Oral History Interview with H. Paul Hudgins, November 23, 2014

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Transcript of an interview with Paul Hudgins, U.S. Army World War II Veteran, illustrator, and author. Hudgins discusses his childhood in Texas; family history; enlistment in U.S. Army as a medic; staged in France on V-E Day; stationed on hospital train running between Germany and France; post-war college; artistic career; writing career; Honor Flight trip. Appendix includes illustrations and short stories by Hudgins as well as photographs.
Date: November 23, 2014
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Hudgins, Paul
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Roy D. Much, February 3, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Roy D. Much, Army veteran (987th Field Artillery Battalion), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Much discusses his pre-war education and employment; basic training in the artillery, Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, 1942; and general comments about his experiences at Normandy, Saint-Lô, liberation of Paris, Huertgen Forest, Remagen Bridge, Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
Date: February 3, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Much, Roy D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harold Salfen, February 14, 2000

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Interview with Harold Salfen, a Army Air Force WWII veteran from O'Fallon, Missouri. Salfen discusses his hometown and family background, his childhood and education, working in St. Louis, attending the University of Missouri, joining the Army Air Force and training, operating a ground radar in the European Theater, liberating Buchenwald Concentration Camp, the end of the war, and returning home. In appendix is a biography/resumé of Salfen's.
Date: February 14, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Salfen, Harold
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Robert M. Bane, January 11, 2013

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Interview with Robert Bane, a Army WWII veteran from Garland, Texas. Bane discusses his family background, basic training, deployment to the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton, experiences in combat with the 63rd Infantry Division during the drive into Germany, his comrades, crossing the Rhine, liberating Dachau, returning to the states, and his work with the Freemasons. In appendix is a photograph of Bane with his medals.
Date: November 13, 2013
Creator: Malone, Timothy & Bane, Robert M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charlie Kilpatrick to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, July 24, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Charlie Kilpatrick to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, July 24, 1945]

Copy of a letter from Charlie Kilpatrick (?) to Mrs. Willie D. Stallings, signed by "Charles", that discusses the writer's injured hand and his plans for when he receives inactive duty status. On the back of the page, the name, "Willie Westmoreland Stallings 1902-1993" is written in pencil.
Date: July 24, 1945
Creator: Kilpatrick, Charlie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edwards Drew to Mickey McLernon, April 14, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edwards Drew to Mickey McLernon, April 14, 1944]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon responding to her previous letter.
Date: April 14, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 17,1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 17,1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing life as a Lieutenant.
Date: February 17, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 5, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Cpt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, May 5, 1944]

Letter from Captain Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing her letters' late arrival, her training, and making conversation.
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 25, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 25, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon making conversation.
Date: February 25, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon, March 6, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon making conversation and briefly mentioning his graduation from cadet school.
Date: March 6, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Eleanor McLernon, January 29, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Lt. Edward Drew to Eleanor McLernon, January 29, 1944]

Letter from Lieutenant Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing his change in address and aviation.
Date: January 29, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Clippings and Eulogy Scrapbook] (open access)

[WASP Clippings and Eulogy Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled with newspaper and songbook clippings about Women Airforce Service Pilots during and after World War II, as well as several pamphlets and clippings eulogizing WASP members and leaders that passed away.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dr. Allen Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 9, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Dr. Allen Drew to Mickey McLernon, February 9, 1944]

Letter from Dr. Edward Drew to Mickey McLernon discussing the war, the letters he received from her, and making conversation.
Date: February 9, 1944
Creator: Drew, Edward Allen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the presidential election, government officials, and the war.
Date: 1944~
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 16, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, September 16, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father discussing "post-war outlook" and the "restoration" of our Allies.
Date: September 16, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 18, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 18, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about politics, the war, and personal matters.
Date: March 18, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 29, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I.H. to Cecile Kempner, April 29, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father anticipating the end of the war.
Date: April 29, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 20, 1945] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 20, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about the war and international relations.
Date: May 20, 1945
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Petty Officer James F. Leach]

Portrait of Petty Officer James F. Leach in his uniform. The text on the bottom of the picture contains information about his rank, and a description of how he was killed and where: "P/O James F. Leach born March 30th, 1914 Co. Pilot C 47 Died in airplane crash on Isle of Corsica Jan. 23rd, 1945, Flying from Algiers to his home base in Florence, Italy."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, December 6, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie L. Willis, on December 6, 1944, thanking her for the Christmas box she sent him. He talks about the weather, and says that the food is getting bad because it's all canned, so her box is very welcome. He expresses hope that a relative made it safely to France.
Date: December 6, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Ernest Stanczyk to Miss Stanczyk, October 26, 1945]

Postcard featuring a large group of people gathered on the beach promenade of Nice, France. The other side of the postcard features a note sent from Ernest Stanczyk to his wife regarding his deployment.
Date: October 26, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Photographs]

Two photographs taken in 1944. In the first photo, an M7 105mm Howitzer drives through a field at Camp Barkeley. In the bottom photo, a soldier stands outside Chateau Auffay in France, which was the first command post of the Division Artillery.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with Charles Hawkes]

Postcard with a copy of a photograph showing Charles Hawkes in Paris, France with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Hawkes is standing in his military uniform. A handwritten note on the back says "Charles Hawkes, 1944 or 5 - just after the war - my dad in Paris." The postcard is an advertisement for the book "To Talk of Many Things" by George Hawkes, from Charla Hawkes Price for Ebby Halliday Realtors. It also has a note saying "Honor our Veterans this Month, Take one to lunch!" and includes Price's picture and contact information for the realtors.
Date: 2003~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000

Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Macia recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.
Date: July 21, 2000
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Macia, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History