[Correction to Balance Sheet Printed in the WASP Newsletter] (open access)

[Correction to Balance Sheet Printed in the WASP Newsletter]

Documentation concerning a correction to the balance sheet printed in the WASP Newsletter. The first page is a photocopy of page 3 from the newsletter noting the omission of the Stores account information. The second page includes the balance sheet in its entirety, with the Stores account information circled in red ink.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006 (open access)

The Avenger, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2006

Newsletter of the National WASP WWII Museum including news, events, and other information of interest to the museum's membership.
Date: May 2006
Creator: National WASP WWII Museum
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

In God's hands: a posthumous autobiography of Stephen Lloyd Smith

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A portion of missionary Stephen Lloyd Smith's unpublished autobiography, "In God's Hands," depicting the experience of his family as civilian internees of the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.
Date: May 1, 2001
Creator: Smith, Stephan Lloyd, 1893-1983 & Smith, Donald P., 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Bruce Gordon Elliot, May 17, 2002

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Interview with Bruce Elliot, a Navy veteran and POW from Montezuma, Kansas. Elliot discusses his family, joining the Navy and volunteering for Asiatic service, the start of war and the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, escaping internment on Palawan and joining Moro guerillas, sabotage, linking up with Australian forces, evacuation to Australia and returning to the United States, becoming a deepsea diver, and Korean War service. In appendix are a photo of Elliot, a map of the Philippines, two photos of a POW camp on Palawan, and a photo of three of his comrades.
Date: May 17, 2002
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Elliot, Bruce Gordon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with John J. Clemens, May 13, 2003

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Interview with John J. Clemens. The interview includes Clemens' personal experiences about childhood and early adulthood in Houston, Texas, World War II-era service in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard USS Wren in the Pacific Theater, and piloting a ship into Tokyo Bay immediately following the Japanese surrender. Clemens speaks about convoy missions across the Atlantic Ocean, the January 4, 1944 sinking of the USS Turner while moored in New York Harbor and the court of inquiry regarding the sinking, actions in the Aleutian Islands, Attu, Okinawa, and Philippine campaigns and anti-kamikaze warfare while aboard the USS Wren, and the effects that Allied bombing had on Tokyo.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Clemens, John J., 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Interview with Ms. Charlyne Creger (open access)

An Interview with Ms. Charlyne Creger

Interview with Charlyne Creger, a former WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots). She answers questions about her childhood, her time in the WASP Program during WWII, her career as a nurse, and events in her later life.
Date: May 3, 2003
Creator: Lynch, Phil
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phil Lynch to Charlyne Creger, May 28, 2004] (open access)

[Letter from Phil Lynch to Charlyne Creger, May 28, 2004]

Letter from Phil Lynch to Charlyne Creger thanking her for participating in the interview for the Oral History Project and asking her to review the transcript for any needed changes.
Date: May 28, 2004
Creator: Lynch, Phil
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002

Interview with Robert D. Haines, an American prisoner of war during World War II. He discusses the attack on Clark Field in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, as well as his experiences on the Bataan Death March. He also tells of his time spent as a prisoner of war under the Japanese at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Bilibid prison in Manila. He encountered his brother, who was a civilian internee, at Bilibid. From there, he rode on a hell ship for 39 days to a POW camp in Formosa (Taiwan). When the Americans began bombing Formosa, Haines was moved via another hell ship to Tokyo, Japan. Not long after, he was liberated and returned to San Francisco, then Denver.
Date: May 15, 2002
Creator: Graham, Eddie & Haines, Robert D.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elliott Ross, May 1, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Elliott Ross, May 1, 2001

Interview with Elliott Ross who joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He discusses being a landing craft coxswain carrying troops and supplies from ships to the shore in seven invasions: Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Santacristo, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and as an occupation force in Japan after the surrender. He talks mostly about Guam, Leyte, Luzon, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan, but also mentions burials at sea and on the beachs, seeing his brother's ship get hit by torpedoes, and the emotional toll of the war.
Date: May 1, 2000
Creator: Cox, Floyd; Misenhimer, Richard & Ross, Elliott
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cleatus A. LeBow, May 2, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Cleatus A. LeBow, May 2, 2006

Interview with Cleatus A. LeBow, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. LeBow joined the navy in 1943 and went from Lubbock, Texas to San Diego for recruit training. He shipped out to Pearl Harbor aboard an LST from San Francisco. At Pearl Harbor, he was assigned to a work detail aboard the USS Oklahoma, which had just been righted. Shortly thereafter, he boarded the USS Indianapolis to serve as a range finder operator on one of the gun turrets. Upon leaving Hawaii, the Indianapolis went to Tarawa and then the Marshall Islands. LeBow witnessed Japanese civilian suicides on Saipan. He also witnessed the flag-raising on Iwo Jima from his range finder position aboard the ship. LeBow describes being hit by a kamikaze off Okinawa. He also discusses delivering atomic bomb components to Tinian and being torpedoed on the way to the Philippines. He describes abandoning the ship and spending five days in the water, including his faith in God, hallucinations, rescue, and his recovery.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Lebow, Cleatus A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., April 29, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., April 29, 2002

Interview with Jesse F. Stovall, Jr., a soldier in the US Marine Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the Marines and his experiences overseas.
Date: May 17, 2004
Creator: Contreras, Francisco & Stovall, Jesse F., Jr.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004

Interview with Alf Klaveness, a commanding officer on the destroyer USS Benham. Klaveness begins by discussing his family history after coming here from Norway and working for John Rockefeller; he answers questions about his role in the Navy and describes being in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.
Date: May 20, 2005
Creator: Walker, Tracy & Klaveness, Alf
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002

Interview with Robert Edward Harris, a veteran of World War II, serving in India at the time. Harris answers questions relating to his training, duties, and activities while over in India towards the end of the war; Harrs also answers questions concerning his feelings towards the war and his enemies.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Bottoms, Aaron & Harris, Robert Edward
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with E. C. May, April 16, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with E. C. May, April 16, 2002

Interview with E. C. May, a navigator in the US Air Corps during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military overseas and returning home.
Date: May 16, 2005
Creator: Coates, Evan & May, E. C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Gace, April 10, 2002

Interview with George Gace, an member of the United States Army serving in post-World War II Germany. Gace describes his time at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas followed by his deployment to Germany where he spent most of his two years training.
Date: May 13, 2003
Creator: Gace, Michael & Gace, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lindsey Zeb Wilcox, April 26, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lindsey Zeb Wilcox, April 26, 2002

Interview with Lindsey Zeb Wilcox, a Water Tender 2nd Class in the US Navy. He describes life in the military and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
Date: May 25, 2004
Creator: Smith, Tabitha & Wilcox, Lindsey Zeb
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002

Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, a paratrooper veteran of World War II, serving in Africa, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hannan answers questions regarding his service, such as the jumps he made over Italy and Holland. Also covered is his participation in liberating one of the German concentration camps.
Date: May 14, 2003
Creator: Meschede, Robert & Hannan, Gordon Patrick
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Perry Simmons, April 23, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Perry Simmons, April 23, 2003

Interview with Perry Simmons, a seaman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military during the war.
Date: May 11, 2004
Creator: McElhaney, Michelle & Simmons, Perry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lynn A. Seamans, March 30, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lynn A. Seamans, March 30, 2002

Interview with Lynn A. Seamans, a naval reservist in the US Navy during WWII and the Korean War. He answers questions about his time in the military and his experience abroad.
Date: May 12, 2004
Creator: Brown, C. & Seamans, Lynn A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 2, May, 2000 (open access)

Flight 1, Region One Newsletter, Volume 2 Number 2, May, 2000

Newsletter for Region I members of the former World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots, including news, events, stories about the group's history, and other information of interest to the members.
Date: May 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Millie's Milestones] (open access)

[Millie's Milestones]

Autobiography detailing the life achievements of Millie Dalrymple, whom can be seen in WASP uniform on p. 1.
Date: May 2009
Creator: Dalrymple, Mildred Inks Davidson
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater: Sweet Success (open access)

Sweetwater: Sweet Success

Newsletter for the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce that discusses community updates, members, and events. One of the events featured is the "WASP Weekend Extravaganza".
Date: May 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Wiliam Wayne Kitts, May 13, 2009

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Transcript of an interview with William Wayne Kitts, U.S. Navy anti-submarine warfare veteran of World War II. Kitts shares concerning his childhood and family history in Sulphur Springs, Texas; college at the University of Texas during the Depression; musical background; enlistment in the U.S. Navy shortly after the attack at Pearl Harbor; midshipman school in New York City and selection for sonar school in Key West, Florida; assignment to USS Mason, the first ship in the navy with an integrated crew; post-war duty as commanding officer of USS Hollis and USS Tollberg; role in establishing Naval Reserve Training Center in Lubbock, Texas; reactivation to active duty during Korean War; and his post-military career at Vought Aeronautics.
Date: May 13, 2009
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Kitts, William Wayne, 1921-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ernest Hamilton, April 17, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ernest Hamilton, April 17, 2004

Interview with Ernest Hamilton, a veteran of World War II during the Battle of the Bulge, from Florence, Arkansas. Hamilton answers questions and explains his duties while in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge as well as time as a POW in Brandenburg. Hamilton says volunteered to go to Japan after the war was over and soon became involved in the Korean War.
Date: May 18, 2005
Creator: Walker, Tracy & Hamilton, Ernest
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History