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Washington State University Energy Program Final Report (open access)

Washington State University Energy Program Final Report

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Date: January 1, 2004
Creator: Bloomquist, R. Gordon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, September 9, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arwin Bowden. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment, then joining the battle of Saipan. He ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made and the time he had leave.
Date: September 9, 2000
Creator: Bowden, Arwin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001

Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date: October 23, 2003
Creator: Cole, Charley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia, July 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia, July 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia. He discusses being a navigator/bombardier on the 14th plane in the Doolittle Raid, including the training leading up to the raid, the trip on the USS Hornet, the raid itself, bailing out over China, the weeks spent there before making it out through India and Egypt and stories about other men in the Raiders. He also discusses meeting with Generalissimo and Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, seeing the Egyptian pyramids, crossing Africa then to Brazil before getting back to the US, landing in Miami, his later deployments in North Africa and Europe, his work after the war and reunions the Raiders have had since the war.
Date: July 21, 2000
Creator: Macia, James H. ""Herb""
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James T. Murphy, October 1, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James T. Murphy. Murphy grew up in Montana and joined the Army Air Corps in May 1941. Once he finished training, he was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group, 63rd Bomb Squadron. He then went to reconnaissance for the Battle of Midway. He then rejoined the Pacific Theater and pacticipated in skip bombing and flying B17s. He tells the story of receiving his Silver Star from General Douglas MacArthur. He mentions returning to the Air Force in 1949 and remaining in service for 20 years, until he left to join NASA as a civilian. He also mentions writing a book on Skip Bombing in the 1990s.
Date: October 1, 2000
Creator: Murphy, James T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tsunami Risk Reduction for the United States: A Framework for Action (open access)

Tsunami Risk Reduction for the United States: A Framework for Action

This document describes proposals for making communities better prepared and more resilient to catastrophic natural disasters like the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2006. Methods described include warning systems, data sharing, and land use decisions.
Date: December 2005
Creator: National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dwight Pendleberry, June 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Dwight Pendleberry, June 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dwight Pendleberry. Pendleberry joined the Army with his brother prior to the outbreak of war with Japan. After training as an ordnance man in the artillery, Pendleberry's company was sent to the Philippines in September, 1941. Pendleberry describes the Japanese attack on the Philippines and the subsequent fall of Bataan. He escaped to Corregidor with a few other people only to be captured there one month later. After being taken to Manila, Pendleberry was sent to Cabanatuan. By that time, he had contracted malaria. From there, he was selected to be on a work detail loading and unloading Japanese ships in Manila. Pendleberry also describes executions, genral mistreatment and outright torture at the hands of the Japanese captors. Eventually, Pendleberry and many other POWs were shipped aboard the Noto Maru to Taiwan, then Japan. Pendleberry wound up at Omori prison camp in Tokyo Bay. He describes the low-level fire bombing mission over Tokyo, which took place one night in March, 1945. After that, Pendleberry was moved to northern Japan to work at a coal mine. After the war, Pendleberry was liberated and repatriated back to the US through …
Date: June 21, 2000
Creator: Pendleberry, Dwight
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This fact sheet draws information from the Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States report that describes how climate change affects coastal areas in the United States.
Date: June 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Regional Highlights from Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This fact sheet describes climate change scenarios in the Great Plains region of the United States.
Date: 2009
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - AFRC Everett, WA (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - AFRC Everett, WA

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - AFRC Everett, WA - 46 - RC Transformation in Washington\Everett
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 51 Realign Fairchild AFB  Spokane  WA (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 51 Realign Fairchild AFB Spokane WA

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 51 Realign Fairchild AFB Spokane WA - 116Z - Fairchild
Date: March 27, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - DON-0053, C5, V6.10, 22APR05 (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - DON-0053, C5, V6.10, 22APR05

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - DON-0053, C5, V6.10, 22APR05 - 76 - Navy Reserve Centers\Navy Reserve Centers - Tacoma, WA.
Date: March 28, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0232v3 RC Transformation in WA AFRC Fairchild WA wAF (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0232v3 RC Transformation in WA AFRC Fairchild WA wAF

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0232v3 RC Transformation in WA AFRC Fairchild WA wAF - 46 - RC Transformation in Washington\Fairchild
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0232v3 RC Transformation in WA AFRC Yakima WA (open access)

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0232v3 RC Transformation in WA AFRC Yakima WA

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - USA-0232v3 RC Transformation in WA AFRC Yakima WA - 46 - RC Transformation in Washington\Yakima
Date: March 29, 2006
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Installations and State Action Papers - Washington (open access)

Army Installations and State Action Papers - Washington

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: Army Installations and State Action Papers - Washington
Date: September 22, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
BCEG Membership (open access)

BCEG Membership

By this memorandum, I appoint Mr. Steve Rogers, SAF/GCN, as a member of the Base Closure Executive Group (BCEG) in support of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure activity This appointment is effective immediately. It is imperative that members attend all BCEG deliberative meetings. If for some extremely urgent reason you are unable to attend, one of the BCEG chairmen mrist approve alternate attendees.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fort Lewis Installation Familiarization Briefing (30 March 04) (open access)

Fort Lewis Installation Familiarization Briefing (30 March 04)

DISREGARD RESTRICTION HEADER AND FOOTER - Fort Lewis Installation Familiarization Briefing (30 March 04)
Date: September 14, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Installation Summary - FORT LEWIS (open access)

Installation Summary - FORT LEWIS

Contains info on location, size, history, missions, major units/tenants, and population.
Date: September 8, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Cummulative Environmental Impacts -Naval Station Brementon Washington (open access)

Summary of Cummulative Environmental Impacts -Naval Station Brementon Washington

Disregard restriction header and footer - Summary of Environmental Impacts and Costs for Naval Station Brementon Washington
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Cummulative Environmental Impacts - Naval Submarine Base (open access)

Summary of Cummulative Environmental Impacts - Naval Submarine Base

Disregard restriction header and footer - Summary of Environmental Impacts and Costs for Naval Submarine Base Bangor Washington
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Cummulative Environmental Impacts -Whidbey Island WA (open access)

Summary of Cummulative Environmental Impacts -Whidbey Island WA

Disregard restriction header and footer - Summary of Environmental Impacts and Costs for Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Excutive Order 07-02: Washington Climate Change Challenge (open access)

Excutive Order 07-02: Washington Climate Change Challenge

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Date: July 2002
Creator: Washington (State). Office of the Governor.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Cornelius D. Wiens, November 26, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cornelius D. Wiens. Wiens grew up in Montana and Kansas and was drafted into the Army in 1944. After completing training, he departed about the Sea Snipe for the Philippines. His first landing was at Leyte, where he remained fighting for three months. He describes coming to land on the small landing craft. From Leyte he went to Negros, then Masbate, and finally Mindanao. He describes the Japanese soldiers who were unwilling to surrender. After Japan's surrender he also spent time in Korea as a radio operator.
Date: November 26, 2000
Creator: Wiens, Cornelius D.
System: The Portal to Texas History