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Oral History Interview with Anne Pearsall Karr, June 22, 1997

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Transcript of an interview with Anne Pearsall Karr from Elgin, Illinois, concerning her experiences on the home front during World War II. Karr discusses her youth in Elgin, Illinois; effects of Depression on Pearsall family; college at Iowa State; courtship with Kenneth Karr, her future husband; reaction to Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor; changes on Iowa State campus after American entry into World War II; wartime rationing and Victory Gardens; effects on Pearsall family having a son and daughter in military service; her marriage to Kenneth Karr, early 1944; housing shortage in Corpus Christi, Texas, during World War II; birth of their daughter; wartime entertainment; experiences as a military wife; attitudes toward the Japanese; husband's training as a naval air cadet at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. Appendix includes various photographs [5] pages.
Date: June 22, 1997
Creator: Jackson, Sarah C. & Karr, Anne Pearsall, 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Commander Alex Vraciu, October 9, 1994

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Interview with Cmdr. Alex Vraciu, a Navy WWII veteran and Navy Cross recipient from East Chicago, Indiana. Vraciu discusses his family and educational background, naval flight training, Edward "Butch" O'Hare, the F6F Hellcat, various combat operations throughout the Pacific, his actions at the "Marianas Turkey Shoot," being awarded the Navy Cross and time stateside, and returning to combat. In appendix is an autobiographical sketch by Vraciu, including a picture of him and his Hellcat with visible victory markings on the fuselage.
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Vraciu, Alexander
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert H. Jackson, July 24, 1997

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Interview with Robert H. "Hal" Jackson regarding his experiences as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. It details his experiences with different aircraft and on carriers and in land-based squadrons in the Pacific.
Date: July 24, 1997
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jackson, Robert H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report from the Secretary 2000-2002 (open access)

Report from the Secretary 2000-2002

Report from the Women Airforce Service Pilots secretary, Elaine D. Harmon on important organization meetings and discussion held from 2000 to 2002.
Date: 2002
Creator: Harmon, Elaine D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region II Report (open access)

Region II Report

A review of Region II of the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization by Betty Jo Reed, in which she explains her rationale for not holding a mini reunion, thanks the group's president for hosting her in Texas, and professes her gratefulness for being a WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reed, Betty Jo
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Brown On Board USS Lexington] (open access)

[Brown On Board USS Lexington]

Photograph of Eleanor Brown on board the USS Lexington with a red and white plane seen on the lower deck in the background. Text can be seen pasted below the photo on cloud print paper that describes the naval cruise and lists several attendees, including Brown.
Date: June 4, 1986
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: No more donated meat for Christ's Kitchen] (open access)

[Clipping: No more donated meat for Christ's Kitchen]

Newspaper clippings of an article about why a charity, Christ's Kitchen, is unable to accept donations of meat. There are advertisements and obituaries on the back of the clippings.
Date: [2006-03-22..]
Creator: Lloyd, Jennifer
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP history] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP history]

Newspaper clippings of an article about the disparities between the treatment and requirements of WASP members and men serving in the US Air Force. On the back of the clippings are brief articles and letters, as well as an advertisement for Kmart.
Date: [1991..]
Creator: Weser, Marcia Goren
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Long-Due Recognition] (open access)

[Clipping: Long-Due Recognition]

Newspaper clipping of part of an article about WASP member Maxine Flournoy. The article includes two photographs of Flournoy. On the back of the clipping are other articles, about popular culture and politics.
Date: [2007..]
Creator: Baird, Mike
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book] (open access)

[A Map Taken From a Mathematics Work Book]

A Mercator Projection of a map including Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Victoria, and Corpus Christi on a grid with every line being 15 minutes.The magnetic variation is 10 degrees east, and the scale is 1:2,027,520.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sailors in a Lounge]

A black and white photograph of a group of sailors in a lounge.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of an Interview with H. E. Maris] (open access)

[Summary of an Interview with H. E. Maris]

Summary describing an interview with H. E. Maris highlighting his service to the military as a seaman in the US Navy during WWII, and his experiences of coming home. It also includes comments and observations by the author about the interview experience and Mr. Maris himself.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Morgan, Melinda & Maris, H. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with H. E. Maris transcript

Oral History Interview with H. E. Maris

Interview with H. E. Maris, a seaman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his service to the military and his experiences of coming home
Date: 1995~
Creator: Morgan, Melinda & Maris, H. E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William J. Bates, February 7, 2001

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Interview with Navy veteran William J. Bates including personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, youth and education, the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, flight training, leaving naval aviation and attending Midshipman's School, being assigned to APc-21, operations off the coast of New Guinea with the VII Amphibious Force, providing escort duty for LCTs during assaults along the coast of New Guinea, the sinking of APc-21 by Japanese planes off New Britain Island, recuperating in New Guinea, returning to the States and being assigned to ATR-22, transferring to fleet tug ARA-182 as commanding officer, having convoy duty in the South Pacific, riding out a typhoon, disposing of Navy equipment after the war, and returning to the States.
Date: February 7, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bates, William J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Hermi Salas, February 14, 2005

Interview with Oral interview with Hermi Salas, a U. S. Marine during World War II. Salas was assigned to the Third Marine Division and was present for the invasion of Guam in the Mariana Islands. He was wounded on Guam and evacuated to a hospital ship, the USS Solace. He also participated in the Iwo Jima landings. After a few weeks at Iwo Jima, Salas was wounded again and placed aboard the USS Solace. He discusses his experiences in the hospital recovering from the wounds he received in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Eventually, he made his way back to San Antonio. He also discusses a brief leave at home before he reported to prison guard duty in Corpus Christi. Upon being discharged after the war, Salas went to radio school and worked at Kelly Air Force Base in the Civil Service.
Date: February 14, 2005
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Salas, Hermi
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007

Interview with L. B. Blackmon, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses boot camp in San Diego, his assignment to Pearl Harbor, and his experiences during the attack. He later trained cadets in Corpus Christi.
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Blackmon, L. B.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. B. Blackmon, April 10, 2007

Transcription of a phone interview with L. B. Blackmon of Corpus Christi, Texas, a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. Brown talks about his time in the Marines as well as life growing up during the Great Depression and other biographical information. He recalls memories of surviving Pearl Harbor, guard duty around naval storage in Hawaii, and the Horse Marines.
Date: April 10, 2007
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Blackmon, L. B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History