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Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 09, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 26, 2004
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 26, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004
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 …
Date:
February 23, 2004
Creator:
Day, Albert
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004
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 …
Date:
February 23, 2004
Creator:
Day, Albert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 2004
Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date:
February 20, 2004
Creator:
Goldapp, Paula J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 08, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 2004
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 19, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring [2004] Visitors' Guide (Port Aransas, Tex.)
Spring visitors' guide from Port Aransas, Texas that includes information of interest to visitors along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 19, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 07, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 2004
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 12, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 2004
Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date:
February 6, 2004
Creator:
Goldapp, Paula J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 06, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 2004
Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 5, 2004
Creator:
Judson, Mary
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History