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Oral History Interview with Al Kiracofe, March 6, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Kiracofe, March 6, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Kiracofe. Kiracofe joined the Navy in 1942 and received yeoman training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned to CASU-22 at Quonset Point, helping to prepare squadrons for overseas deployment. He was then assigned to Carrier Air Group 41, which was just beginning to use radar for night flying. One of his duties as yeoman was to send letters of regret to the parents of soldiers who were killed in action. The experience upset him to the point that he remembered the date of each letter for the rest of his life. He was transferred to Carrier Air Group 10 aboard the USS Intrepid (CV-11) and helped to set up squadrons in Alameda from January 1943 to September 1944. At Okinawa, a kamikaze hit caused the deaths of eight men on the Intrepid. When the ship returned to Alameda for repairs, Kiracofe was so shaken up that he was ordered to a US Naval hospital for treatment and received a medical discharge in July 1945.
Date: March 6, 2006
Creator: Kiracofe, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Kiracofe, March 6, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Kiracofe, March 6, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Kiracofe. Kiracofe joined the Navy in 1942 and received yeoman training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned to CASU-22 at Quonset Point, helping to prepare squadrons for overseas deployment. He was then assigned to Carrier Air Group 41, which was just beginning to use radar for night flying. One of his duties as yeoman was to send letters of regret to the parents of soldiers who were killed in action. The experience upset him to the point that he remembered the date of each letter for the rest of his life. He was transferred to Carrier Air Group 10 aboard the USS Intrepid (CV-11) and helped to set up squadrons in Alameda from January 1943 to September 1944. At Okinawa, a kamikaze hit caused the deaths of eight men on the Intrepid. When the ship returned to Alameda for repairs, Kiracofe was so shaken up that he was ordered to a US Naval hospital for treatment and received a medical discharge in July 1945.
Date: March 6, 2006
Creator: Kiracofe, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Stevens, March 27, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Stevens. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1943 as a metallurgical engineer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Navy Electronics School at Harvard University as well as a specialized radar training program organized by MIT at the Harbor Building in Boston, Massachusetts. He received further training in radar countermeasures at Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. He served on the USS Wasatch (ACG-9). When the ship was anchored, he was assigned to deliver orders and mail. He describes the Operation Olympic portion of the plan to invade Japan. He was part of the force that occupied Wakanoura and Nagoya, Japan. He shares an anecdote about obtaining a Japanese sword as a souvenir in Nagoya. In North China he participated in the repatriation of the Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. He wrote a book, ?Up Close and Personal,? about his World War II experiences.
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: Stevens, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Frank Tremaine, March 18. 1995

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Frank Tremaine, a journalist from Detroit, Michigan, regarding his memories of working as a correspondent for the United Press of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Tremaine discusses Pearl Harbor, the political environment of the WWII era, major military figures, and a description of the Japanese surrender and ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Tremaine, Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Streaker] (open access)

[News Script: Streaker]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a young man who emerged completely nude from a restaurant rest room and started running across the dining room.
Date: March 28, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Basket coin flip] (open access)

[News Script: Basket coin flip]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the motto of the Portland trailblazers of the National basketball association which says that if at first you don' t succeed then try try try again and that is just what they have done.
Date: March 27, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about activities of the evening where the Blackhawks held a lead of only one point over the wings for third place in the central hockey league.
Date: March 24, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Bar association] (open access)

[News Script: Bar association]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the president of the American bar association which says that the president is obstructing justice by not giving Watergate evidence to impeachment investigators.
Date: March 22, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Republican poll] (open access)

[News Script: Republican poll]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Detroit free press which printed a report that a republican- financed poll showed that there was a revolt against President Nixon in the recent Michigan election where the democrats captured vice president Ford' s senatorial district.
Date: March 1, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Basketball] (open access)

[News Script: Basketball]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Houston Kashmere who captured the Class 4A basketball title 91-87 over South Oak Cliff.
Date: March 9, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sports] (open access)

[News Script: Sports]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about baseball game and several teams participating in it where Texas rangers defeated Atlanta braves by 7- 3.
Date: March 12, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Kidnap] (open access)

[News Script: Kidnap]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the kidnapping of members of wealthy families which has been replaced by the hijacking of planes as a major problem for law enforcement agencies.
Date: March 18, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Sirica turns over report] (open access)

[News Script: Sirica turns over report]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about federal judge John Sirica who ordered the secret report of a Watergate grand jury which be handed over to the house judiciary committee.
Date: March 18, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry Ford II to I. H. Kempner, March 1, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Ford II to I. H. Kempner, March 1, 1951]

Letter from Henry Ford II to I. H. Kempner asking him to reconsider his refusal to be a solicitor for the upcoming Conference of Christians and Jews.
Date: March 1, 1951
Creator: Ford, Henry, II
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Ford II, March 7, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Ford II, March 7, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Henry Ford II explaining that the last three campaigns he has worked on have not been successful, so he must continue to refuse the solicitor position offered by Ford.
Date: March 7, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Chemical Company] captions transcript

[News Clip: Chemical Company]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about The Dow Chemical Company.
Date: March 9, 2001
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sam Holt, March 9, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sam Holt, March 9, 1977

Interview with Sam Holt, a church member from Holtsville, Tennessee. The interview includes Holt discussing church history, his background within it, his life from childhood, and race relations in the community he was raised in. The interview also includes Holt's recounting of the history of interracial children during and after slavery and his family's connection to it.
Date: March 9, 1977
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Holt, Sam
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thos. W. Peck to T. N. Carswell - March 4, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Thos. W. Peck to T. N. Carswell - March 4, 1939]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Merchants Paper Company, Abilene, Texas, from Thos. W. Peck, Secretary, Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co., Parchment, Kalamazoo, Michigan, dated March 4, 1939. Peck acknowledges the letter of the 27th from Carswell stating that it did himself a lot of good by confirming his own fears noting his relief that Carswell had eliminated the disturbing factor.
Date: March 4, 1939
Creator: Peck, Thomas W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fox Pelts

Photograph of fox pelts, part of a bag ol local fox hunters.
Date: March 10, 1945
Creator: Munsell
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oral History Interview with Alan Taniguchi, March 18, 1995

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Alan Taniguchi, former Dean of Architecture at UT-Austin and a Japanese-American internee during WWII, from Brentwood, California. Taniguchi discusses his family and childhood, experiences of racism, the attack on Pearl Harbor and its effects, having his home raided by the FBI, his father's detention and that of Japanese community leaders, preparing for internment, moving to the Gila Relocation Camp in Arizona, life there, leaving the camp for resettlement in Detroit, and life afterwards.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Taniguchi, Alan
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Woodcock quits pay board] (open access)

[News Script: Woodcock quits pay board]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 23, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Chrysler Tevan Electric minivan] captions transcript

[News Clip: Chrysler Tevan Electric minivan]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Detroit's local level issues] (open access)

[News Script: Detroit's local level issues]

Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: March 30, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library