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[Letter from Lucile Wise to Charlyne Creger, April 2, 2000] (open access)

[Letter from Lucile Wise to Charlyne Creger, April 2, 2000]

Letter from Lucile Wise to Charlyne Creger discussing a recent meeting between the two, the WASP Newsletter, and the New Orleans D-Day Museum.
Date: April 2, 2000
Creator: Wise, Lucille
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wings Across America Release Agreement (open access)

Wings Across America Release Agreement

Release agreement form signed by Eleanor McLernon Brown in April of 2000 to be interviewed by Wings Across America. The agreement contains two parts, Part I: WASP Release for the interview, and Part II: Interviewer Agreement.
Date: April 17, 2000
Creator: Brown, Eleanor McLernon
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001

Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date: April 5, 2001
Creator: Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. G. Warren, April 10, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with E. G. Warren, April 10, 2001

Interview with Warren, E.G., an electrician in the US Navy during WWII. He describes volunteering to join the military and life during his service.
Date: April 10, 2001
Creator: York, Ann Marie & Warren, E. G.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Luther Victory, April 10, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Luther Victory, April 10, 2001

Interview with Luther Victory, an aerial gunner and POW for the US Air Force during WWII. He describes life in the military and being captured by the Germans.
Date: April 10, 2001
Creator: Singh, Bobby & Victory, Luther
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with J. O. Horn, April 11, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with J. O. Horn, April 11, 2001

Interview with Master Sergeant J. O. Horn, a veteran of World War II in the Pacific Theater. Horn answers questions and goes into great detail about his training and experience overseas including living conditions during his time on Saipan. Horn also discusses his like back home once he was discharged from the service after the war was over.
Date: April 11, 2001
Creator: York, Ann Marie & Horn, J. O.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Pase, April 12, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Pase, April 12, 2001

Interview with Charles Pase, a marine during World War II. He discusses joining the Marines and training on New Zealand and other Pacific islands. He describes landing on Tarawa, the battle of Tarawa itself, and locating and burying the dead bodies after the battle. He also talks about going to Hawaii for more training before going to Saipan, various guns and artillery he used, encountering natives on Saipan and being in Nagasaki after the bomb was dropped. He relates ancedotes about having tonsillitis during the Tarawa attack, fights that some Marines got into with local Hawaiians while training there and prejudices against Japanese-Americans, mistaking a land crab that pinched the back of his neck for a bayonet, getting Dengue Fever, and faking a landing on April Fools' Day.
Date: April 12, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Pase, Charles
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arthur Oviedo, April 16, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Arthur Oviedo, April 16, 2001

Interview with Arthur Oviedo, a seaman in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He describes his time in the military and his experiences overseas.
Date: April 16, 2001
Creator: Flores, Jessica & Oviedo, Arthur
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Welcome to Molly's World - 1944] (open access)

[Clipping: Welcome to Molly's World - 1944]

Copy of a magazine about women's participation in World War II aviation.
Date: April 18, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, April 18, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Clifford Warren, April 18, 2001

Interview with Clifford Warren, a POW in WWII. He describes life in the POW camps and the status of life in Japan during WWII.
Date: April 18, 2001
Creator: McNeil, William J. & Warren, Clifford
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mine Warfare Training Certificate] (open access)

[Mine Warfare Training Certificate]

Distinguished graduate certificate for the completion of "Mine Warfare Basic Fire Fighting Training" at the Mine Warfare Training Center. Both the certificate and its folder have the logo of the training center that is an open book with the words, "Forging the path through knowledge", surrounding it.
Date: April 20, 2001
Creator: Mine Warfare Training Center
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, April 26, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, April 26, 2001

Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, a civilian worker in the US Maritime Commission. She answers questions about life on the home front during WWII.
Date: April 26, 2001
Creator: Chamblin, Marie & Lamb, Bobbie C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002

Interview with George Gace, an member of the United States Army serving in post-World War II Germany. Gace describes his time at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas followed by his deployment to Germany where he spent most of his two years training.
Date: April 10, 2002
Creator: Gace, Michael & Gace, George
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Phillip Patton, April 11, 2002

Interview with Phillip Patton, an aircraft mechanic in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about life before the war, his experiences overseas, and returning home post-war.
Date: April 11, 2002
Creator: Elterman, Dora & Patton, Phillip
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd Mumme, April 12, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Floyd Mumme, April 12, 2002

Interview with Floyd Mumme, a medic during World War II. He discusses boot camp, being deployed to Saipan, Japanese trying to steal food, working in the Army Medical Corps, and treating wounds in combat.
Date: April 12, 2002
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Mumme, Floyd C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frederick T. Phillips, April 15, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Frederick T. Phillips, April 15, 2002

Interview with Frederick T. Phillips, a captain in the US Air Force during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military and life after the war.
Date: April 15, 2002
Creator: Mayo, Aimee & Phillips, Frederick T.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. C. May, April 16, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with E. C. May, April 16, 2002

Interview with E. C. May, a navigator in the US Air Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military overseas and returning home.
Date: April 16, 2002
Creator: Coates, Evan & May, E. C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B. J. Nelson, April 22, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with B. J. Nelson, April 22, 2002

Interview with B. J. Nelson, a staff sergeant in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He answers questions about his life in the military and coming home post-war.
Date: April 22, 2002
Creator: DeVore, Danielle & Nelson, B. J.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pat Hannan, April 22, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Pat Hannan, April 22, 2002

Interview with Pat Hannan, a paratrooper in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his experience in the military and his time overseas.
Date: April 22, 2002
Creator: Meschede, Robert & Hannan, Pat
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarence Martin, April 23, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Clarence Martin, April 23, 2002

Interview with Clarence Martin, a munitions expert in the US Navy during WWII. He describes his path in the military and answers questions about his time abroad.
Date: April 23, 2002
Creator: Vargas, Laura & Martin, Clarence
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond Tavary, April 25, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Raymond Tavary, April 25, 2002

Interview with Raymond Tavary, a flight engineer in the Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his job in the military and what life was like during the war.
Date: April 25, 2002
Creator: Sheldon, Jessica & Tavary, Raymond
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002

Interview with Robert Edward Harris, a veteran of World War II, serving in India at the time. Harris answers questions relating to his training, duties, and activities while over in India towards the end of the war; Harrs also answers questions concerning his feelings towards the war and his enemies.
Date: April 26, 2002
Creator: Bottoms, Aaron & Harris, Robert Edward
Object Type: Sound
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
WASP News, Volume 41, Number 1, April, 2003 (open access)

WASP News, Volume 41, Number 1, April, 2003

Newsletter of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: April 2003
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History