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Oral History Interview with Robert Powell, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Powell, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Powell. Powell joined the Army Air Forces in August of 1940. He served as a glider pilot and radio operator. In August of 1943, Powell deployed to North Africa, where he assembled CG-4A gliders. He participated in Operation Market Garden, where he served as sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division. His plane went down during the Battle of the Bulge, and he sustained multiple injuries. He returned to the US in early 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Powell, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leon Spencer, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leon Spencer, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leon Spencer. Spencer joined the Army Air Corps in October of 1940. He completed schooling in Aviation Medicine in 1941, working as a flight surgeon’s assistant through June of 1942. He graduated in mid-1943 from Advanced Glider Training in Lubbock, Texas and served as a Flight Officer. After surviving an aircraft accident in September, Spencer became a glider pilot instructor at Sedalia, Missouri and Blytheville, Arkansas. He continued his service after the war ended, retiring from the Air Force in 1964.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Spencer, Leon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Theis, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Theis, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Theis. Theis joined the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was placed in the reserves. While waiting to be called, he joined the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP). He graduated from advanced glider flight training in Lubbock, Texas on 15 September 1944. Theis served as a glider pilot with the 98th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group. They were shipped to England, and participated in re-supply missions during Operation VARSITY in March of 1945. After the war ended, he served in occupied Germany. Theis returned to the US in June of 1946 and received his discharge.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Theis, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Norman Wilmeth, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Norman Wilmeth, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Norman Wilmeth. Wilmeth signed up for the Citizens’ Military Training Camp in 1937 and obtained his pilot’s license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program in 1940. He was called into active duty in 1942 and attended Officer Training School. He was transferred to the glider program and received CG-4A training in Lubbock. Upon completion, he joined the 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group. Wilmeth transported troops to the Normandy invasion in a Horsa glider and then returned to England. For his next mission, he brought a medical unit to the invasion of Southern France. He witnessed a beautiful candlelit parade in Casablanca on the day that Paris was liberated. In October he flew troops and heavy equipment to Holland amidst antiaircraft fire, relying on Dutch families to hide him after landings. He was transferred to a special combat control team and participated in Operation Varsity, communicating with the battlefield from General Ridgway’s headquarters. After the war he accepted the surrender of German flight crews and arranged for the evacuation of wounded GIs. He returned home and joined the Texas National Guard, later becoming a nuclear weapons …
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Wilmeth, Norman
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Ford, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Richard Ford, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Ford. Ford joined the Army Air Forces in October of 1942. He served as a pilot with the 315th Troop Carrier Group, 310th Troop Carrier Squadron. They participated in the Battle of Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varsity across the Rhine and transported cargo and evacuated released allied prisoners of war until after V-E Day. Ford returned to the US after the end of the war.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Ford, Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ray Phillips, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ray Phillips, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Phillips. Phillips transferred to the Navy Department after working as a civilian stenographer in the Department of the Interior. He worked in Naval Intelligence for six months, focusing on Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. He was transferred to ACORN-14, stationed on Tarawa. There he worked for Captain Tate, a rough character who would ride his Jeep from island to island during low tide, never revealing what he was searching for. After a year, Phillips was transferred to Kwajalein, where he took dictation from an admiral and taught shorthand to a captain. Phillips returned home and upon discharge he enrolled in college. He was hired by the school as a stenographer soon after graduating.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Phillips, Ray
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 106, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 106, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 123, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Mineral Wells Index (Mineral Wells, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 123, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Daily newspaper from Mineral Wells, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: May, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joshua Star (Joshua, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Joshua Star (Joshua, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Joshua, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Sorter, Dave
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Stonewall County Courier (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

The Stonewall County Courier (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Aspermont, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: White, Jay
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Refugio County Press (Refugio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Refugio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Nelson, Kenda
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Deason, Gene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Hondo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Valley Mills Progress (Valley Mills, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Valley Mills, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Grear, Mark
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Bright, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
2006 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas (open access)

2006 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5): Designating Nonattainment Areas

This report focuses primarily on the NAAQS implementation process for designating geographical nonattainment areas with respect to the tightening of the PM2.5 standards under the 2006 particulates NAAQS, including comparisons with the final designations under the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. Also included is a brief overview of states' subsequent obligations for developing and submitting implementation plans (SIPs) for attaining or maintaining compliance with the NAAQS.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 213, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 213, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Yanelli, Adam
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Sanger News (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Sanger, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 98, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Gibbs, Angenene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Student Research and Open Access

This poster introduces the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out as part of International Open Access Week at the University of North Texas (UNT). This panel discusses student research and open access.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Lawrence, Samantha
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 463, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 463, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Brown, Laurie Ezzell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Archer City, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Phillips, Barbara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History