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Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Medcalf, December 27, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Geroge Medcalf from Greensville, South Carolina. He discusses his experience in training in Camp Mcoy in Wisconsin and meeting his wife there. He also discusses his time in the Second Infantry Division with the 38th Regiment, Company C, preparing for the Normandy Invasion. Mr. Medcalf also relays how he had to take over command of his Company during the invasion when he was injured by flying shrapnel and sent back to England for recuperation. He shares a story of how while advancing on Leipzig, Germany he was saved from German artillery fire when his sergeant offered him a piece of candy moving him away from the line of fire. The war ended while Mr. Medcalf was in Czechoslovakia, and after the war he received a purple heart and a cluster.
Date: December 27, 2000
Creator: Medcalf, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John Wilson, January 31, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with John Wilson, January 31, 2002

Interview with John Wilson, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Wilson was born in Illinois but attended high school in the Philippines after his father accepted an engineering position there. He graduated from high school in 1939 and then enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, where he participated in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. He graduated and took his commission in the Army in 1943. After Officer Candidate School (OCS), he was assigned to an engineering unit slated to participate in the invasion of the Philippines. He eventually landed on Luzon. On Luzon he was assigned temporary duty with a small Philippine Civil Affairs unit that was made up of officers and men who had relatives interned by the Japanese in the Philippines. His small unit made their way to Santo Tomas where he liberated many friends and old school mates. A few weeks later, Wilson liberated his father, a civilian internee at Los Banos. Wilson remained with his unit constructing hospitals in the Philippines in anticipation of the casualties expected from the invasion of the Japanese home islands.
Date: January 31, 2002
Creator: Pratt, Rick & Wilson, John
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. It includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: April 29, 2002
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Edward J. Drake, 2002

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Interview with attorney and Army Air Forces veteran Edward J. Drake. The interview includes Drake's personal experiences about being a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II, youth and education in Dallas, Texas, enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, various training programs, bombing transportation facilities during and after the Ardennes Offensive, crash-landing in Belgium after his plane was hit, and linking up with American troops. Additionally, Drake talks about his assignment to the 91st Bomb Group, the routine for a typical mission, formation flying, flying through enemy flak, rest and relaxation on-base and in London, recuperating from a collapsed lung, his return to combat for three more missions, and his return to the crash site of his plane 57 years later. The interview includes an appendix with "The Last Flight of 'Jezebel,'" written by Drake.
Date: October 16, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Drake, Edward J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hexagon, Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2002 (open access)

The Hexagon, Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2002

Quarterly publication of the Alpha Chi Sigma chemistry fraternity containing articles related to chemistry research and the activities of the organization, including local chapters and groups. This special issue includes information about the annual conclave, held in Madison, Wisconsin.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Alpha Chi Sigma
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002

Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. The transcript includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date: February 22, 2003
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demonstration of the Whole-Building Diagnostician for the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and for the University of Wisconsin at Madison (open access)

Demonstration of the Whole-Building Diagnostician for the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and for the University of Wisconsin at Madison

In an effort to expand the energy savings programs within the State, the Wisconsin Division of Energy obtained funding through the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), with additional funding assistance through the Rebuild America Program (RBA) to install the Whole Building Diagnostician (WBD) software program as a test bed project in two of the State’s facilities in Wisconsin. This report discusses the results of this effort.
Date: December 30, 2003
Creator: Bauman, Nathan N. & Hail, John C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wisconsin Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized (open access)

Wisconsin Emergency Management and Homeland Security Statutory Authorities Summarized

This report is one of a series that profiles the emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and three territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. This report focuses on the state of Wisconsin.
Date: July 2, 2004
Creator: Bea, Keith; Runyon, L. Cheryl & Warnock, Kae M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, January 12, 2005] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to Eleanor Brown, January 12, 2005]

Email from Caro Bosca responding to Eleanor Brown's request for help.
Date: January 12, 2005
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upper Mississippi River System: Proposals to Restore an Inland Waterway’s Ecosystem (open access)

Upper Mississippi River System: Proposals to Restore an Inland Waterway’s Ecosystem

This report explains what is meant by restoration, the Corps' restoration plan, and some of the issues in the debate over federal investment in this restoration.
Date: May 12, 2005
Creator: Powers, Kyna & Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book (open access)

2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, WI: COBRA Run USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book (open access)

2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, WI: Economic Impact (EIT Run) USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book (open access)

2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, WI: Community Infrastructure Assessment USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book (open access)

2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, WI: Environmental Impact USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book (open access)

2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, WI: One Pager USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book (open access)

2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, WI: Mil Value and Capacity Supporting Information USAF(Disregard Restriction Header and Footer)
Date: May 30, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Rep. Mark Green to Chairman Principi (19May05) (open access)

Letter from Rep. Mark Green to Chairman Principi (19May05)

I write to you today in support of General Mitchell Air Reserve Station and its 440th Airlift Wing and Fort McCoy and its 84tJiAnny Reserve Regional Training Center, which are currently slated to be closed and realigned, respectively, through the Base Realignment and Closure process.
Date: June 6, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to Chairman Principi from the Wisconsin Delegation (open access)

Letter to Chairman Principi from the Wisconsin Delegation

Executive Correspondence - Letter to Chairman Principi from the Wisconsin Delegation expressing their distress at not being invited to participate in any of the BRAC Commission's Regional Hearings and specifically requesting to be invited to participate in the 21 June Rapid City, SD hearing, or the 23 June Grand Forks, ND hearing. This is with regard to the proposed closing of the 440th ARS at General Mitchell Field.
Date: June 6, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Ronald D Leonhardt to the Commission (open access)

Letter from Ronald D Leonhardt to the Commission

Executive Correspondence - Letter from the City of Milwaukee city clerk to the BRAC Commission regarding approved legislation by the Milwaukee common council in opposition to the closure of the US Air Force reserve 440th Airlift Wing.
Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station, Wisconsin, June 9, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station, Wisconsin, June 9, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with the mayor of Milwaukee and community representatives regarding General Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station, WI.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Army Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer - RC Transformation in Wisconsin - Impacted Sites: Madison, WI
Date: June 10, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book (open access)

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Navy Justification Book

Disregard Restriction Header and Footer – Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Centers - Madison, LaCrosse, Dubuq – Impacted Sites: NAVMARCORESCEN_BATON_ROUGE_LA, LA
Date: June 10, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

BRAC 2005 Report to the Base Closure and Realignment Commission: Air Force Justification Book

COBRA Program - General Mitchell Air Reserve Station, WI
Date: June 14, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library