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Oral History Interview with R. Bruce Porter, September 30, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with R. Bruce Porter. After a few years of college at the University of Southern California, Porter joined the Marines as an aviation cadet. After training on the F4F, Porter was assigned to Squadron 111 and shipped out on the USS Garfield to American Samoa. Porter mentions training with and talking with Joe Foss when his squadron passed through Apia. Porter then went to Turtle Bay, New Caledonia. He next flew F4F's in Guadalcanal in 1943. Their squadron then switched to the Corsair plane. Porter then started moving ""up the slot"" toward Japan gradually moving north with his squadron. Later, Porter returned to the states to train on F6F's and joined a night fighter squadron. He was assigned as a squadron commander in Okinawa. He discusses blowing up a plane with a ""baka"" bomb on it. Porter's record is an ace, with five official kills and one probable. Porter witnessed the surrender party preparing for the official surrender. He stayed in Japan for four months after the occupation
[Letter from R. Bruce Carter to John J. Herrera - April 11, 1946]
Letter to John J. Herrera as LULAC Convention Chairman from R. Bruce Carter, Manager of the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas dated April 11, 1946. This is a confirmation that the Rice Hotel is available for the 17th Annual LULAC Assembly on June 15 and 16, 1946
R. Bruce Donald
R. Bruce Donald, East Coast Greenway Alliancehttps://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/sust-seminar-headshots/1043/thumbnail.jp
Leroy R. Bruce
Portrait of Leroy R. Bruce, the director of the Los Angeles County General Hospital in the 1940's and 1950's.7.5 x 9 c
Dr. R. Bruce Weisman, Rice University
Black and white photograph of Professor R. Bruce Weisman, Rice University Department of Chemistry, leaning over a piece of machinery.Dr. R. Bruce Weisman joined Rice Chemistry faculty in 1979
Martin, Norman (N R) Bruce, NX166071
This record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/401773Surname: MARTIN. Given Name(s) or Initials: NORMAN (N R) BRUCE. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX166071. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 51108.221419
Item: [2016.0049.34066] "Martin, Norman (N R) Bruce, NX166071
Keyte, B R (Bruce Robert), NX59195
This record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/397088Surname: KEYTE. Given Name(s) or Initials: B R (BRUCE ROBERT). Military Service Number or Last Known Location: NX59195. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 18679.234316
Item: [2016.0049.29381] "Keyte, B R (Bruce Robert), NX59195
List of grocery items from J.A. Woodruff to R. Bruce with prices
List of grocery items from J.A. Woodruff to R. Bruce with prices, 1866
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