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Oral History Interview with Robert Murphy, November 20, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Murphy. Murphy joined the Navy in late 1942. After boot training at Great Lakes, he went to quartermaster school in Rhode Island. Upon completion, Murphy was assigned to USS Carlson (DE-9). He was on the commissioning crew and rode it through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. He was transferred off the ship, underwent further training, and was assigned to ACORN-44 and sent to Okinawa. He arrived at Okinawa when the fighting was winding down and set up a seaplane base on Buckner Bay. He remained on Okinawa until he had enough points t oreturn to the US and be discharged in January 1946.
Date:
November 20, 2019
Creator:
Murphy, Robert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Abe, November 22, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Abe. Abe’s wife Yukiko is helping with this interview. Abe was born 29 May 1934 in Ewa, Hawaii, to Japanese immigrant parents. His father was the supervisor of the Ewa Sugar Plantation. He and his family were living on the island, 8 miles west of Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese attacked. Abe was 7 years old at the time, and he provides vivid details of his experiences, witnessing the bombing of military installations, being confined to his house, blackouts and his parents being directed to destroy any documents written in Japanese. From 1956 through 1958, Abe served in the US Army, 4th Infantry Division.
Date:
November 22, 2019
Creator:
Abe, Richard
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Mainer, November 20, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with O. Harold Mainer. Mainer joined the Navy in October, 1940 and trained at San Diego. He was then assigned as a deckhand to USS Helena (CL-50) and caught the ship in Hawaii in late 1940 and was still aboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor, which he describes. Mainer was aboard when Helena sank at Kula Gulf. Then, Mainer was transferred to USS Munsee (ATF-107), an ocean going tug, for the remainder of the war. He was discharged in January 1947.
Date:
November 20, 2019
Creator:
Mainer, Harold
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Vasquez, November 20, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Pedro Alvarez Vasquez. Vasquez was drafted into the Army around 1943 and assigned to the 87th Armored Field Artillery. In 1944, they were deployed to England. Vasquez traveled throughout France and Germany with the tanks, in charge of gasoline, ammunition, serving as an assistant driver and working the machine guns. He recalls his experiences during the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to the US in November of 1945 and received his discharge.
Date:
November 20, 2019
Creator:
Vasquez, Pete
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Abe, November 22, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Richard Abe. Abe’s wife Yukiko is helping with this interview. Abe was born 29 May 1934 in Ewa, Hawaii, to Japanese immigrant parents. His father was the supervisor of the Ewa Sugar Plantation. He and his family were living on the island, 8 miles west of Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese attacked. Abe was 7 years old at the time, and he provides vivid details of his experiences, witnessing the bombing of military installations, being confined to his house, blackouts and his parents being directed to destroy any documents written in Japanese. From 1956 through 1958, Abe served in the US Army, 4th Infantry Division.
Date:
November 22, 2019
Creator:
Abe, Richard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Mainer, November 20, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with O. Harold Mainer. Mainer joined the Navy in October, 1940 and trained at San Diego. He was then assigned as a deckhand to USS Helena (CL-50) and caught the ship in Hawaii in late 1940 and was still aboard during the attack on Pearl Harbor, which he describes. Mainer was aboard when Helena sank at Kula Gulf. Then, Mainer was transferred to USS Munsee (ATF-107), an ocean going tug, for the remainder of the war. He was discharged in January 1947.
Date:
November 20, 2019
Creator:
Mainer, Harold
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Murphy, November 20, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Robert Murphy. Murphy joined the Navy in late 1942. After boot training at Great Lakes, he went to quartermaster school in Rhode Island. Upon completion, Murphy was assigned to USS Carlson (DE-9). He was on the commissioning crew and rode it through the Panama Canal to the Pacific. He was transferred off the ship, underwent further training, and was assigned to ACORN-44 and sent to Okinawa. He arrived at Okinawa when the fighting was winding down and set up a seaplane base on Buckner Bay. He remained on Okinawa until he had enough points t oreturn to the US and be discharged in January 1946.
Date:
November 20, 2019
Creator:
Murphy, Robert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John W. Smith, November 23, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John W. Smith III. Jean assists with the interview. Smith was born 15 February 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks about his father’s participation with the Manhattan Project. Smith’s father, John W. Smith II, was an electrician and completed contract work for the government at Huntsville Arsenal in Alabama, Oak Ridge in Tennessee and the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Smith recalls traveling with his family each time his father was relocated for work. He was 12 years old when the war in the Pacific started, and he shares memories of life in the US as a child during wartime. He served in the Navy from 1946 through 1947, then entered the Air Force. He was assigned as a navigator with the 764th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Wing. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, retiring in 1970.
Date:
November 23, 2019
Creator:
Smith, John W
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Vasquez, November 20, 2019
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Pedro Alvarez Vasquez. Vasquez was drafted into the Army around 1943 and assigned to the 87th Armored Field Artillery. In 1944, they were deployed to England. Vasquez traveled throughout France and Germany with the tanks, in charge of gasoline, ammunition, serving as an assistant driver and working the machine guns. He recalls his experiences during the Battle of the Bulge. He returned to the US in November of 1945 and received his discharge.
Date:
November 20, 2019
Creator:
Vasquez, Pete
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Weekly student newspaper from the University of Texas at El Paso that includes campus news and information along with advertising.
Date:
November 19, 2019
Creator:
University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 12, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Weekly student newspaper from the University of Texas at El Paso that includes campus news and information along with advertising.
Date:
November 12, 2019
Creator:
University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Weekly student newspaper from the University of Texas at El Paso that includes campus news and information along with advertising.
Date:
November 5, 2019
Creator:
University of Texas at El Paso
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, November 2019
Monthly magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date:
November 2019
Creator:
Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Notes: November 2019
Newsletter issued by the Texas Office of the Comptroller discussing news, events, statistics, and other relevant information related to business and the economy.
Date:
November 2019
Creator:
Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Description of weaving methods
The speaker describes her method of weaving using a loom.
Date:
November 28, 2019
Creator:
Daimai, Kailadbou
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of weaving methods
The speaker describes her method of weaving using a loom.
Date:
November 28, 2019
Creator:
Daimai, Kailadbou
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Gigi Gartner standing next to an ensemble]
Photograph of Gigi Gartner standing next to an ensemble by Page Boy Maternity, which was founded by Gigi's mother Louis Gartner, who also served as the company's designer for many decades. Gartner is seen in the Texas Fashion Collection's space in Welch Street Complex 1.
Date:
November 13, 2019
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 28, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 28, 2019
Creator:
Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 27, 2019
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 21, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 21, 2019
Creator:
Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 47, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 20, 2019
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 14, 2019
Creator:
Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 13, 2019
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 2019
Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 7, 2019
Creator:
Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History