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[Photograph 2012.201.B1219.0238]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The generals' field mess tent was marked by wooden cutouts in the shape of Oklahoma and California maps recently, when representatives of California visited the Oklahoma National Guard Division in Hokkaide, Japan. Standing by cutouts of their states are Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Huddelson, commander of the 40th Infantry from So. California; and Maj. Gen. James C. Styron of Oklahoma's 45th."
Date: September 21, 1951
Creator: Pyer, Ron
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Willie Higgs, September 21, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Willie Higgs, September 21, 2001

Interview with Willie Higgs, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He joined the Marines in 1944 and trained at Camp Pendleton before being assigned to the 4th Marine Division. Higgs discusses arriving at Iwo Jima, making a grenade attack on a cave there, and subsequently breaking his leg. He then spent time aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-5). Upon returning home, Higgs finished his degree at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, where he majored in music.
Date: September 21, 2001
Creator: Pickard, Kevin & Higgs, Willie
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, August 16, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, August 16, 2002

Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, a fireman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life prior to enlisting and his experience overseas.
Date: September 21, 2003
Creator: Coates, Evan & Lemmon, Paul F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Sato] (open access)

[News Script: Sato]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: 1971-09-21T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.
Date: September 21, 2008
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Jowdy, September 21, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Jowdy. Jowdy enlisted in the Navy in July 1942 at the age of 15, with his parents’ consent. His first assignment was pulling bodies out of sunken ships in Pearl Harbor. At Guadalcanal, his ship was torpedoed. Due to the presence of enemy subs, he could not be rescued initially and spent two weeks floating in a raft. Then he joined a rescue effort to aid the USS Wasp (CV-7), only to be torpedoed again, spending another four days in the water. Jowdy was then assigned to the USS Salt Lake City (CA-25), patrolling the Bering Sea and participating in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands as a second loader on a 40-millimeter. After witnessing the Marianas Turkey Shoot and also seeing MacArthur film his famous return, Jowdy participated in the bombardment of Iwo Jima, amidst kamikazes and suicide boats. After the war, he survived a typhoon and served occupation duty in Japan, later transporting troops as part of the demobilization effort before being discharged in January 1946.
Date: September 21, 2008
Creator: Jowdy, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Bertig Kempner, September 21, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Bertig Kempner, September 21, 1949]

Letter from Joseph R. Bertig to Jeane Bertig Kempner discussing his surprisal for discharging Louise and mentions good weather conditions. He notes the death of Mrs. Hasty at the age of 88 and updates on his Dalmatian's hospital stay and recovery efforts.
Date: September 21, 1949
Creator: Bertig, Joseph R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History