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Oral History Interview with Marvin Robinson, May 25, 1982 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marvin Robinson, May 25, 1982

Interview with Marvin Robinson, a Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Robinson talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: May 25, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Marvin E.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1944]

Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing having issues flying across the country due to bad weather.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, May 25, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Red Cross assignments and preparing to leave Hawaii, a party, uniforms and laundry, and luggage. Written on USO stationary.
Date: May 25, 1945
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry B. Stowers, May 25, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry B. Stowers, May 25, 1973

Interview with Henry B. Stowers, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Searight, Alabama. Stowers discusses his deployments to China in the late-1930s; duties of the Marines in China before the war; the surrender of the North China Marines in December, 1941; his experiences in internment at Woosung; internment at Kiangwang and working on the "Mount Fuji" project; and internment as coal mining labor at Hakodate.
Date: May 25, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stowers, Henry B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Opening Statement Senator Alan Cranston, Chairman Committee on Veterans' Affairs (open access)

Opening Statement Senator Alan Cranston, Chairman Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Opening statement given by Senator Cranston at the U. S. Senate Hearing on senate bills #247, #1414, and #129, each aimed at granting veterans' benefits to the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Cranston, Alan
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying: Air Traffic Rules (open access)

Flying: Air Traffic Rules

Military text describing the rules of air traffic and instrument flight.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flying Beauty Keeps Shine] (open access)

[Flying Beauty Keeps Shine]

Online article printed from Abilene Reporter-News about a plane from the WASP training years, a 1944 Fairchild PT-19A, that still runs and is taken care of by Bill Johnson.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Kendall-Ball, Greg
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Plaque Donated to City/County Museum] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Plaque Donated to City/County Museum]

Newspaper clipping about a WASP group donating a plaque they had made with the names of six Women Airforce Service Pilots who died in service to the Pioneer City-County Museum.
Date: May 25, 1993
Creator: Whiddon, Leigh Ann
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 50, Extracts 7-12]

Special orders listing station assignments and reporting duties for several male pilots and Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base (5th Ferrying Group)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Paul A. Hill]

Envelope from the United States Air Force addressed to Captain Paul A. Hill.
Date: May 25, 1961
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flying: Air Traffic Rules (open access)

Flying: Air Traffic Rules

Military text describing the rules of air traffic and instrument flight.
Date: May 25, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Variety of Coolers] (open access)

[Invoice for a Variety of Coolers]

Invoice for items sold to Plosser-Prince Air Academy by the International Harvester Company, including four varieties of walk in coolers.
Date: May 25, 1942
Creator: International Harvester Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lindsey Zeb Wilcox, April 26, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lindsey Zeb Wilcox, April 26, 2002

Interview with Lindsey Zeb Wilcox, a Water Tender 2nd Class in the US Navy. He describes life in the military and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
Date: May 25, 2004
Creator: Smith, Tabitha & Wilcox, Lindsey Zeb
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Albert Gaynes]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center of the Arch de Triomphe in Paris, France. Other people and several trees are visible in the background.
Date: May 25, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Albert Gaynes in Paris]

Photograph of Lt. Albert Gaynes, in his dress uniform, standing in a street in Paris, France.
Date: May 25, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Service Records] (open access)

[Service Records]

Document containing information pertaining to Justin L. Bible's service record, including his name, rank, ASN, marital status, home address, name and address of his nearest relative, and a person to notify in case of emergency.
Date: May 25, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newsmap. Monday, May 25, 1942 : week of May 15 to May 22

Front : Text describes action on various war fronts: Axis hunts Shangri La -- Shadow on Australia -- New threat to China -- Gandhi still passive -- More Yanks in Ireland -- U.S. gets Panama bases -- Spain would trade -- Island volcano erupts -- Axis people grumble -- Axis battles Chetniks -- Air travel curtailed -- Prinz Eugen torpedoes -- Attack on Kharkov -- Vichy downs RAF planes -- Africa drive hinted -- Malta counts bombings. Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps show the Burma Road and a map of a portion of Europe overlaying a map of the United States. U.S. cities are shown in italics, European cities in capitals. Includes photographs: Doolittle did much -- North American B-25 -- Gandhi opposes [scorched earth policy] -- School of 'tin fish' ready for their deadly work -- Shell casings stacked in Moscow factory -- Rommel might move -- Catalinas from America keep an eye on the Mediterranean -- RAF salvages wrecked planes from desert. Includes 1 cartoon. Back: Know Your Enemies: the Nazi Army. Includes photographs: Supporting Fire, Howitzer in Action, Moving Up, Mountain Troops, Tank Destroyer, Anti-Aircraft Alert, …
Date: May 25, 1942
Creator: [United States]. Army Orientation Course.
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library