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Oral History Interview with Ellsworth Jung, August 1, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ellsworth Jung. Jung joined the Army Air Corps in November, 1940, became an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer and was at Hickam Field when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. In February, Ellsworth was sent to Midway Island with his unit before going to the Solomons. Ellsworth flew on 69 combat missions and describes several of them. Afterwards, he returned to the US and was assigned to a training unit. He was discharged in J… more
Date: August 1, 2013
Creator: Jung, Ellsworth
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Andy Visnovsky, September 5, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Andy Visnovsky. Visnovsky enlisted in the Marine Corps and upon completion of emergency equipment school was assigned to the 111th Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF-111) as a mechanic. As a ground crewman, he served in the Pacific from September 1944 through December 1945. On Roi-Namur, Visnovsky developed coral poisoning, a condition none of the medics in his unit had ever encountered. On the way to Okinawa, he weathered a typho… more
Date: September 5, 2008
Creator: Visnovsky, Andy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles J. Schlag, April 17, 2009

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles J. Schlag. Schlag was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1922. When he finished high school in 1941, he went to work for the local telephone company. In early 1943, Schalg entered the Navy as a cadet learning to fly. He recalls several anecdotes from his flight training at Maryland, Georgia and at Pensacola. After he was commissioned, he went to Great Lakes for carrier landing training. Eventually, he was assigned to… more
Date: April 17, 2009
Creator: Schlag, Charles J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harold Bond, October 16, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Bond. Bond was drafted and entered the Navy in 1942. Upon completion of boot camp at Samson Naval Training Base in New York, he was assigned to the USS Cebu (ARG-6), which was in the Baltimore ship yard. He went to Pearl Harbor and describes the destruction he observed. Aboard the Cebu, Bond proceeded to Manus Island. While at anchorage there, the USS Mount Hood (AE-11) exploded and severely damaged the USS Mindanao (… more
Date: October 16, 2003
Creator: Bond, Harold
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Deposit Slip: Perry Sayles, September 11, 193u]

Description: Form documenting deposits made by Perry Sayles at the First National Bank in Strawn, Texas for $46.50.
Date: 193u-09-11
Creator: First National Bank
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Oral History Interview with Malone Farrar

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Malone Farrar. Farrar grew up in Texas and joined the Navy in 1940. In training, he was assigned to VP-12, a PBY-3 Catalina Squadron. Then he was transferred VP-13 Squadron. Next, he was transferred to VP-55, a PBM1 Mariner Squadron and sent to flight engineering school. After the Pearl Harbor attack, he was assigned to ACORN-8. Farrar then joined with the 73rd CB Battalion. He was a mechanic. They loaded the USS President P… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Farrar, Malone
Location: 28.358348 -80.628746
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably disch… more
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jeffrey Gill, November 16, 2004

Description: Interview with Jeffrey Gill, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served as a staff sergeant from 1995-2002 in Korea and Saudi Arabia. Gill describes his time as a hazmat technician, as well as the most and least memorable moments of his military career.
Date: June 15, 2005
Creator: McBride, Angelo & Gill, Jeffrey
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Angela Hale, November 20, 2014

Description: Interview with Angela Hale, managing partner of Red Media Group in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes discussion of her career in television news, political communication strategy, and ultimately starting her own business.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Sigman, Ashlea
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

Cutting Horse Competition Photo Information: Roll 1991_D-111

Description: Form used by Don Shugart Photography to document photographs taken at the National Cutting Horse Association Summer Spectacular, held at Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. The form includes the film roll, horses captured by frame, and some additional notes.
Date: July 1991
Creator: Don Shugart Photography
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Information After Ruby Killed Oswald Page 1 #1]

Description: First page of a report by H. M. Moore regarding information after Ruby killed Oswald. Report includes names, dates, and information from individuals interviewed during the investigation.
Date: November 23, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Oral History Interview with Lyman Mereness, February 23, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lyman Mereness. Mereness joined the Navy in May of 1942. He received his wings in March of 1943. He served with the 8th Bomb Squadron. Beginning August of 1943, they served as the air group aboard the USS Intrepid (CV-11). Mereness supported the invasion of Hollandia and the Philippines Campaign, completing 39 combat missions. He was discharged in September of 1945.
Date: February 23, 2001
Creator: Mereness, Lyman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Evan Riley, October 26, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Evan Riley. Riley was born in Nashville, Tennessee 5 September 1921. At a very young age, he and his four siblings were placed into an orphanage and he tells of growing up during the Depression. Joining the US Army in 1942, he was selected to attend Officer Candidate School and graduated as a second lieutenant in 1943. He then received training in the tank corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky. After spending several months at Camp C… more
Date: October 26, 2011
Creator: Riley, Evan
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[General orders no. 4, February 16, 1865]

Description: General orders no. 4 specifies the following calls that would be observed by the soldiers on duty in this command. The daily call schedule is detailed and additional specifications to the schedule are noted.
Date: February 16, 1865
Creator: Headquarters 1st Seperate Brigade
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

MoPac 1 Aesthetics Advisory Committee Summary

Description: The MoPac 1 Aesthetics Advisory Committee (AAC) met over six months during the spring and summer of 2007. The committee reviewed the aesthetic aspects of various elements of the Loop 1 Project such as noise barriers, retaining walls, landscaping, specialty lighting, and sign structures.
Date: September 2007
Creator: MoPac 1 Aesthetics Advisory Committee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Walter Oweiss, November 12, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Walter Oweiss. Oweiss joined the Army in March 1943 and trained in Virginia. His first stop was in the Army Specialized Training Program until he transferred to a flight school. The Army had too many pilot trainees,so oweiss was tranferred to a parachute infantry training and became a paratrooper attached to the 127th Airborne Engineers, 11th Airborne Division. He shipped overseas t oLuzon, Philippine Islands, with them. He also … more
Date: November 12, 2013
Creator: Oweiss, Walter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Salvatore Rascati, September 17, 2003

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Salvatore Rascati. Rascati was born in New Haven, Connecticut on 12 May 1925. Entering the Navy in 1943 he attended boot camp at Sampson, New York. He then attended electrical school for four months followed by several months of training at the motion picture technical school in Brooklyn, New York. He was then assigned to the USS El Dorado (AGC-11). In 1944 the ship went to Guam at which time Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turn… more
Date: September 17, 2003
Creator: Rascati, Salvatore
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Doyle Ebel, July 30, 2013

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Doyle Ebel. Ebel was drafted into the Army Air Forces in March, 1943 and trained at Miami Beach before going to radio operator school in Missouri. He also attended gunnery school before becoming a crewmember on a B-24 and shipping overseas in July 1944. He was assigned to the 26th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group at Saipan in October. Ebel recalls an emergency landing on Iwo Jima. He flew 37 combat missions before the war ende… more
Date: July 30, 2013
Creator: Ebel, Doyle
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Whetsel, February 11, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Whetsel. Whetsel graduated from Baylor in 1941, volunteered for the Navy and went into the V-7 Program. He trained at Northwestern University, received his commission after 90 days, and reported to Newport, Rhode Island Naval Operating Base. Their mission was to protect the ships coming out of New York on their way to Boston to from a convoy to England. After almost 18 months at Newport, he got orders to go to Amphibiou… more
Date: February 11, 2002
Creator: Whetsel, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Allen Barker, April 29, 2008

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Allen Barker. Barker was born 29 July 1922 in Sairlie, Texas. He joined the Army Air Corps in August 1942. Following completion of basic training in Greenville, Texas he was assigned to the signal corps. He was shuttled around to various bases in the United States and finally boarded a troop ship, USS General A.E. Anderson for a 30 day sea trip to Bombay, India. His unit built a base about 60 miles northwest of Imphal, India… more
Date: April 29, 2008
Creator: Barker, Allen
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Jack Smalling, August 31, 2002

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Jack Smalling. Smalling graduated in August of 1941 from the University of Texas with a degree in Chemical Engineering and a commission as ensign, Engineering Specialist in the Naval Reserve. He volunteered for submarine duty and served as a lieutenant commander aboard USS S-11 (SS-116). They conducted photoreconnaissance of Iwo Jima before the 1945 invasion, and detected and tracked the Japanese battleship Yamato prior to its be… more
Date: August 31, 2002
Creator: Smalling, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Receipt #11, 1858]

Description: Receipt signed by Jesus Barrera for work done on the municipal building.
Date: February 27, 1858
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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