50 Matching Results

Search Results

Results: 1 - 50
Franklin D. Roosevelt Giving a Check to a Farmer Paying Him for Plowing Under His Cotton Crop
FDR hands a check to a farmer who has plowed up his cotton crop under the Bankhead Act, a New Deal program. E.R. Eudaly administered the program. He is third from the left. Henry Wallace, Sec. of Agriculture, is on the right.
Oral History Interview with Rufus Johnson, March 27, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rufus Johnson. He begins the interview with a summary of his life. Rufus Winfield Johnson was born in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1911. He was in the ROTC at Howard University. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1934 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Reserves. In 1939 he received his LLB degree from the Howard University School of Law. He shares stories from his time working in the White House as lifeguard and personal butler to Franklin Delano Roosevelt prior to entering the armed forces. He served in the 92nd Infantry Division. He shares an anecdote about receiving a ten thousand dollar reward for shooting a bandit that preyed on American sailors in North Africa. He describes the campaigns of Sicily and North Apennines. He recounts an altercation with General Almond after which he was transferred to the 442nd Infantry Division. He describes his role in rescuing Company K of the 71st Infantry. He also recounts his capture and escape from German soldiers. He discusses the treatment of African American soldiers. He also served during the Korean War. He retired from the Army Reserves with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Oral History Interview with Rufus Johnson, March 27, 2005
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Rufus Johnson. He begins the interview with a summary of his life. Rufus Winfield Johnson was born in Montgomery County, Maryland in 1911. He was in the ROTC at Howard University. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1934 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Reserves. In 1939 he received his LLB degree from the Howard University School of Law. He shares stories from his time working in the White House as lifeguard and personal butler to Franklin Delano Roosevelt prior to entering the armed forces. He served in the 92nd Infantry Division. He shares an anecdote about receiving a ten thousand dollar reward for shooting a bandit that preyed on American sailors in North Africa. He describes the campaigns of Sicily and North Apennines. He recounts an altercation with General Almond after which he was transferred to the 442nd Infantry Division. He describes his role in rescuing Company K of the 71st Infantry. He also recounts his capture and escape from German soldiers. He discusses the treatment of African American soldiers. He also served during the Korean War. He retired from the Army Reserves with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Oral History Interview with Hugh Fuller, October 13, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugh Fuller. Fuller was born in Rogers, Texas 17 October 1924. He was drafted into the Army in 1942 and received his basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He recalls his time at boot camp and that he was assigned to the 69th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 69th Infantry Division upon completion. During training at Fort Knox, Kentucky he recalls meeting and speaking with President Roosevelt. Fuller was sent to England shortly after the Allied landing on D-Day. He landed in France from an LST, and then marched into Belgium and Germany. He describes several of the reconnaissance missions carried out by his unit while assigned to the First Army, including some during the Battle of the Bulge. He recalls the day his unit arrived at Buchenwald Concentration Camp and he remembers the horrific conditions encountered. He describes several USO shows while in Germany. Following the end of the war, he embarked on a troop ship in Le Havre, France and sailed back to the US where he was discharged.
Oral History Interview with Alpha Bowser
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alpha Bowser. Bowser joined the Marine Corps and completed basic training at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in June 1933. He received further training at fleet gunnery school and attended field artillery school at Fort Sill. In February 1937 he served as Roosevelt’s security guard at Warm Springs and got to know the president well. In June 1940 he returned to Quantico as an artillery instructor. He joined the 3rd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune and was promoted to major. In July 1942 he activated the 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines. He became G-3 of the 3rd Marine Division during the Bougainville operation. On 24 July 1944 he went to Guam as a lieutenant colonel. He landed just after the assault waves with his recon party under heavy fire. He sent for his batteries early and lost 35 men that day. His landings at Saipan and Tinian were much easier, and he lost no men at Iwo Jima. Bowser returned home in June 1945 and was tasked with demobilizing the Marine Corps. He describes the origin and efficacy of the points system. Bowser went on to participate in the planning of the Inchon landing. He marveled at the mobilization of the Reserves, and he served alongside some of the same men in both World War II and the Korean War. Bowser enjoyed a prestigious career and retired as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, in June 1967.
Oral History Interview with Ralph Piatek, December 10, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Piatek. Piatek joined the Navy in 1939. He served as an Electrician’s Mate aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31) from April of 1941 through mid-1943, participating in the Naval Battle of Casablanca. While serving aboard, he had the opportunity to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General George S. Patton. Beginning mid-1943, Piatek volunteered for submarine duty, serving with the Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Saury (SS-189). He participated in war patrols between Iwo Jima and Okinawa, damaging an enemy destroyer. Additionally, they patrolled through Midway, the East China Sea, San Bernardino Straits in the Philippines and Saipan. Piatek continued his service after the war ended, retiring from the Navy in 1969 after 30 years of service.
Oral History Interview with Ledford Coggeshell, October 6, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ledford Coggeshell. Coggeshell joined the Navy in 1938 as a means of earning money for college. Following boot camp, he boarded the USS California (BB-44) in Long Beach and sailed to the Atlantic. The California sailed back to the Pacific through the Panama Canal, where Coggeshell witnessed President Roosevelt board with South American heads of state. Coggeshell soon transferred into mine warfare and and boarded the USS Preble (DD-345). During the Pearl Harbor attack, the ship was in overhaul and unarmed. Coggeshell assisted the USS Cummings (DM-20) which needed help manning guns, and he also helped survivors of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) escape the fiery waters. But at the battle of Leyte Gulf, Coggeshell felt helpless when the ship could not stop for survivors of burning and sinking ships. Coggeshell was discharged as a chief watertender in August 1945, just days after the second atomic bomb was dropped. He later became an electrical engineer and worked on cruise missiles, the B2 bomber, and outer space weaponry.
Oral History Interview with Thomas Gillette, May 7, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Gillette. Gillette was 10 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. His father was commander of the shipyard. At a party hosted by Gillette's family in November 1941, he overheard captains discuss the potential of being dragged into the Philippines; none of them suspected an attack at Pearl. His uncle, a senator from Iowa, warned Roosevelt that the Japanese fleet was sailing eastward; he believes the President intentionally withheld this information from Kimmel. Narrowly surviving the attack, Gillette and his mother boarded the first convoy to the mainland along with 2,500 women and children, while Gillette's father stayed behind to oversee ship repairs. Having lived amongst Japanese in Hawaii, his family was shocked by the practice of Japanese-American internment. His father joined the family at Bremerton where he successfully reorganized the mismanaged shipyard and was promoted to admiral. Gillette went on to earn degrees in marine engineering and naval architecture and was commissioned in the Navy in 1952 at the age of 21, following in his father's footsteps and supervising ship repairs.
Oral History Interview with Francis Jerome McArdle, January 10, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis McArdle. McArdle was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania on 4 June 1925. Upon joining the Navy in 1943, he was sent to Sampson, New York for boot training. He then went to Quincy, Massachusetts where he was assigned aboard the USS Quincy (CA-71) as a carpenters mate. He recalls a visit to the ship by General Dwight D. Eisenhower prior to the invasion of Normandy. He describes the carnage on Utah Beach and picking up the dead out of the water and putting them into the ships refrigeration units. After participating in the invasion of Southern France, the ship returned to Norfolk, Virginia. Relating that certain modifications were made to the ship, he tells of President Franklin D. Roosevelt being brought aboard accompanied by his daughter Ann Roosevelt Bettinger for a trip to the Yalta Conference and remembers a personal encounter he had with the President. He also recalls Winston Churchill coming on board and comments on his demeanor. After returning the President to Norfolk, the Quincy joined the Pacific Fleet in 1945 and participated in a number of island invasions. McArdle describes the compliment of ships gathered in Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Japanese Surrender Agreement and tells of visiting Tokyo. McArdle received his discharge in 1946.
Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Hamilton. Hamilton was born in 1921 in New York. He joined the Navy in April 1942, but finished college before getting a commission later in 1943. He was then sent aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in December. He was aboard for the invasion of Normandy. Hamilton was still aboard when Quincy transported President Roosevelt to Yalta. He was able to get close enough to FDR to observe the state of his health at the time. He was still aboard during the Okinawa campaign. Hamilton shares several great anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Quincy during and after the war including kamikazes and typhoons.
Oral History Interview with Hoyt Richardson, October 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hoyt Richardson. Richardson left pharmacy school to join the Navy in 1942. Upon completion of corpsman training, he treated soldiers with PTSD. One of his unofficial duties was helping Eleanor Roosevelt with her parrots. Upon transferring to Bethesda as a pharmacist's mate, Richardson had the occasion to chat with FDR, who was receiving physical therapy. He deployed to New Guinea, specializing in the prevention of tropical diseases. Richardson himself suffered various ailments while there but was able to protect others from malaria, dengue fever, and dysentery. In the Philippines, he worked beside native doctors before returning to the States. He worked aboard USS Colorado (BB-45) during demobilization before returning to school on the G.I. Bill and earning his pharmacy degree.
Oral History Interview with Charles E. Jones, October 4, 2006
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles E. Jones. With his father's consent, Jones joined the Marine Corps in Tennessee when he was 15 years old in 1940. When he finished training at Parris Island, South Carolina, he was assigned to the Fourth Defense Battalion at Guantanimo Bay, Cuba. In November, 1941, his unit was assigned to Wake Island. He was at Pearl Harbor en route to Wake Island when the Japanese struck Hawaii on 7 December 1941. Jones describes his activities during the battle. Shortly thereafter, Jones was sent to Efate, New Hebrides where his unit defended an airstrip from which the US was able to attack Guadalcanal. Jones retunred to the US and trained on 155mm artillery guns at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. While at Camp Lejeune, Jones was able to shake President Roosevelt's hand. Jones recalls a story about meeting his brother randomly on Guam. Jones was on Guam when the war ended. He mustered out of the Marines in November, 1945 and eventually reenlisted in the US Air Force. He served in the print shop at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Rich. Rich was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on 5 August 1917. He completed high school in 1935 and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1939. Following graduation, he worked as a newspaper reporter and interviewed survivors of the USS Reuben James (DD-245), which was sunk by a German U-boat in 1941. In early 1941, he attended the University of Colorado and spent a year studying the Japanese language. In 1942, he joined the Marine Corps. While at boot camp in Camp Pendleton, California he was selected to join the 4th Marine Division and was sent to Camp Savage, Minnesota where he attended the US Army language school. On 3 January 1944 the division sailed from San Diego and landed on Kwajalein. Rich tells of his first meeting with the enemy as an interpreter. He also relates his experiences during the invasions of Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Following the surrender of Japan, he was discharged and went to work as a reporter for International News Service. As such, he attended the War Crimes Trials of general s Masaharu Homma and Hideki Tojo. Rich also relates his experiences while traveling with Japanese Emperor Hirohito, General Charles de Gaulle and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Oral History Interview with Hoyt Richardson, October 14, 2009
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hoyt Richardson. Richardson left pharmacy school to join the Navy in 1942. Upon completion of corpsman training, he treated soldiers with PTSD. One of his unofficial duties was helping Eleanor Roosevelt with her parrots. Upon transferring to Bethesda as a pharmacist's mate, Richardson had the occasion to chat with FDR, who was receiving physical therapy. He deployed to New Guinea, specializing in the prevention of tropical diseases. Richardson himself suffered various ailments while there but was able to protect others from malaria, dengue fever, and dysentery. In the Philippines, he worked beside native doctors before returning to the States. He worked aboard USS Colorado (BB-45) during demobilization before returning to school on the G.I. Bill and earning his pharmacy degree.
Oral History Interview with Francis Jerome McArdle, January 10, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis McArdle. McArdle was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania on 4 June 1925. Upon joining the Navy in 1943, he was sent to Sampson, New York for boot training. He then went to Quincy, Massachusetts where he was assigned aboard the USS Quincy (CA-71) as a carpenters mate. He recalls a visit to the ship by General Dwight D. Eisenhower prior to the invasion of Normandy. He describes the carnage on Utah Beach and picking up the dead out of the water and putting them into the ships refrigeration units. After participating in the invasion of Southern France, the ship returned to Norfolk, Virginia. Relating that certain modifications were made to the ship, he tells of President Franklin D. Roosevelt being brought aboard accompanied by his daughter Ann Roosevelt Bettinger for a trip to the Yalta Conference and remembers a personal encounter he had with the President. He also recalls Winston Churchill coming on board and comments on his demeanor. After returning the President to Norfolk, the Quincy joined the Pacific Fleet in 1945 and participated in a number of island invasions. McArdle describes the compliment of ships gathered in Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Japanese Surrender Agreement and tells of visiting Tokyo. McArdle received his discharge in 1946.
Oral History Interview with William Hamilton, August 4, 2020
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Hamilton. Hamilton was born in 1921 in New York. He joined the Navy in April 1942, but finished college before getting a commission later in 1943. He was then sent aboard USS Quincy (CA-71) in December. He was aboard for the invasion of Normandy. Hamilton was still aboard when Quincy transported President Roosevelt to Yalta. He was able to get close enough to FDR to observe the state of his health at the time. He was still aboard during the Okinawa campaign. Hamilton shares several great anecdotes about his experiences aboard the Quincy during and after the war including kamikazes and typhoons.
Oral History Interview with Thomas Gillette, May 7, 2012
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thomas Gillette. Gillette was 10 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. His father was commander of the shipyard. At a party hosted by Gillette's family in November 1941, he overheard captains discuss the potential of being dragged into the Philippines; none of them suspected an attack at Pearl. His uncle, a senator from Iowa, warned Roosevelt that the Japanese fleet was sailing eastward; he believes the President intentionally withheld this information from Kimmel. Narrowly surviving the attack, Gillette and his mother boarded the first convoy to the mainland along with 2,500 women and children, while Gillette's father stayed behind to oversee ship repairs. Having lived amongst Japanese in Hawaii, his family was shocked by the practice of Japanese-American internment. His father joined the family at Bremerton where he successfully reorganized the mismanaged shipyard and was promoted to admiral. Gillette went on to earn degrees in marine engineering and naval architecture and was commissioned in the Navy in 1952 at the age of 21, following in his father's footsteps and supervising ship repairs.
Oral History Interview with Alpha Bowswer, March 12, 1998
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alpha Bowser. Bowser earned a commission through the Naval Academy in 1932. He went to sea aboard the USS Texas (BB-35). Afterwards, he went to artillery school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Bowser recalls a detail where he accompanied President Roosevelt to Georgia. When World War II started, Bowser was assigned to the 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as an artillery officer. He describes the landing he made during the invasion of Guam. He also was in a quiet sector at Iwo Jima. When the war ended, Bowser worked to demobilize the Marine Corps. He also served in Korea planning the Inchon landing. He also worked with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, commanded at Camp Lejeune and commanded the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic before retiring in 1967.
[Letter from Robert P. Patterson to Daniel W. Kempner, November 15, 1950]
Letter from Robert P. Patterson to Daniel W. Kempner inviting him to attend a memorial concert honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with John Rich. Rich was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine on 5 August 1917. He completed high school in 1935 and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1939. Following graduation, he worked as a newspaper reporter and interviewed survivors of the USS Reuben James (DD-245), which was sunk by a German U-boat in 1941. In early 1941, he attended the University of Colorado and spent a year studying the Japanese language. In 1942, he joined the Marine Corps. While at boot camp in Camp Pendleton, California he was selected to join the 4th Marine Division and was sent to Camp Savage, Minnesota where he attended the US Army language school. On 3 January 1944 the division sailed from San Diego and landed on Kwajalein. Rich tells of his first meeting with the enemy as an interpreter. He also relates his experiences during the invasions of Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Following the surrender of Japan, he was discharged and went to work as a reporter for International News Service. As such, he attended the War Crimes Trials of general s Masaharu Homma and Hideki Tojo. Rich also relates his experiences while traveling with Japanese Emperor Hirohito, General Charles de Gaulle and President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Oral History Interview with Ledford Coggeshell, October 6, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ledford Coggeshell. Coggeshell joined the Navy in 1938 as a means of earning money for college. Following boot camp, he boarded the USS California (BB-44) in Long Beach and sailed to the Atlantic. The California sailed back to the Pacific through the Panama Canal, where Coggeshell witnessed President Roosevelt board with South American heads of state. Coggeshell soon transferred into mine warfare and and boarded the USS Preble (DD-345). During the Pearl Harbor attack, the ship was in overhaul and unarmed. Coggeshell assisted the USS Cummings (DM-20) which needed help manning guns, and he also helped survivors of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) escape the fiery waters. But at the battle of Leyte Gulf, Coggeshell felt helpless when the ship could not stop for survivors of burning and sinking ships. Coggeshell was discharged as a chief watertender in August 1945, just days after the second atomic bomb was dropped. He later became an electrical engineer and worked on cruise missiles, the B2 bomber, and outer space weaponry.
Oral History Interview with Ralph Piatek, December 10, 2007
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Ralph Piatek. Piatek joined the Navy in 1939. He served as an Electrician’s Mate aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31) from April of 1941 through mid-1943, participating in the Naval Battle of Casablanca. While serving aboard, he had the opportunity to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General George S. Patton. Beginning mid-1943, Piatek volunteered for submarine duty, serving with the Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Saury (SS-189). He participated in war patrols between Iwo Jima and Okinawa, damaging an enemy destroyer. Additionally, they patrolled through Midway, the East China Sea, San Bernardino Straits in the Philippines and Saipan. Piatek continued his service after the war ended, retiring from the Navy in 1969 after 30 years of service.
Oral History Interview with Cecil King, {1986-07-28,1986-08-04,1986-08-11,1989-10-23}
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil King. King joined the Navy shortly after graduating from high school in 1934. After training in San Diego, King was assigned to the USS Portland (CA-33). He met President Roosevelt aboard the Portland during a fishing trip. He then volunteered for yeoman duty at the Panama Canal Zone in 1935. While there, he met Admiral John S. McCain. He re-enlisted in 1938 and was assigned to the USS Davis (DD-395). He stayed aboard for a short time patrolling the Outer Banks before transferring to the USS Warrington (DD-383). He served aboard her with Chester Nimitz, Jr. King volunteered for China duty and was assigned to the USS Augusta (CA-31). While on Asiatic Station, King mentions going to Shanghai on liberty. He served aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) prior to the outbreak of WWII. He was sick with dengue fever in Manila when the Japanese attacked the naval base at Cavite. King managed to escape from Corregidor aboard the USS Peary (DD-226) and debarked in Darwin, Australia. He eventually made it to Java before pulling out on the USS Sturgeon (SS-187) for Perth. King finally made it to Melbourne where he was assigned to the registered publications issuing office (where code books, etc. were issued). In early 1943, King asked for sea duty and returned to the US. He was assigned to the USS Hornet (CV-12) in Virginia as chief yeoman. He relates several anecdotes from his time aboard including the Marianas Turkey Shoot. In January 1945, King was assigned to NAS Minneapolis. He got bored and requested more sea duty and was assigned to the USS Princeton (CV-37) at Philadelphia. Soon, though, he transferred to Pacific Air Command and was the chief yeoman in the flag office …
Oral History Interview with Charles E. Jones, October 4, 2006
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles E. Jones. With his father's consent, Jones joined the Marine Corps in Tennessee when he was 15 years old in 1940. When he finished training at Parris Island, South Carolina, he was assigned to the Fourth Defense Battalion at Guantanimo Bay, Cuba. In November, 1941, his unit was assigned to Wake Island. He was at Pearl Harbor en route to Wake Island when the Japanese struck Hawaii on 7 December 1941. Jones describes his activities during the battle. Shortly thereafter, Jones was sent to Efate, New Hebrides where his unit defended an airstrip from which the US was able to attack Guadalcanal. Jones retunred to the US and trained on 155mm artillery guns at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. While at Camp Lejeune, Jones was able to shake President Roosevelt's hand. Jones recalls a story about meeting his brother randomly on Guam. Jones was on Guam when the war ended. He mustered out of the Marines in November, 1945 and eventually reenlisted in the US Air Force. He served in the print shop at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Oral History Interview with Hugh Fuller, October 13, 2003
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hugh Fuller. Fuller was born in Rogers, Texas 17 October 1924. He was drafted into the Army in 1942 and received his basic training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He recalls his time at boot camp and that he was assigned to the 69th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 69th Infantry Division upon completion. During training at Fort Knox, Kentucky he recalls meeting and speaking with President Roosevelt. Fuller was sent to England shortly after the Allied landing on D-Day. He landed in France from an LST, and then marched into Belgium and Germany. He describes several of the reconnaissance missions carried out by his unit while assigned to the First Army, including some during the Battle of the Bulge. He recalls the day his unit arrived at Buchenwald Concentration Camp and he remembers the horrific conditions encountered. He describes several USO shows while in Germany. Following the end of the war, he embarked on a troop ship in Le Havre, France and sailed back to the US where he was discharged.
Oral History Interview with Alpha Bowser
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alpha Bowser. Bowser joined the Marine Corps and completed basic training at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in June 1933. He received further training at fleet gunnery school and attended field artillery school at Fort Sill. In February 1937 he served as Roosevelt’s security guard at Warm Springs and got to know the president well. In June 1940 he returned to Quantico as an artillery instructor. He joined the 3rd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune and was promoted to major. In July 1942 he activated the 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines. He became G-3 of the 3rd Marine Division during the Bougainville operation. On 24 July 1944 he went to Guam as a lieutenant colonel. He landed just after the assault waves with his recon party under heavy fire. He sent for his batteries early and lost 35 men that day. His landings at Saipan and Tinian were much easier, and he lost no men at Iwo Jima. Bowser returned home in June 1945 and was tasked with demobilizing the Marine Corps. He describes the origin and efficacy of the points system. Bowser went on to participate in the planning of the Inchon landing. He marveled at the mobilization of the Reserves, and he served alongside some of the same men in both World War II and the Korean War. Bowser enjoyed a prestigious career and retired as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, in June 1967.
[Letter from Ray Starner to Alex Bradford - August 14, 1944]
Letter from Ray Starner and Mitt to Alex Bradford discussing Mr. Bradford's recent letters and personal events. The letter details Ray and Mitt's personal disdain for the New Deal and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the family's manufacturing war efforts, and the statement that Mr. Bradford will always be welcome on their land.
[Letter from Alex Bradford to Maurice Simon - October 11, 1944]
Letter from Alex Bradford to Maurice Simon with the purpose to remind the latter to register prior to the presidential election in order to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
[Letter from W. Averell Harriman to Daniel W. Kempner, October 7, 1948]
Letter from W. Averell Harriman to Daniel W. Kempner inviting him to become a member of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee.
[Letter from G. C. Harris to Harris L. Kempner, May 11, 1944]
Letter from G. C. Harris to Harris L. Kempner discussing Sam Rayburn's run for office, and what areas he may have trouble winning.
[Letter from Margaret W. Patterson to Daniel W. Kempner, April 2, 1951]
Letter from Margaret W. Patterson to Daniel W. Kempner writing on behalf of her husband to ask for donation funds to help fight the ongoing polio epidemic.
Scouting, Volume 33, Number 6, June 1947
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
[Letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Daniel W. Kempner, December 11, 1952]
Letter from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Birthday Memorial Committee asking Mr. Kempner for a donation to help fight childhood polio.
[Letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Daniel W. Kempner November 3, 1954]
Letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Daniel W. Kempner inviting him to the annual Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial concert and asking for a donation to help continue the fight against polio.
[Letter from W. Averell Herriman to Isaac H. Kempner, October 7, 1948]
Letter from W. Averell Harriman to Isaac H. Kempner inviting him to the franklin D. Roosevelt memorial concert.
[Letter from Robert P. Patterson to Daniel W. Kempner, February 12, 1951]
Letter from Robert P. Patterson to Daniel W. Kempner asking for a donation to help fight the rising number of polio cases in the country.
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to David F. Weston, July 18, 1962]
Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to David F. Weston discussing the implications of the recently passed sugar bill on Mr. Kempner's sugar business.
Scouting, Volume 30, Number 6, June 1942
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Scouting, Volume 30, Number 2, February 1942
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Scouting, Volume 33, Number 2, February-March 1945
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
Scouting, Volume 48, Number 2, February 1960
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents begins on page 2.
Scouting, Volume 29, Number 6, June 1941
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. An index appears on page 42.
Scouting, Volume 29, Number 9, October 1941
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. An index appears on page 34.
Scouting, Volume 30, Number 4, April 1942
Monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. Index appears on page 1.
[Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford - November 20, 1940]
Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford discussing recent news and events that have happened since Mr. Bradford has left for overseas action. News and events touched upon include: the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Tony Beacon being a thorn in Mr. Moses' side, the promotion of Mr. Moses to Gunnery Sergeant, and the news surrounding several officers at the Regal Office in Ottawa, Canada.
Oral History Interviews with Coke R. Stevenson, March 1967 - May 1969
Interviews with Coke R. Stevenson concerning his experiences as a member (1929-1939) and Speaker (1933-1937) of the Texas House of Representatives, as Lieutenant Governor (1939-1941), and as Governor (1941-1947). The interview also includes his observations concerning William Jennings Bryan, Miriam Ferguson, James Allred, and Franklin Roosevelt. Appendix includes transcript of September 11, 1970 speech by Coke Stevenson at the Texas Woman's University campus before the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Oral History Interviews with Ed Gossett, June-August 1969
Interview with Judge Ed Gossett, judge of the Criminal District Court in Dallas, Texas. In the first interview, Gossett discusses his childhood in Louisana and Texas, his undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin, his time as a lawyer and as district attorney for the 46th judicial district, and his election to Congress in 1938. The second interview includes Gossett's discussion of his tenure as a Congressman.
[Letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Daniel W. Kempner, March 16, 1953]
Letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Daniel W. Kempner inviting him to New York to pay his respects to the late president on the eighth anniversary of his death. Mr. Sherwood also asks for a donation to assist in the ongoing fight against polio.
[Letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Daniel W. Kempner, January 4, 1955]
Letter from Robert E. Sherwood to Daniel W. Kempner inviting him to the Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial concert and encouraging him to donate to help fight the ongoing issue of polio.
[Letter from Ferdinand Pecora to Daniel W. Kempner, March 2, 1950]
Letter from Ferdinand Pecora to Daniel W. Kempner inviting him to serve on the Honorary Committee that sponsors the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award.
Back to Top of Screen