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Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Day, Albert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Day, Albert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Identification] captions transcript

[News Clip: Identification]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the death of an unidentified man, due to a heart attack.
Date: February 4, 2008
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: McKinney Construction] captions transcript

[News Clip: McKinney Construction]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about new construction projects in McKinney Square.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Plano Bomb Squad] captions transcript

[News Clip: Plano Bomb Squad]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a new robotic technology developed by the Plano Police Department, for the bomb squad.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: MLK Celebration] captions transcript

[News Clip: MLK Celebration]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: 2008-01-19/2008-01-20
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Drought Contingency Plan] captions transcript

[News Clip: Drought Contingency Plan]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a new Drought Contingency Plan for the city of Frisco.
Date: May 31, 2006
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Drugs Found in School] captions transcript

[News Clip: Drugs Found in School]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about involvement of drugs in the Whispering Farms Montessori Academy.
Date: May 31, 2006
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Whispering Farms Montessori Academy ] captions transcript

[News Clip: Whispering Farms Montessori Academy ]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about an incident at the Whispering Farms Montessori Academy in Prosper, Texas.
Date: May 31, 2006
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Burglary] captions transcript

[News Clip: Burglary]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a burglary that cost a company $25,000 in televisions.
Date: October 19, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Remembering railroads (open access)

Remembering railroads

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2001-02~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Essentials: Historic Plano (open access)

Essentials: Historic Plano

Text about Plano, Texas attractions that was published in the "Essentials" section of an August 2004 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2004-08~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Old Plano: Heritage in a High-Tech Town (open access)

Old Plano: Heritage in a High-Tech Town

Text for an article about Plano, Texas that was published in the August 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2004-08~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Music Festivals research] (open access)

[Music Festivals research]

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: 2004-12~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone. (open access)

Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone.

Text for an article about drive-through holiday lights parks that was published in the December 2000 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: December 2000
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holiday Lights Galore (open access)

Holiday Lights Galore

Text about drive-through holiday light parks that was published in the "When..." section of a December 2000 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2000-12~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Lake] captions transcript

[News Clip: Lake]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a rescue operation.
Date: August 31, 2006
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Janie Bush and young cyclist hugging: Lone Star Ride 2004 event photo]

Photograph of two women standing together and posing for their portrait together, the woman on the left is event manager Janie Bush wearing a blue Lone Star Ride t-shirt, and the woman on the right is wearing a Lone Star Ride cyclist shirt.
Date: September 26, 2004
Creator: Walgreens #5211
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cyclists sitting eating lunch: Lone Star Ride 2004 event photo]

Photograph of two individuals seated in fold-out chairs and looking as their picture is taken. The two men are relaxing and seen eating chips from the chip bags in their hands.
Date: September 26, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Saddle up for the 2007 LSR advertisement card] (open access)

[Saddle up for the 2007 LSR advertisement card]

Card advertisement for 2007 Lone Star Ride taking place the weekend of September 29 and 30th. The ride benefits the AIDS Outreach Center, Resource Center of Dallas, and ASD. The cover of the material shows a red and blue cowboy boot on the pedal of a bicycle followed by text detailing riding, crew, and sponsors. The bottom of the flyer has a red band with the logos of sponsoring organizations printed in white.
Date: February 1, 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lone Star Ride fighting AIDS 2002 event flyer] (open access)

[Lone Star Ride fighting AIDS 2002 event flyer]

Flyer advertising Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS 2002. The flyer lists the benefiting organizations, sponsors, and describes the event with dates and major ride locations. The ride takes place the weekend of the 28th of September 2002. The flyer is printed with red and blue text with the LSR logo on the top of the page.
Date: 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lone Star Ride 2004 Route Directions] (open access)

[Lone Star Ride 2004 Route Directions]

Cards with route directions for the 2004 LSR. The route totals 78.9 miles. The cards detail mileage and turning directions with street and highway information in order of pit stop locations which are highlighted and bolded.
Date: 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Crew and riders eating lunch: Lone Star Ride 2002 event photo

Photograph of riders and crew eating lunch and chatting at a picnic table at pit stop #3 on the second day of the race in Mckinney Texas. All three can be seen drinking bottles of Gatorade with finished plates and napkins stacked in front of them.
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Cyclist icing his forehead: Lone Star Ride 2002 event photo]

Photograph of cyclist Terry Pendergrass cooling off at pit #4 (day 2) in Murphy, Texas. Terry appears laying down on his back with an ice pack pressed to his forehead and a water bottle held in his left hand. Other cyclists are seen sitting around him in the grass and in chairs. The back of this photo is labeled on the top edge with "Penderass #12 LSR 02" in blue ink.
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library