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Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James T. Murphy. Murphy grew up in Montana and joined the Army Air Corps in May 1941. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group, 63rd Bomb Squadron. He then went to reconnaissance for the Battle of Midway. He then rejoined the Pacific Theater and pacticipated in skip bombing and flying B17s. He tells the story of receiving his Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur. He mentions returning to the Air Force in 1949 and remaining in service for 20 years, until he left to join NASA as a civilian. He also mentions writing a book on Skip Bombing in the 1990s.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Murphy, James T.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to the Editor: Review of The Eternal Journey (open access)

Letter to the Editor: Review of The Eternal Journey

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on the topic "Review of The Eternal Journey."
Date: Autumn 2000
Creator: Widdison, Harold A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Religious Wars or Healthy Competition in the NDE Movement? (open access)

Religious Wars or Healthy Competition in the NDE Movement?

Article pointing out some problems with Michael Sabom's recent work, and arguing that Kenneth Ring's statements that we might not now be headed toward "Omega" as he once thought may be premature.
Date: Summer 2000
Creator: Gibson, Arvin S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Travis Hatch Wedding Family Photo]

Photograph of the Hatch family standing outside the temple in Salt Lake City for Travis Hatch's wedding. They are wearing formal clothing and standing in a loose group, identified left-to-right as: (back) Garrett and Gerald, who is waving his right hand; (front) Berkley, Gregory and Randall, who are looking over their shoulders at their father, Quintin, and Carol, who has her left hand on Quentin's shoulder. They are standing on a brick walkway and portions of carved stonework are visible behind them.
Date: 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History