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Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 140, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 140, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: McGathey, Liz
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lile Springs, December 20, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lile Springs, December 20, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lile Springs. Springs was born 14 April 1925, in Hope, Arkansas. He worked on a farm with his father until 1943. He received a draft notice, though after his examinations he received a 4-F classification, unfit for military service. Springs went on to welding school in Little Rock. He later worked on welding war ships in Mobile at the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, and in Bremerton, Washington at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. In 1945, he joined the Washington State Guard, and in November Springs was accepted into the Army Air Forces. He made the Air Force his career for the following 30 years. He retired in November, 1975 from the 12th Air Force at Bergstrom AFB in Austin, Texas. During his military career, Springs served as Base Sergeant Major and Cofounder and Commandant of the NCO Leadership School at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. He also served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to Major General Davis, Headquarters 19th Air Force, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. Springs also served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Springs, Lile
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 418, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 418, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Lile Springs, December 20, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lile Springs, December 20, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lile Springs. Springs was born 14 April 1925, in Hope, Arkansas. He worked on a farm with his father until 1943. He received a draft notice, though after his examinations he received a 4-F classification, unfit for military service. Springs went on to welding school in Little Rock. He later worked on welding war ships in Mobile at the Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, and in Bremerton, Washington at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. In 1945, he joined the Washington State Guard, and in November Springs was accepted into the Army Air Forces. He made the Air Force his career for the following 30 years. He retired in November, 1975 from the 12th Air Force at Bergstrom AFB in Austin, Texas. During his military career, Springs served as Base Sergeant Major and Cofounder and Commandant of the NCO Leadership School at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. He also served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to Major General Davis, Headquarters 19th Air Force, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. Springs also served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Springs, Lile
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 243, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 243, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 101, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015 (open access)

Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 101, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Moore, Dan & Money, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 234, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015 (open access)

Henderson Daily News (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 234, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015

Daily newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Linebarger, Les
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 228, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015 (open access)

Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 228, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 20, 2015

Daily newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 2015
Creator: Davis, Marcia
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History