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Oral History Interview with Donald Wertz, July 19, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. Donald Wertz. Wertz joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1943 and trained as a pilot earning his commission in March of 1944. In January of 1945 he went overseas and joined the 42nd Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Squadron in New Guinea, in time to participate in the invasion of the Philippines. His group was set up in Palawan, Philippines and flew missions throughout the archipelago. Wertz completed 34 missions. He was disch… more
Date: July 19, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Wertz, Donald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Details on the NAMES Project Dallas Chapter banner]

Description: Photograph of the details on the quilt banner of the Dallas Chapter of the NAMES Project. It focuses on the Texas map design in the middle with the cities El Paso, Amarillo, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston marked in red stars, Austin marked with a yellow star, and Dallas marked with a black star pin with "DALLAS" on it in red letters. There is a bolo-tie with the Texas seal on it around the state map. There is also a rainbow, red ribbon, and logo design around the central design.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Teddy bear with AIDS ribbon]

Description: Photograph of a brown teddy bear in a seated position with a red AIDS ribbon pinned to its chest. The bear is fluffy and has smooth patches on the bottoms of its feet and where its paws would be.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Certificate of Recognition for the Dallas NAMES Project Chapter]

Description: Photograph of a framed certificate received by the Dallas Chapter of the NAMES Project for their contribution to the quilt display in Washington, D. C. It includes the year, the organization's logo, and the signatures of Perrie Dolph, the Volunteer Chair of the NAMES Project, and David B. Jackson, the Chairman of the Board for the NAMES Project in Houston.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Tim Halsey recognition plaque]

Description: Photograph of a metal plaque given to Tim Halsey, the Dallas Chapter's Workshop Manager, for his work on the NAMES Project. It includes a date, a gold border, and has a wooden frame.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Page 7 in the Dallas Metro AIDS Quilt Panel Making Guide]

Description: Photograph of a spread in a binder used by the Dallas Metroplex Chapter of the Names Project. It is a guide for making quilt panels and this is the seventh design. It is a rainbow base with white spots all over it. There are several "NO"s written at the top and a circle with a line through it is over them all. Underneath it "HOT GLUE", "SEQUINS" and "GLASS" are written as a list.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["International AIDS Memorial Quilt" button]

Description: Photograph of a button that reads "The International AIDS Memorial Quilt. Not All Battles are Fought with a Sword." The text is black and there is a picture of a sewing needle with red thread as the background design. The logo for The NAMES Project is also in the lower right hand corner.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt t-shirt]

Description: Photograph of a t-shirt commemorating the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt. It has several panel designs in three quadrants of the full design. The fourth is the organization's name and there is a border around the design that reads "The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt" four times. The t-shirt is on a mannequin torso.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt t-shirt details]

Description: Photograph of a t-shirt design commemorating the NAMES Project Memorial Quilt. It has several panel designs in three quadrants of the full design. The fourth is the organization's name and there is a border around the design that reads "The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt" four times.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Henrietta Helpliner Bear from side]

Description: Photograph of a teddy bear named Henrietta Helpliner Bear. She is positioned on a stand and is wearing a pink poodle skirt and white t-shirt with a red AIDS ribbon as well as a little headset. There is a paper booklet on her ear that reads "AIDS Resource Center" with a little house design and more writing inside.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Donald Wertz, July 19, 2017

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. Donald Wertz. Wertz joined the Army Air Forces in February of 1943 and trained as a pilot earning his commission in March of 1944. In January of 1945 he went overseas and joined the 42nd Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Squadron in New Guinea, in time to participate in the invasion of the Philippines. His group was set up in Palawan, Philippines and flew missions throughout the archipelago. Wertz completed 34 missions. He was disch… more
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Wertz, Donald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

["The NAMES Project" pin]

Description: Photograph of a purple pin that reads "The NAMES Project". The raised sections is silver and "NAMES" has a white filler. There is a sewing needle design beneath the text.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Front and back of The NAMES Project Dallas Chapter's banner]

Description: Photograph of the banner used by the Dallas Chapter of the NAMES Project in the parade in Washington, D. C. It is attached to a black pole with loops of cloth. The front of the banner is decorated with a rainbow, a large red ribbon for AIDS, a Texas map on the Texas flag, an image of the International AIDS Memorial Quilt logo, and a red heart. The back of the banner is one cloth pattern, red ribbons to bring awareness to the AIDS crisis scattered on a white background.
Date: July 19, 2017
Creator: Merrill, Jeffrey
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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