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Oral History Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, Spring 2002

Description: Interview with Boyd H. Mitchell, a veteran of World War II serving in the 36th Infantry Division. Mitchell answers questions about his time in the Army, such as his training, living conditions, supplies, etc. Mitchell also shares about his experience during the invasion of Italy through Salerno and the Army's advance up through France, Germany, and Austria; the end of the interview includes questions about life once he got home.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Gace, Michael & Mitchell, Boyd H.
Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, April 22, 2002

Description: Interview with Gordon Patrick Hannan, a paratrooper veteran of World War II, serving in Africa, Italy, and the Netherlands. Hannan answers questions regarding his service, such as the jumps he made over Italy and Holland. Also covered is his participation in liberating one of the German concentration camps.
Date: May 14, 2003
Creator: Meschede, Robert & Hannan, Gordon Patrick
Partner: Lee College

[News Script: Top out]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a new shopping center and office complex which took another step toward completion in North Dallas.
Date: May 30, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972

Description: Interview with Eugene Cronin, a US Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Kansas City, Missouri. Cronin discusses his time as a B-24 crewmember stationed at Cerignola, Italy, the kinds of missions flown, his being shot down over Hungary and captured by the German Army, and his experiences in captivity at Vienna, Frankfurt, and Stalag Luft #1 near Barth in Western Pommerania.
Date: February 1, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Clipping: First Committee and the No More Foreign Wars Committee]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing three members of the First committee. These members include General Robert E. Wood, General Hugh Johnson, and Verne Marshall. Special emphasis has been placed on the oil financier William Rhodes Davis. A section of the newspaper clipping has been underlined in red colored pencil. The underlined passage describes a plan to purchase £2,000,000 of British and American oil and sell it to Germany and Italy. On the back of this clipping is speculation that Nazi Germany w… more
Date: January 9, 1941
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[News Script: Nixon]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Richard Nixon and his family traveling to Europe.
Date: April 15, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Hijacking]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of hijackers who have threatened to blow up the plane and eleven hostages unless Greek government released two Palestinians.
Date: December 17, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Hijack & Auto Talks]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an Ethiopian airliner which signaled Italian Control Towers that it had been taken over by a hijacker. More than 127-thousand members of the United Auto Workers who are ready to go on strike if their negotiators fail to reach a new contract agreement with Chrysler.
Date: September 14, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Braniff European service]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Braniff international airlines which followed the lead of National airlines which has submitted it' s proposal to link Dallas Fort Worth airport to major European capitals by the way of new Trans Atlantic route.
Date: April 10, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: European flites]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about following the lead of National airlines, Braniff international has filed with the civil aeronautics board for 16 non stop flights weekly from DFW.
Date: April 10, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Nixon]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about president Nixon who has returned to the U. S from a weekend in Paris where he attended a memorial service for the late French president Georges Pompidou.
Date: April 8, 1974, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: National]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about national airlines which has asked permission from the civil aeronautics board to provide direct service from the metroplex to capitols of Europe.
Date: April 8, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Inter-Office Letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris Leon Kempner, May 24, 1960]

Description: Inter-office letter from R. M. Armstrong to Harris Leon Kempner regarding his son, David Armstrong's trip to Europe from middle of June to sometime in September where his itinerary is not fixed but would be spending most of his time in Italy. He mentions that he has no connections there in case of emergency for him, so he's writing this letter to Kempner requesting him to write a letter of introduction for them to someone in his office in Italy for Davis to go and seek for advice or help.
Date: May 24, 1960
Creator: Armstrong, R. M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with Edward Nielsen, August 23, 2001

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Nielsen from Medaryville, Indiana. He discusses undergoing Amry training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before being assigned as B Company of the 69th Army Regiment at Fort Knox as a private. Afterwards he got lucky and was assigned to drive a truck from Louisiana to North Carolina, Mr. Nielsen describes this as the best job he ever had in the Army. After Pearl Harbor he is transferred to the 1st Armored Division and Regimen… more
Date: August 23, 2001
Creator: Nielsen, Edward
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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