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Oral History Interview with Paul Medley, December 22, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul Medley, December 22, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Paul Scott Medley. Medley joined the Navy around the spring of 1943. In late summer, he deployed to Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. He then served as Seaman First Class aboard USS Crescent City (APA-21), and traveled across the equator, where he shares his pollywog hazing stories. His battle station aboard the ship was loading ammunition in the anti-aircraft and five-inch guns. He shares combat experiences in shuttling Marines aboard a Higgins boat at Guadalcanal and for the invasions of Peleliu and Leyte. Medley shares experiences of kamikaze planes trying to attack the Crescent City. He returned home in late 1945.
Date: December 22, 2015
Creator: Medley, Paul
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Barret Payne, December 21, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Barret Payne, December 21, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Barret (Bud) Payne. Payne joined the Marine Corps in June of 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He completed Radio Gunnery School, and served as a Private First-Class Radio Gunner aboard a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver. For a short time, he was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 141 (VMSB-141) at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California. They were transferred to Hawaii, and later to Majuro in the Marshall Islands. In early 1945, Payne completed 7 missions from Majuro, including over the Mili and Watje atolls. He was stationed in Majuro when the war ended. He worked in occupied China from October through April of 1946, returned home and received his discharge.
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Payne, Barret
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Glenn Cooke, Jr. Cooke joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Norman, Oklahoma, where he trained as an ordnance ground crewman. Additionally, he serviced F-4F and F-6F airplanes at Pendleton. He provides details of his training, serving as Corporal of the Guard (COG) and completing all three of his service years stateside. He was discharged in July of 1946.
Date: December 16, 2015
Creator: Cooke, David
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Price, Clift, December 8, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Price, Clift, December 8, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clift Price. Price graduated from high school in 1940, at age 16. He completed pre-med at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating in 1943. While in college and throughout medical school, Price was in the V-12 Navy College Training Program. Price was enlisted from September to November of 1943, 4 weeks, at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station as an apprentice seaman. He was assigned to hospital corps duty, and assigned to retrieve the deceased from airplane crash sites. Price began medical school the first part of 1944, and graduated in March of 1947 at UT Medical Branch. He received 3 years of military duty from his time in the V-12 program. Price later served as a Navy medical officer on a troop carrier and one of only two doctors on a battleship during the Korean War. His tour in the Navy ended in March of 1953.
Date: December 8, 2015
Creator: Price, Clift
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Nicholas Fedesma, December 5, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nicholas Fedesma, December 5, 2015

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an oral interview with Nicholas Fedesma. Fedesma joined the Navy when he was 17 in 1942. After training, he was assigned to Composite Squadron 21 (VC-21) and went aboard USS Marcus Island (CVE-77) in March 1944. He specialized in aviation hydraulics. Fedesma recounts several anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Marcus Island. After he left the Navy in 1848, Fedesma studied mechanical engineering in Chicago on the GI Bill.
Date: December 5, 2015
Creator: Fedesma, Nicholas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ollie Music, December 5, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ollie Music, December 5, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ollie Thomas Music. Music was born 10 January 1927. He joined the Army in April of 1945. By the time he finished boot training and traveled to Fort Ord, California for assignment, the war had ended. He was then stationed at Yokohama, Japan. Music shares details of his travels and his participation during the occupation of Japan. He was assigned to Hakodate and Sapporo. He took an Army incentive to discharge in Japan and reenlist for 18 more months, with his remaining service in the US From December of 1945 through June of 1947, Music was assigned to a clerical job with Headquarters Company of the 32nd Medical Battalion at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.
Date: December 5, 2015
Creator: Music, Ollie
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Anthony Geer (open access)

Oral History Interview with Anthony Geer

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Anthony Geer. Geer was drafted into the Navy in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then served as a yeoman. He received additional training in aircraft recognition. He traveled to the Philippines aboard the USS Tazewell (APA-209), and worked on Samar Island until the atomic bombs were dropped, then transferred to Manila until the surrender of Japan. He traveled back to the U.S. aboard the USS Menard (APA-201). Geer was honorably discharged in late 1945.
Date: December 14, 2015
Creator: Geer, Anthony
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Myra Walker giving a lecture]

Photograph of UNT College of Visual Arts and Design fashion design professor and Texas Fashion Collection director Myra Walker gives a lecture about nineteenth-century dress and undergarments to a group of undergraduate fashion design students studying fashion history in a TFC workspace in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date: December 3, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 2015 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 30, 2015
Creator: Finney, Patty
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 23, 2015 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 2015
Creator: Finney, Patty
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 2015 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 2015
Creator: Finney, Patty
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 9, 2015
Creator: Finney, Patty
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2015 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 51, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 2, 2015
Creator: Finney, Patty
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, December 2015 (open access)

Main Street Matters, December 2015

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Education Today, Volume 31, Number 2, December 2015 (open access)

Texas Education Today, Volume 31, Number 2, December 2015

Periodic newsletter issued by the Texas Education Agency providing updates about Texas State Board of Education meetings as well as agency news, announcements, and other information related to education.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manuel Esquiva Un Lío Al Comprar Un Carro: Una Fotonovela de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (open access)

Manuel Esquiva Un Lío Al Comprar Un Carro: Una Fotonovela de la Comisión Federal de Comercio

"This fotonovela is part of the Federal Trade Commission's ongoing efforts to raise awareness about scams targeting the Latino community. The story offers information about avoiding a car-buying jam" (back cover).
Date: December 2015
Creator: United States. Federal Trade Commission.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
TMB Bulletin, December 2015 (open access)

TMB Bulletin, December 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Medical Board describing news and events as well as updates about medical licenses, disciplinary actions, and other regulatory information.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Texas Medical Board
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 72, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 2015 (open access)

The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 72, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Monthly newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes news and information about the Churches of Christ along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Tryggestad, Erik
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Complete meal with founding family at Don Juan]

Photograph of Don Juan family, a Mexican restaurant located at Tyler, Texas was established out of love for tacos and family values. Juan Barron started out as a side business, selling tacos during soccer games on Sundays and now it has grown into three successful restaurants. Juan Barron along with his family, can be seen as he handles one of his masterpieces — a handmade 12-string bass guitar he painstakingly carved and detailed for one of his children. The picture completely describes the building values of the restaurant - food and family.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Shrimp Cocktail at the Don Juan Restaurant]

Photograph of Prawn cocktail, also known as shrimp cocktail, is a seafood dish consisting of shelled, cooked prawns in a Marie Rose sauce or cocktail sauce, served in a glass. Don Juan, a Mexican restaurant located at Tyler, Texas was established out of love for tacos and family values. Juan Barron started out as a side business, selling tacos during soccer games on Sundays and now it has grown into three successful restaurants.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Parillada Especial at Don Juan Restaurant]

Photograph of a hot skillet platter piled high with a sizzling mix of chicken, beef and shrimp fajitas smothered with grilled onions, bell peppers and tomatoes at the Tyler's Don Juan, a restaurant established out of love for tacos and family values.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tamale at the Don Juan Restaurant]

Photograph of a salsa named Tamale, which is served on the sides of Mexican dishes.Don Juan, a Mexican restaurant located at Tyler, Texas was established out of love for tacos and family values. Juan Barron started out as a side business, selling tacos during soccer games on Sundays and now it has grown into three successful restaurants.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tomato Shrimp Curry at the restaurant]

Photograph of a shrimp tomato curry with onion and bell peppers, served with rice at the Don Juan Restaurant. Don Juan, a Mexican restaurant located at Tyler, Texas was established out of love for tacos and family values. Juan Barron started out as a side business, selling tacos during soccer games on Sundays and now it has grown into three successful restaurants.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cocktails at the Don Juan Restaurant]

Photograph of a cocktail served with the Mexican food at the restaurant. Don Juan, a Mexican restaurant located at Tyler, Texas was established out of love for tacos and family values. Juan Barron started out as a side business, selling tacos during soccer games on Sundays and now it has grown into three successful restaurants.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library