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Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS F… more
Date: September 18, 2005
Creator: Heigel, Al
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS F… more
Date: September 18, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Heigel, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, February 17, 2005

Description: Interview with Glenn G. Morgan, a bugler in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He was a bugler aboard the USS Indianapolis and experienced a kamikaze attack during the Okinawa campaign. He also describes transporting the crate that contained the first atomic bomb to Tinian, the ship's sinking, and the four days and five nights he spent in a life raft waiting to be rescued.
Date: February 17, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Morris, Cork & Morgan, Glenn G.
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Harold Clevenger, October 14, 2005

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Harold Clevenger. Clevenger was born on 13 April 1922 and was drafted into the Army in October 1942. After completing basic training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana he was sent to Fort Bliss, Texas and assigned to the 31st mule pack troop of the Quartermaster Corps. He embarked on the USS General H. W. Butner (AP-113) in Baltimore and arrived at Bombay, India. He took a train to Camp Landis where he contracted a severe ca… more
Date: October 14, 2005
Creator: Clevenger, Harold
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Texas Journal of Genealogy and History, Volume 4, Fall 2005

Description: The Texas Journal of Genealogy and History includes articles from guest lecturers at fall and spring seminars, as well as papers written by Academy of Freedom students. This issue contains academic articles and book reviews by Burress Distinguished and Genealogical Workshop Lecturers and undergraduate history students.
Date: 2005
Creator: Howard Payne University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

Texas Rail System Plan

Description: This plan addresses the Texas Rail System Plan (TRSP). The TRSP provides the plan to implement commuter and freight rail improvements that keep pace with economic growth. It covers issues such as infrastructure, public need, and long-range planning.
Date: October 2005
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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