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National Night Out to bring DART Police and community together (open access)

National Night Out to bring DART Police and community together

News release about a community event being held at DART's police headquarters as part of the National Night Out crime prevention program.
Date: September 25, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cecil D. Bettes, September 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cecil D. Bettes, September 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil D. Bettes. Bettes joined the Army after finishing high school in Houston, Texas, in 1943. After basic training, Bettes was shipped to Italy and assigned to E Company, 2nd, Battalion,339th Regiment, 85th Infantry Division. He describes the death in combat of a close friend. In Italy, Bettes was wounded severley and sent to the hospital. Instead of allowing himself to be shipped to France, he broke out of the hospital and returned to his unit. He also mentions breaking through the Gothic Line. Bettes also describes a sour experiences he had with the Red Cross while he was hospitalized. Bettes also describes taking a few German soldiers prisoner.
Date: September 25, 2012
Creator: Bettes, Cecil D.
System: The Portal to Texas History