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Oral History Interview with Jim C. Bowery, April 29, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jim C. Bowery, April 29, 1974

Interview with Jim C. Bowery, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 29, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bowery, Jim C., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Newest Version of Mustang Fighter] (open access)

[Clipping: Newest Version of Mustang Fighter]

Newspaper clipping of a photo of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane. The caption describes the features in the newest model of the plane.
Date: April 29, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

San Francisco Sectional Aeronautical Chart

Aeronautical map of California region showing topographical features and various aeronautical symbols for flight navigation. An enlarged portion of the map in the bottom left corner shows a closer look at San Francisco and its surrounding cities. Scale 1:500,000.
Date: April 29, 1971
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
Object Type: Map
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 Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - April 29, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merril Smith to his wife discussing how Bill Ledbetter has been, asking about their daughter, and telling her that he loves her.
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., April 29, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., April 29, 2002

Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., a soldier in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the Marines and his experiences overseas.
Date: April 29, 2002
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Stovall, Jesse F., Jr.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 52, Thursday, April 29, 1943 (open access)

The Eagle, Volume 1, Number 52, Thursday, April 29, 1943

Weekly newsletter published for employees of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Fort Worth Division containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from from Raymond Vaughan to Emma Vaughan, April 29, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from from Raymond Vaughan to Emma Vaughan, April 29, 1944]

Photocopy of a letter from Raymond Vaughan to Emma Vaughan, on April 29, 1944. He has received her letter and is glad to hear from her, and he apologizes for not writing everyone sooner. He promises to write more when he can get the paper.
Date: April 29, 1944
Creator: Vaughan, Raymond Britton
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, April 29, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, April 29, 2004

Interview with Sam H. Snoddy, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He served in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. After training, he participated in the initial landing at Saipan where he was wounded in the knees and shoulder on the beach by shell fragments. He was loaded onto a hospital ship with several other casualties before going to Hawaii to recuperate. He participated in the Okinawa campaign and spent time at Nagasaki on occupation duty. After being discharged, he went to college on the G. I. Bill, and eventually settled in Texas, where he worked in the oil industry.
Date: April 29, 2004
Creator: Smith, Ned & Snoddy, Sam H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Valentin R. Ybarra, April 29, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Valentin R. Ybarra, April 29, 2004

Interview with Valentin R. Ybarra regarding his experiences during World War II. He discusses his wartime experiences in Peleliu and Okinawa as well as occupation duty in Japan and China. He also had an assignment in Spain. He remembers the Cuban Missile Crisis, the revolt in the Dominican Republic, and his service in Vietnam.
Date: April 29, 2004
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Ybarra, Valentin R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quartermaster operations. (open access)

Quartermaster operations.

Describes the organization and functions of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps.
Date: April 29, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library