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Oral History Interview with Irvin Long, August 15, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Irvin Long, August 15, 2012

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Irvin Long. Long joined the Navy in August of 1943. In early 1944 he served aboard the USS Tabberer (DE-418) as a signalman, using flashing lights, semaphore flags, and Morse Code. In September of 1944 they traveled to Pearl Harbor to practice shooting and work with sonar. They left Pearl Harbor and joined Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet in October of 1944, conducting anti-submarine sweeps of the Philippine Sea. He describes his experience through a typhoon in December of 1944. They later traveled to Iwo Jima, shooting down enemy aircraft during the bombing of Iwo. From there they traveled around Okinawa and Japan, doing submarine patrols. After August 1945 they were assigned to escort big supply ships into the Korea Bay in the Yellow Sea. He was discharged in January of 1946.
Date: August 15, 2012
Creator: Long, Irvin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas appoints James F. Adams to DART Board (open access)

Dallas appoints James F. Adams to DART Board

News release about the appointment of James F. Adams to the DART board of directors, representing the city of Dallas.
Date: August 15, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas attorney Scott Carlson named DART General Counsel (open access)

Dallas attorney Scott Carlson named DART General Counsel

News release about the naming of Scott Carlson as DART's new general counsel.
Date: August 15, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) Network (open access)

National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) Network

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Date: August 15, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library