[Letter from Guillermo R. Aquayo to John J. Herrera - 1960-09-16] (open access)

[Letter from Guillermo R. Aquayo to John J. Herrera - 1960-09-16]

Letter from Guillermo R. Aquayo to John J. Herrera, dated September 16, 1960. Aquayo has recently received a letter from J. B. Casas and writes to Herrera about the letter.
Date: September 16, 1960
Creator: Aquayo, Guillermo R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rudy M. Briones to John Herrera - 1950-09-18] (open access)

[Letter from Rudy M. Briones to John Herrera - 1950-09-18]

Letter from Rudy M. Briones, 2nd R.T.B. PLT. 23, Marine Corps, to John Herrera, with envelope dated September 18, 1950. This is a request for Herrera to help Briones get a discharge from military service.
Date: September 18, 1950
Creator: Briones, Rudy M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Rudy M. Briones - 1950-09-21] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Rudy M. Briones - 1950-09-21]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Rudy Briones, 2nd R.T.B. Plt. 23, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, California, dated September 21, 1950. This is replying to Briones request for help in getting a discharge from military service. Herrera advises Briones to remain in the Marine Corp, and offers other personal advice.
Date: September 21, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
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 Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy, September 24, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy, September 24, 1963]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Sandy discussing about a couple of things. He asked if he thanked MumMum and Miggins for the hundred shares of Sugar Land Industries that they gave. Then, he talks about Shrub's situation at the army. And few other changes that're going to take place in the locality.
Date: September 24, 1963
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.
Date: September 7, 2012
Creator: Mendoza, Aaron
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Aaron Mendoza, September 7, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.
Date: September 7, 2012
Creator: Mendoza, Aaron
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Luis Adame - 1977-09-02] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Luis Adame - 1977-09-02]

Letter from Eduardo Morga directed to Luis Adame, dated September 2, 1977. The letter indicates that the recipient has been selected as a member of the panel to hear the charges against Joe Velez and gives details of the charges and date, time, and location of the hearings.
Date: September 2, 1977
Creator: Morga, Eduardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Margaret Pacheco - 1977-09-02] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Margaret Pacheco - 1977-09-02]

Letter from Eduardo Morga directed to Margaret Pacheco, dated September 2, 1977. The letter indicates that the recipient has been selected as a member of the panel to hear the charges against Joe Velez and gives details of the charges and date, time, and location of the hearings.
Date: September 2, 1977
Creator: Morga, Eduardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Maria Canfield - 1977-09-02] (open access)

[Letter from Eduardo Morga to Maria Canfield - 1977-09-02]

Letter from Eduardo Morga directed to Maria Canfield, dated September 2, 1977. The letter indicates that the recipient has been selected as a member of the panel to hear the charges against Joe Velez and gives details of the charges and date, time, and location of the hearings.
Date: September 2, 1977
Creator: Morga, Eduardo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Associated press] (open access)

[News Script: Associated press]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story giving the latest Texas news updates from the associated press.
Date: September 8, 1972, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cattle] (open access)

[News Script: Cattle]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of three-decker truck, loaded with about 150 calves, was enrooted from Jonesboro, Arkansas to a feed-lot in California.
Date: September 7, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library