The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 20, Ed. 1 Monday, April 18, 2011 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 20, Ed. 1 Monday, April 18, 2011

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 18, 2011
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 2012 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 18, 2012
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017 transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew training at Columbia, South Carolina for 5 months. After Mr. Tucker completed his training, he was transferred to Dacca to a B-25 base and joined the 10th Air Force, the 12th Bomb Group. When he arrived his crew pilots were reassigned, and Mr. Tucker was not able to fly much until he was assigned to a regular crew again. Mr. Tucker was put in the 729th bomb squadron tasked with supporting the British 14th Army against the Japanese forces in Burma. The campaign he was involved in ended in May 1945 with the capture of Rangoon, the main city of Burma and Mr. tucker was in one of the squadron planes that flew over the …
Date: April 18, 2017
Creator: Tucker, Charles H.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Barbara Lee Williams, April 18, 2015] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Barbara Lee Williams, April 18, 2015]

Funeral program for Barbara Lee Williams, born May 9, 1931 and died April 10, 2015. The funeral was held April 18, 2015 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Reverend Dr. Robert L. Amerson. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in Sa Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 18, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Harry A. Strickland, April 18, 2011] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Harry A. Strickland, April 18, 2011]

Funeral program for Mr. Harry A. Strickland, born September 28, 1930 and died April 6, 2011. The funeral was held April 18, 2011 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, officiated by Rev. Kevin P. Fausz. Funeral arrangements were made through the Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 18, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Julia Muriel Jackson Ratcliff, April 18, 2016] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Julia Muriel Jackson Ratcliff, April 18, 2016]

Funeral program for Julia Muriel Jackson Ratcliff, born July 15, 1921 and died April 13, 2016. The funeral was held April 18, 2016 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Dr. Robert L. Jamerson. Funeral arrangements were made through the Carter-Taylor-Williams Mortuary and she was buried in Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 18, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History