Oral History Interview with Dorthy Hannemann, June 16, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Dorthy Hannemann, June 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dorthy Hannemann. Hannemann, nee Henke, was born in Fredericksburg, Texas on 12 August 1923. She is fourth generation of her family who settled in Fredericksburg. She shares details of her family history. She graduated from high school in 1941, then trained as a nurse at Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. After graduating in September of 1944, she married Hans Hannemann. She speaks about life in Fredericksburg during wartime. Hans did not serve in the war. Dorthy passed away in June of 2017.
Date: June 16, 2014
Creator: Hannemann, Dorthy
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Earl Tweed, August 16, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Earl Tweed, August 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl Tweed. Tweed joined the Army in November, 1941 and trained to be an officer at Fort Benning. He trained in an anti-tank unit and went to England in time to be attached to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division prior to landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Tweed was wounded in November and evacuated. He returned to his unit in January, 1945. Tweed was on hand when Germany surrendered and came back to the US in June, 1946. He stayed in the Army for 13 years.
Date: August 16, 2014
Creator: Tweed, Earl
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Bookbinder. Bookbinder was in ROTC at the University of Kentucky when the war started and was called to active duty in the Army in April, 1943 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas before getting his commission at Fort Benning on October, 1944. He was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division and went to Europe with them. After fighting in Europe, his division went to the Philippines for occupation duty.
Date: January 16, 2014
Creator: Bookbinder, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Earl Tweed, August 16, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Earl Tweed, August 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Earl Tweed. Tweed joined the Army in November, 1941 and trained to be an officer at Fort Benning. He trained in an anti-tank unit and went to England in time to be attached to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division prior to landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. Tweed was wounded in November and evacuated. He returned to his unit in January, 1945. Tweed was on hand when Germany surrendered and came back to the US in June, 1946. He stayed in the Army for 13 years.
Date: August 16, 2014
Creator: Tweed, Earl
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dorthy Hannemann, June 16, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dorthy Hannemann, June 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Dorthy Hannemann. Hannemann, nee Henke, was born in Fredericksburg, Texas on 12 August 1923. She is fourth generation of her family who settled in Fredericksburg. She shares details of her family history. She graduated from high school in 1941, then trained as a nurse at Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. After graduating in September of 1944, she married Hans Hannemann. She speaks about life in Fredericksburg during wartime. Hans did not serve in the war. Dorthy passed away in June of 2017.
Date: June 16, 2014
Creator: Hannemann, Dorthy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Bookbinder, January 16, 2014

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Bookbinder. Bookbinder was in ROTC at the University of Kentucky when the war started and was called to active duty in the Army in April, 1943 and trained at Camp Wolters, Texas before getting his commission at Fort Benning on October, 1944. He was assigned to the 86th Infantry Division and went to Europe with them. After fighting in Europe, his division went to the Philippines for occupation duty.
Date: January 16, 2014
Creator: Bookbinder, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History