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Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the US… more

Date: December 6, 2001

Creator: Fouts, Alan

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

Oral History Interview with Albert Barton, November 6, 2010

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Barton. Barton joined the Navy and was trained as a radioman. He became a crewman on an Avenger torpedo bomber in October 1943. Barton flew off of the USS Mission Bay (CVE-59) and the USS Tripoli (CVE-64) and performed anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic. He describes how depth charges were dropped, the armament of the plane, and how they were trained to skip-bomb. Barton was then sent to the Pacific where he… more

Date: November 6, 2010

Creator: Barton, Albert

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

Oral History Interview with Celeste Williams, November 13, 2014

Interview with Celeste Williams, the first female sports editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The interview includes discussion of her days as sports editor of her eighth-grade yearbook, working for several different newspapers in different cities, and finally ending up at the Star-Telegram.

Date: November 13, 2014

Creator: Copeland, Alex; Gutierrez, Tony; O'Hanlon, Adrian & Williams, Celeste

Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism

[Music Festivals research]

Research about music festivals in 2005 compiled for an article that was published in the December 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Date: 2004-12~

Creator: Mallory, Randy

Location: 29.924906 -93.949133

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[WWH: Pig Stand]

Text about the Pig Stand, a drive-in restaurant chain established in 1921, that was published in the "When..." section of a September 1997 Texas Highways magazine article.

Date: 1997-09~