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Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002

Interview with Robert Edward Harris, a veteran of World War II, serving in India at the time. Harris answers questions relating to his training, duties, and activities while over in India towards the end of the war; Harrs also answers questions concerning his feelings towards the war and his enemies.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Bottoms, Aaron & Harris, Robert Edward
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Causey, February 13, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Causey, February 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Causey. Causey was born in Mississippi and was drafted into the Army right after he finished high school in 1944. Causey shares a few stories about basic training in Florida. Causey went overseas aboard the USS General M.M. Patrcik (AP-150) from Seattle to Hawaii in February, 1945. Causey describes more training he received on Hawaii before shipping out to Saipan in April. On 1 May, Causey arrived as a replacement o nOkinawa. He was assigned to C Company, 1st battalion, 381st Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. Causey then describes his impressions and experiences fighting on Okinawa. Causey was eventually wounded by shell fragments and evacuated to a hospital near the beach. After treatment, he was able to rejoin his unit on Okinawa. When the war ended, Causey was aboard an LST bound for the Philippines and more training in anticipation of the invasion of Japan.
Date: February 13, 2003
Creator: Causey, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John J. Clemens. He discusses his childhood and family and what led him to join the US Navy. He describes his experiences fighting in both the Pacific and European theatres of World War Two.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Clemens, John J. & Alexander, William J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hugh Fuller, October 13, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hugh Fuller, October 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugh Fuller. Fuller was born in Rogers, Texas 17 October 1924. He was drafted into the Army in 1942 and received his basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He recalls his time at boot camp and that he was assigned to the 69th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 69th Infantry Division upon completion. During training at Fort Knox, Kentucky he recalls meeting and speaking with President Roosevelt. Fuller was sent to England shortly after the Allied landing on D-Day. He landed in France from an LST, and then marched into Belgium and Germany. He describes several of the reconnaissance missions carried out by his unit while assigned to the First Army, including some during the Battle of the Bulge. He recalls the day his unit arrived at Buchenwald Concentration Camp and he remembers the horrific conditions encountered. He describes several USO shows while in Germany. Following the end of the war, he embarked on a troop ship in Le Havre, France and sailed back to the US where he was discharged.
Date: October 13, 2003
Creator: Fuller, Hugh Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002

Interview with George Gace, an member of the United States Army serving in post-World War II Germany. Gace describes his time at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas followed by his deployment to Germany where he spent most of his two years training.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Gace, Michael & Gace, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Theodore E. Gruhn, March 13, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Theodore E. Gruhn, March 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Theodore Gruhn. Gruhn joined the Navy in September 1941 after working as a carpenter. He was en route to Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. Once at Hawaii, Gruhn did shore patrol for a year until he was assigned to the USS Farenholt (DD-491) as a carpenter's mate in December 1942. In May, 1944, Gruhn transferred to the USS Abercrombie (DE-343). When the war ended, Gruhn had enough points to be discharged in October, 1945.
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Gruhn, Theodore E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board of Directors Names Agency General Counsel (open access)

DART Board of Directors Names Agency General Counsel

News release about the naming of Swanson Angle as DART's interim general council.
Date: August 13, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART interrumpirá su servicio de tren entre las estaciones West End y Convention Center (open access)

DART interrumpirá su servicio de tren entre las estaciones West End y Convention Center

News release about the use of shuttle buses to connect riders between two DART stations while construction of rail tracks is underway.
Date: August 13, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Rail Service Interruption between West End Station and Convention Center Station (open access)

DART Rail Service Interruption between West End Station and Convention Center Station

News release about the use of shuttle buses to connect riders between two DART stations while construction of rail tracks is underway.
Date: August 13, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John McCall, July 13, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John McCall, July 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dr John McCall. After one college semester, McCall was drafted into the military and volunteered for a meteorology program. He took basic training at Keesler Field, Mississippi and in May 1943 began his academic training at the University of Chicago. After less than six months, his class got cancelled. Someone decided they didn't need as many weather forecasters as originally planned. McCall went to take basic training again, at Jefferson Barracks in St Louis, Missouri. Still hoping to learn a trade rather than just simply going to the trenches, McCall re-tested and re-classified and was given a choice between several program; he choose weather observing. He was sent to Chanute Field, Illinois for training and then to Rattlesnake Army Air Base in Pyote, Texas where he served as a weather observer for just over one year. McCall describes in detail his activities as a weather observer during his time at the base. Eventually, about half of the weather observers at the station were sent overseas and McCall was on a ship sailing for Hawaii when the war with Japan ended. Someone decided to send all the replacements to …
Date: July 13, 2003
Creator: McCall, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Harold Ryan, September 13, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Harold Ryan, September 13, 2003

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John Harold Ryan. Ryan joined the Army in September of 1944. He served with the 96th Infantry Division. He worked with and trained fellow servicemen on the M1 rifle. Ryan participated in the Battle of Okinawa. He was discharged in September of 1946.
Date: September 13, 2003
Creator: Ryan, John Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joint McKinney SAR - DAR meeting of December 13, 2003 (open access)

Joint McKinney SAR - DAR meeting of December 13, 2003

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: December 13, 2003
Creator: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint meeting of the McKinney SAR and John Abston DAR chapters on September 13, 2003 (open access)

Joint meeting of the McKinney SAR and John Abston DAR chapters on September 13, 2003

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: September 13, 2003
Creator: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
The November 13, 2003 monthly meeting (open access)

The November 13, 2003 monthly meeting

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: November 13, 2003
Creator: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willie Walker's trip to Bonham on July 17, 2003 (open access)

Willie Walker's trip to Bonham on July 17, 2003

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: July 13, 2003
Creator: Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-32 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-32

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the Board of Trustees of the San Jacinto College District may simultaneously serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Clear Brook Municipal Utility District (RQ-0596-JC)
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-33 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-33

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Texas Community Health Center Revolving Loan Fund exists as a trust fund outside the state treasury; whether loan income is the property of the Fund; and whether chapter 136 of the Human Resources Code, which establishes the Fund, violates article III, sections 1, 50 and 51 of the Texas Constitution (RQ-0602-JC)
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-34 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-34

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county may require the owner of a “junked vehicle” to erect a fence or other screening objects in order to shield the vehicle from public view (RQ-0605-JC)
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-35 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-35

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether questioning by the Texas Ethics Commission of third-party witnesses to the circumstances giving rise to a sworn complaint violates section 571.140 of the Government Code (RQ-0599-JC)
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-36 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-36

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Texas Ethics Commission, in providing to the respondent in a commission-initiated complaint information that was obtained in connected with another sworn complaint, violates the confidentiality provision of section 571.140 of the Government Code (RQ-0601-JC)
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-37 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-37

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: County commissioners court's authority over hiring and budgetary matters concerning an elected county officer.
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-38 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-38

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Texas Education Agency to make a coordinated health program available to elementary schools.
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-39 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-39

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Harris County may participate in the design and construction of a toll bridge from Galveston Island to Point Bolivar.
Date: March 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-72 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-72

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a well that was installed prior to September 1, 2002, but that was capped and will not be used to produce water until some indefinite time after the date, is a "public water supply well" exempt from regulation by the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District (RQ-0631-JC)
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History