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[Two women eating in library]

Description: Photograph of two women eating in a library, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two young women sitting in small green sofas inside of a room filled with books, There is food on a small round table in front of them.
Date: January 26, 2011
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Group of people at table]

Description: Photograph of a group of people at a table, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a group of about eight young African American men and woman seen sitting in a circle around a table.
Date: January 26, 2011
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Three people in room]

Description: Photograph of three people in a room, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two young African American woman with a man behind them. They all smile for the picture. The woman on the right holds a coke box. On the wall in the background, four framed photos are hung up.
Date: January 26, 2011
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Free food sign]

Description: Photograph of a free food sign, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a white paper sign written on with marker. The top says "Today," the middle says "Free Food" and the bottom says "Come in & join us."
Date: January 26, 2011
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Clemens Kathman, January 26, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clemens Kathman. Kathman was drafted into the Army in March 1941. He joined the 200th Coast Artillery and traveled to the Philippine Islands. He describes the Japanese bombing Clark Field and then being sent to Bataan. Kathman was captured and became a POW. He details the march to camp that followed and the difficulties that he endured. Kathman was assigned to the burial detail at Camp O’Donnell and describes the duties he p… more
Date: January 26, 2011
Creator: Kathman, Clemens
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Robert K. Kaufman, September 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Captain Robert K. Kaufman. Kaufman discusses getting nominated to the US Naval Academy in 1936 and describes some experiences he had there. During his years there he went on summer cruises aboard the USS Arkansas (BB-33) and the USS New York (BB-34), visiting Germany in 1937 and again in 1939. Upon graduation, Kaufman reported aboard the USS Wichita (CA-45) as the communcations officer before it steamed for South America. After a few months, he became a gunn… more
Date: September 26, 2011
Creator: Kaufman, Robert K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Burnes R. "B. R." Whitehead, July 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Burnes R. Whitehead. Mr Whitehead went into the Marine Corps on 10 Jul 1941 and went to boot camp in San Diego. Joined the 2nd Marine Division when it formed up at Camp Elliot and shipped out for Guadalcanal on the USS Alhena (Merchant Marine ship). His battle station for the Guadalcanal invasion was on top of a stack of the USS Alhena with twin Lewis guns. His outfit (2nd Regiment, 2nd Headquarters) went ashore at Tulagi Island but he didn't go ashore. His … more
Date: July 26, 2011
Creator: Whitehead, Burnes R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harry Bayne, August 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Brigadier General Harry Bayne. Bayne joined the Army Air Corps as a private in September, 1941. By August, 1942, he had attained the rank of flying sergeant, but soon was commissioned a second lieutenant. His first assignement was ferrying airplanes to fields where pilots were training. Eventually, he was sent to India and flew missions carrying fuel over the Himalaya Mountains to bombers and other airplanes operating out of China. He flew sixty-three missio… more
Date: August 26, 2011
Creator: Bayne, Brigadier General Harry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Gilberto Mendez, August 26, 2011

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Gilberto Mendez. Mendez's parents left Mexico in 1910 to escape the violence Mexican Revolution and relocated to San Antonio, Texas, where Gilberto was raised until the family moved back to Mexico during the Depression. When Mexico declared war on Germany in 1942, Mendez was drafted into the Mexican Army (Spanish: Erjecito Mexicano) for one year. Upon being discharged from the Mexican Army, Mendez was called up in the US where he volunteered for duty in the … more
Date: August 26, 2011
Creator: Mendez, Gilberto
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Dorwin Lamkin, January 26, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dorwin F. Lamkin. Lamkin was born in Hudson, Wisconsin on 30 October 1922. He enlisted in the Navy on 30 October 1940, and attended boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois. He spent sixteen weeks at Great Lakes. His first assignment was as a Fire Controlman on the USS Nevada (BB-36). He joined the ship at Bremerton Naval Shipyard. He was transferred to the hospital division and was aboard when the Japanese attacked. Lamkin recall… more
Date: January 26, 2011
Creator: Lamkin, Dorwin F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Bob Sweatt, January 26, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bob Sweatt. Sweatt was inducted to the Army Air Forces in September 1942. He describes his training as a gunner. Sweatt joined the 389th Bomb Group as a waist gunner in a B-24. He describes his experiences on several missions. Sweatt was the only surviving crewmember when his plane was shot down. He describes getting wounded, escaping the plane, and parachuting to the ground. Sweatt details the three months that he was hidde… more
Date: January 26, 2011
Creator: Sweatt, Bob
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Funeral Program for Curie Haynes, May 26, 2011]

Description: Funeral program for Curie Haynes. born February 20, 1926 and died May 20, 2011. The funeral was held May 26, 2011 at F.E. Lewis Memorial Chapel, officiated by Minister Alvin J. Quinton. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: May 26, 2011
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[Funeral Program for Palmer L. Fielder, September 26, 2011]

Description: Funeral program for Palmer L. Fielder, born September 9, 1934 and died September 15, 2011. The funeral was held September 26, 2011 at Lewis Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, officiated by Dr. Walter L. Starks. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 26, 2011
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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