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Oral History Interview with Bruce Williams, August 27, 2020 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bruce Williams, August 27, 2020

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bruce Williams. Williams was born in August 1920 in Pennsylvania. He entered the Navy’s V-7 program at Northwestern University in September 1943. Upon commissioning in December, Williams reported aboard the submarine chase USS SC-731 as the executive officer. He recalls experiences from around New Guinea and the Philippines. Part of his job included delivering supplies to Filipino guerrillas. When the war ended, Williams elected to go to seminary and stayed in the reserves and worked as a chaplain until retiring in 1975.
Date: August 27, 2020
Creator: Williams, Bruce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hayden Reynolds, August 6, 2020 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hayden Reynolds, August 6, 2020

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hayden Earl Reynolds. Reynolds was born in 1926 in Texas and joined the Marine Corps in January 1945. In April, he was shipped to Hawaii and joined the 4th Marine Division. He was on Maui when the war ended. He then shipped out to Guam and served as a highway patrolman there. Reynolds was discharged in 1947.
Date: August 6, 2020
Creator: Reynolds, Hayden
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Hamilton. Hamilton was born in 1921 in New York. He joined the Navy in April 1942, but finished college before getting a commission later in 1943. He was then sent aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in December. He was aboard for the invasion of Normandy. Hamilton was still aboard when Quincy transported President Roosevelt to Yalta. He was able to get close enough to FDR to observe the state of his health at the time. He was still aboard during the Okinawa campaign. Hamilton shares several great anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Quincy during and after the war including kamikazes and typhoons.
Date: August 4, 2020
Creator: Hamilton, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Utility Rulebook Updates: August 19, 2020 (open access)

Public Utility Rulebook Updates: August 19, 2020

Memorandum providing updates to rulebook related to public utilities with revised pages containing amendments and instructions for inserting the new pages into existing books.
Date: August 19, 2020
Creator: Texas. Public Utility Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 meeting minutes: August 20, 2020] (open access)

[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 meeting minutes: August 20, 2020]

Minutes for the August 20, 2020 TXSSAR virtual meeting, held by the McKinney chapter.
Date: August 20, 2020
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: August 8, 2020] (open access)

[Minutes of the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: August 8, 2020]

Minutes of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Board of Managers August 8, 2020 meeting.
Date: August 8, 2020
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Arlington Chapter meeting: August 5, 2020] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Arlington Chapter meeting: August 5, 2020]

Minutes from the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington chapter virtual meeting on August 5, 2020.
Date: August 5, 2020
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library