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Rifle Bolt

Description: Patent for a new style of bolt for bolt action rifles. Designed with the purpose of fulfilling the same functionality as a bolt on the Springfield Rifle, while using less parts and requiring no other modifications to the Springfield rifle.
Date: October 2, 1916
Creator: Mudd, Thomas, O.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Lewis Michelony, May 2, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lewis Michelony. Michelony joined the Marine Corps right after finishing high school in 1938. After training and being joined to the 5th Marines, he went aboard the USS Arkansas (BB-33). Once the war started, Michelony went to first sergeant school. Once he got overseas, he was assigned to the 6th Marine Regiment and joined them in New Zealand. When the division arrived at Tarawa, Michelony's unit was in reserve and went ash… more
Date: May 2, 1993
Creator: Michelony, Lewis
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Funeral Program for Evelyn V. Anderson, June 2, 2001]

Description: Funeral program for Ms. Evelyn V. Anderson, born January 9, 1912 and died May 2001. The funeral was held June 2, 2001 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. J. Brendonly Cunningham. The funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in City Cemetery #1 in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: June 2, 2001
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: San Antonio Public Library

[General orders no. 1, January 2, 1865]

Description: General orders no.1 announces the department staff and details that communications should be addressed to the corresponding heads of different staff departments.
Date: January 2, 1865
Creator: United States Army, Department of West Virginia
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Harlan Crouse, July 2, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harlan Crouse. Crouse joined the Army in October 1944 and trained at Camp Hood. He arrived in Manila in April, 1945 as a replacement in the 1st Cavalry Division to prepare further for the invasion of Japan. In early September, his unit departed for Japan. Crouse shares several anecdotes about his experiences during the occupation. He eventually began serving as troop clerk, and then moved up to battalion sergeant major. Crouse re… more
Date: July 2, 2004
Creator: Crouse, Harlan
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Fred Faiz, July 2, 2007

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Faiz. Faiz was raised on a ranch and had good relations with neighboring Japanese-American farmers before the war. In 1939, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, with whom he worked until being drafted into the Army in March 1941. He was assigned to the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss. When his unit phased out horse-drawn Howitzers and transitioned to driving jeeps, Faiz was sent to Louisiana, where he trained… more
Date: July 2, 2007
Creator: Faiz, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Philip Nelson, September 2, 2011

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Philip Nelson. Nelson enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and attended midshipmen's school at Northwestern University. There he learned Morse code and semaphore signaling. Upon completion, he received landing craft training at Camp Pendleton. In the Pacific, most of his duty was on LSTs and LSDs. Equipped with rockets at Kwajalein, a mechanical mishap resulted in his ship's friendly rocket fire on a nearby vessel. At the invasion o… more
Date: September 2, 2011
Creator: Nelson, Philip
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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