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[Clipping: Woman made revolutionary WWII flights]

Newspaper clipping describing the life of Jane Tedeschi, her desire for flying air craft and her experiences as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Date: May 29, 2017

Creator: Simpson, Kevin

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles H. Tucker from Orange, California. He discusses volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and going to basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, then going to Aircraft Armament School in Buckley Field, Colorado, and finally air gunnery school in Fort Myers, Florida. In air gunnery school, Mr. Tucker learned to shoot in B-17 by shooting into the Gulf of Mexico. After gunnery school he was sent to the B-25 crew tr… more

Date: April 18, 2017

Creator: Tucker, Charles H.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Charles H. Tucker, April 18, 2017

Date: April 18, 2017

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 17 seconds

Creator: Tucker, Charles H.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Lawrence Wile. Wile joined the Army in 1943. He completed Cook School, and worked as a cook at Fort Meade and Fort Eustis. In late 1944, he traveled to Cherbourg, France and Belgium, working with the 1591st Labor Supervision Company. He assisted with coordinating German companies in cleaning up after the war, rebuilding roads and picking up artillery shells. Wile continued in the Army after the war, completing 30 years of … more

Date: January 31, 2015

Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 48 seconds

Creator: Wile, Albert Lawrence

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Albert Lawrence Wile, January 31, 2015

Date: January 31, 2015

Creator: Wile, Albert Lawrence

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Al Stremel. Stremel joined the Navy in October of 1940. Beginning in December, he served in the fire room aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6). In April of 1942, they escorted USS Hornet (CV-8) on the Doolittle Raid. From June through November, they participated in the battles at Midway, the Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal. In January of 1944, Stremel was sent to Oil Burning School in Philadelphia. He was transferred to USS … more

Date: July 30, 2011

Creator: Stremel, Al

Item Type: Text

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Oral History Interview with Al Stremel, July 30, 2011

Date: July 30, 2011

Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 19 seconds

Creator: Stremel, Al

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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[News Clip: Tornado]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a tornado in Denver.

Date: May 22, 2006

Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell, April 26, 2004]

Letter from Nancy Parrish to Gayle Snell inviting her to participate in a historical project with the Air Force ROTC Arnold Air Society, where they will be educating the public on the WASP.

Date: April 26, 2004

Creator: Parrish, Nancy

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002

Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.

Date: February 28, 2003

Creator: Brown, Chambra & Bercaw, Vaughn

Item Type: Text

Partner: Lee College

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Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002

Interview with Robert D. Haines, an American prisoner of war during World War II. He discusses the attack on Clark Field in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, as well as his experiences on the Bataan Death March. He also tells of his time spent as a prisoner of war under the Japanese at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Bilibid prison in Manila. He encountered his brother, who was a civilian internee, at Bilibid. From there, he rode on a hell ship for 39 days to a POW camp in Formosa (Taiwan). W… more

Date: May 15, 2002

Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 21 seconds

Creator: Graham, Eddie & Haines, Robert D.

Item Type: Sound

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6 P.M.

Date: June 2, 1997

Duration: 45 seconds

Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections