[Funeral Program for Lena M. Tisdell, February 19, 2004] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Lena M. Tisdell, February 19, 2004]

Funeral program for Lena M. Tisdell, born August 12, 1912. The funeral was held February 19, 2004 at Sutton-Sutton Mortuary Chapel, officiated by Rev. James P. Amerson. Funeral arrangements were made through the Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc., and she was buried in Gates of Heaven Memorial Gardens in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 19, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Acencion Fernandez, February 19, 2005 transcript

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
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Willie B. Clark, February 19, 2009] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Willie B. Clark, February 19, 2009]

Funeral program for Willie B. Clark, born January 7, 1918 and died February 12, 2009. The funeral was held February 19, 2009 at East St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Hector J. Grant. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: February 19, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History