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Oral History Interview with A. R. Evans
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral monologue by A R Evans. Evans was the coastwatcher on Kolombangara who facilitated the rescue of the PT-109 crew, led by John F. Kennedy. One of his scouts noticed a fire on the water at night and saw an unidentified object floating the next day. Evans, having been informed that PT-109 was missing, instructed his scouts to search for crewmen. Two natives encountered the crew, who for want of a common language carved a message on a coconut to be delivered to Evans. Evans met Kennedy that afternoon and dispatched a message coordinating his safe return. When Evans visited the White House in 1961, he found a framed copy of the dispatch and the carved coconut in the Oval Office.
Date:
April 8, 2014
Creator:
Evans, R. A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert "Bob" Kimber and Rita Kimber, August 8, 2015
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Transcript of an interview with with Robert and Rita Kimber, homesteaders and simple life advocates concerning their childhoods; early experiences with gardening and the outdoors; decision to homestead in Maine; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life.
Date:
August 8, 2015
Creator:
Pomerleau, Clark A.; Kimber, Robert & Kimber, Rita
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library