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[Dress Performance Theatre Series: "Frederick Douglass Now"] captions transcript

[Dress Performance Theatre Series: "Frederick Douglass Now"]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Dress Performance Theatre series of "Fredrick Douglas Now," starring Roger Guenveur Smith. The performance was held on April 26th, 2013 at the Clarence Muse Café Theatre. The footage shows Smith giving an inspiring performance highlighting the American abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Date: February 25, 2012
Creator: King, Curtis; Evans, Tracy & Smith, Roger Guenveur
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 2012 (open access)

The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Roberts, Janeen
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 (open access)

Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Weekly student newspaper from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the college community along with advertising.
Date: April 25, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cleburne Eagle News (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012 (open access)

The Cleburne Eagle News (Cleburne, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Cleburne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Oaks, Judy & Oaks, Kelly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 25, 2012 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 25, 2012
Creator: Wood, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Adkins, May 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Adkins, May 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Adkins. Adkins joined the Marine Corps in the fall of 1942. He served with the 6th Marine Division, 22nd Marine Regiment. They participated in the Battle of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. On Guadalcanal, they formed the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, participating in the Battle of Guam until they disbanded in September of 1944. Continuing on with the 22nd Marines, Adkins served in the Battle of Okinawa. He returned to the US and received his discharge in September of 1945.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Adkins, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Donald Ehr, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Donald Ehr, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Ehr. Ehr joined the Army on 5 December 1941 and received basic training in Texas. He was selected for flight cadet training and sent to San Diego but washed out. He volunteered for the glider program and received training in New Mexico and Arizona. He was sent to Lubbock as a glider instructor and stayed there until 1945. He trained in the TG-5, TG-6, and CG-4A gliders. When his students were advanced enough, he rode co-pilot in DC-3, C-53, and C-47 towing planes. He was at Baer Field as a squadron commander when the Germans surrendered. He was reassigned as an assistant classification officer, interviewing glider pilots from Europe in preparation for Pacific duty, until the Japanese surrendered. Ehr was discharged on 22 December 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Ehr, Donald
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Woody Sproul, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Woody Sproul, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Woody Sproul. Sproul joined the Army Air Forces in 1943 and received basic training in Miami. He received radio training in Madison, Wisconsin, and top-secret radar training in Boca Raton. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 441st Troop Carrier Group and sent to Europe. He participated in Operation VARSITY, using Holophane lights to signal other planes as they towed gliders under radio silence. When the war ended, he was in Nancy, France, where the villagers had a great celebration. Sproul became part of the European Air Transport Service, repatriating prisoners of war and concentration camp survivors. Sproul returned home in May 1946 and attended Johns Hopkins University on the GI Bill.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Sproul, Woody
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Boyle, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Boyle, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Boyle. Boyle joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1942. He served as a glider pilot and C-47 flight officer, and shares details of his flight training. He was assigned to ferry gliders from Stout Field, Indiana throughout the US. Around early 1944, Boyle was transferred to Calcutta, India. He served as the first glider replacement for Operation Thursday. Boyle completed 11 missions throughout Pakistan, India and Burma. He returned to the US in late 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Boyle, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Verbon Houck, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Verbon Houck, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Verbon Houck. Houck joined the Army Air Corps in 1940, and served as a CG-4A glider pilot with the 94th Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, in the 9th Air Force. They traveled to England in September of 1944. In December, he piloted a re-supply mission for the 101st and 82nd airborne divisions in Bastogne, during the Battle of the Bulge. During this mission, his aircraft was shot down and Houck was captured by the Nazis He spent 5 months as a prisoner-of-war. He was liberated in May of 1945. He returned to the US and received his discharge in late 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Houck, Verbon
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dan Judevine, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dan Judevine, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dan Judevine. Judevine joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1942. He served as a glider pilot and C-47 co-pilot, and shares details of his flight training. In 1943 he deployed to England, participating in the Allied invasion of southern France and in Operation Market Garden. Through the end of the war, Judevine conducted resupply missions for the American ground troops in Germany. He returned to the US in late 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Judevine, Dan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Peter Lecce, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Peter Lecce, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Peter Lecce. Lecce joined the Army Air Forces in December 1941 and received basic training in California. He washed out of flight training in Arizona. He volunteered for glider school and received training in Lubbock and Laurinburg-Maxton. Upon completion he was sent to England with the 310th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group. He was scheduled to participate in Operation Market Garden, but his mission was canceled due to poor weather. Lecce transported newly assembled CG-A4 gliders to Orleans and delivered supplies to stranded troops in Brussels. He was discharged just after V-E Day.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Lecce, Peter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Otto Lyons, October 25, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Otto Lyons, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Otto Lyons. Lyons joined the Army Air Forces around 1943. He served as a glider pilot and shares details of his flight training. In early 1944, he deployed to England, participating in Operation Market Garden. He completed additional missions over Paris, France, and participated with American ground troops in combat going into Germany. He returned to the US in late 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Otto
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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 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.
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
Oral History Interview with Al Adkins, May 25, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Adkins, May 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Adkins. Adkins joined the Marine Corps in the fall of 1942. He served with the 6th Marine Division, 22nd Marine Regiment. They participated in the Battle of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. On Guadalcanal, they formed the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, participating in the Battle of Guam until they disbanded in September of 1944. Continuing on with the 22nd Marines, Adkins served in the Battle of Okinawa. He returned to the US and received his discharge in September of 1945.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Adkins, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Donald Ehr, October 25, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Donald Ehr, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Donald Ehr. Ehr joined the Army on 5 December 1941 and received basic training in Texas. He was selected for flight cadet training and sent to San Diego but washed out. He volunteered for the glider program and received training in New Mexico and Arizona. He was sent to Lubbock as a glider instructor and stayed there until 1945. He trained in the TG-5, TG-6, and CG-4A gliders. When his students were advanced enough, he rode co-pilot in DC-3, C-53, and C-47 towing planes. He was at Baer Field as a squadron commander when the Germans surrendered. He was reassigned as an assistant classification officer, interviewing glider pilots from Europe in preparation for Pacific duty, until the Japanese surrendered. Ehr was discharged on 22 December 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Ehr, Donald
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Woody Sproul, October 25, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Woody Sproul, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Woody Sproul. Sproul joined the Army Air Forces in 1943 and received basic training in Miami. He received radio training in Madison, Wisconsin, and top-secret radar training in Boca Raton. Upon completion, he was assigned to the 441st Troop Carrier Group and sent to Europe. He participated in Operation VARSITY, using Holophane lights to signal other planes as they towed gliders under radio silence. When the war ended, he was in Nancy, France, where the villagers had a great celebration. Sproul became part of the European Air Transport Service, repatriating prisoners of war and concentration camp survivors. Sproul returned home in May 1946 and attended Johns Hopkins University on the GI Bill.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Sproul, Woody
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Boyle, October 25, 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Boyle, October 25, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with George Boyle. Boyle joined the Army Air Forces in June of 1942. He served as a glider pilot and C-47 flight officer, and shares details of his flight training. He was assigned to ferry gliders from Stout Field, Indiana throughout the US. Around early 1944, Boyle was transferred to Calcutta, India. He served as the first glider replacement for Operation Thursday. Boyle completed 11 missions throughout Pakistan, India and Burma. He returned to the US in late 1945.
Date: October 25, 2012
Creator: Boyle, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History