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Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.
Date:
December 6, 2001
Creator:
Fouts, Alan
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Day Trips from Houston in the Texas Forest Trail Region
Research about towns in the Forest Trail region of Texas compiled for a Texas Highways article describing historic sites, museums, parks, and other attractions near each town.
Date:
2003~
Creator:
Mallory, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[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
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Melody Maids of Beaumont
Text for an article published in the November 2005 issue of Texas Highways magazine about the Melody Maids, a World War II-era choral group in Beaumont, Texas.
Date:
November 14, 2005
Creator:
Mallory, Randy
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Donaldson, April 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Donaldson. Donaldson talks about how the Great Depression affected his family. He joined the Navy in 1944 and provides details of his training. He traveled aboard the USS Buckingham (APA-141). They traveled to Pearl Harbor, which he describes along with his responsibilities with work parties unloading and reloading ships. He assisted with trading out old ammunition for new ammunition. He was transferred to the John Rodgers Naval Air Station in Hawaii. He worked on the Martin Mars seaplanes, repairing and test flying them. He also flew C-54s and the J-3 Piper Cub and shares his experiences. He spent the remainder of his Navy career in Hawaii and was discharged in August of 1946 and joined the reserves. While in the service he made storekeeper 3rd class. In the 1950s he was commissioned into the Air Force.
Date:
April 14, 2009
Creator:
Donaldson, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History