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Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Day, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Day, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Otis F. Richardson to Sterling Houston - February 24, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Otis F. Richardson to Sterling Houston - February 24, 2003]

Letter from Otis F. Richardson to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes as an old friend, and sends photocopied pages of a magazine article in THING, in which Houston was profiled. A fourth page shows some of Richardson's work as an illustrator. He discloses to Houston that he would like to start a line of gay and lesbian greeting cards. He has included three of these mock-ups in the letter as well.
Date: February 24, 2003
Creator: Richardson, Otis F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Illinois Library Resources and Automation in the Networked Environment: An Analysis and Recommended Strategies

This is the project website for the research study Illinois Library Resources and Automation in the Networked Environment. It contains project documentation and resources resulting from the study.
Date: February 2002
Creator: Moen, William E.
Object Type: Website
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip construction. He later transferred back to headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and worked on staff for Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date: February 24, 2001
Creator: Santos, Abe
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Abe Santos, February 24, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Abe Santos. Santos joined the Navy in November of 1939. He served as a Fireman aboard the USS Astoria (CA-34). They participated in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway and Savo Island, where the ship was sunk. He traveled back to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Wharton (AP-7). Santos was placed on tugboat duty for six months, then transferred to Johnston Island as a Second-Class Machinist’s Mate. He assisted with airstrip construction. He later transferred back to headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and worked on staff for Admiral Robert L. Ghormley. He continued his service after the war ended.
Date: February 24, 2001
Creator: Santos, Abe
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William J. Bates, February 7, 2001

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Navy veteran William J. Bates including personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, youth and education, the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, flight training, leaving naval aviation and attending Midshipman's School, being assigned to APc-21, operations off the coast of New Guinea with the VII Amphibious Force, providing escort duty for LCTs during assaults along the coast of New Guinea, the sinking of APc-21 by Japanese planes off New Britain Island, recuperating in New Guinea, returning to the States and being assigned to ATR-22, transferring to fleet tug ARA-182 as commanding officer, having convoy duty in the South Pacific, riding out a typhoon, disposing of Navy equipment after the war, and returning to the States.
Date: February 7, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bates, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Lincoln - Tomb] captions transcript

[News Clip: Lincoln - Tomb]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 5pm.
Date: February 24, 1997, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Appendix B: Arrival Time Data

"This appendix contains phase arrival information for local and near-regional events which have been well recorded by the Anna Seismic Network." (p. B1)
Date: February 1990
Creator: Young, C. J.; Lay, T. & Jacobson, Willard J.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 43, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1990 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 43, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1990

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1990
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Carol to Sterling Houston - February 21, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Carol to Sterling Houston - February 21, 1989]

Letter from Carol to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes informing him of Arlene's mother's death and of a forgotten script. She writes, presumably, from the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, judging by the letterhead.
Date: February 21, 1989
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interview with Dr. Douglas Bernstein, February 10, 1989 captions transcript

Interview with Dr. Douglas Bernstein, February 10, 1989

Interview with Dr. Douglas Bernstein, Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana. In the interview, Dr. Bernstein discusses his areas of interest in psychology: effectiveness of teaching in the college classroom and stress management.
Date: February 10, 1989
Creator: Bernstein, Douglas & McCaleb, Gary
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 42, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1989 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 42, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1989

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1989
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1329.0425]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: February 18, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 41, No. 5, Ed. 1, February 1988 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 41, No. 5, Ed. 1, February 1988

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1988
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1329.0444]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Third baseman Robin Ventura was selected by the Chicago White Sox in first round."
Date: February 11, 1987
Creator: McDaniel, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 40, No. 5, Ed. 1, February 1987 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 40, No. 5, Ed. 1, February 1987

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1987
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 39, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1986 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 39, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1986

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1986
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 38, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1985 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 38, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1985

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1985
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Midway airlines] captions transcript

[News Clip: Midway airlines]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 14, 1984, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 37, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1984 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 37, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1984

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1984
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Sports Extra] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sports Extra]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 20, 1983
Creator: NBC 5 (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1983 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 1983

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: February 1983
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Data Report: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio (open access)

Data Report: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio

This report presents the results of ground water, stream water, and stream sediment reconnaissance in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio.
Date: February 1982
Creator: Sargent, Kenneth A.; Cook, James R. & Fay, William M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library