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Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with James F. Sansom, October 8, 2004

Interview with James F. Sansom, an officer in the U. S. Army during World War II. Sansom joined the Army in 1940 and began training on anti-aircraft guns in Florida. He was selected for Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1942. He was assigned to the 843rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Air Warning Battalion, which made its way to India via the Panama Canal and Australia. Shortly after reaching Calcutta, the unit moved to Myitkyina, Burma. After the war, Sansom was assigned to Sagumo Prison outside Tokyo where Japanese war criminals were being held while on trial for war crimes. He describes some of the routines and residents in the prison. Sansom taught Hideki Tojo how to play card games like gin rummy. Sansom also describes the process of executing convicted prisoners as he carried out some sentences. In all, he executed nine convicted war criminals.
Date: October 8, 2004
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Sansom, James F.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Dennis Preps & Evacs] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dennis Preps & Evacs]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the approach of Hurricane Dennis in Florida. A woman is interviewed about evacuation at a Pensacola gas station. The story aired at 5:00 P.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Discovery Dennis] captions transcript

[News Clip: Discovery Dennis]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the upcoming launch of the shuttle Discovery and the concerns of Hurricane Dennis. This b-roll footage shows a NASA shuttle. The story aired at 6:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005, 6:00 a.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Florida Evacuations] captions transcript

[News Clip: Florida Evacuations]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about storm evacuations in Florida. This b-roll footage shows residents preparing to evacuate. The story aired at 5:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Hurricane Dennis approaching Florida. This b-roll footage shows Florida residents preparing for evacuation and storm damage. The story aired at 6:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the approach of Hurricane Dennis in Florida. People at a Pensacola gas station are interviewed about evacuation measures. The story aired at 5:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Hurricane Dennis approaching Florida. B-roll footage shows Florida residents preparing for evacuation and the impact of the storm. A Florida woman is interviewed about evacuation. The story aired at 6:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis] captions transcript

[News Clip: Hurricane Dennis]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Florida residents evacuating due to the arrival of Hurricane Dennis. This footage includes interviews with residents of Dolphin Island and the Key West about the decision to evacuate in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.
Date: July 8, 2005, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Schiavo Decision] captions transcript

[News Clip: Schiavo Decision]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a decision in the Terri Schivao case.
Date: July 8, 2005, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Schiavo Inquiry] captions transcript

[News Clip: Schiavo Inquiry]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the Terri Schiavo case. This b-roll footage shows moving and still images of Schiavo. The story aired at 6:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Shuttle Launch] captions transcript

[News Clip: Shuttle Launch]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the upcoming launch of the Shuttle Discovery. This b-roll footage shows a NASA shuttle. The story aired at 5:00 A.M.
Date: July 8, 2005
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorandum of Meeting: Naval Ordnance Test Unit, Florida, August, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Naval Ordnance Test Unit, Florida, August, 2005]

Attachments to an unspecified Memorandum of Meeting regarding the Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) located at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Contains a recommendation to reject BRAC's decision to realign NOTU to Kings Bay Naval Base, Georgia as well as Cost Of Base Realignment Actions (COBRA) report runs on the NOTU.
Date: August 8, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "Missileer, 45th Space Wing"] (open access)

[Clipping: "Missileer, 45th Space Wing"]

Copy of the 44th issue of the 44th volume of Missileer. Included are articles about celebrating Veteran's Day, World War One, spacecraft launching programs, action being taken on Air Force Space Command's credit card abuse, identity theft, the Red Cross sending care packages to soldiers, and the WASP and a recent visit to fly on the HC-130 orientation flight.
Date: November 8, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Correspondence - Letter from Kerim Akel Regarding Eglin AFB, FL (open access)

Community Correspondence - Letter from Kerim Akel Regarding Eglin AFB, FL

Correspondence - Letter from Kerim Akel Regarding Eglin AFB, FL and the transfer of C4ISR effort to Edwards AFB
Date: August 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter from Susan Story to Commissioner Gehman dtd 1 Sept 2005 (open access)

Letter from Susan Story to Commissioner Gehman dtd 1 Sept 2005

Letter from Susan Story to Commissioner Gehman dtd 1 Sept 2005, concering NETC and NAS Pensacola, FL.
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Local & State Section of Orlando Sentinal, November 8, 2002] (open access)

[Local & State Section of Orlando Sentinal, November 8, 2002]

The "Local & State" section of the November 2002 issue of the Orlando Sentinel. Articles about local news, recent crimes, obituaries, and more are included. Linda Florea's article about the sixtieth reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots ("WASPs added sting to nation's air power") and a color photograph of seven WASP can be found on the section's first page.
Date: November 8, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Printouts of Photos of Helen Snapp at Wings of Dreams]

Printouts of photographs of Helen Snapp at a Wings of Dreams gathering at Keystone Airport, Wings of Dreams Air Museum. Some of the photographs have captions below them.
Date: April 8, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History