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Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress (open access)

Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress

This report discusses federal evacuation policy and analyzes potential lessons learned from the evacuations of individuals in response to the Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005. It also highlights several issue areas that might arise concerning potential lawmaking and oversight on evacuation policy.
Date: April 29, 2010
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: ELX NOLA] captions transcript

[News Clip: ELX NOLA]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 23, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: ELX NOLA] captions transcript

[News Clip: ELX NOLA]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 23, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: NOLA concert] captions transcript

[News Clip: NOLA concert]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 23, 2006, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: NOLA election] captions transcript

[News Clip: NOLA election]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 22, 2006, 6:00 a.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: NOLA ELX] captions transcript

[News Clip: NOLA ELX]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 22, 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: NOLA ELX] captions transcript

[News Clip: NOLA ELX]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: April 22, 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, April 5, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in early 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School, and served as a Pharmacist’s Mate. He volunteered for Submarine School. From 1944 through the end of the war, Keeton worked in the sick bays aboard USS Seadragon (SS-194) and USS Tilefish (SS-307). He shares numerous anecdotes of his work aboard the submarines, though does not go into detail of where they traveled through the Pacific. Keeton continued his service after World War II, and retired in February of 1972.
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1435.0236]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Jazz clarinet great Pete Fountain is a legend in the New Orleans, where the sound of Dixie Land pours into the streets."
Date: April 14, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1221.0872]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "first round USF&G Classic leader Hal Sutton watches his second shot on hole number 9 during first round action Thursday in New Orleans."
Date: April 22, 1988
Creator: Cohoon, Andrew
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
north=35.945051; east=-97.255314; (open access)

north=35.945051; east=-97.255314;

Letter to Zella Patterson regarding troubles faced by Langston University and an essay by Patterson called "Why the Separate School."
Date: April 28, 1983
Creator: Reddick, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Script: Steel] (open access)

[News Script: Steel]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about ARMCO Steel Corporation which was indicated at New Orleans on charges of anti-trust violations.
Date: April 23, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Southwest] (open access)

[News Script: Southwest]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the city council who suffered a verbal lashing when federal judge granted a temporary restraining order requested by Southwest Airlines.
Date: April 17, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Presidential Papers] (open access)

[News Script: Presidential Papers]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about groups trying to help president Nixon to solve his income tax problems by offering to buy his vice-presidential papers which have received rejections.
Date: April 12, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Pace predicts] (open access)

[News Script: Pace predicts]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Fort Worth businessmen J. C Pace who is a member of the Dallas Fort Worth airport board has predicted that the love field dispute will be settled in favor of the regional airport soon.
Date: April 10, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Wilmer- hutchins] (open access)

[News Script: Wilmer- hutchins]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the election of three blacks to the Wilmer Hutchins school board which touched off an emotionally charged meeting.
Date: April 10, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Waco] (open access)

[News Script: Waco]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about city of Waco which got its first black mayor.
Date: April 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 the day where Texas Rangers had been pointing toward for the past several weeks.
Date: April 4, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: NTSU] (open access)

[News Script: NTSU]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about North Texas State University. An appeals court ruled that federal courts should not have interfered when a state court issued an injunction to keep two people away from the university. The school ordered the injunction after the pair were found to be connected to an anti-war rally on the campus.
Date: April 21, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Flood] (open access)

[News Script: Flood]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Mississippi River flooding near New Orleans.
Date: April 8, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Briefs] (open access)

[News Script: Briefs]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering national news stories about floods in New Orleans and the theft of beef in Kansas City during the meat boycott.
Date: April 7, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library