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[News Clip: Rescue of Troy Driscoll and Josh Long]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Troy Driscoll and Josh Long, two South Carolina teens who were marooned at sea for six days before being rescued.
Date: May 2, 2005
Duration: 1 minute 39 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Troy Driscoll Recovery B-Roll]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This features snippets of an interview with Troy Driscoll, who was marooned at sea for six days with his friend Josh Long.
Date: May 2, 2005
Duration: 27 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Troy Driscoll Recovery B-Roll]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about Troy Driscoll and Josh Long, two teenagers who survived being lost at sea for six days.
Date: May 2, 2005
Duration: 59 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Information on Correspondence from the District Medical Office to Allen Y. DeLaney, September 17, 1965]

Description: Letter from the District Medical Office to Allen Y. DeLaney informing him of an updated filing system that the Reserve Supplement implemented at Headquarters and requesting he include hfile numbers in future correspondence with Headquarters to expedite any required action.
Date: September 17, 1965
Creator: Duwel, B. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Request of Allen Y. DeLaney's Identification Card, February 13, 1961]

Description: Letter from Commandant of the Sixth Naval District to Allen Y. DeLaney with the subject "Passage of Military Personnel through Civil Defense Lines". Sowersby references the Bureau of Naval Personnel Notice that requires an identification card and requests he send copies of his card. At the bottom of the letter are written notes about DeLaney including birthdate, addresses, and physical descriptors.
Date: February 13, 1961
Creator: Sowersby, T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Postcard from Alva Finck to Mary Jean Patrick, July 16, 1943]

Description: Postcard with image of a United States Marine Corps Bootcamp wooden sign on the front. Two mosquitoes are sitting atop the sign, and two are standing under it. The mosquito on the bottom left has his arm in a sling and uses a cane. The one on the bottom right has a cigarette in his hand. The mosquito on the top right has goggles around his neck on the bottom of the postcard; it says, "The mosquitoes here and also the gnats! They are bigger than any kind of bats- And you should see how they bite… more
Date: 1943-07-16?
Creator: Finck, Alva R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Maurine to Mary Jean Ross, 1943]

Description: Letter to Mary Jean Ross from a friend named Maurine. The letter discusses her travel and arrival to Greenville, South Carolina, Joe and her sister coming down, and the lack of a business section in the town. The letter is written on the Barringer Hotels stationary, including illustrations of five hotels in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Date: 1943~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Spoetzl Brewery, 1980

Description: Interviews with several employees of varying positions within the Spoetzl Brewery. interview with L. J. Beal, a general sales manager at the Spoetzl Brewery. The interview discusses his family and educational background; the history of the brewery and his recollections of founder Kosmos Spoetzl; the management of the brewery by Celie Spoetzl; his experience as a salesman for the brewery; his lobbying activities during Texas legislative sessions; the sale of the brewery to Bill Bigler in 1966; t… more
Date: 1980-01/1980-05
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Beal, L. J.; Green, Joe; Wallace, Calvin Kosmos; Schramm, Alfred; Roeder, Marie et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Eugene William Otto, May 7th, 2021

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene William Otto. The interview discusses his early life; enlisting in the Navy in 1942; getting sick in basic training; experiences aboard the USS Sotoyomo and working as a quartermaster; working with the Brazilion Navy; involvement in the Battle of Bermuda; experiences towing cruisers around the ocean; relationship with the Japanese; building long-term friendships; life after the war; and appreciation for the United Sta… more
Date: May 7, 2021
Duration: 59 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
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 Eugene William Otto, May 7, 2021

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Eugene William Otto. The interview discusses his early; enlisting in the Navy in 1942; getting sick in basic training; experiences aboard the USS Sotoyomo and working as a quartermaster; working with the Brazilion Navy; involvement in the Battle of Bermuda; experiences towing cruisers around the ocean; relationship with the Japanese; building long-term friendships; life after the war; and appreciation for the United States' … more
Date: May 7, 2021
Duration: 59 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: National Museum of the Pacific War
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Christmas Card From Jefferson Davis Trotti to Charles Powell Trotti, Jr.]

Description: Christmas card to Charles Powell Trotti, Jr. from his brother, Jefferson Davis "Buster" Trotti. The front depicts a lit, blue candle in gold candle holder surrounded by holly and a red ribbon. The card folds out to reveal a full letter written to Charles. He mentions that he will most likely make it on a hospital ship, that he is no longer in the maritime service or the merchant marines, and that he will send presents to the whole family when he gets paid.
Date: 1944-12~
Creator: Trotti, Jefferson Davis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter From Charles Powell Trotti, Sr. To Charles Powell Trotti, Jr. - March 22, 1945]

Description: Letter from Charles Powell Trotti, Sr. to Charles Powell Trotti, Jr. Trotti, Sr. discusses how his Trotti, Jr.'s sister does not like Biloxi, Mississippi. He also mentions Trotti Jr.'s brother, Buster, coming back from Charleston, South Carolina, and that he has finished painting the house and the garage. Trotti Sr. describes how Charles will soon be 19 years of age, that he has gone fishing once again, and how their fruit trees are full of fruit. He believes Germany will be occupied entirely b… more
Date: March 30, 1945
Creator: Trotti, Charles Powell, Sr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Thomas W. Merchant to David Aiken, August 11, 1993]

Description: Typed letter to David Aiken from Thomas W. Merchant In the letter, Merchant discusses his memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the movements of the B-55th Coast Artillery, as well as the Coast Artillery Reunion, Pearl Harbor History Associates, and his military career.
Date: August 11, 1993
Creator: Merchant, Thomas W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Ira L. Simpson, October 12 & 13, 2000

Description: Interview with Ira L. Simpson, Army Air Forces veteran (566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-24 navigator in the European Theater during World War II; also his experiences as a prisoner-of-war in Germany. Enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; basic training, Miami Beach, Florida, 1943; pre-flight training, Santa Ana, California, 1943; his selection for navigator training, Santa Ana; aerial gunnery training, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1943; a… more
Date: {2000-10-12,2000-10-13}
Creator: Simpson, Patrick B. & Simpson, Ira L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Edward L. Silar, August 11, 2000

Description: Interview with Edward L. Silar, a business executive and Army Air Forces veteran, concerning his experiences as a pilot trainee in the United States during World War II. Life in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, during the Great Depression; the decision of the twin Silar brothers to enter the Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; basic training, Miami Beach, Florida, 1943; Air Crew Student Training, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1943; Aviation Cadet Classification Center, Nashville, Tennessee,1943; pre… more
Date: August 11, 2000
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Silar, Edward L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Elwood Woolwine, September 27, 2002

Description: Interview with Elwood Woolwine, business executive and Marine Corps veteran (Bombing Squadron VMB-433), concerning his experiences as a mechanic in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His family background and education; influence of the Great Depression on his military and civilian careers; his decision to enlist in the Marine Corps, 1942; boot camp, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1942-43; assignment to VMB-433, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1943; training at Peterfield Point, N… more
Date: September 27, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Woolwine, Elwood
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James Patton, August 9, 2002

Description: Interview with James H. Patton, Army veteran (501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division), concerning his experiences as a paratrooper in the European Theater during World War II. His youth in Du Bois, Pennsylvania; attendance at Lock Haven State Teachers College, Pennsylvania; enlistment in the Army, February, 1942; basic training, Camp Croft, Spartenburg, South Carolina, 1942; Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1942; volunteering for the Airborne and parachute tr… more
Date: August 9, 2002
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Patton, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Dr. Foster B. Hamblin, September 27, 2002

Description: Interview with Dr. Foster B. Hamblin, agricultural specialist and Marine Corps veteran (Bombing Squadron VMB-433), concerning his experiences as a radar technician in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His prewar education; decision to enlist in the Marine Corps, 1942; boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, 1942; radar school at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1942-43; primary radar training at Grove City, Pennsylvania, 1943; secondary radar training at Naval Air Station, Cor… more
Date: September 27, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hamblin, Foster B
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Alvin D. Holdcraft, May 11, 2001

Description: Interview with Alvin D. Holdcraft, Army veteran (112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division), concerning his experiences as a combat infantryman in the European Theater during World War II; his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans. Early youth moving around various states in the Midwest and the East Coast; enrollment at Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Virginia, 1941-42; induction into the Army, 1943; basic training, Camp Croft, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1943; assignment … more
Date: May 11, 2001
Creator: Simpson, Patrick B. & Holdcraft, Alvin D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Harold L. Jones, September 30, 1999

Description: Interview with Harold L. Jones, Army Air Forces veteran (351st Bomb Group, 508th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 co-pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Pre-flight training, Maxwell Field, Alabama, 1943; primary flight training, Bennettville, South Carolina, 1943; basic flight training, Shaw Field, South Carolina, 1943; advanced flight training, Atlanta, Georgia, 1943; forming of his crew; bomber training, Sioux City, Iowa, 1943; his personal as… more
Date: September 30, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Harold L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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