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Oral History Interview with Jerell E. Crow, August 24, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jerell E. Crow, August 24, 2002

Interview with Jerell E. Crow. He entered the Coast Guard in 1940 and trained in Florida and New York City. He served aboard a Landing Ship, Tank (LST) when those ships were first introduced. He traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Neville Island Shipyard operated by the Dravo Corporation as part of a crew that brought an LST down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. From there, the crew practiced operations at Biloxi, Mississippi. Eventually, Crow travelled to San Diego aboard the LST through the Panama Canal. From there, he went to Guadalcanal and unloaded tanks. Eventually, his ship was hit at Saipan and he was wounded. He also served aboard an LST during the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Afterwards, Crow's LST was present in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. He visited Hiroshima while on occupation duty after the atomic bomb was dropped. Eventually, his LST made its way back to San Francisco where he was discharged.
Date: August 24, 2002
Creator: Rabalais, Larry & Crow, Jerell E.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecelia McKie to G. M. Lusk - May 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to G. M. Lusk - May 12, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Mr. G. M. Lusk regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee Francis Lusk. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to father from internee on Radio Tokyo.
Date: May 12, 1943
Creator: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. H. Stoner to Mrs. William L. McKie - May 19, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from E. H. Stoner to Mrs. William L. McKie - May 19, 1943]

Letter sent from E. H. Stoner, President and Treasurer of West Penn Lumber Company, on behalf of Mr. G. M. Lusk, to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message and stating he has received the same information from the Relief for Americans in Philippines, New York City, and has forwarded this advice to Mr. G. M. Lusk. Letter is typed on West Penn Lumber Company stationery. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from West Penn Lumber Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Handwritten note in pencil lower left: 'Lusk'. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
Date: May 19, 1943
Creator: Stoner, E. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History