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Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 2001 (open access)

Report of the Red River Compact Commission: 2001

Report of the Red River Compact Commission describing the approved budgets, audits, and rules and regulations during fiscal year 2001
Date: April 2002
Creator: Red River Compact Commission (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Bruce Gordon Elliot, May 17, 2002

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Bruce Elliot, a Navy veteran and POW from Montezuma, Kansas. Elliot discusses his family, joining the Navy and volunteering for Asiatic service, the start of war and the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, escaping internment on Palawan and joining Moro guerillas, sabotage, linking up with Australian forces, evacuation to Australia and returning to the United States, becoming a deepsea diver, and Korean War service. In appendix are a photo of Elliot, a map of the Philippines, two photos of a POW camp on Palawan, and a photo of three of his comrades.
Date: May 17, 2002
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Elliot, Bruce Gordon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger, February 22, 2002] (open access)

[Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger, February 22, 2002]

Letter from Francie Meisner Park to Charlyne Creger and other WASPs, friends, and family, announcing her decision to not undergo further medical treatment and to place herself in hospice care. Francie Park's obituary is photocopied onto the back of the letter, which was written before her death and mailed out a few days afterward by Jonnie G. Bernard.
Date: February 22, 2002
Creator: Park, Francie Meisner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John David Burgess, April 28, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with John David Burgess, April 28, 2002

Interview with John David Burgess, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief with the 196th Infantry Brigade from Baytown, Texas. Burgess describes his experiences during the war and what a typical day was like while in Vietnam. He also speaks about an incident where the plane he was flying was shot down by enemy fire.
Date: April 28, 2002
Creator: Eakin, Elizabeth & Burgess, John David
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Warren Lee Miller, July 19, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Warren Lee Miller, July 19, 2002

Interview with Warren Lee Miller, a communications expert for the US Coast Guard in the Vietnam War. He answers questions about joining the military and life in the Port of New Orleans.
Date: July 19, 2002
Creator: Collins, Kim & Miller, Warren Lee
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Donald Burnitt, March 30, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Donald Burnitt, March 30, 2002

Interview with Donald Burnitt, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart. Burnitt describes his experiences in the war, including the many combat engagements he was part of and when he was wounded in action when his helicopter crashed. He was also awarded the Silver Star and Bronze Star.
Date: March 30, 2002
Creator: Smith, Tonya & Burnitt, Donald
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Impact of recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Economic Impact of recreational Fishing and Diving Associated with Offshore Oil and Gas Structures in the Gulf of Mexico

This report is about offshore oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Hiett, Robert L. & Milon, J. Walter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sabine River Compact Administration Annual Report: 2002 (open access)

Sabine River Compact Administration Annual Report: 2002

Annual report for the Sabine River Compact Administration for 2002, including a summary of the meetings and work of the administration, reports from the hydrologic stations, fiscal revenues and expenditures, and accompanying notes.
Date: 2002
Creator: Sabine River Compact Administration
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerell E. Crow, August 24, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jerell E. Crow, August 24, 2002

Interview with Jerell E. Crow. He entered the Coast Guard in 1940 and trained in Florida and New York City. He served aboard a Landing Ship, Tank (LST) when those ships were first introduced. He traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Neville Island Shipyard operated by the Dravo Corporation as part of a crew that brought an LST down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. From there, the crew practiced operations at Biloxi, Mississippi. Eventually, Crow travelled to San Diego aboard the LST through the Panama Canal. From there, he went to Guadalcanal and unloaded tanks. Eventually, his ship was hit at Saipan and he was wounded. He also served aboard an LST during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Afterwards, Crow's LST was present in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. He visited Hiroshima while on occupation duty after the atomic bomb was dropped. Eventually, his LST made its way back to San Francisco where he was discharged.
Date: August 24, 2002
Creator: Rabalais, Larry & Crow, Jerell E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History