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[Polka Dotty]
Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection spanning various topics, providing insights into local, national, and global events, issues, and developments.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Denton Chamber of Commerce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[TRI Steel Structures International Distributor Conference 2001]
Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection capturing the essence of the TRI Steel Structures International Distributor Conference 2001. Explore the intricacies of the event through an inviting letter of invitation and a meticulously detailed agenda that unveils the topics, discussions, and networking opportunities that marked this significant conference in the steel industry.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Denton Chamber of Commerce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[The Tourism Landscape: DFWATC Board Meeting & Review 2000]
Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection offering a detailed overview of the year in review, committee reports, and a meticulous analysis of media interactions, the compilation provides a thorough understanding of the council's activities and achievements during this pivotal period. Explore financial statements, balance sheets, and key insights that shaped the tourism landscape in the DFW region, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in the strategic decisions and financial dynamics that influenced the area's tourism initiatives in the year 2000.
Date:
November 30, 2000
Creator:
Denton Chamber of Commerce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Financial Insights: Denton CVB Proposed Budget and General Ledger Analysis (Jan-Dec 2001)]
A detailed document providing insights into the Denton Convention and Visitors Bureau's proposed budget for the period of January to December 2001. This comprehensive compilation includes comments, a thorough examination of the General Ledger Listing for September 2001, and additional financial reports.
Date:
2000/2002
Creator:
Denton Chamber of Commerce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Exploring Denton: Discovery Channel Project Compilation]
Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection. The detailed press release highlighting project revisions, accompanied by a sample sponsorship letter outlining the benefits for underwriters of pre-production costs. This compilation also features excerpts from the newspaper, providing a comprehensive view of Denton's efforts to showcase its unique offerings on the Discovery Channel.
Date:
2000/2001
Creator:
Denton Chamber of Commerce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[The Chisolm Trail]
Document from the Denton Chamber of Commerce Collection. A comprehensive compilation featuring abstracts from 'Texas Explorer,' insights into "The Chisholm Trail," and highlights from the NAITCP Business Summit program. This curated collection provides a multifaceted exploration of historical and contemporary perspectives on the iconic Chisholm Trail.
Date:
2000/2001
Creator:
Denton Chamber of Commerce
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Floyd Thorne, August 14, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Floyd Thorn. He discusses his childhood and family and what led him to start flying planes for the US Navy. He describes his experiences in the Pacific Theatre of World War Two, including witnessing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and fighting in the battle of Midway.
Date:
August 14, 2000
Creator:
Thorne, Floyd & Alexander, William J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date:
December 27, 2000
Creator:
Medcalf, George
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Lacouture, October 9, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Lacouture. Lacouture graduated from the Naval Academy in 1940 and was aboard the USS Blue at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. He was still aboard when the Blue sank off Guadalcanal in August, 1942. Lacouture then went to flight school, earning his wings in May 1943. He then served as the executive officer of Fighter Squadron 5 (VF-5) aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). After the war, he remained in the Navy and continued to fly.
Date:
October 9, 2000
Creator:
Lacouture, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka, November 8, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bunichi Ohtsuka. Ohtsuka describes growing up in wartime Japan. He discusses seeing bombing raids and the resulting damage. Ohtsuka also describes the military training he received in school. He joined the Imperial Japanese Navy in March 1945. Ohtsuka details his training in the Navy and how a nearby unit training for suicide boat operations was completely wiped out in a bombing raid. He briefly mentions his thoughts on the atomic bomb and his post-war life.
Date:
November 8, 2000
Creator:
Ohtsuka, Bunichi
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Matthews, October 26, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lyle Tennis. Tennis joined the Naval Reserve while attending college. He graduated in March of 1944, and then completed Officer Training School at Plattsburg, New York in June of 1944. Tennis served in the Navy aboard the USS LSM(R)-190. He provides detail of his travels through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific. He and his crew participated in the invasion of Okinawa, and Tennis describes his experiences, including launching 480 5-inch rockets against Japanese shore defenses. He was aboard the ship when it was hit and sunk by a Japanese kamikaze. He provides details of this event, for which he received the Navy Cross. He continued to serve in the Reserves until 1970 when he retired as a commander.
Date:
October 26, 2000
Creator:
Matthews, John
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Rucker, July 16, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Rucker. Rucker already was a pilot, having been through the Civilian Pilot Training while he attended college. In October 1942 he was called to active duty in the Army Air Forces for flight training. He wound up in B-17 bombers. He earned his wings in July, 1943. H went overseas to England and began flying combat missions over Germany in May, 1944. He flew 31 combat missions in 61 days. He describes several missions and discusses his experiences with flak. With missions completed in July 1944, he returned to the US and became a B-17 combat tactic instructor until the war ended.
Date:
July 16, 2000
Creator:
Rucker, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank Muoio, April 11, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Frank Muoio. Muoio joined the Navy in early 1942 and went aboard the USS Thomas Jefferson (APA-30) after training in Rhode Island. His first trip was to Brisbane delivering materiel. From there, he went to the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Italy. Muoio shares several anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Thomas Jefferson. He went ashore during the invasion of Salerno. He was also involved in the Normandy invasion as well as Okinawa.
Date:
April 11, 2000
Creator:
Muoio, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B. C. Peters, January 1, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with B C Peters. Peters joined the Navy in September of 1942. He served with the 31st Seabee Battalion. From 1942 to 1943 he worked in Bermuda, building a refueling station as well as working with a survey crew. He worked on surveys for the construction of a submarine dock at St. Georges and a military highway near Hamilton. He was transferred to Camp Endicott, Rhode Island, where he was trained as Crew Chief of an 81mm mortar squad and his survey party made a topographic map of the area. They were later assigned to the mountains of Hawaii and he describes his living conditions there, and the scenery. They completed physical training and trained aboard an LCM as well. They traveled to Eniwetok and Iwo Jima. He provides great detail of landing at Iwo Jima and the battle that ensued. Peters’ group was there to repair the airfield closest to Mt. Suribachi, and then set up shop in foxholes on the island. He provides great detail of his experiences there. He assisted with the surveying and engineering of another airfield and describes his involvement. After Iwo Jima he returned …
Date:
January 1, 2000
Creator:
Peters, B. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Woolson, June 13, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Woolson. Woolson joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1942. He provides details of his flight training. Beginning in August of 1943 he served as a B-24 co-pilot. He went overseas in October of 1943. He traveled to Iceland, Scotland, Morocco, Italy, France and Austria. He joined the 513th Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. Woolson completed 35 combat missions during World War II, including 2 missions on D-Day. After the war Woolson continued his service as a photomapping officer in the Philippines, a tactical teaching officer at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, and as a T-33 flight instructor and base civil engineer at Foster Field in Victoria, Texas. He retired from the Air Force in 1962 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Date:
June 13, 2000
Creator:
Woolson, Robert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Warren, May 15, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Warren. Warren was born in 1925 and graduated from high school in 1943. After being drafted in July 1943, he was sent to Camp Wheeler near Macon, Georgia for basic training. Upon completion of basic, he went to Glasgow, Scotland and arrived there 25 January 1944. He then went to Plymouth, England where he was assigned to the 29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment which began intensive training in preparation for participation in Operation Overlord. Warren describes the equipment he carried as he boarded an LCVP for transportation to the beach and tells of the craft being hit by enemy fire. He was wounded and sent to a hospital in England. During August 1944, he returned to his unit at Vire, France. The unit was involved in the battle for the Port of Brest and he recalls seeing a large number of dead German soldiers. At Maastricht, Holland the division joined the 2nd Armored Division to move through the Siegfried Line. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge and crossed the Ruhr River. After the Germans surrendered, the division was sent to Bremerhaven, Germany as part …
Date:
May 15, 2000
Creator:
Warren, Edward
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ramon Villa, June 7, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ramon Villa. Villa joined the Army in April of 1941. He served with the 200th Coast Artillery. In September, he deployed to the Philippines, and was assigned at Clark Field. After the Japanese landed on Luzon, Villa helped defend Bataan and Corregidor, surrendering to the Japanese in April of 1942. He was captured and held a prisoner of war at Camp O’Donnell, Cabanatuan Camp #3, Las Piñas Camp #4, and in Japan. In 1944, he survived transport aboard the Haro Maru to Taiwan, to work as slave labor on a sugar plantation. He was liberated after the war ended, and returned to the US in October of 1945, receiving an honorable discharge in February of 1946.
Date:
June 7, 2000
Creator:
Villa, Ramon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joe Van Dyke, June 16, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Joe Van Dyke. Van Dyke was drafted into the Army Air Forces in March 1943. Upon completion of basic training at Sheppard Field, he was assigned to the nearby aircraft mechanic school. He then attended gunnery school and became a top turret gunner on a B-24, also doubling as assistant engineer. In August 1944 his crew joined the 466th Bombardment Group, 787th Bombardment Squadron in England. While stationed there, Van Dyke survived V-1 and V-2 rocket attacks. His initial missions involved transporting fuel to France. Moving onto strategic bombing operations, he flew 32 missions, mostly over Germany. He also provided ground support over France and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. In all of his missions, he never once had to fire his gun. After Germany surrendered, Van Dyke was reassigned to B-29s and trained for the Pacific. He had accumulated enough points, however and was discharged in July 1945.
Date:
June 16, 2000
Creator:
Van Dyke, Joe
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank Ryan, November 21, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank Ryan. Ryan joined the Navy in June 1944 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Santa Monica, a Merchant Marine ship, as part of the gunnery crew. His ship brought troops and supplies to the Caroline Islands, the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Okinawa. Until a close encounter with kamikazes at Okinawa, Ryan’s service was uneventful. He recalls seeing beautiful tropical fish in the clear waters near Saipan. His ship often transported recovering soldiers and their medical attendants back to the Santa Monica’s home base on Treasure Island. At the end of the war, Ryan was sent to Guam, where he stood watch on an abandoned Marine base, on the lookout for any surviving Japanese soldiers. While there he saw large pieces of equipment such as bulldozers retired and dumped into the ocean. Ryan returned home and was discharged in February 1946.
Date:
November 21, 2000
Creator:
Ryan, Frank
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Isidore Ozuna, October 24, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Isidore Ozuna. Ozuna joined the Navy in July of 1943. He served with the deck force aboard the USS Colorado (BB-45). His battle station was with the gun crews. He participated in the pre-invasion shelling and fire support of Tarawa, Kwajalein, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf and Okinawa. He returned to the US after the war ended and received his discharge in December of 1945.
Date:
October 24, 2000
Creator:
Ozuna, Isidore
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Newberry, August 3, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Warren Newberry. Newberry joined the Army Air Forces in December 1942 and received basic training at Camp Wolters. Upon completion of his training, he was shipped to England, where he served in the 26th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron under the 8th Air Force. His team assembled hundreds of Waco CG-4A combat gliders per day in preparation for D-Day. His unit also was noted for constructing housing with empty glider crates. Watching the glider pilots in training, Newberry recalls brilliant flying by stunt pilot Mike Murphy. On June 6th he saw thousands of planes pass overhead on their way to Normandy, wing-to-wing. In July 1944 he was sent to France to assemble Piper L-4s. He arrived at Omaha Beach at D-Day plus 99 and was upset when he came upon 44,000 freshly dug graves with white crosses. He notes that otherwise the beach was in pristine condition. Newberry returned home and was discharged as a Staff Sergeant in November 1945.
Date:
August 3, 2000
Creator:
Newberry, Warren
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Benjamin Molina, August 8, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Benjamin Molina. Molina joined the Army in 1937 and received basic training at Fort Sam Houston. He was assigned to a machinegun company in the 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was discharged in February 1940 and volunteered again in February 1942. He joined the Army Air Forces and became a guard and small arms instructor at Foster Field with the 934th Guard Squadron. He left the base in 1945 as a tech sergeant and headed to Kunming, China. There he served as a provost sergeant, inspecting and approving souvenirs to be brought home with the troops. He witnessed a great deal of fighting between the Chinese during his time there. Molina returned home and was discharged in March 1946.
Date:
August 8, 2000
Creator:
Molina, Benjamin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Orby Ledbetter, June 9, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orby Ledbetter. Ledbetter joined the Texas Army National Guard in 1937 as a soldier in the Texas 36th Infantry Division, 142nd Infantry Regiment. He provides details of serving in the Texas Guard and remaining with the 36th ID throughout the war. He describes his experiences completing basic training through numerous camps and traveling overseas aboard the SS Argentina. Beginning in April of 1943 Orby served in the North African Campaign and also landed at Salerno, Italy. He was captured by the German Army in September of 1943 and remained a prisoner of war at Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany until April of 1945. Ledbetter provides vivid details of these experiences. He was discharged in September of 1945.
Date:
June 9, 2000
Creator:
Ledbetter, Orby
System:
The Portal to Texas History