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Interview with Ted and Hedy Orden, January 25, 1989

Description: Interview with Ted and Hedy Orden from Romania. In the interview, they discuss their background in Romania during World War II, including being put into a labor camp, immigrating to America, and finally founding Thrifty Oil Company.
Date: January 25, 1989
Duration: 29 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Orden, Ted; Orden, Hedy & McCaleb, Gary
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Gayle Cruthirds World War II Flight Log]

Description: Flight log created by Gayle Cruthirds, member of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, documenting his bombing missions over Italy and Eastern Europe between May 17, 1944 through September 20, 1944. Cruthirds discusses dates, flight times, mission location, weather, presence of flak and fighters, types of planes, and notes specific to each mission.
Date: 1944
Creator: Cruthirds, Gayle
Partner: The History Center

Oral History Interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia, July 21, 2000

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia. He discusses being a navigator/bombardier on the 14th plane in the Doolittle Raid, including the training leading up to the raid, the trip on the USS Hornet, the raid itself, bailing out over China, the weeks spent there before making it out through India and Egypt and stories about other men in the Raiders. He also discusses meeting with Generalissimo and Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, seeing the Egyptian p… more
Date: July 21, 2000
Creator: Macia, James H. ""Herb""
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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