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Oral History Interview with Robert Buckner, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Buckner, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Buckner. Buckner volunteered for service in the Marines Corps in 1943. When he finished basic training, he attended field music school before being assigned to the Fifth Marine Division, 26th Marines. After extensive training, Buckner's unit landed at Iwo Jima in the afternoon of D-day. He was only one of 16 original members of his company to survive the battle. After the war, Buckner went on to occupy Japan.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Buckner, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002

Interview with Harold Aiken, a veteran of the Korean War from Highlands, Texas. The transcript includes a list of questions and Aiken's responses about his service in the U.S. Army (1946-1949) and impressions while stationed in Korea. While in the service, Aiken served as a truck mechanic for the 7th Division.
Date: February 19, 2003
Creator: Eakin, Elizabeth & Aiken, Harold G., Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with LC Eaton, February 19, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with LC Eaton, February 19, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with L C Eaton. Eaton joined the Navy in 1937 and received basic training in Norfolk, Virginia. He was sent to San Diego, California, for hospital corps training. Upon completion, he was assigned to the USS Savannah (CL-42) and transferred to the USS Boise (CL-47) to complete his first enlistment. He re-enlisted in the Navy to avoid the Army draft and was assigned to the USS Republic (AP-33). On 6 December 1941 the Republic moved from Pearl Harbor to the Aloha Dock in Honolulu. The Republic left immediately after the attack and wandered aimlessly until receiving orders in Fiji to unload in Australia. He was assigned to the Normandy invasion on the USS Burnett County (USS LST-512), which sank en route. Eaton was reassigned to the USS Emmons (DMS-22) and sent to Ulithi Atoll. He gives a detailed account of a five-plane kamikaze attack at Ie Shima in which he was severely wounded. He eventually had both legs amputated as a result of his injuries. Before being fitted with prosthetics at Mare Island, he describes the challenge of navigating public places in a wheelchair. He was discharged as a …
Date: February 19, 2000
Creator: Eaton, LC
System: The Portal to Texas History
LLE Review, Quarterly Report: Volume 120, July-September 2009 (open access)

LLE Review, Quarterly Report: Volume 120, July-September 2009

This issue has the following articles: (1) The Omega Laser Facility Users Group Workshop; (2) The Effect of Condensates and Inner Coatings on the Performance of Vacuum Hohlraum Targets; (3) Zirconia-Coated-Carbonyl-Iron-Particle-Based Magnetorheological Fluid for Polishing Optical Glasses and Ceramics; (4) All-Fiber Optical Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Faraday Rotation in Highly Terbium Doped Fiber; (5) Femtosecond Optical Pump-Probe Characterization of High-Pressure-Grown Al{sub 0.86}Ga{sub 0.14}N Single Crystals; (6) LLE's Summer High School Research Program; (7) Laser Facility Report; and (8) National Laser Users Facility and External Users Programs.
Date: February 19, 2001
Creator: Edgell, Dana H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Acencion Fernandez. Fernandez, a Texas farm boy born in 1924, was drafted when he was 18 years old. He was based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was assigned to the USS LCI-80 where he served as a loader on a 40-inch gun. At the Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian and at Iwo Jima, he was involved in strafing the beaches to enable Marines to land. Later his LCI landed Marines on Okinawa. He briefly mentions the presence of Navajo code talkers on the ship.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Fernandez, Acencion
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ignacio Gonzales, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ignacio Gonzales, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ignacio Gonzales. Gonzales joined the Marine Corps. He landed at Guam as a replacement and learned a little about combat by patrolling for Japanese holdouts before going to Iwo Jima. He was wounded on Iwo Jima and evacuated to a hospital ship, on which he was transported back to Guam, then the US. Once he was recovered, he took his discharge.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Gonzales, Ignacio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Donald Good, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Donald Good, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Donald Good. Good was drafted into the Army around 1943. He completed basic training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. He was sent to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey and Washington D.C. for Radio Intelligence Repair school. He traveled to Gouruck, Scotland and served with the 178th Repair Company, connected with the 3rd Army. Their barracks were at the Lord Morley Estate and he provides some detail of living conditions. He then traveled to Normandy aboard an LST, arriving 18 days after the D Day invasion. They traveled to Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. He provides some details of these experiences. He was discharged in late 1945.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Good, Donald
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with R. C. Hyde, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. C. Hyde, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R.C. Hyde. Hyde joined the Marine Corps in Lubbock, Texas in June, 1944 and was trained in San Diego. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima. He landed with the fifth wave and was wounded in action on the 33rd day. He was transported by air to Guam to recover. Afterwards, he landed at Sasebo, Japan for occupation duty. He had enough points to return home in March, 1946. During the conversation, Hyde relates several experiences he had while fighting on Iwo Jima.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Hyde, R. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lefteris Lavrakas, February 19, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lefteris Lavrakas, February 19, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lefteris Lavrakas. Lavrakas graduated from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis in May of 1942. From 1942 to 1949 Lavrakas served aboard four operational units on sea duty, including service in the Atlantic, Caribbean, North Africa, Mediterranean and Pacific during World War II and in post-war occupation duty. Lavrakas was Assistant Gunnery Officer and Officer of the Deck aboard the USS Eberle (DD-430), escorting convoys to England and participating in the invasions of North Africa and Anzio. He later served as Assistant Gunnery Officer aboard the USS Aaron Ward (DM-34), where they were hit with kamikaze planes while on picket duty at Okinawa. He continued his career with the Navy and retired in 1970 at the rank of captain. He was awarded 2 Bronze Stars.
Date: February 19, 2007
Creator: Lavrakas, Lefteris
System: The Portal to Texas History
New bus service, route and schedule changes start Monday, March 3 (open access)

New bus service, route and schedule changes start Monday, March 3

News release about modifications being made to around 40 DART bus routes and about a DART pilot program, "Feeder Fare," that allows paratransit customers to book wheelchair accessible vans to DART terminals for much less than the cost of a trip via a full paratransit vehicle.
Date: February 19, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nuevo servicio de autobuses y cambios en rutas y horarios a partir del 3 de marzo (open access)

Nuevo servicio de autobuses y cambios en rutas y horarios a partir del 3 de marzo

News release about modifications being made to around 40 DART bus routes and about a DART pilot program, "Feeder Fare," that allows paratransit customers to book wheelchair accessible vans to DART terminals for much less than the cost of a trip via a full paratransit vehicle.
Date: February 19, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proposed DART bus changes presented in community meetings (open access)

Proposed DART bus changes presented in community meetings

News release about a series of community meetings to gather input on proposes bus service changes.
Date: February 19, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-22 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-22

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Department of Public Safety is authorized to inspect a rebuilt vehicle for which a Texas Salvage Certificate has been issued before the Department of Transportation issues a regular certificate of title for the vehicle (RQ-0588-JC)
Date: February 19, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-23 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-23

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the use of motor-vehicle-registration fees to fund trauma facilities contravenes article VIII, section 7-a of the Texas Constitution (RQ-0589-JC)
Date: February 19, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-24 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-24

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county clerk may issue a marriage license to two absent applicants.
Date: February 19, 2003
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0152 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0152

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a county clerk may charge fee for posting an Open Meetings Act notice (RQ-0099-GA)
Date: February 19, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0153 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0153

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the Fannin County Commissioners Court may retain counsel to advise it on legal matters without the consent of the county attorney (RQ-0106-GA)
Date: February 19, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frank M. 'Tommy' Thompson, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank M. 'Tommy' Thompson, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Frank M. ""Tommy"" Thompson. Thompson was attending the University of Virginia in 1942 when he decided to enlist in the Marine Corps with some friends. Soon, he found himself training in Hawaii. He describes the lines of men waiting to get into the whorehouses in Honolulu. He landed on Saipan with the Second Marine Division where he describes a banzai attack by the Japanese infantry. Thompson witnessed the famous incident when Marine General Holland M. Smith fired Army General Ralph Smith on Saipan. Thompson continues with more anecdotes about combat on Saipan. He also went to Guam right before the island was declared secure. Thompson shares an anecdote about selling souvenirs to Army and Navy personnel on Guam. He then discusses landing and fighting on Iwo Jima. He finishes with an anecdote about guarding General H.M. Smith's quarters on Oahu toward the end of the war.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Thompson, Frank M. 'Tommy'
System: The Portal to Texas History
FASAB: Reclassification of Stewardship Responsibilities and Eliminating the Current Services Assessment: Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (Exposure Draft) (open access)

FASAB: Reclassification of Stewardship Responsibilities and Eliminating the Current Services Assessment: Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (Exposure Draft)

Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board's statement of federal financial accounting standards (SFFAS). The statement presents proposed amendments to SFFAS No. 5 and No. 17."
Date: February 19, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2009 Performance Plan (open access)

Fiscal Year 2009 Performance Plan

Other written product issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This report presents the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Performance Plans for Fiscal Year 2009. In the spirit of the Government Performance and Results Act, this annual plan informs the Congress and the American people about what we expect to accomplish on their behalf in the coming fiscal year. It sets forth our plan to make progress toward achieving our strategic goals for serving the Congress and the American people. This framework not only shows the relationship between our strategic goals and strategic objectives, but also show major themes that could potentially affect our work."
Date: February 19, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John V. Wilson, February 19, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John V. Wilson, February 19, 2005

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John V. Wilson. He volunteered for service in the Marine Corps at Tyler, Texas in January, 1942. He went to San Diego for basic training, then earned his wings as a paratrooper by completing parachute school. At Bougainville, Wilson joined the 1st Parachute Battalion. He was there 30 days before being relieved by the Army. The 1st Parachute Battalion was soon disbanded and Wilson was then assigned to the newly formed Fifth Marine Division at Hawaii. He was assigned to a machine gun squad in the Third Platoon, H Company, Third Battalion, 26th Marines, Fifth Marine Division and sailed for Iwo Jima in December, 1944. He landed about four o'clock in the afternoon on D-Day at Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. Wilson shares several anecdotes about the fighting on Iwo Jima and describes in some detail the gruesome nature of the combat there. Wilson ended up having his arm broken in a blast. He was evacuated to Guam, then Oahu and was in the hospital still when the war ended.
Date: February 19, 2005
Creator: Wilson, John V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[ActBlue Invoice] (open access)

[ActBlue Invoice]

An invoice from Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus to ActBlue of $2,825.00 on February 19, 2009.
Date: February 19, 2009
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Email from Carl Whitmarsh] (open access)

[Email from Carl Whitmarsh]

Email from Carl Whitmarsh to members on February 19, 2000 discussing Christy Kinsler, the new self appointed President of the Dallas. Included is another email from Carl Whitmarsh to Christy Kinsler on February 19, 2000 to clear a previous misunderstanding.
Date: February 19, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Email from Carl Whitmarsh to Michael] (open access)

[Email from Carl Whitmarsh to Michael]

Email from Carl Whitmarsh to Michael and several recipients on February 19, 2000 regarding Stonewall Democrats.
Date: February 19, 2000
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library