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[News Clip: Atomic Cannon]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the firing of the world's first atomic cannon at Fort Sill in Oklahoma.
Date: March 26, 1953
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Anti-tank bombs]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a shipment of anti-tank bombs spilling from a truck on the interstate.
Date: April 12, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from R. M. Wagstaff to Major General William S. Key - January 8, 1941]

Description: A letter addressed to Major General William S. Key, Commanding General, 45th Division, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from R. M. Wagstaff, Wagstaff, Harwell, Douthit & Alvis, Abilene, Texas, dated January 8, 1941. The letter introduces Mr. T. N. Carswell, of Abilene, Texas, who wishes to make application for the position of purchasing agent.
Date: January 8, 1941
Creator: Wagstaff, R. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Major General William S. Key - February 6, 1941]

Description: A letter written to General William S. Key, Major General 45th Division, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from T. N. Carswell, Post Commander, dated February 6, 1941. Carswell confirms the plans for the "Defend America" meeting featuring Judge Allen Wight and W. R. White of Hardin-Simmons University as speakers. He requests that Key speak, but if it is not convenient for him to attend, that he ask one of his officers to accept a place on the program instead.
Date: February 6, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the Commanding General, 45th Division, Fort Sill, Oklahoma - January 4, 1941]

Description: A letter addressed to the Commanding General, 45th Division, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from T. N. Carswell, dated January 4, 1941. Carswell advises of a correction to his letter of January 2. He advises that it was written in the interest of himself as Purchasing Agent for the Canteens in the Abilene Camp [Camp Barkeley].
Date: January 4, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Lt. Col. Joe J. Miller - January 10, 1941]

Description: A letter written to Lt. Col. Joe J. Miller, 45th Division Exchange Officer, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated January 10, 1941. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the time given to him by Miller and for the copy of the letter from the Abilene Chamber of Commerce.
Date: January 10, 1941
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Captain Wayne M. Roberts to T. N. Carswell - January 13, 1941]

Description: A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Lt. Col. Joe J. Miller by Wayne M. Roberts, Capt. 180th Inf. Ass't. P. O., 45th Division Canteen, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, dated January 13th 1941. Roberts acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell dated January 10th and expresses his appreciation for Carswell's efforts in behalf of the men of the 45th Division.
Date: January 13, 1941
Creator: Roberts, Wayne M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[News Script: Fatal]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of two people who were killed and ten others who were injured in a two-car collision.
Date: December 24, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Oklahoma Manhunt]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of an intensive manhunt for an elusive Oklahoma State Penitentiary escapee was concentrated around the town of Lawton.
Date: September 9, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Lena Pope]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of about 30 volunteer soldiers are in Fort Worth repairing the damage left by a fire at the Lena Pope Home.
Date: February 15, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Texas]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about two ex- convicts from Texas who were in jail at Oklahoma.
Date: June 15, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Buffalo]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Fort Worth nature center at lake worth which announced the birth of its first baby buffalo.
Date: May 28, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970

Description: Interview with Frank Fujita, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Abilene, Texas. Fujita recounts his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "the Lost Battalion"), including: joining the Guard and deploying to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and assignment to Malang, Java; repelling a Japanese infantry assault; attempted evasion of Japanese forces before being captured; and internment and labor at Surabaja, Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp… more
Date: November 9, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Fujita Jr., Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Harry A. Thompson, April 18, 1973

Description: Interview with Harry Thompson, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Thompson discusses being drafted before the war and training for field artillery at Fort Sill, his assignment to the 99th Infantry Division, training in England, the Siegfried Line, the Battle of the Bulge and his capture at Büllingen, Belgium, being interrogated and transported into Germany, and his experiences in internment at Limburg.
Date: April 18, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Thompson, Harry A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[News Script: National guard]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about more than 13 thousand men who will be involved in summer training exercises for the 49th armored division of the Texas national guard.
Date: July 10, 1974, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some… more
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 30.618681 -96.336465
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Charles Scheffel, May 10, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Scheffel. Scheffel grew up in Oklahoma and enlisted in the Army ROTC in 1940. He was called up in 1941 after Pearl Harbor. He was allowed to finish out his senior year of college and was married in March 1942. He embarked on the Queen Elizabeth from New Jersey in September 1942. As leader of 200 men, he landed in Scotland and drove with them to Whittington Barracks where they joined with the British 51st Highlanders.… more
Date: May 10, 2000
Creator: Scheffel, Charles
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 36.126572 -97.073482
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr.

Description: A copy of Frank Fujita Jr.'s war diary, obtained by Dr. Ron Marcello to accompany Fujita's oral history interview. Fujita was an Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment captured on Java in March 1942. Included is Fujita's original bound diary, and a rewritten version he made in a Japanese logbook in internment and continued. They contain daily activities, doodles, lists of dozens of servicemen and captives encountered, and the key to an e… more
Date: December 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fujita Jr., Frank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the… more
Date: April 19, 2012
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Al D'Agostino, April 19, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al D’Agostino. D’Agostino joined the Merchant Marine in 1945 and received training in Brooklyn. Upon completion, he was assigned to the SS Monterey where he worked as a butcher. His first trip to the Pacific was transporting European troops, who were unhappy about the looming invasion of Japan. The war ended while the Monterey was in transit, and the soldiers returning home were a much happier bunch. Even more joyful was the… more
Date: April 19, 2012
Duration: 41 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: D'Agostino, Al
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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