35 Matching Results

Explore Results

Results: 1 - 24 next
transcript

Oral History Interview with Richard Bennett, November 15, 2001

Description: Interview with Richard (Dick) Bennett, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Army Air Corps, basic training and flight school. He then went to a base in South Carolina to learn to fly B-25s. At Fort Myers, Florida he flew B-26 bombers and trained to fly them off of aircraft carriers so they could drop torpedos on the Japanese fleet during naval battles. He traveled across the Pacific to Brisbane only to be told that they didn't have B-26s for the crews; the colonel the… more
Date: November 15, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Bennett, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[100 Mexican Pesos]

Description: Paper bill worth 100 Mexican pesos printed in 1942. This bill has a photograph of a man on the far right side and a large "100" printed in the left center portion of the front side; the title of the bill is "El Banco de Mexico." The back of the bill has a photograph of a large building in the center, "100" printed on the far left and right, and a note on the bottom saying "Cien Pesos."
Date: November 15, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 15, 1944]

Description: Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a visit with Evelyn and plans to stay in and play cards with friends, as well as the winter weather. She also mentions that she has received letters from him and asks about the Air Medal he was awarded.
Date: November 15, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Photograph of Soldiers Fishing]

Description: Photograph of soldiers fishing on the far side of a pond. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Sgt. Johnson and myself looking at the pond at Edwards Hall. Sgt. Johnson is fishing for gold fish. They are big gold fish."
Date: November 15, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldiers and Mrs. Moore]

Description: Photograph of three soldiers and a woman standing outside of a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "This picture was taken on the west side of Edwards Hall with Mrs. Moore who we were the guest of. Left to right: Sgt. Reuthinger, Sgt. Johnson, Mrs. Moore, and myself" (William Jenkins).
Date: November 15, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
Back to Top of Screen