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Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with businesswoman Rena Fay Stone Sherman, including family photos, obituaries, photos of family businesses, newspaper clippings, and photos of Rena herself.
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anne Sloan, September 11, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Anne Sloan, September 11, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Anne Sloan. Sloan grew up in Oregon and joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1944. She spent time at Fort Des Moines, Iowa; Plattsburgh, New York; Camp Davis, North Carolina; Lexington, Virginia; and San Antonio, Texas before she left the service in 1946. She was at Times Square, New York City on V-E Day. After the service, she used the GI Bill to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where she met her husband. She later became a teacher.
Date: September 11, 2000
Creator: Sloan, Anne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Kleiss, September 29, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Kleiss, September 29, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Kleiss. Kleiss discusses training for carrier landings on USS Enterprise; the arrival of VMF-211 aboard Enterprise and their delivery to Wake Island; and the attack on Pealr Harbor on 7 December 1941. Kleiss was in a dive bomber and attacked Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, where he earned the Navy Cross.
Date: September 29, 2000
Creator: Kleiss, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Buell, September 30, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harold Buell, September 30, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Buell. While attending college in Iowa, Buell took advantage of the Civilian Pilot Training program and earned a pilot's license in 1940. He volunteered for the Navy and went to flight school at Pensacola, Florida, where he earned his wings and a commission in November, 1941. He was assigned to go aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) as a member of Scouting Squadron 5 (VS-5) and arrived in time for the Battle of the Coral Sea. His squadron suffered enough damage to be removed from the Yorktown prior to the Battle of Midway. Buell was assigned to the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and flew search and rescue missions from her during the Battle of Midway. After that battle, Buell was transferred to yet another carrier, the USS Enterprise (CV-6), prior to the invasion of Guadalcanal. While flying off the Enterprise, Buell and ten other pilots had to land on Guadalcanal at Henderson Field. They and their dive bombers then became members of the Cactus Air Force. Buell describes the living conditions on Guadalcanal as opposed to those aboard an aircraft carrier. His group finally got off Guadalcanal and returned …
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Buell, Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made and the time he had leave.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bowden, Arwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation.
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Porter, R. Bruce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Francis R. Ferry, September 30, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Francis R. Ferry, September 30, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis R. Ferry. Ferry grew up in Nebraska and taught for a year before joining the Navy in 1942. He had enrolled in the Civilian Pilot Training Program prior to enlisting. He trained on the N3N, the SNJ, the OS2U, the BT, the SBC3 and other types of aircraft. He was assigned to be a dive-bomber, flying the SB2C Helldiver. Ferry was initially assigned to VB-14 and left aboard the USS Wasp to the coast of Venezuela where he continued training. He was reassigned to VB-82 and left on the USS Bennington (CV-20) for Pearl Harbor. The ship joined Task Force 58.1 for Japan. He flew his first combat mission over Tokyo. He was involved with burning the beaches on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He then was involved in the attack on the Japanese ship Yamato. His air group was the lead group in on the first strike, and Ferry himself dropped rockets and bombs that may have been hits. His wife Genevieve Ferry briefly discusses what her experiences were on the homefront.
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Ferry, Francis R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Braden from Dallas, Texas. He discusses his time in the Airforce during WW2. Mr. Braden start with his time training to be a navigator before his first mission in Tokyo, Japan. David Braen describes dropping messages over Japanese cities urging Japanese people to plead for their leaders to surrender and to evacuate before the U.S. burns the cities to the ground. After the Japanese government surrendered and the war was over, Mr. Braden was flown home and kissed the ground as soon as he landed.
Date: September 30, 2000
Creator: Braden, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
[NTIEVA Leadership Retreat Agenda: Unveiling Strategies for Educational Excellence] (open access)

[NTIEVA Leadership Retreat Agenda: Unveiling Strategies for Educational Excellence]

A detailed agenda document for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA) Leadership Retreat, designed to reveal strategies and initiatives aimed at advancing educational excellence in the realm of visual arts.
Date: September 14, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[NTIEVA Leadership Retreat Participant List: Cultivating Visionary Educators] (open access)

[NTIEVA Leadership Retreat Participant List: Cultivating Visionary Educators]

A document listing participants who contributed to the NTIEVA Leadership Retreat, showcasing a gathering of visionary educators dedicated to advancing visual arts education and fostering a dynamic learning community.
Date: September 14, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TETAC Tactics: Mapping the Trail to Achievement] (open access)

[TETAC Tactics: Mapping the Trail to Achievement]

A document about the intricate TETAC Implementation Plan, unveiling strategic objectives as the key to unlocking the potential of TETAC (Theater, Education, Technology, and Community) goals, and forging a path towards meaningful and impactful implementation.
Date: September 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[National Steering Committee and Rig Director Yearly Meeting Agenda] (open access)

[National Steering Committee and Rig Director Yearly Meeting Agenda]

A document outlining the meeting topics and agenda for the National Steering Committee and Rig Director Yearly Meeting. The comprehensive draft covers a range of subjects scheduled for discussion on different days, offering a strategic and organized plan for the annual gathering
Date: 2000-09-30/2000-10-01
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Notes from Challenge Communications Conference: Insights Represented by Kim Wheetley for the National Arts Education Consortium] (open access)

[Notes from Challenge Communications Conference: Insights Represented by Kim Wheetley for the National Arts Education Consortium]

A document about the comprehensive notes taken by Kim Wheetley, representing the National Arts Education Consortium, during the Challenge Communications Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. Kim's diligent documentation captures key insights, discussions, and highlights from the conference, offering a valuable resource for the consortium.
Date: September 12, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TETAC Receipt Control Status for Schools - Academic Year 1999-2000] (open access)

[TETAC Receipt Control Status for Schools - Academic Year 1999-2000]

A comprehensive document providing a strategic overview of the TETAC Receipt Control Status for schools during the academic year 1999-2000.
Date: September 28, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[TETAC Horizons: Pioneering Transformations Across the Arts and Beyond] (open access)

[TETAC Horizons: Pioneering Transformations Across the Arts and Beyond]

A document about the TETAC Implementation Plan that illuminates pathways to revolutionize the realms of Theater, Education, Technology, and Community (TETAC).
Date: September 15, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library