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17th Armored Infantry Battalion Collection
74
Eleanor Brown Collection
26
National WASP WWII Museum Collection
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Pioneer County City Museum (PCCM) Collection
13
Catherine Parker Collection
12
Gayle Snell Collection
7
World War II Pacific Theater Oral History Project
7
Baytown Veteran Oral Histories
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Charlyne Creger Collection
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World War II China-India-Burma Theater Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Frank Breyer, September 20, 2003
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Interview with Army veteran Frank Breyer, including personal experiences about the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, volunteering for the draft, various assignments, his attachment to Merrill's Marauders, medical evacuation to Ledo, combat around Bhamo, Burma, the opening of the Burma Road, transfer to the 612th Artillery and to Kunming, China, for artillery training, teaching artillery tactics to Chinese troops with the Chinese Combat and Training Command, and the resumption of fighting between Chinese Nationalist and Communist forces.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Breyer, Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John L. Bates, Jr., September 21, 2003
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Interview with attorney and Army veteran John L. Bates Jr. The Interview includes Bates' personal experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, Officer Candidate School, being selected for the Counter Intelligence Corps, British Intelligence School, assignment to Kweiyang, China, the end of the war and his transfer to the War Crimes Section as an Assistant Theater Judge Advocate, his assignment to Hankow to investigate the executions of three of Jimmy Doolittle's pilots and to Formosa to investigate war crimes, dealing with Japanese military personnel accused of committing atrocities against Allied POWs on Formosa, and his postwar career in the Army Reserve.
Date:
September 21, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Bates, John L., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herb Elfering, December 6, 2001
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Interview with electrical engineer and Army veteran Herb Elfering, The interview includes Elfering's personal experiences with a searchlight/radar battery, 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, at camp Malekole during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Elfering also gives brief descriptions of his later experiences at Bougainville and Luzon.
Date:
December 6, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Elfering, Herb
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harlan W. Crouse, July 2, 2004
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Interview with Army veteran Harlan W. Crouse, including personal experiences about combat in the Philippines during World War II, the Japanese surrender in Yokohama Harbor, and being present during the post-war U.S. occupation of Japan.
Date:
July 2, 2004
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Crouse, Harlan W., 1926-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard E. Cole, August 8, 2000
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Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Richard E. Cole describing personal experiences about being Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid on April 8, 1942, pre-war education, flight training, volunteering for a secret mission and meeting Colonel Doolittle, being assigned as Doolittle's co-pilot, mission training, various B-25 missions against Japanese targets in China and Burma, flying supplies over "The Hump." transferring to the states and volunteering for service in Burma with the 1st Air Commandos to support Wingate's Chindits and Merrill's Marauders, and reunions of Doolittle's Raiders the following war.
Date:
August 8, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Cole, Richard E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with LeRoy Ellis Cox, February 5, 2004
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Interview with LeRoy Ellis Cox. The interview includes Cox's personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, World War-II-era Army Air Corps training in armaments and electronics, stateside service in the 303rd Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force, aviation cadet training, serving as a B-25 instructor pilot, and as a DC-3 tow pilot for the glider program.
Date:
February 5, 2004
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Cox, LeRoy E., 1919-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Douglas R. Crawford, February 25, 2004
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Interview with Air Force veteran Douglas R. "Roy" Crawford. The interview includes Crawford's personal experiences about early family life, joining the U.S. Army Air Forces, training as a bulldozer operator, removing radioactive debris from Hiroshima, training as a radar operator at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and working as the radar tracker when Major Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 on October 19, 1947. Additionally, Crawford talks about his assignments to Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, and Korea, as a forward air observer, his role as an airborne radar operator during the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis, his various activities with the NASA Space Program, and clandestine missions with the CIA and Air America over Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
Date:
February 25, 2004
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Crawford, Douglas R., 1929-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elijah Collins, Jr., December 6, 2001
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Interview with Navy veteran Elijah Collins Jr. The interview includes Collins' personal experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Collins also talks about the Battle of Savo Island and the sinking of the Blue.
Date:
December 6, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Collins, Elijah, Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Postcard of the U.S.O. Building During World War Two]
Postcard of and illustration of the U.S.O. building in Palacios, Texas as it looked during World War Two.
Date:
2001
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Female pilots were World War II's 'best-kept secret']
Newspaper clipping explaining the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) and how applicants were selected and trained to serve the in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. A photograph of former WASP member, Ann Holaday is displayed on this clipping.
Date:
2003
Creator:
Rivas, Lisa Harrison
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Recognized
Printed article about the Congressional Gold Medal being awarded to Women Airforce Service Pilots, featuring interview quotes from Catherine Parker on her feelings about the medal and her time in the WASP program.
Date:
March 19, 2009
Creator:
Phelps, Janet
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WWII WASP recalls her high-flying days]
Newspaper clipping describing Florence Watson's visit to Zundy Junior High in Wichita Falls, Texas. The clipping also includes a brief summary of Ms. Watson's experiences as a WASP and a photograph of her with the students.
Date:
March 10, 2002
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: On Wings of Victory]
Clipping from The Shepherd's Fold, a newsletter for Live Oak apartment residents, discussing resident Charlyne Creger's efforts as a Woman Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and her recent induction into the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame. Other residency-related articles can be seen on the revere side.
Date:
Autumn 2002
Creator:
Live Oak
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card: Charlyne Creger, WASP]
Card with a photograph of Charlyne Creger as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot. On the back is a list of information, such as her WASP class number, her station and assignments, and her career after the WASP. A more recent photo of Charlyne is printed in the top left corner of the back, and a quote from her reads, "How do I feel about being a WASP? Out of nothing, it made me something, because it gave me the courage to try anything!".
Date:
2001
Creator:
Wings Across America
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker, November 17, 2009]
Letter from Norton A. Schwartz to Catherine Parker Chatham congratulating her for receiving the Congressional Gold Medal and praising her for serving as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Date:
November 17, 2009
Creator:
Schwartz, Norton A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rocco Defelice to Charlyne Creger, February 20, 2003]
Acceptance Letter from Rocco Defelice to Rosa Charlyne Creger welcoming her to the Order of Daedalians along with enclosed guidelines for newly approved members.
Date:
February 20, 2003
Creator:
Defelice, Rocco
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASP Pilots and the 'the 5th', Dallas Love Field]
Photocopy of an article from Legacies magazine outlining the history of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of the 5th Ferrying Group at Love Field through the letters sent home from Dorothy Scott.
Date:
Spring 2008
Creator:
Rickman, Sarah Byrn
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From David P. Marion to Catherine Parker, March 26, 2009]
Letter from David P. Marion to Catherine Parker Chatham praising her and the Women Airforce Service Pilots for their great service during World War II.
Date:
March 26, 2009
Creator:
Marion, David P.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again]
Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) after their organization was deactivated in December 1944.
Date:
July 3, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas WASP Honored by Sen. Hutchison in Dallas Ceremony
Printed online article from Air Force Print News Today about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and how Senator Hutchison honored the women with a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date:
November 18, 2009
Creator:
Hickerson, Katie
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chales J. Opersteny to Catherine Parker, April 10, 2005]
Letter from Charles J. Opersteny to Catherine Parker Chatham thanking her and her husband for serving the country during World War II.
Date:
April 10, 2005
Creator:
Opersteny, Charles J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: After the war, most WASP pilots never flew again]
Newspaper clipping describing the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) after their organization was deactivated in December 1944.
Date:
July 3, 2005
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Women in the Wings]
Clipping from Baylor Magazine discussing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the project of one WASP, Deanie Parrish, and her daughter, Nancy Parrish, to compile digital scrapbooks and oral histories from the WASP through the Wings Across America organization.
Date:
October 2009
Creator:
Baylor Magazine
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Name Tag: Charlyne Creger]
A name tag with the name of Charlyne Creger and her class number, 44-W-10, typed on it for the 2000 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, Texas. An image of a Fifinella gremlin can be seen in the top left corner.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History