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We Were Going to Win, or Die There: with the Marines at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan
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Personal accounts of U.S. marine Roy Elrod based on transcripts of oral histories about his experiences in the service, with particular emphasis on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Saipan. It includes editorial and historical notes and to provide context and clarification. Index starts on page 273.
Date:
September 2017
Creator:
Elrod, Roy H. & Allison, Fred H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cavalry drill regulations, mechanized.
Prescribes drills for general use by any type of mechanized cavalry unit. Also provides instructions for conducting ceremonies and inspections.
Date:
March 15, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Army ground forces light aviation.
"This manual is a guide for the military personnel of Army Ground Forces units who are concerned with organic light aviation. It describes the training, tactical employment, administration, maintenance, and supply of Army Ground Forces light aviation" (p. 1). The index begins on page 171.
Date:
September 1947
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Airship aerodynamics.
"This manual is designed as a text for the instruction of airship student pilots .... to give the knowledge of aerodynamics essential to the operation of [lighter than air aircraft]."(Page 2.)
Date:
February 11, 1941
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft induction, fuel and oil systems.
Describes aircraft engine systems, fuels, and lubricants.
Date:
February 22, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tactical employment : tank destroyer unit.
"This manual is a guide to the tactical employment of tank destroyer units both self-propelled and towed." (Page 1.)
Date:
July 18, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tactics and technique of division artillery and higher artillery echelons.
Describes the mission, organization, and principles of employment of the field artillery unit.
Date:
May 24, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transportation of the sick and wounded.
This guide is "published for the information and guidance of all concerned" (p. ii) about the proper protocol of transporting sick and wounded war victims. According to the Foreward, "It includes a description of the common methods and means of transporting patients on land, sea, and in the air, and is appropriately illustrated" (p. iii); the descriptions include manual, motor ambulance, rail, water, and air transportation.
Date:
February 1945
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Engineer soldier's handbook.
Describes the tools and tasks of the engineer soldier. Includes a proficiency test for soldiers in training.
Date:
June 2, 1943
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Advanced map and aerial photograph reading.
"The purpose of this manual is to provide a text on advanced map and aerial photograph reading for military personnel who throughly understand the basic material in FM 21-25." (Page 1.)
Date:
December 1944
Creator:
United States. War Department.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Consumer rationing in World War Two
An overview of rationing, ration points, ration books, and ration coupons as instituted in the United States during World War II. Includes examples of ration points and stamps.
Date:
1979
Creator:
Massmann, Robert E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Ruth Underwood Florey Personal WASP Scrapbook]
Scrapbook collection clippings, photos, and papers documenting life for Ruth Underwood during and after the Women Airforce Service Pilots, including items such as enlistment forms and a WASP uniform handbook.
Date:
November 4, 1986
Creator:
Florey, Ruth Underwood
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Recognition Clippings Scrapbook]
Scrapbook filled mostly with newspaper clipping about Women Airforce Service Pilots gaining recognition for their war efforts and about WASP reunion activities.
Date:
1976-04-26/1986-09-29
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
In Memoriam: Thirty-Eight American Women Pilots
Memorial pamphlet honoring the thirty-eight Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who lost their lives in service during World War II.
Date:
1996
Creator:
Seymour, Dawn; Bergemann, Clarice I.; Jenkins, Jeanette J. & Keil, Mary Ellen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook]
Scrapbook of various WASP newspaper clippings and pamphlets belonging to former Women Airforce Service Pilot instructor, Rigdon Edwards Jr.
Date:
August 2000
Creator:
Spears, Sandra Edwards
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo Book Filler, Partially Used]
Lined memo book paper with partial notes and scribbles jotted down on various pages. One of the notes on the front cover reads, "Summers, R. L. Avenger Flying Field, Sweetwater, Texas".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Handbook]
Small handbook in Japanese, suggested by a translator to be a collection of the Imperial Rescript on Education and the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors. It may also be a Rescript supplement. The book reads from right to left and has handwriting on the back page.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Log Notebook]
Small, lined notebook used as an informal flight log, with dates and times jotted down as well as notes on Newton's Laws, altimeter settings, and other flight material.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced
Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. The name, "Hottman, W. B." is written in the top left corner of the cover, followed by a handwritten note about returning the manual.
Date:
January 15, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instructor's Manual: Basic Flying
Training manual developed for U.S. Army flight instructors that details methods and steps for teaching students to fly aircraft.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Training Command.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Suzette Van Daell Douglas Scrapbook]
Scrapbook from Suzette Van Daell Douglas containing documents, photographs, awards and newspaper clippings that pertain to her time as a WASP. The front cover has a laminated section of a Dallas flight map with a Fifinella patch, and the back cover has a laminated copy of the WASP Life magazine cover.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Douglas, Suzette Van Daell
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerodynamics for Pilots
Training manual on information needed for safely flying an airplane. Chapters cover topics such as physical laws, properties of air, general operation of flight, and forces that act on planes such as resistance, lift, weight, and drag.
Date:
September 1940
Creator:
Jones, Bradley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Student Pilot Handbook
Handbook for student pilots, detailing procedures, maneuvers, and judgement criteria for learning how to fly planes. The book includes numerous illustrations, some humorous and others instructional, to aid the student. There are several handwritten notes on the front page from grateful students of the WASP class 44-W-3.
Date:
March 1943
Creator:
Hunt, Jack & Fahringer, Ray
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leonard Bock, August 7, 1997
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with Leonard Bock, a Navy veteran (PC-1135 and PC-1128), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Date:
August 7, 1997
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Bock, Leonard
System:
The UNT Digital Library