The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood City, California for further training. Assigned to LCT(5)-62, he describes the size, propulsion, crew compliment and purpose of the craft. Day tells of breaking the LCT into sections that were put aboard an AKA and sailing to New Caledonia arriving in December 1942. On a trip to Guadalcanal he witnessed a Japanese plane dropping a bomb on the USS De Haven (DD-469). He recalls a night trip to New Georgia when he saw St. Elmo’s fire on the railing of his ship. At Tulagi on 7 April 1943, Day personally shot down an attacking Japanese plane. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and tells of being on the USS Estes (ACG-12) and describes an intense …

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about the death of an unidentified man, due to a heart attack.

Text about railroad museums across Texas that was published in the "When..." section of a February 2001 Texas Highways magazine article.

Card advertisement for 2007 Lone Star Ride taking place the weekend of September 29 and 30th. The ride benefits the AIDS Outreach Center, Resource Center of Dallas, and ASD. The cover of the material shows a red and blue cowboy boot on the pedal of a bicycle followed by text detailing riding, crew, and sponsors. The bottom of the flyer has a red band with the logos of sponsoring organizations printed in white.

Minutes for the February 12, 2009 TXSSAR meeting, held by the McKinney chapter.

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing photographs from a joint SAR-DAR meeting on February 14, 2009.

Webpage from McKinney TXSSAR website containing photographs from a February 12, 2009 meeting.

Minutes for the February 21, 2008 TXSSAR meeting, held by the McKinney chapter.

Website page containing photographs of the February 21, 2008 TXSSAR meeting, held by the McKinney chapter.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Document issued by the Open Records Division at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an informal interpretation of Texas law related to whether certain information is subject to required public disclosure under the Public Information Act, chapter 552 of the Government Code.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Wylie, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.