Engineer soldier's handbook. (open access)

Engineer soldier's handbook.

Describes the tools and tasks of the engineer soldier. Includes a proficiency test for soldiers in training.
Date: June 2, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Signal heavy construction battalion. (open access)

Signal heavy construction battalion.

Provides "information concerning the organization, operation, and capabilities of the signal heavy construction battalion to signal and communication officers and enlisted men of these battalions, and to all other interested personnel."
Date: June 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts (open access)

Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts

Textbook titled "Army Air Forces Radio Facility Charts" or Technical Order No. 08-15-1, created June 1, 1944 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces. This copy is marked for "Classroom use Only."
Date: June 1, 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes (open access)

Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes

Manual for the flight and operation of two advanced military training planes manufactured by North American Aviation, Inc., the AT-6C and SNJ-4. Several notes on aviation are handwritten on the back of the booklet.
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Air Service Command
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aircraft hardware and materials. (open access)

Aircraft hardware and materials.

Describes the types of "materials and hardware used in aircraft construction and repair."
Date: June 11, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Frank H. Bigelow, June 13, 2002

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Navy veteran Frank H. Bigelow, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes Bigelow's personal experiences about being a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II, boyhood in North Dakota, various jobs during the Great Depression, and enlisting in the Navy. Additionally, Bigelow speaks about volunteering for duty in the Philippines and his assignment to the submarine tender USS Canopus, pre-war military life in the Philippines, the Japanese bombing of Cavite Navy Yard and the destruction of the Canopus, retreating to Bataan and to Corregidor, the fall of Corregidor, his confinement in the 92nd Garage area, the forced march down Dewey Boulevard in Manila and confinement at Cabanatuan, hell ship to Japan, coal mining for Mitsui Heavy Industries, the amputation of his leg by fellow prisoners after a mining accident, liberation, and the destruction in Nagasaki due to the atomic bomb. The interview includes an appendix with an article titled "A Soldier's Story."
Date: June 13, 2002
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bigelow, Frank H., 1921-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978

Interview with Seldon D. Reese, a Navy veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Reese talks about the sinking of the USS Houston (1942), capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp, Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp, Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-44), Kanchanaburi, Thailand, and American air raids (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-45), and his liberation.
Date: June 21, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reese, Seldon D., 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session

Congressional record of the discussion to approve Senate Bill 614 and award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots in recognition of their service during World War II.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: United States. Congress. House.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2, Volume 2. Organization for National Security (open access)

Course 2, Volume 2. Organization for National Security

This booklet is the Course 2, Volume 2 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses chains of command and military organizations in relation to United States national security.
Date: June 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reserve Individual Survival and Recovery Course, Number 45-0001, Volume 1. Effects of CBR Agents (open access)

Reserve Individual Survival and Recovery Course, Number 45-0001, Volume 1. Effects of CBR Agents

This booklet is from Volume 1 of an Air Force Reserve element training course on individual survival. This book discusses steps to take in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack. Work pages can be seen filled in with blue ink handwriting within the book.
Date: June 1961
Creator: Lowry Technical Training Center.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2, Volume 3C. Communications Techniques: Supplementary Material (open access)

Course 2, Volume 3C. Communications Techniques: Supplementary Material

This booklet is the Course 2, Volume 3 unit, parts B and C, of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses supplementary material on problem solving and communication skills.
Date: June 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ray Robinson, June 25, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ray Robinson, June 25, 1979

Interview with Ray Robinson regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was part of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion." He was captured on the island of Java in March of 1942 and spent the duration of the war thereafter as a prison of war in camps in South East Asia and in Japan.
Date: June 25, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ray Robinson
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert W. Hanna, June 13, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert W. Hanna, June 13, 1978

Interview with Robert W. Hanna regarding his experiences while stationed at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and other installations on the island on December 7th, 1941.
Date: June 13, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hanna, Robert W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robinson R. Norris, June 12, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robinson R. Norris, June 12, 1976

Interview with Robinson Norris, an Army veteran, concerning his experiences at Fort Shafter with the 64th Coast Artillery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Norris, Robinson R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sidney F. Krohn, June 13, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sidney F. Krohn, June 13, 1976

Interview with Sidney Krohn, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Krohn, Sidney F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. E. Rugg, June 13, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with J. E. Rugg, June 13, 1976

Interview with James Rugg, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the minelayer USS Breese during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 13, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rugg, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Anne Pearsall Karr, June 22, 1997

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Transcript of an interview with Anne Pearsall Karr from Elgin, Illinois, concerning her experiences on the home front during World War II. Karr discusses her youth in Elgin, Illinois; effects of Depression on Pearsall family; college at Iowa State; courtship with Kenneth Karr, her future husband; reaction to Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor; changes on Iowa State campus after American entry into World War II; wartime rationing and Victory Gardens; effects on Pearsall family having a son and daughter in military service; her marriage to Kenneth Karr, early 1944; housing shortage in Corpus Christi, Texas, during World War II; birth of their daughter; wartime entertainment; experiences as a military wife; attitudes toward the Japanese; husband's training as a naval air cadet at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Appendix includes various photographs [5] pages.
Date: June 22, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Sarah C. & Karr, Anne Pearsall, 1923-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nick L. Kouretas, June 8, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nick L. Kouretas, June 8, 1976

Interview with Nick Kouretas, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Raleigh during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 8, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kouretas, Nick L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack J. White, June 3, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack J. White, June 3, 1976

Interview with Jack J. White, a university purchasing agent and U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 3, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & White, Jack J., 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bob M. Atchley, June 9, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bob M. Atchley, June 9, 1976

Interview with Bob Atchley, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Navy Mobile Hospital Number Two during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 9, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Atchley, Bob M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with H. H. Snelson, June 11, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with H. H. Snelson, June 11, 1976

Interview with Harry Snelson, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Cummings during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 11, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Snelson, Harry H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John J. Springer, June 12, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John J. Springer, June 12, 1976

Interview with John Springer, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Wheeler Field with the 741st Ordnance Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Springer, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Walter A. Simerson, June 12, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Walter A. Simerson, June 12, 1976

Interview with Walter A. Simerson, an Army veteran, concerning his experiences at an artillery cantonment with the 3rd Engineers near Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Simerson, Walter A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Seldon D. Reese, June 21, 1978

Interview with Seldon D. Reese, a Navy 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. Reese 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), American air raids, Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: June 21, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reese, Seldon D.
System: The UNT Digital Library