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[Letter from Rufus C. Harris to Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr. - May 30, 1949]

Description: Letter from Rufus C. Harris from the Tulane University of Louisiana to Colonel Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr. In the letter, Harris thanks Galbraith for his letter and expresses that he is sorry that he is leaving his position at Fort Sam Houston. He wishes Galbraith success and happiness in new assignments.
Date: May 30, 1949
Creator: Harris, Rufus C.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Patti Harrison, May 19, 1981

Description: Interview with Patti Harrison, the founder of Spectra Biologicals of New Brunswick, N.J., and Nuclear Medical Labs of Dallas, Texas. The interview discusses her family background; her employment at Wadley Blood Center in Dallas and Herman Hospital in Houston; founding of Spectra Biologicals in 1961; innovations in blood typing serum products; her involvement as a salesperson for Texas and Louisiana territory; the sale of the company takeover and management; the founding of Nuclear Medical Labs … more
Date: May 19, 1981
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Harrison, Patti
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Bill Bacle, May 24, 2024

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bill Bacle. The interview discusses being inducted into service on June 26th, 1943; serving in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft Maintenace in Kwajalein and later in the Korean and Vietnam War; experiences in Kwajalein; and stories about working on famous planes and with famous people.
Date: May 24, 2024
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with C. M. ("Hank") Hudspeth, May 3, 1993

Description: Interview with Hank Hudspeth, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a cryptographer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Hudspeth discusses his assignment to COMSOPAC at Noumea in New Caledonia, the intricacies of sending and receiving various classifications of coded messages, and the ambush of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plane in 1943.
Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Daniels, John D. (John David), 1946- & Hudspeth, C. M.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with C. M. Hudspeth, May 3, 1993

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with C M Hudspeth. When the war started, Hudspeth was in law school at the University of Texas. In early 1942, he applied for and was given a commission as ensign in the Navy without receiving any training. His first assignment was in a coding room at the Eight Naval District Headquarters in New Orleans. In early 1943, Hudspeth was transferred to Noumea to the South Pacific Area command as a communications officer. In early 1945, he t… more
Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Hudspeth, C. M.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Anton Frank Satsky, May 16, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Anton Frank Satsky. Born in 1918, he was drafted into the Army in 1942 where he was assigned to the Second Infantry Division. He went to Armored Assistance Specialist School. He also received baking and ski training. He describes landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day plus 1 as well as advancing up Hill 192. He recounts a narrow escape while on guard duty in Notre Dame. He also describes the Battle of the Bulge in which he was wounded. When he was wounded a second … more
Date: May 16, 2005
Creator: Satsky, Anton Frank
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Alfredo Buentello, May 18, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Alfredo Buentello. Buentello joined the Army in September 1940 and received basic training at Fort Sam Houston. He received medical corpsman training for three years before landing on Normandy on 6 June 1944 with the 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, supporting the 38th Regiment. He recalls the devastation at Normandy and remembers saving the lives of two men, one of whom was a German soldier. Buentello spent 160… more
Date: May 18, 2000
Creator: Buentello, Alfredo
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Vance Thomas of Bellemont Motor Hotel to I. H. Kempner, May 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from Vance Thomas to I. H. Kempner replying to his request for a room for June 1st at the Bellemont Motor Hotel. States that the hotel is booked to capacity then, but can reserve rooms for June the 2nd, and gives further information for the trip from Baton Rouge to Meridian, Mississippi.
Date: May 20, 1957
Creator: Thomas, Vance
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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