss finances. Additionally, discusses the incoming summer vacations and graduations.
Date:
June 11, 1956
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Frances Louise Adoue Lynch, June 4, 1962]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Frances Louise Adoue Lynch wishing Lynch a late happy birthday and informing Lynch on the current activities of several members of the Kempner family.
Date:
June 4, 1962
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. J. M. Johnson, June 2, 1954]
Memorandum from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. J. M. Johnson discussing the old cotton state provisions of the omnibus farm bill currently being in the House Committee on Agriculture.
Date:
June 7, 1954
Creator:
Fleming, Lamar, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner, June 7, 1954]
Letter from Lamar Fleming, Jr., to Mr. I. H. Kempner enclosing a memorandum regarding a current bill from the House Committee on Agriculture and and discussing his opinion of the inaccuracies and potential impact of the bill on landowners in their congressional district.
Date:
June 7, 1954
Creator:
{{{name}}}
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Fort Worth' s Johnny Rutherford which became the first driver in the history of the united states auto club to win two 500 mile races in one year.
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: Telethon]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the 1974 democratic national telethon who drew to a close and the Dallas Fort Worth area led the state with 128 thousand dollars in donations.
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: Sports]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about at Texas stadium which had something to give as two long winning streaks were on the line in the North American Soccer league.
Date:
June 29, 1974, 10:00 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 number 12 in Cowboy program's who will be quarterbacking the pokes for a few more years.
Date:
June 29, 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 Charlie Fox who resigned as a manager of the San Francisco giants of the National league.
Date:
June 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: FW Citcon]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Fort Worth city council members who are considering giving city employees an extra day off.
Date:
June 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Telethon]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about preparations which were underway at Dallas Fairmont hotel for the National democratic party telethon.
Date:
June 28, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Telethon]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Dallas Fairmont hotel which will be the North Texas headquarters for the longest telethon in network history.
Date:
June 28, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: FW Citcon]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Fort Worth' s city council which held its regular meeting four days late since some of its members were out of town earlier attending the national conference of Mayors convention in San Diego.
Date:
June 28, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Major league baseball]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about California angles who blanked Texas five to one last night in California as Nolan Ryan pitched the fourth one hitter of his career.
Date:
June 28, 1974, 6:30 a.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 Texas rangers who find themselves in the an unexpected position of doing battle against the man who was directing the ranger attack.
Date:
June 27, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Oil swindle]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Fort Worth star telegram which reported that the Fort Worth office of the securities and exchange commission which is responsible for uncovering the 100 million dollar oil swindle that bilked some of the biggest names in show business, business and finance.
Date:
June 27, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Baseball]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Rangers who closed their home stand losing to the Minnesota Twins 9 to 4.
Date:
June 27, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: S- E- C]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the fort Worth star telegram which says that the Fort Worth office of the securities an exchange commission is responsible for uncovering the details of a 100 million dollar oil swindle.
Date:
June 27, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library