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Oral History Interview with Edward Nielsen, August 23, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Edward Nielsen, August 23, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Nielsen from Medaryville, Indiana. He discusses undergoing Amry training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before being assigned as B Company of the 69th Army Regiment at Fort Knox as a private. Afterwards he got lucky and was assigned to drive a truck from Louisiana to North Carolina, Mr. Nielsen describes this as the best job he ever had in the Army. After Pearl Harbor he is transferred to the 1st Armored Division and Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was then transported from fort Knox to Ireland then to England for a short time before being shipped out to Oran in North Africa. On the way to Oran, the ship he was on was almost hit by a missile shot by a German U-boat, but it instead hit another ship that was nearby. By the time Mr. Nielsen reached Oran he was a segreant Tank Commander. He also relays a time he warned his Company Commander about German Tiger Tanks being in their area and being ignored only for them to show up a few days later resulting in one captain deserting and being captured by German soldiers. Mr. Nielsen …
Date: August 23, 2001
Creator: Nielsen, Edward
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Kalinofsky, February 17, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Henry Kalinofsky, February 17, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Kalinofsky of Annapolis, Maryland. He discusses when he was first inducted into the Navy and being a plank owner aboard DE 581. USS MCNULTY. He also discusses his time aboard the USS LSM(R) 198 manning the 40mm Twin Mount and loading rockets in Okinawa, Japan, after the invasion of Normandy. Mr. Kalinofsky describes an attack he was involved in off the coast of Okinawa.
Date: February 17, 2001
Creator: Kalinofsky, Henry
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Edward Nielsen, August 23, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edward Nielsen, August 23, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Nielsen from Medaryville, Indiana. He discusses undergoing Amry training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before being assigned as B Company of the 69th Army Regiment at Fort Knox as a private. Afterwards he got lucky and was assigned to drive a truck from Louisiana to North Carolina, Mr. Nielsen describes this as the best job he ever had in the Army. After Pearl Harbor he is transferred to the 1st Armored Division and Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was then transported from fort Knox to Ireland then to England for a short time before being shipped out to Oran in North Africa. On the way to Oran, the ship he was on was almost hit by a missile shot by a German U-boat, but it instead hit another ship that was nearby. By the time Mr. Nielsen reached Oran he was a segreant Tank Commander. He also relays a time he warned his Company Commander about German Tiger Tanks being in their area and being ignored only for them to show up a few days later resulting in one captain deserting and being captured by German soldiers. Mr. Nielsen …
Date: August 23, 2001
Creator: Nielsen, Edward
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Henry Kalinofsky, February 17, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry Kalinofsky, February 17, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Kalinofsky of Annapolis, Maryland. He discusses when he was first inducted into the Navy and being a plank owner aboard DE 581. USS MCNULTY. He also discusses his time aboard the USS LSM(R) 198 manning the 40mm Twin Mount and loading rockets in Okinawa, Japan, after the invasion of Normandy. Mr. Kalinofsky describes an attack he was involved in off the coast of Okinawa.
Date: February 17, 2001
Creator: Kalinofsky, Henry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt enlisted in the Army Air Forces in July of 1942. He describes the planes he flew during training, including the PT-19, the BT-13 and the UC-78. Hildebrandt was commissioned and received his pilot rating in November of 1943. Upon graduation he trained on the B-26 at Laughlin Field. Hildebrandt served as a pilot in the 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. They first traveled to Morocco, North Africa, then to northern Italy and Southern France. Their job was to bomb Marshaling yards, bridges and troop replacements. Hildebrandt describes some of his missions. He flew a total of 64 missions and was discharged in July of 1945.
Date: November 12, 2009
Creator: Hildebrandt, Alan
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 transcript

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Hildebrandt, November 12, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Hildebrandt. Hildebrandt enlisted in the Army Air Forces in July of 1942. He describes the planes he flew during training, including the PT-19, the BT-13 and the UC-78. Hildebrandt was commissioned and received his pilot rating in November of 1943. Upon graduation he trained on the B-26 at Laughlin Field. Hildebrandt served as a pilot in the 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force. They first traveled to Morocco, North Africa, then to northern Italy and Southern France. Their job was to bomb Marshaling yards, bridges and troop replacements. Hildebrandt describes some of his missions. He flew a total of 64 missions and was discharged in July of 1945.
Date: November 12, 2009
Creator: Hildebrandt, Alan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders. He lists the three main survival lessons he learned from the seasoned English soldiers: having a batman to back you up, digging a two-man foxhole, and waiting for the ""crack and thump."" Scheffel how the ""crack and thump"" lesson would later save his life when he was seriously wounded when attacking the Siegfried Line. From England he went to Algeria with the British troops on the Scythia. The ship is torpedoed off the coast limps into Algiers. Scheffel made the decision to leave the British Highlanders and join up with American 9th Division in February 1943. The division went into Tunisia. Then he was sent to spend another month with the …
Date: May 10, 2000
Creator: Scheffel, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jacket

Coat or jacket of light brown cashmere with red-brown leather accents. Long dolman kimono sleeves with very open armscyes and leather from elbow to wrist, shallow funnel neckline with leather insert at back neckline, center front opening, angled single welt pockets with leather trim at hips, slit from empire waist to hem at center back, unlined. Label: Agnona, Made in Italy
Date: 2005/2015
Creator: Agnona
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Men's red sneakers

Man’s lace up sneaker athletic shoes of red leather with red laces. Label: Prada
Date: 2005/2015
Creator: Prada
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Men's leather sneakers

Man’s slip on sneaker athletic shoes of mustard yellow and cream leather. Label: Prada
Date: 2005/2015
Creator: Prada
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jack C. Montgomery: A Little Big Man (open access)

Jack C. Montgomery: A Little Big Man

Article documents the life of Jack Montgomery and recalls his service with the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in World War II, where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Bean, Christopher B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Rome Brick Wall, 2009]

Photograph of a red brick wall in Rome. An brick arch-shaped pattern is made above a doorway in the wall. A small checkered red and white square appears to the left of the arch. [2009, Rome, Italy]
Date: 2009
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Rome High View, 2009]

Vertical photograph of the Temple of Saturn which stands in the ancient Roman Forum in Rome. The building is framed by two tall, thin trees and is overlooked by a surrounding village. [2009, Rome, Italy
Date: 2009
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Rome Men Working Sign, 2009]

Photograph of a triangular construction sign leaning against a metal fence. Large columns stand in front of a building behind the fence. There is a motorcycle next to the sign. [2009, Rome, Italy]
Date: 2009
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Rome Window Jack's Studio, 2009]

Photograph of a brick wall viewed from behind a glass door. The door has a gold handle, and a sheet of paper is positioned underneath it. [2009, Rome, Italy]
Date: 2009
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Jan on Stairs in Rome, 2009]

Photograph of Jan walking up the stairs in a stairwell. The stairs are marble, interrupted by segments of checkered tile. A wooden banister borders the stairs. [2009, Rome, Italy]
Date: 2009
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Tuscany Mate to Trash Can Arch, 2001]

Photograph of a narrow brick staircase next to a stone arch. The stairs are bordered by a metal fence. Towards the top of the staircase, metal poles hold up a fire escape. A street passes over the stone arch. [2001, Tuscany, Italy]
Date: 2001
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Italy Street with Rubble, 2001]

Photograph of large rocks leaning against a brick building in a Sienese alleyway. There is a small set of curved steps in front of a wooden door next to the rocks. A sign near the door reads "Opa Museo, Chiesa di S. Niccolò in Sasso". There is a brick arch past the door with a rectangular window above it. An iron street light hangs horizontally off the wall between the door and the arch. [2001, Siena, Italy]
Date: 2001
Creator: Doherty, Richard
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Siena Duomo Steps to Door, 2001]

Photograph of a small wooden door on the side of the Duomo di Siena. The doorway stands at the top of a marble staircase. The wall around the door is striped with black and white stone. [2001, Dallas, TX]
Date: 2001
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Siena Massive Doorway, 2001]

Photograph of a wooden door which stands under an arch in a massive stone wall. The number 4 appears on a plaque to the right of the door. There is a large window over the doorway, and moss appears on the right half of the stone building. [2001, Siena, Italy]
Date: 2001
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Siena Street Diagonal to Right, 2001]

Photograph of a cobblestone road which passes by a brick building in Siena. There are numerous doors and windows on the right end of the building, many of the windows with foliage hanging from their planters. [2001, Siena, Italy]
Date: 2001
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Siena Trash Can Stairs, 2001]

Photograph of a stone staircase with an iron banister which presses against the left side of a building. There are two trash cans to the left of the stairs which stand near two stone arches. [2001, Siena, Italy]
Date: 2001
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library