The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

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Photograph of Jack Light, a guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Light is seen sitting behind a table and in front of a microphone as he is on a panel with other speakers.

Photograph of Tony Pederson, of the Southern Methodist University speaking into a microphone and addressing the audience at the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Donnis Baggett is seen standing in the background listening to Pederson give his speech.

Photograph of Wesley "Wes" R. Turner seen speaking into a microphone during 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Turner served as a Publisher of Star-Telegram, Inc. formerly Fort Worth Star Telegram from 1997 to 2007.

Photograph of Jim Lenahan, a guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Lenahan is seated behind a table and in front of a microphone addressing the audience of the conference as he gives a presentation visible behind him on the projector.

Photograph of Mick Cohen (left) and Gene Haddock (right) in attendance at the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Cohen and Haddock are seen sitting behind a table and sitting in front of a microphones as they are guest speakers on a panel.

Photograph of an unidentified guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The guest is seated at a table and talking into a microphone addressing the conference attendees. A diet coke is opened and poured into a glass in front of him.

Photograph of Charles Moser speaking into a microphone during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett (left) presenting an award to Phillip A. Berkebile and a woman presumed to be his wife, during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Bob Carlquist speaking to the conference attendees during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Carlquist is seen standing behind the podium that reads, "Omni Corpus Christi Hotel" and displays the TDNA emblem.

Photograph of Tony Pederson, of the Southern Methodist University attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett (left) awarding Fred Hartman (right) with a plaque at the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Rebecca Baldwin (left) and an unidentified woman in red, guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The woman in red is leaning forward to speak directly into the microphone and using her hands as emphasis as she speaks.

Photograph of Bob Carlquist (left) and Rebecca Baldwin (right), two guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Baldwin is seen leaning forward and looking out into the crowd of conference attendees.

Photograph of (L-R) Jeremy L. Halbreich, Laura Gordon, John Fish and Jim Lenahan, guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Fish is seen sitting in front of a laptop and reading from his notes as he gives a presentation to the conference goers, his fellow guest speakers sit on either side of him and listen.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett (right) handing out a man identified as Vic the John Murphy Award the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Baggett and the man are shaking hands as Baggett gives him the engraved plaque.

Photograph of Donnis Bagget (right) handing an engraved plaque to an unidentified woman who is receiving the award from the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The plaque reads, "TDNA. Texas Daily Newspaper Association. "Bright Idea" Award. For Outstanding Newspaper Self Promotion Campaign. The Baytown Sun. "Community Partnerships" 10,000 to 35,000. 2003."

Photograph of Tony Pederson, of the Southern Methodist University and Donnis Baggett looking over a Longhorn award together during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.

Photograph of Jim Lenahan and Laura Gordon, two a guest speakers attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Lenahan and Gordon are seen seated behind a table and in front of a microphone as they are giving a presentation to the audience.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing up at a podium during the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. The man is seen speaking into the microphone placed in front of him and addressing the conference attendees.

Photograph of Mick Cohen, a guest speaker attending the 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi. Cohen is seen sitting behind a table and in front of a microphone as he is on a panel with other speakers.

Photograph of Donnis Baggett seen speaking into a microphone during 2004 Texas Daily News Association annual conference held in Corpus Christi.