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Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2015 (open access)

Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 2015
Creator: Deeds, Lacey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 2015 (open access)

Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 2015
Creator: Deeds, Lacey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 2015 (open access)

The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from The Colony, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 2015
Creator: McGathey, Liz
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 415, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 415, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 372, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 372, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 350, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 350, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 330, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 330, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 308, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 308, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 286, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 286, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 243, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 243, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 183, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 115, No. 183, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Glenn Cooke, Jr. Cooke joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Norman, Oklahoma, where he trained as an ordnance ground crewman. Additionally, he serviced F-4F and F-6F airplanes at Pendleton. He provides details of his training, serving as Corporal of the Guard (COG) and completing all three of his service years stateside. He was discharged in July of 1946.
Date: December 16, 2015
Creator: Cooke, David
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Rackerby, November 16, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert Rackerby, November 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rackerby. Rackerby joined the Marine Corps in February 1943 and trained in San Diego, then went to radio school at Texas A&M. He went overseas to Green Island and was attached to Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14). Rackerby served in the photography section and processed film. He remained there for a year before moving to the Philippines. Rackerby returned to the US in May, 1945 to prepare for the invasion of Japan with Marine Aircraft Group 51, but the war ended. Rackerby was discharged in November 1945. He used the GI Bill to attend university.
Date: November 16, 2015
Creator: Rackerby, Robert
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roy Elrod, May 16, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Roy Elrod, May 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Holland Elrod. Elrod was born in Muleshoe, Texas in 1919 and was raised on a farm. Between semesters at Texas A&M and summer school at Texas Tech, Elrod worked in construction before joining the Marine Corps in September, 1940. He trained in San Diego. He was attached to the newly re-formed 8th Marines in California and shipped out to Samoa after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At Samoa, Elrod received a field commission before going to Guadalcanal in October, 1942. When his unit left Guadalcanal, the went to New Zealand to rest and prepare for Tarawa. When he arrived on the beach at Tarawa, he was in charge of a few 37mm guns. His men hauled those ashore and set them up on the airstrip. After refitting, Elrod invaded Saipan. This time, he was in charge of a group of halftrack armored vehicles. he was wounded on Saipan and evacuated to a hospital on Guadalcanal, where he ran into to Bob Hope. He eventually was shipped back to the US and was teaching in a gunnery school in San Diego when the war ended.
Date: May 16, 2015
Creator: Elrod, Roy
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace Thomas Edwards, February 16, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Horace Thomas Edwards, February 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Edwards. Edwards joined the Army Air Forces in February 1943. He received basic training at Sheppard Field, radio training at Harlingen, and aerial gunnery training in Sioux Falls. He completed his training as a B-24 radio operator gunner in Holyoke. He was transferred to Godman Field, where he served as a B-25 radio instructor to the Tuskegee Airmen. Towards the end of the war, he was stationed at Columbia Army Air Base as part of a ground control approach unit, helping pilots learn to land blind in preparation for poor weather and blackouts. Edwards returned home and was discharged in 1945. He remembers V-J Day as a time of celebration in crowded streets.
Date: February 16, 2015
Creator: Edwards, Horace Thomas
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with David Cooke, December 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with David Glenn Cooke, Jr. Cooke joined the Marine Corps in 1943. He completed boot camp in San Diego, then was assigned to the Naval Air Station in Norman, Oklahoma, where he trained as an ordnance ground crewman. Additionally, he serviced F-4F and F-6F airplanes at Pendleton. He provides details of his training, serving as Corporal of the Guard (COG) and completing all three of his service years stateside. He was discharged in July of 1946.
Date: December 16, 2015
Creator: Cooke, David
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Rackerby, November 16, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Rackerby, November 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Rackerby. Rackerby joined the Marine Corps in February 1943 and trained in San Diego, then went to radio school at Texas A&M. He went overseas to Green Island and was attached to Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14). Rackerby served in the photography section and processed film. He remained there for a year before moving to the Philippines. Rackerby returned to the US in May, 1945 to prepare for the invasion of Japan with Marine Aircraft Group 51, but the war ended. Rackerby was discharged in November 1945. He used the GI Bill to attend university.
Date: November 16, 2015
Creator: Rackerby, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roy Elrod, May 16, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Roy Elrod, May 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Roy Holland Elrod. Elrod was born in Muleshoe, Texas in 1919 and was raised on a farm. Between semesters at Texas A&M and summer school at Texas Tech, Elrod worked in construction before joining the Marine Corps in September, 1940. He trained in San Diego. He was attached to the newly re-formed 8th Marines in California and shipped out to Samoa after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At Samoa, Elrod received a field commission before going to Guadalcanal in October, 1942. When his unit left Guadalcanal, the went to New Zealand to rest and prepare for Tarawa. When he arrived on the beach at Tarawa, he was in charge of a few 37mm guns. His men hauled those ashore and set them up on the airstrip. After refitting, Elrod invaded Saipan. This time, he was in charge of a group of halftrack armored vehicles. he was wounded on Saipan and evacuated to a hospital on Guadalcanal, where he ran into to Bob Hope. He eventually was shipped back to the US and was teaching in a gunnery school in San Diego when the war ended.
Date: May 16, 2015
Creator: Elrod, Roy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace Thomas Edwards, February 16, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Horace Thomas Edwards, February 16, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Horace Edwards. Edwards joined the Army Air Forces in February 1943. He received basic training at Sheppard Field, radio training at Harlingen, and aerial gunnery training in Sioux Falls. He completed his training as a B-24 radio operator gunner in Holyoke. He was transferred to Godman Field, where he served as a B-25 radio instructor to the Tuskegee Airmen. Towards the end of the war, he was stationed at Columbia Army Air Base as part of a ground control approach unit, helping pilots learn to land blind in preparation for poor weather and blackouts. Edwards returned home and was discharged in 1945. He remembers V-J Day as a time of celebration in crowded streets.
Date: February 16, 2015
Creator: Edwards, Horace Thomas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 2015 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 2015
Creator: Finney, Patty
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 16, 2015 (open access)

Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Elgin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 2015
Creator: Finney, Patty
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 10, Ed. 1 Monday, February 16, 2015 (open access)

The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 10, Ed. 1 Monday, February 16, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 2015
Creator: San Antonio College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 2015 (open access)

The Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 2015
Creator: Roberts, Janeen
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 2015 (open access)

The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2015
Creator: Roberts, Janeen
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History